Thursday, December 11, 2008

Thursday, December 11, 2008
Software

Apple Working on Physics-Based 3D User Interface

11:49PM Jesus Diaz | Your Mac OS X desktop may become exactly as messy as your real-world one if Apple finally develops this newly-released patent, which describes a 3D desktop that obeys the laws of physics. More »
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Online

Delta to Launch In-Flight Wi-Fi In The Next Few Weeks

11:45PM John Mahoney | Previously shooting for the first half of 2009, word is now that Delta’s in-flight wi-fi rollout will begin before the end of 2008–i.e. very soon. More »
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Computers

Ericsson and Intel Developing Laptop Remote Kill Switch

11:30PM Mark Wilson | There’s nothing worse than the thought of someone stealing your laptop, other than that person kicking up their feet while they browse through your digital life. Now Ericsson and Intel are developing a solution. More »
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Gadgets

Mobion Methanol USB Charger Coming Soon

11:12PM Jesus Diaz | This has been years in the making, but it seems we will be able to get our own fuel-cell-based USB charger by the end of 2009. I still wonder if the FAA will allow these. More »
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Gadgets

Sony Hana Akari Lamps Are Actually Un-Ugly Solar Chargers

6:00PM Elaine Chow | Sony’s Hana-Akari lamp prototype uses dye-sensitised solar cells to turn light into energy. Not only does it cost less than traditional cells, it can also be made pretty—great for those against solar because they’re ugly. More »
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Phones

Vertu Boucheron Tells Us That Even if We May Look Crumpled, We’re Still Solid Gold

4:30PM Elaine Chow | With even top end luxury houses seeing declining sales, I guess Vertu’s decided that it’s new $US30,000 phone, made in conjunction with jewellery house Boucheron, should reflect how we’re all feeling these days—a little crumpled. More »
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Software

iPhone Copy and Paste Now Working Between Safari and Mail

3:38PM Jesus Diaz | Finally, someone has conceived a way to copy and paste text from Safari to Mail, and between web pages, transparently. And this time, it doesn’t require any software installation and it’s completely legal: More »
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Entertainment

Terminator Salvation Just Might Not Suck

3:01PM Mark Wilson | digg_skin = 'compact'; digg_bgcolor = '#f1f8fa'; digg_url = 'http://digg.com/movies/Terminator_Salvation_Just_Might_Not_Suck'; Good news, everyone! Terminator 4 might not suck. I can’t know for sure without actually seeing the film, but I do have a good feeling about it, having flown to New Mexico a few months back to explore various hot, dusty sets and meet cast and crew. The three themes I heard over and over during my set visit were “Batman,” “Macs,” and “T3 sucked.” It was like attending some strange but beautiful techno-mass that was worshipping Gizmodo’s own holy trinity. “In the same way Warner Bros. took Batman and really turned the franchise on its head and made it really dark and really cool, we’re going through the same whirl with our Terminators,” production designer Martin Laing explained to us in front of a wall of concept art. More »
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Entertainment

Those New-Fangled USB Music Sticks Are Nowhere To Be Found

2:58PM Nick Broughall | Leigh Stark over at APC was cynical about the new album on a USB-stick DDA technology we saw last week. Hell, so was I. But Leigh decided to try and check it out anyway, except for the fact that he couldn’t find them anywhere… That’s right, either we were both wrong and the whole “album on a USB stick” concept is proving massively popular beyond anyone’s wildest expectations, or (more likely) nobody cares and the whole thing was more PR than an actual product release. Considering Leigh actually asked in store at some of the biggest music shops (that were supposed to have them) and got funny looks, it’s not looking too promising for the new format. Head on over to APC to read the full account… [APCMag] More »
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