Sunday, December 28, 2008
Gadgets
Dad, Where’s the Digital Photo Frame?
1:30PM Jesus Diaz | I love my parents. My dad is tech savvy, my mum isn’t, but both are equally bedazzled by technology and their reaction to certain gadgets is funny. Some parents, however, are not so impressed. More »
Software
Windows 7 Beta 1 (Build 7000) Leaked On BitTorrent
1:01PM Jason Chen | The Windows 7 Beta 1 that was public-bound in mid-January has been leaked now, and you can get a copy on BitTorrent. More »
Software
‘Will It Blend?’ iPhone App: The Christmas Present Nobody Wanted
10:30AM Gizmodo US Edition | YouTube superstar Tom Dickson gained massive fame when he turned an iPhone into dust, mocking all of us who don’t have one. Now, he brings his videos to the App Store, with a twist!
Software
More Shots of OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Leak (Some German Required)
9:30AM Gizmodo US Edition | German mag Sevenmac Magazin got themselves a bunch of shots of Apple’s new OS X update, Snow Leopard, and it looks to be the real deal. More »
Phones
T-Mobile G1 Connects to iPod Dock, Thumbs Nose at Apple
8:45AM Gizmodo US Edition | One of the G1’s biggest oversights is the lack of a proper headphone jack, and a couple of enterprising tinkerers took it upon themselves to force the G1 to play nice with an iPod dock. More »
Regulars
Caption Contest: The TakaraTomy Xiao Printer-Camera
8:00AM Gizmodo US Edition | My attempt: “Here’s what I think of your portraiture abilities!” Please, please let there be a better one than that. [Akihabara News] More »
Press
Tourists Rescued from Swiss Mountains Thanks to Magic iPod
7:15AM Gizmodo US Edition | Two French tourists were rescued today in the Swiss mountains after getting lost on a ski trip. They managed to contact authorities, but their phone died shortly thereafter. Thank God somebody brought an iPod. More »
Business
Tiny Company Sues Apple, Microsoft, and Google, Has Balls the Size of Texas
6:30AM Gizmodo US Edition | Cygnus Systems Inc, a small Michigan company, was recently awarded a patent for thumbnail previews of a file, and celebrated by immediately suing the biggest names in town. More »
Music
The U.S. Army’s Secret Weapon: The iPod Touch
4:15AM Gizmodo US Edition | This week on the Pentagon Channel (?), a soldier demonstrates the Army’s cutting-edge new translation tool: an iPod touch. More »
Phones
