Friday, December 26, 2008
Games
The Official Wii Lens Cleaning Kit Is Here
11:50PM Mark Wilson | Formerly a Japan-exclusive, the Wii Lens Cleaning Kit has Godzilla-crawled its way across the Pacific Ocean floor to the US. More »
Phones
Fakemodo: Undeniable Evidence of iPhone Nano 3G ZOMG!
11:30PM Jesus Diaz | Here you have it. Un-de-ni-a-ble proof that the iPhone nano 3G exists. Boom. Because, if there’s a knock-off, there must be a real one out there, right? Somewhere! Anywhere? Come on! Think about it, people! More »
Screens
How the Dual Display Works In the IBM ThinkPad W700ds, Part II
11:12PM Mark Wilson | We’ve already seen a clip with the Lenovo W700ds laptop popping out its secondary monitor. But here’s much better clip that really gives you a real idea of how it works. More »
Gadgets
Financiapocalypse Kneecaps Christmas Gadget Sales
10:36PM John Herrman | Analysts knew it would be bad, but not this bad. Retail sales this year are down 5.5% in November and 8% in December overall, but electronics specifically fell by an astounding 27%. More »
Gadgets
Apple Patent Shows Nifty Keyboard Gestures for the iPhone
9:43PM John Herrman | While many non-imminent Apple patents can edge into the realm of wishful thinking, this one is pretty doable: useful little gestures for the iPhone, which are received over the phone’s onscreen keyboard. More »
Phones
Purported Rogers Phone Roadmap Makes Me Want To Move To Canada (Not Really)
8:50PM John Herrman | Who says Canada sucks for gadget lovers? This leaked Rogers/Fido roadmap says they’ll get just about everything next year, including a 3G Blackberry Pearl Flip and a Storm with (ohgod) Wi-Fi. More »
Games
Nintendo Wii to Have Video On Demand
11:55AM Jesus Diaz | Nintendo will start offering video in their Wii console soon. We can only hope that this announcement means that some kind of massive storage accessory is coming. However, there’s no much info so far: More »
Screens
How To Set Up Your New HDTV
7:00AM Matt Buchanan | So you followed our guide to getting a sweet HDTV for dirt cheap for Christmas, and now a lovely glossy box of plastic and glass is sitting in your living room. Congratulations! Now what?
Science
The Apollo 8 Original Press Kit
6:00AM Jesus Diaz | Used to a thousand inane press kits announcing useless pieces of junk, I wish it was 1968. Then, I could have received this Apollo 8 Press Kit, detailing the first manned mission to the Moon. More »
QOTD