Tuesday, December 1, 2009 - Page 2
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How To Deal With Email Misfires

Email misfire sounds like a traumatic bedroom incident, but it’s something that’s happened to most of us at some point. The important part is to minimize embarrassment. Just look at how something on our mailing list was handled.


Cameras

Remainders – Stuff We Didn’t Post (and Why)

Apple Said to Be Bullying, Giving Wedgies to Flash Memory Makers…Legendary German Camera-Maker Launches Really Boring Digital Cameras…ClearPlay’s Upscaling 1080p DVD Player Allows High-Definition Censorship…Survey of Android App Developers Reveals Unhappiness With Sales…


Mobile

The HTC Hero: My Second Favourite Mobile Device Ever

Gizmodo AU

For the past couple of weeks, I’ve been playing around with the HTC Hero. The US guys reviewed it way back in July, and while I don’t disagree with anything in that review, there are still a few things worth mentioning about the Android phone now that it has finally hit Australian shores.


Cars

This City’s Christmas Tree Lights Go Off Unless 15 People Ride Bikes

I always feel warm and fuzzy when the Christmas tree gets put up, but it’s definitely not because I’m sweating from pedaling bikes to keep the decorations glowing. I’ll leave that to these crazy folks in Copenhagen.


Gadgets

Zii Lives: First Look At The 1080p Android-Powered Trinity Phone

Remember the Creative/ZiiLabs StemCell system-on-a-chip from a while back? The one that spawned that Android PMP design? Well, the Zii project is marching on, which means new hardware, including the dual OS Trinity phone, 360º HD webcam and more.


Software

Android Developer Challenge 2 Winners: Grow, Marketplace, Grow

Google’s just announced the winners of the second Android Developer Challenge, a homegrown app competition that’s produced some must-haves for seasoned Android owners and nervous new Droid users alike.


Software

Office 2010 Scheduled For June Release

Looks like we’ve got confirmation that Microsoft’s Office 2010 suite is coming in June 2010. There’s still no pricing information for the full and upgrade editions, but we do know that there’ll be six different versions of the product.


Entertainment

Asus O!Play Review: Best-Priced HD Video Player Is The New Champ

Battlemodos give you a clear sense of what’s good and bad in a gadget category, but there’s no way to include everything. Consider the $US99 Asus O!Play the new champ of HD video players—better late than never.


DNA Art Lets You Decorate Your Walls With Your DNA Essence

Gizmodo AU

Just like the DNA service from Helys we saw back in October for your iPhone (and actually pointed out by Dave in the comments section of that post) DNA Art is a service that lets you send in a swab of your DNA, which is then analysed and printed onto canvas for you to mount on your wall. If that’s your kind of thing…


Inside Sharp’s Newest LCD Factory

This is some testing equipment inside Sharp’s new LCD plant in Sakai City. The rest of the facility doesn’t look quite as ominous though. In fact, it kinda resembles an air traffic centre with some robots tossed in for fun.