Friday, October 16, 2009
Business
The Recession Is Over (According To Google)
11:55PM Matt Buchanan | Everybody take to the streets with streamers, quick, the recession is over. Google’s earnings were back up this quarter (27 per cent increase in profits over last year, to $US1.64 billion) with internet advertising picking up again. Google’s gonna start spending money and hiring people again. Money! Jobs! Everything’s okay now. For Google, anyway. [WSJ]
Software
Side-By-Side: The Same Game On The iPhone Vs iPhone 3GS
11:49PM Mark Wilson | On the left, the iPhone. On the right, the iPhone 3GS. Iron Fist Boxing 3 shows us a graphical divide we can expect only to grow as more games push the iPhone 3GS hardware to its limits. More »
Software
Gmail Integrates Handy Google Docs Previews
11:15PM Mark Wilson | Now, if you’re using Gmail and a friend emails you a Google Doc, you can display the document right in the email — no need to switch tabs. Just be sure to activate “Google Docs previews” in Labs. [GmailBlog via InformationWeek]
Computers
Acer AspireRevo Upgraded: Windows 7, Ion Graphics And More
10:39PM Danny Allen | Acer’s funky book-sized AspireRevo nettop just got a little better…and a touch pricier. This R3610-U9012 model has Windows 7, a dual-core Atom 330 processor, double the RAM (2GB), and full Ion graphics. It continues to support full 1080p HDMI output. More »
Business
9:59PM Danny Allen | Ready for sprawling aisles of Microsoft stuff, a guru bar and giant wall-sized screens? The first store in Scottsdale, Arizona is receiving its final touches and may open on or just after October 22, according to the Wall Street Journal. More »
First Microsoft Store May Open For Windows 7’s Arrival
9:59PM Danny Allen | Ready for sprawling aisles of Microsoft stuff, a guru bar and giant wall-sized screens? The first store in Scottsdale, Arizona is receiving its final touches and may open on or just after October 22, according to the Wall Street Journal. More »
Robots
Cockroach-Like Robot Survives Eight Storey Fall, Will Outlive Us All
4:40PM Dan Nosowitz | DASH, a UC Berkeley-designed, cockroach-inspired robot, manages to take what makes cockroaches so resilient and even retain the cockroach’s singularly creepy movement. This thing is near-indestructible. More »
Gadgets
4:30PM Nick Broughall | Some cool gadgets for me to play with this weekend: Most exciting of which are the PXC310BT headphones from Sennheiser which cram in both A2DP Bluetooth and noise cancellation. More »
Weekend Gadgets: Sennheiser Headphones, Dyson Air Multiplier And The Flip Mino HD
4:30PM Nick Broughall | Some cool gadgets for me to play with this weekend: Most exciting of which are the PXC310BT headphones from Sennheiser which cram in both A2DP Bluetooth and noise cancellation. More »
Robots
The Barbot Uses Blood Pumps To Pour Your Drink
4:00PM Chris Jacob | Sure, we’ve seen bartending robots before, but isn’t anything that makes a drink for you worth a mention? The guys at NYC Resistor built the Barbot out of old recycled Barbot parts, Arduino controllers and blood pumps. More »
Vehicles
3:20PM Chris Jacob | There’s no rational reason why I should want an iREV. A real boat would be way faster and much more versatile. But the iREV is a floating picnic table with a grill. Now that’s cool. More »
iREV, The Bumper Boat With A Built-In Grill
3:20PM Chris Jacob | There’s no rational reason why I should want an iREV. A real boat would be way faster and much more versatile. But the iREV is a floating picnic table with a grill. Now that’s cool. More »
Gadgets
