PSP Fanboy reports that the PSP 3.90 firmware update is now available, bringing Skype support to PSP-2000 models and expanded Playstation Network support to all models. [PSP Fanboy]
Using Ergo Pet Feeders and INSTEON home control technology, creepy pet lovers can feed their precious animals and watch them eat from anywhere in the world. Now that is what I call a vacation!
Today Sony researchers in Tokyo unveiled a digital SLR component that’s actually drool-worthy: a CMOS sensor the size of 35mm film that registers 24.81 effective megapixels—close to 26 million total. It’s also built for speed with an all-pixel scan time of 6 frames per second, in 12-bit colour. The question is, who will use it to pimp up their cameras?
Snow Fences are currently being tested across the western US in an attempt to make driving safer for commuters during harsh weather conditions. As the graphic illustrates, the fence helps block snow and wind from reaching the highway. The result is less drifting, improved visibility, and a better financial situation for the DOT. Apparently, installing a snow fence costs 100 times less than mechanical snow removal. I’ll bet kids in Colorado and Montana are going to be pissed. [USA Today via BookofJoe]
So, it’s been almost 2 weeks at the helm (loving it, btw) of Australia’s best gadget site, and I thought I’d put it out there: Don’t forget to tip! What we’re building is a community of gadget lovers, and if you have some news, rumours, gossip, sketchy details of Apple’s plans for world domination, or anything else you think other readers might enjoy knowing about, click the tips link on the left. You can go for glory [Thanks, Reader's name] , or completely incognito – the choice is yours. Just don’t forget to do it!
Guitar Hero players know that working that whammy bar is a good way to rack up star power during extended white notes, but it can be tough to switch from strumming to whammying during a solo. This guitar mod, which takes a little bit of circuitry know-how, allows you to auto-whammy—making the bar just a decorational stick. The result is a higher score and a smugness that you can only get from cheating at video games. [Gogglemarks via MAKE]
Everyone knows that iPods totally dominate the MP3 playing market. The real proof isn’t in the numbers of iPods sold, but in the number of iPod accessories. And when names like Tannoy jump on your bandwagon, you’re pretty much setting sail for the sweet land of world domination profit with one hell of a tailwind.
So now that Tannoy, one of the world’s oldest and most respected speaker manufacturers has released an iPod dock, iPod owners everywhere should start feeling their wallets itch with anticipation. The $599 i30 iPod speaker has a contemporary design, and is powered by 2 x 100mm drive units, with a frequency response of 60Hz-22kHz.
It works with pretty much any iPod you throw at it, has a 3.5mm jack for “other” branded players and charges your iPod like all good docks should. There’s also the obligatory IR remote in the box.
But where the i30 really stands out is in the $40 optional wall mount. It’s a sturdy mount that will let you connect your speaker to the wall for that modern living vibe that seems to be popular with the kids.[Syntec International]
Apologies to any readers who find the new colour scheme offensive. It’s a part of an ad campaign for Vodafone (go on, hug 100 mates, you know you want to), which not only do we need to pay the bills, but also goes to show how important you guys are to advertisers like Vodafone. If that doesn’t make the pain go away, we suggest patience – the skin isn’t permanent.
Today is a happy day for Hi-Def lovin’, flat-panel TV-totin’, gadget-obsessed Australians everywhere. And yes, that does mean you. The reason it’s such a happy day is that Foxtel has officially unveiled its new HD service, including the new Hi-Def box, at a media conference in Sydney. At which I was lucky enough to attend.
So strap yourself in, get yourself comfortable and hit the jump for all the info you can possibly imagine.
You can’t buy mobile phones from KDDI unless you live in Japan. You can’t even import em and use em here. But clicking around their website and exploring their spring line up of handsets feels like a museum. From the future. I’ve explored random Japanese handsets before and still enjoy looking at them, no matter if the foreign UI renders them nothing more than pieces of electronic art. [KDDI' s Spring Line via Giz Japan]
