Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Phones
iPhone 3G Unlocked, Free Software Coming On New Years Eve
11:52PM John Mahoney | They did it again: iPhone Dev Team has unlocked the iPhone 3G. They are now packaging the user-friendly software for a December 31 release. More »
Software
Firefox Mobile Coming to Symbian in April
11:45PM Matt Buchanan | Firefox Mobile, already on Windows Mobile and Linux, is coming to Symbian in April, reveals Firefox’s Christian Sejersen. Totally out of the picture are BlackBerry, iPhone and Android, unfortunately. [Christian Sejersen via UnwiredView] More »
Gadgets
Nickel-Zinc Rechargeable Batteries to Seriously Challenge One and Dones?
11:31PM Mark Wilson | Last week, Energizer outed their Zinc Air Prismatic batteries, and now we hear of a possibly more promising AA nickel-zinc rechargeable battery from PowerGenix. It appears that zinc will be our new battery overlord. More »
Computers
Mac Mini Successor to Appear In January, Wired Says
10:52PM Jesus Diaz | Apparently, after a long update hiatus the successor to the current Mac mini could finally appear at MacWorld 2009. At least, that’s what Gadget Lab says: More »
Toys
Newsmy MP3 Dolls Could Be Your Kid’s First Gadget
6:00PM Elaine Chow | It’s never too early to get your kid attached to gadgets—these adorable mp3 playing dolls read storybooks, play music and speak to your babies, providing them with affection when you’re feeling lazy.
Phones
Brad Pitt Putts Around France, Snaps N00dz in Japanese Softbank Mobile Phone Ad
4:15PM Elaine Chow | Here’s an unlikely combination brought to you by the Japanese ad industry: Hipster director Wes Anderson, sexy third-world-kid-adoptothoner Brad Pitt, topless French ladies and… Japan’s Softbank mobile phones. More »
Home
3:35PM Nick Broughall | What’s better than a bar fridge? A bar fridge shaped like a PC. The guys at HP sent us one of these last week for Christmas, and we just got the chance to unbox it today. As you can see from the photo, there’s even blue LED lights on the front and a bottle opener built into the design. The USB ports look a little fake up close (they are fake), but on the whole the entire thing looks fantastic…
Bonus pic proving its fridge-ness below: More »
Awesome Bar Fridge Shaped Like A HP dx2355 AMD-Based Desktop
3:35PM Nick Broughall | What’s better than a bar fridge? A bar fridge shaped like a PC. The guys at HP sent us one of these last week for Christmas, and we just got the chance to unbox it today. As you can see from the photo, there’s even blue LED lights on the front and a bottle opener built into the design. The USB ports look a little fake up close (they are fake), but on the whole the entire thing looks fantastic…
Bonus pic proving its fridge-ness below: More »
Software
Apple Leopard 10.5.6 Update Pwns Pwnage, Breaks Jailbreak
3:00PM Elaine Chow | A warning for all you iPhone jailbreak enthusiasts: Apple’s newest OS software update contains quite a stink bomb–10.5.6 disables the Pwnage tool, making you unable to jailbreak or unlock your iPhone or iPod Touch. More »
Games
GAMEROX Chair Rocks Gamer Kids Into Shape
2:00PM Andi Wang | In what seems to be an attempt at combating obese children, the GAMEROX chair is an interactive way to strengthen your child’s midsection(s) and improve their posture while they play video games. More »
Games
