Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Mobile

iPhone 3G Unlocked, Free Software Coming On New Years Eve

11:52PM December 16, 2008 | John Mahoney

They did it again: iPhone Dev Team has unlocked the iPhone 3G. They are now packaging the user-friendly software for a December 31 release.

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Software

Firefox Mobile Coming to Symbian in April

11:45PM December 16, 2008 | Matt Buchanan

Firefox Mobile, already on Windows Mobile and Linux, is coming to Symbian in April, reveals Firefox’s Christian Sejersen. Totally out of the picture are BlackBerry, iPhone and Android, unfortunately. [Christian Sejersen via UnwiredView]

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Gadgets

Nickel-Zinc Rechargeable Batteries to Seriously Challenge One and Dones?

11:31PM December 16, 2008 | Mark Wilson

Last week, Energizer outed their Zinc Air Prismatic batteries, and now we hear of a possibly more promising AA nickel-zinc rechargeable battery from PowerGenix. It appears that zinc will be our new battery overlord.

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Computing

Mac Mini Successor to Appear In January, Wired Says

10:52PM December 16, 2008 | Jesus Diaz

Apparently, after a long update hiatus the successor to the current Mac mini could finally appear at MacWorld 2009. At least, that’s what Gadget Lab says:

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Newsmy MP3 Dolls Could Be Your Kid’s First Gadget

6:00PM December 16, 2008 | Elaine Chow

It’s never too early to get your kid attached to gadgets—these adorable mp3 playing dolls read storybooks, play music and speak to your babies, providing them with affection when you’re feeling lazy.


Mobile

Brad Pitt Putts Around France, Snaps N00dz in Japanese Softbank Mobile Phone Ad

4:15PM December 16, 2008 | Elaine Chow

newVideoPlayer("/Pitt_Softbank.flv", 506, 423,""); Here’s an unlikely combination brought to you by the Japanese ad industry: Hipster director Wes Anderson, sexy third-world-kid-adoptothoner Brad Pitt, topless French ladies and… Japan’s Softbank mobile phones.

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Awesome Bar Fridge Shaped Like A HP dx2355 AMD-Based Desktop

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3:35PM December 16, 2008 | Nick Broughall

What’s better than a bar fridge? A bar fridge shaped like a PC. The guys at HP sent us one of these last week for Christmas, and we just got the chance to unbox it today. As you can see from the photo, there’s even blue LED lights on the front and a bottle opener built into the design. The USB ports look a little fake up close (they are fake), but on the whole the entire thing looks fantastic…

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Software

Apple Leopard 10.5.6 Update Pwns Pwnage, Breaks Jailbreak

3:00PM December 16, 2008 | Elaine Chow

A warning for all you iPhone jailbreak enthusiasts: Apple’s newest OS software update contains quite a stink bomb–10.5.6 disables the Pwnage tool, making you unable to jailbreak or unlock your iPhone or iPod Touch.

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Gaming

GAMEROX Chair Rocks Gamer Kids Into Shape

2:00PM December 16, 2008 | Andi Wang

In what seems to be an attempt at combating obese children, the GAMEROX chair is an interactive way to strengthen your child’s midsection(s) and improve their posture while they play video games.

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Gaming

Guy Finds Stolen Xbox 360 With Wireless Controller

1:30PM December 16, 2008 | Matt Buchanan

Stolen goods recovered with technology playing off the perpetrator’s stupidity often require some fancy network footwork, but a student who found his stolen Xbox 360 using its wireless controller shows just how dumb thieves are.

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