Thursday, August 23, 2007

Pantone Mug Helps you Make the Perfect Brew

11:10PM Addy Dugdale | Sick of your fellow workers constantly screwing up your morning tea or coffee? Suck UK have come up with the solution (and it’s not a kick up the arse). A pantone-style mug, which shows all the shades of tea, from Milky to Builders’. There’s a coffee version too. More images after the jump. More »

Nokia is offering Windows Live software—including …

10:58PM Wilson Rothman | Nokia is offering Windows Live software—including Hotmail, Messenger and more—for anyone with a Nokia N73, N76, N80, N93i and N95. Let’s just hope the apps work better than they do on some Windows Mobile 6 devices. [Ars] More »

Sony HVR HD-1000U Entry-Level Pro HDV Camera Heralds New Era in HD Weddings, Education, Porn Moviemaking

10:50PM Jesus Diaz | Sony says that their new entry-level HVR HD-1000U video camera brings professional high definition moviemaking for “wedding videographers, freelancers and educational video creators.” So why is this camera good for filming high-def porn? For one, the shoulder-mount design will tighten those pans, as will the Super SteadyShot optical image stabilizer. Not to mention the Smooth Slow Rec, for 240 fields per second slow-motion shots. More »

How To: Install Apps on Your iPhone for Total Dummies (Mac OS X and Windows Edition)

10:20PM Jesus Diaz | Remember our tutorial on how to install applications on your iPhone, no hacking skills required? It just got even easier: now you don’t need to get into the Terminal to do it. It’s as simple as starting up the new GUI-based installer from Nullriver. It just works and it won’t void your warranty in any way. Still need help? Keep reading for the updated tutorial, now for Mac OS X and Windows. More »

Video of Go!Explore, PSP’s Free GPS

10:00PM Mark Wilson | Here’s video of Sony’s upcoming Go!Explore realtime map for the PSP. We’re digging that the software is free with a purchase of Sony’s GPS add-on. Because not everyone owns an iPhone, OK? And not all of us want calamari three meals a day. [Kotaku] More »

Video of PlayTV, PS3 to PSP DVR Walkthrough

9:45PM Mark Wilson | While filming this walkthrough of Sony’s new DVR on the PS3 (with content streamed to the PSP), I mouthed to another writer, “This is hot shit!” And I meant it. Especially regarding the part that looks like Apple’s Front Row. [Kotaku] More »

New Battery Runs on Same Fuel as Geeks – Sugar

9:30PM Gizmodo US Edition | Sony has announced a new fuel-cell battery that runs on glucose. It works by breaking down carbohydrates with enzymes, in much the same way as us humans do. It doesn’t seem to be ready for release yet, but the video after the jump shows that it’s already capable of powering an MP3 player. More »

Go!Messenger, PSP Video Conferencing

9:27PM Mark Wilson | Of all Sony’s recent PSP announcements, this is really the only one that could directly impact American consumers in the near future…and long distance relationships everywhere. [Kotaku] More »

Smelly E-Books for College Students

9:20PM Gizmodo US Edition | Apparently 43% of college students identify smell as the thing they most love about books. CaféScribe have taken this odd statistic and run with it, creating the world’s first smelly e-book. More »

Leaked Pics of Samsung i450 Show Sliding Speaker

9:10PM Addy Dugdale | A Czech mobile site has got hold of pictures of Samsung’s i450 slider. Despite the fact that there are still no details available (are we gonna see them at IFA next week, then, Samsung?) it looks to us like there’s a little speaker hiding out at the top of the phone. More »