The N810 tablet, with its keyboard, GPS, linux OS, Wi-Fi but no cellular connection is on sale today. Long Live the PDA/UMPC? [Nokia]
CrunchGear’s Matt Hickey wrote a good how-to on upgrading your iPod touch’s firmware to 1.1.2 without sacrificing the ability to download third party apps. The process is farily simple; it involves downgrading to 1.1.1 (if you’re not there already), downloading and installing a program through installer.app called OktoPrep, upgrading to firmware 1.1.2 and finally running Jailbreak 1.1.2. For all the nuances, check out the post at [Crunch Gear] .
These are about the creepiest cellphone accessories we’ve ever seen: Androgynous babies tied up S&M style dangling from your cellphone. The disturbingly satisfied Kewpie Dolls are available with five different rope colours for about $6. If you wanna feel really icky, check out the promo shot after the jump, which makes the orgy above look PG: There’s fire, drugs and Kewpies. Seriously.
Fast lane daily has a video of the Nissan GT-R, with rare footage of that amazing instrument cluster designed by Gran Turismo game designers. Fast forward past the talking head to witness footage of the boost gauge, lateral and longitudinal G-forces (over time!), among many other stats, at your fingertips. Might have been better to build this stuff into HUD, as you don’t want to be staring at the digital cluster pack for longer than you need to in a 3-second car. [Fast Lane Daily]
In the tradition of Dr. Frog and Botanicalls comes Thirsty Light, a $10 sensor that sits in your potted plant and blinks when the soil goes dry. You get to trade all that anxiety for a straightforward Pavlovian response: you see a blinky light, and you water your plant. Alternatively, there’s a “quick-check” method: buy one and walk around the house with it, sticking it in all your plants. When you are done, you can even turn it off to save juice. OK, I’m sold—I’ll take one. (I just noticed you can buy 12 for $84—that’s how they get you: the damn volume discount!) [Thirsty Light]
Jalopnik reports that Moller, makers of the M400 flying car vapor we’ve come to love inhaling, have “substantial doubts” the cars will ever get off the ground.
They’ve always been confident, even if the public hasn’t, so this is a change of tune for the futurist company. Moller posted a quarterly loss of $81, 071, bringing their deficit to $40.6 million, and they’ve cited the need for more money to continue operations and manufacturing of flying cars. (Oh coincidence, that’s the same reason why my flying car isn’t for sale yet.) I’m wondering if Ford could buy the company and pull off the production, considering ex-Boeing executive Alan Mulally is the helm…but now I’m just acting desperate. [Jalopik]
Well, I’ve reached the point where I can really ham it up now. If I’m wandering around town looking like some crazy 70s throwback, how about you throw me a few bucks. Even just a couple would be a big help with so many of you out there. C’mon, give a little love to charity. Thanks again to those who have. My details again:
Rego: 126828 [Movember]
If you consider yourself something of a handyman, my guess is that your toolbox at home has become increasingly filled with laser guided goodies over the last few years. That having been said, feast your eyes on this new laser guided hand saw. I could be wrong, but it seems like it would be fairly difficult to maintain a straight line with the beam flailing wildly about as you work — but hey…it has a laser on it! Available for $19.99 [Product Page via Uberreview]
Meant for your kitchen countertop, this 20-inch stainless-steel LCD TV will match most of your other kitchen wares, and comes with a water-resistant remote for accidental splashage. The resolution isn’t specified, though it’s an HDTV with an HDMI input. Granted, if you’re just using it to follow along with Alton Brown on Good Eats 1080p’s probably not much of a concern. The price might be, though, at $600. [Frontgate via Crave]
According to Kansas.com, Airbus SAS plans to build a 900-seat version of its famously enormous A380 superjumbo. Currently, the A380 is intended to carry between 500-800 passengers depending on the configuration — although it has held up to 873, on at least one occasion. That could mean that a “stretch” Airbus A380 could be adjusted to hold as many as 1000 passengers depending on the carrier. Airbus will begin developing the larger version after the standard plane reaches full production in 2010. The Arab Emirates, the companies biggest client, has already shown interest saying that they would buy a new model when they become available. [Kansas via Luxist]
