newVideoPlayer("zumobi_giz.flv", 475, 286,""); The Product: The Microsoft backed Zumobi browser for Windows Mobile 5 and 6 phones consists of bite-sized web content called “tiles” (a new fangled term for “widget”) that offers users a customised, shareable web browsing experience.
Word on the street is that Samsung is developing the i900 — a Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional device complete with a touchscreen. However, unlike the F490, the i900 is expected to feature a full-fledged touchscreen that could include iPhone-esque gesture controls.
How do we liveblog Macworld and CES for days on end without having to stop to plug in our gear? By carrying around a sack of Fastmac’s TruePower extended laptop batteries. Thanks to these shiny little juice packs, we were able to take our MacBooks and MacBook Pros out into the field—even with the power-sucking EV-DO mobile internet connections—and set a record speed for coverage. If the MacBook Air supported user-swappable batteries, we’re sure FastMac would have a set for them too. [FastMac]
Ah oh! We’re having difficulty establishing contact with the US site, which is why all these lovely blank images are popping up. Yay!
In the process of smacking their arses now…Thanks for your patience!
Update: Functioning sporadically… Update 2: Back again!
Adam of Lifehacker found this pretty slick way of allowing Netflix users to download and save streaming movies onto their hard drives, meaning that you can take movies on the go without having to always be connected to the net. If this isn’t illegal, it’s most likely against the EULA; and if it isn’t against the EULA, it’s definitely against the spirit of Netflix’s streaming movie feature. Adam had some troubles with getting this to work, but many other users say it works fine. If these downloaded movies can be streamed via Windows Media Extender to an Xbox 360, that would be crunktastic. [Lifehacker]
The next time you are on a camping trip, don’t forget that your precious laptop needs shelter too. That’s where the LapDome comes in. In all semi-seriousness, the LapDome is intended to offer “privacy, security, and protection from the elements, but most of all, computer screen visibility outdoors in the daytime.”
Our colleagues from Kotaku have played with the Wii Fit balance accessory for the Wii and give it a unanimous “hate it”, but we still have high hopes for the thing. Joining us in our wishful thinking is the entirety of Japan, which bought 1 million of these things already, and Japanese peripheral makers, who made a yoga mat-ish mat to cushion your knees while you’re exercising on the hulk of plastic.
MacBook Air: Vent or Praise in this Flamewar Thread Super-sexy or a super-rip-off? Let it all out here.
Why Cheap Wiimote Addons May Be a Bad Idea God bless stupid kids and their stupid Myspace vids.
Is MacBook Air Worth the Money? Five Slim Laptops Face Off The Macbook Air Battlemodo: not so over-priced by comparison.
Steve Jobs: “People Don’t Read Anymore,” Android Is Going Down If you hate Apple, you probably won’t like Steve Jobs and his sweeping statements. Or this whole MacWorld thing.
Darkest Material Ever Is Almost Blacker Than Karl Rove’s Soul Only reflects 0.045 per cent of all light.
The Zoran guitar concept from designer Amit Zoran allows musicians to customise their sound using a CAD/CAM process. By assembling different sound cells (i.e. the physical parts of the instrument designed in CAD/CAM), users have complete freedom of design. For example, each string can have its own bridge and each bridge can be linked to different cells.
It looks like the folks at the Guinness Book of World Records took some time away from determining how many frat boys can fit into a Volkswagen to bestow the title of “world’s longest-lasting AA alkaline battery cell” onto Panasonic’s new EVOLTA. According to their findings, EVOLTAs have a 10 year shelf-life —which is nearly double the duration of other products on the market.
