We’ve been covering NetShare a lot the last couple of days, and with good reason: Apple consciously left the ability to tether out of the iPhone, yet for some reason has no problem letting someone else sell an app that does just that. Some users, though, might find the concept of tethering confusing, or at least intimidating. It’s actually quite straightforward, and the staff at Apple Insider has put together a really handy and detailed step-by-step guide that shows how in just a few minutes you can configure your MacBook (or other Wi-Fi device) to share your iPhone’s internet connection so you can have truly mobile access anywhere you get coverage. [Apple Insider]
About a year ago, we first brought you news on Intel’s Larrabee multi-cored GPU chips, but some new info is hitting the intertubes and hints that the chips could have uses beyond graphics. An alternative to developing faster—but hotter—processors, Larrabee will have between 16 and 48 processor cores aboard, all compatible with the classic x86 instruction set.
Tascam—last heard of here on Giz with a portable MP3 guitar “trainer”—has come up with another gizmo that may interest you if you’re a guitarist. The GT-R1 is a portable MP3 recorder for capturing your axe work, capable of recording to MP3/WAVE at 48/44.1 kHz 24-bits uncompressed. That’s not bad quality, and since it works with SDHC, you’ll have plenty of recording time. Better yet it’s got multiple effects built-in, and also has a “trainer” function which allows you to play along with your fave tracks at your choice of speed—without changing the pitch. Sounds pretty handy, and it’ll be out August 26th in Japan for around US$310. [Akihabaranews]
PC gaming may be approaching dire straights at the moment, but I don’t think PC-in-a Wii casemod is going to prove to be the solution to the problem.
Enterprising modder mr.h has managed to stuff his Wii with all the necessary bits for a working PC, including a 1.3GHz Celeron CPU, 512MB RAM, and a 40GB hard drive, and has shown off his handywork on the A9VG forums. Of course those forums aren’t in English, and even running it through Google translate doesn’t help us understand the intricate details of the situation too much.
When I was 10 years old, my family took my younger brother and I to Disneyland. And even though I loved the rides and the people dressed up like cartoon characters, one of my favourite experiences there (at the time) was the 3D Michael Jackson movie. Before you judge me, this was back in 1990, and MJ was still considered to be more normal than not.
My point is that it seems like 3D TV has been one of those technologies that has been coming for a long time. Like virtual reality, it’s been promised for years, with nobody actually delivering the goods.
Until now, that is. Samsung has just announced that their new 3D plasma TV model is on sale in Australia. The 450 Series not only plays back 3D-specific content, but also features some tech inside to create a pseudo-3D effect from a 2D source.
Liliputing links to a video this evening of what they describe as a first look of Lenovo’s upcoming low-cost ultraportable laptop. The video’s creator said he shot the video at an “electronics holiday preview show in New York a few weeks ago.” These mystery Lenovo laptops will purportedly come in 8.9 inch and 10.1 inch screen sizes with a 160GB hard drive, for a US$400 to US$600 price point. Due date? September, possibly, and not a boring black case in sight. [Liliputing]
As part of an effort to thwart future ISP infractions, a la Comcast, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has released Switzerland, an open source software tool for “testing the integrity of data communications over networks, ISPs and firewalls.” If you’ve been following Comcast for any amount of time over the past year or so, you know exactly what that means.
Apple fans living on the North Shore of Sydney will be happy today – Apple has just sent me an invitation to the opening of their second Australian store in Chatswood.
The store will open to the public at 9am this Saturday the 9th of August.
The invite doesn’t actually specify whether or not they’ll have any iPhones in stock at the new store, or whether they expect the same sort of crowds they got from the Sydney Store (or whether they’re giving away a free T-shirt this time either).
The media event is at 8am on Saturday morning. What do you guys think – should I go? 8am is an early start for a Saturday, especially since I live on the opposite side of Sydney. So I put it to you the reader: Should Giz AU attend the Chatswood Apple Store opening? Let me know and why in the comments section…
Like many geeks, the New York Times’ David Pogue watches movies, like the Bourne Supremacy or Mission: Impossible, and yearns for the wireless earpiece tech they use to communicate with their buddies without microphones, headsets or mobile phones. He’s right, they’re cool, and recently he had the chance to review two consumer versions, the SM100 (SoundID.com, US$86), and the Dragon V2 (CallPod.com, US$100). The final verdict? Both are *really* just average yuppie Bluetooth earpieces like the ones you see stuck in people’s ears on the subway. The catch, however, is that with the press of a button, they become “secret-agent two-way radios.”
Winglet Personal Transport to Keep Increasing J-Lo’s Arse SizeA Segway competitor? Really? Why, Toyota? Why?
Lego Robot Sends Pictures from Space, Wishes It Had Lasers to Annihilate Us AllThis is SO cool!
Lightsaber Chopsticks Lay Waste to General Tso ChickenIf there’s anybody heading to Japan, I need these.
Full-Size Cardboard Aston Martin for Papier-Mâché BondsCan anybody tell me: where does art end and crazy begin? (This is still awesome though!)
Futuristic Dinosaur Eel Fish Armour Would Protect Soldiers With Scales, Sans Smelly OdoursOnce again, nature trumps science…
