Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Phones
HTC Dream Presales Beginning September 17th on T-Mobile?
11:45PM Mark Wilson | TmoNews claims to have scooped some succulent intel on the HTC Dream launch. While former hearsay had the Android-based smartphone delayed until 2009, current rumour has it that T-Mobile customers will be able to pre-order the phone on September 17th for a lot less than its (also rumoured) US$400 price. More »
Gadgets
Dinosaur Light Scares Away the Monsters, Long-Term Girlfriends
11:30PM Mark Wilson | The “T REX” dinosaur light combines some of our best memories from childhood: Puzzles, dinosaurs and interior decorating. Assembled from 16 pieces (of some mystery material), this US$26 tyrannosaurus is ready to destroy any monsters still lurking in your closet. And please note, we said “monsters” not “skeletons”–that time you were reprimanded for hopping the counter at Dairy Queen and mouthing the soft serve spigot is not this poor lamp’s cross to bear. [Brando] More »
Games
Olympic Gold Medalist Would Like to Thank the Wii
11:15PM Mark Wilson | That Nintendo Wii, what will it think up next? It’s made us smarter and fitter and stronger and just so much better. Oh, and have you heard? Now it’s creating OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALISTS. Japanese swimmer Kosuke Kitajima just took the gold in the 100-meter breaststroke, and instead of thanking God or his trainers in typical fashion, he gave another performance enhancer a shout-out: More »
Science
NASA Proposes High-Tech Fix for Shaking Moon Rocket: Springs
10:55PM Kit Eaton | Development of NASA’s Ares Moon rockets continues apace, despite criticisms from an team designing an alternative. Now NASA engineers have announced how they’re going to deal with a potentially serious vibration problem in the crew-launched Ares I: springs. More »
Gadgets
Wiimote Mod Adds IR Targeting To USB Missile Launcher
10:40PM John Mahoney | Using the Wiimote’s IR sensor elegantly duct taped in place, Instructables user toelle was able to mod everyone’s favourite USB toy to launch precision, infrared-guided attacks, just like the big boys (kind of). Using a custom script which looks for IR sources to aim at, you can lay down precision fire by, say, putting your TV remote with the buttons taped down next to the cat. Or attach a small remote to the cat–now we’re talking. [Instructables] More »
Cameras
Fujifilm F60FD Point-And Shoot Has 12 Megapixels, Auto Scene Detection
9:06PM Kit Eaton | FujiFilm has just added to its series of FinePix digital cameras with the F60FD, designed for easy point-and-shoot operation. It’s got a 12-megapixel SuperCCD sensor, 3-inch display, mechanical image stabilisation and 3x optical zoom. Plus its software lets it do advanced face detection of up to 10 faces for optimum focus and exposure settings, with auto red-eye removal. And there’s a new feature dubbed Scene Recognition where the camera detects the kind of picture you’re trying to take, then adjusts itself into macro, landscape or night-shot modes automatically: Handy for the beginner photographer. It’s available September for around US$300. [TFTS] More »
Software
I Am Rich App Ported to Windows Mobile, Misses the Point
9:03PM Jesus Diaz | Giz reader Julien has created a version of the iPhone I Am Rich application, but he has completely missed the point by making it donationware. Julien, the objective of this app is making you richer by making stupid rich morons poorer in the process. More »
Entertainment
Simpsonised Superheroes Break All Our Fetishmeters
9:00PM Jesus Diaz | A cruel, very talented man named Dean T. Fraser has decided that our Simpsons, Batman, Iron Man, Spiderman, Halo, and miscellaneous superheroes, supervillain, and sci-fi fetishes weren’t enough on their own, so he Simpsonised them all. Now, if anyone makes any of the characters in this amazing gallery out of Lego, I will spontaneously self-combust in a fiery ball of nerdgasmic lust. More »
Peripherals
iHome iH41 Rotating iPod Alarm Clock Released, Gets US$80 Price Tag
8:33PM Kit Eaton | Back in May we alerted you to the unusual iHome iH41 iPod dock alarm clock, which can swivel around its own corner to let you display a docked iPod touch as widescreen or portrait. Well, it’s now available to purchase, with a US$80 price tag. It’s got Expanded Bass and Reson8 technology to give its sounds a little clarity and oomph, and has a remote that controls the iPod and clock functions. It still looks as if it’s compatible only with touches and iPods, so if you’re an iPhone owner maybe it’s not the one for you. [Business Wire] More »
Design
