Monday, December 8, 2008
Peripherals
The Logitech Comfort Lapdesk Is Very Shiny and Very White
11:38PM Mark Wilson | Lots of companies make shiny, white products, but Logitech’s topped ‘em all with their new lapdesk. At the right angle, I think this thing could blind the sun. More »
Phones
Confirmed: iPhone Coming to Walmart By the End of December, Regularly Priced
10:47PM John Herrman | Inconsistent rumours that Walmart would soon start selling the iPhone soon have been pinging around for a few days now, but Bloomberg has finally come up with a solid answer: It’s happening, and probably by Christmas. More »
Phones
Chinese QIGI Android Phone Gets the Video Treatment
10:27PM John Herrman | The brief, not-really-a-race for the second Android handset looks to have been decided as the Kogan Agora will be out next month (in Australia). But now QIGI has shot back with some actual footage of a working i6 phone. More »
Software
The Unflappable Stephen Fry Becomes Quite Flapped Over Vista
9:30PM John Herrman | Stephen Fry is many things to us: a brilliant comedian, a font of great wisdom and knowledge, and most importantly, a prolific gadget writer. But last night, he lost it over Vista—luckily for us, on his Twitter. More »
Phones
Tiny, Adorable Walkman Phone Is Hard To Use Unless You’re Also Tiny and Adorable
8:57PM John Herrman | By the numbers, the KDDI Walkman Xmini phone is nothing special. Well, except for a few of the numbers: at 44mm wide and 18mm thick, the 1.8in screen phone is absolutely minuscule. More »
Music
Cowon S9 Curve GUI Not Quite As Lovely As the Player Itself
7:43PM John Herrman | The AMOLED-screened Cowon S9 Curve is pretty. I get it. But a sexy design will only carry a PMP so far; a touchscreen media player’s success depends on its GUI, and things aren’t looking fantastic for the S9. More »
Entertainment
Netflix Available on Tivo NOW!
3:01PM Adrian Covert | Dooooooods! Not only can you order pizza and carry on a technosexual relationship with your Tivo, but as of today, you can watch Netflix on it. I’m never leaving the house again…ever. AU:US only, if any of you were confused why Netflix wasn’t showing up on your Aussie TiVo… More »
Networks
1:48PM Nick Broughall | If you’re a Vodafone prepaid customer, topping up your account each month just got a whole lot easier, with Voda introducing PayPal mobile recharge capabilities. Once you’ve got a PayPal account, you can recharge your prepaid account directly through the Vodafone Live! portal on your phone. In a bizarre twist, Australia is actually the second country in the world to offer mobile recharging via PayPal after Italy…I know it’s not a big thing to get before the rest of the world, but you take what you can get when you’re on the arse end of global technology releases like we are… More »
Vodafone Lets You Recharge With PayPal
1:48PM Nick Broughall | If you’re a Vodafone prepaid customer, topping up your account each month just got a whole lot easier, with Voda introducing PayPal mobile recharge capabilities. Once you’ve got a PayPal account, you can recharge your prepaid account directly through the Vodafone Live! portal on your phone. In a bizarre twist, Australia is actually the second country in the world to offer mobile recharging via PayPal after Italy…I know it’s not a big thing to get before the rest of the world, but you take what you can get when you’re on the arse end of global technology releases like we are… More »
Deals
12:47PM Nick Broughall | Those guys at IceTV seem to love Christmas time – on top of selling a whole heap of PVRs cheap the other week, they’re now letting current customers (either paid, free trial or returning) to renew their IceTv subscription for just $49, which is about half price (and works out at less than $1 a week). You’ll need to be one of the first 500 customers to enter the code: “santascoming” when you select the “top up my existing account” option. So if you’re an IceTV user, either for your PVR or your computer, make sure you get in fast to save some dollars this Xmas…
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Dealzmodo: Renew Your IceTV Subscription For 12 Months For $49
12:47PM Nick Broughall | Those guys at IceTV seem to love Christmas time – on top of selling a whole heap of PVRs cheap the other week, they’re now letting current customers (either paid, free trial or returning) to renew their IceTv subscription for just $49, which is about half price (and works out at less than $1 a week). You’ll need to be one of the first 500 customers to enter the code: “santascoming” when you select the “top up my existing account” option. So if you’re an IceTV user, either for your PVR or your computer, make sure you get in fast to save some dollars this Xmas…
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Gadgets
12:01PM Nick Broughall | From the moment you squeezed your head through a crack that wasn’t quite large enough and took your first breath, the world has been against you. Think about it – back in the womb, you never felt cold, you never had to chew your food, you never had to breathe… Compared to those nine months in heaven, the rest of your life has been like hell on earth. That’s why loving parents will bathe their kids in the TummyTub, a small, clear bucket that’s designed to make newborn babies feel like they’re back in the comfort of their mother’s womb. But perhaps the best way to describe the TummyTub comes from the designers themselves: More »
TummyTub Lets You Bath Babies Like They’re Back In The Womb
12:01PM Nick Broughall | From the moment you squeezed your head through a crack that wasn’t quite large enough and took your first breath, the world has been against you. Think about it – back in the womb, you never felt cold, you never had to chew your food, you never had to breathe… Compared to those nine months in heaven, the rest of your life has been like hell on earth. That’s why loving parents will bathe their kids in the TummyTub, a small, clear bucket that’s designed to make newborn babies feel like they’re back in the comfort of their mother’s womb. But perhaps the best way to describe the TummyTub comes from the designers themselves: More » 
