Sunday, December 28, 2008

Gadgets

Dad, Where’s the Digital Photo Frame?

1:30PM December 28, 2008 | Jesus Diaz

I love my parents. My dad is tech savvy, my mum isn’t, but both are equally bedazzled by technology and their reaction to certain gadgets is funny. Some parents, however, are not so impressed.

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Software

Windows 7 Beta 1 (Build 7000) Leaked On BitTorrent

1:01PM December 28, 2008 | Jason Chen

The Windows 7 Beta 1 that was public-bound in mid-January has been leaked now, and you can get a copy on BitTorrent.

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Software

‘Will It Blend?’ iPhone App: The Christmas Present Nobody Wanted

10:30AM December 28, 2008 | Gizmodo US Edition

YouTube superstar Tom Dickson gained massive fame when he turned an iPhone into dust, mocking all of us who don’t have one. Now, he brings his videos to the App Store, with a twist!


Software

More Shots of OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Leak (Some German Required)

9:30AM December 28, 2008 | Gizmodo US Edition

German mag Sevenmac Magazin got themselves a bunch of shots of Apple’s new OS X update, Snow Leopard, and it looks to be the real deal.

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Mobile

T-Mobile G1 Connects to iPod Dock, Thumbs Nose at Apple

8:45AM December 28, 2008 | Gizmodo US Edition

One of the G1′s biggest oversights is the lack of a proper headphone jack, and a couple of enterprising tinkerers took it upon themselves to force the G1 to play nice with an iPod dock.

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Caption Contest: The TakaraTomy Xiao Printer-Camera

8:00AM December 28, 2008 | Gizmodo US Edition

My attempt: “Here’s what I think of your portraiture abilities!”

Please, please let there be a better one than that. [Akihabara News]

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Tourists Rescued from Swiss Mountains Thanks to Magic iPod

7:15AM December 28, 2008 | Gizmodo US Edition

Two French tourists were rescued today in the Swiss mountains after getting lost on a ski trip. They managed to contact authorities, but their phone died shortly thereafter. Thank God somebody brought an iPod.

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Tiny Company Sues Apple, Microsoft, and Google, Has Balls the Size of Texas

6:30AM December 28, 2008 | Gizmodo US Edition

Cygnus Systems Inc, a small Michigan company, was recently awarded a patent for thumbnail previews of a file, and celebrated by immediately suing the biggest names in town.

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The U.S. Army’s Secret Weapon: The iPod Touch

4:15AM December 28, 2008 | Gizmodo US Edition

newVideoPlayer("/ipodmilitary_giz.flv", 506, 423,"");This week on the Pentagon Channel (?), a soldier demonstrates the Army’s cutting-edge new translation tool: an iPod touch.

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Mobile

Nokia’s Four-Way Folding Communicator Patent is Hinge-Tastic

3:30AM December 28, 2008 | Gizmodo US Edition

Nokia applied for a patent on Christmas for an innovative communicator-type device that folds out into four attached pieces, presumably two for a keyboard and two for the screen.

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