Monday, December 21, 2009

Entertainment

Avatar Does Well At Its Box Office Opening Weekend

11:50PM December 21, 2009 | Kat Hannaford

James Cameron may’ve spent $US300 million making Avatar, but he must be feeling pretty pleased today with the news that it made $US232.2 million in the opening weekend at the box office. More »


Gadgets

Storm Navigator Watch Has Four-Faced Attitude

11:20PM December 21, 2009 | Kat Hannaford

With four faces, this Navigator watch from Storm offers the time, date, temperature and a compass, and even makes you a sandwich if you ask nicely. More »


Computing

7-Inch ICD Ultra Tablet Revealed

10:35PM December 21, 2009 | Kat Hannaford

The follow-up to the slick ICD Vega tablet – still not out yet – has been shown off, with the Ultra running Android 2.0 and boasting an Nvidia Tegra T20 chip. The 7-inch size is one of the smallest tablets we’ve seen, too. More »


Software

When I Grow Up, I Want To Make $US1m A Month On iPhone Apps

9:48PM December 21, 2009 | Kat Hannaford

Tapulous, developer of the Tap Tap Revenge series of iPhone apps, is raking in $US1m a month from sales through the App Store. More »


Mobile

Motorola Droid Hacked To Run Android 2.1 Faster

9:27PM December 21, 2009 | Kat Hannaford

Psst, Droid owners. Here’s how to hack Android 2.1 onto your happy little Motorola friend. More »


Cameras

Ricoh, Stussy Remind Us Of Their Existence With A Limited Edition

8:55PM December 21, 2009 | Kat Hannaford

As my first digital camera was a Ricoh, I have a very soft spot for them. This limited edition version of the GR Digital III looks amazing with its blue accents, and whaddya know, clothes-house Stussy helped design it. More »


Gadgets

Modo: The Fine Line Between “Ahead Of Its Time” And “Just Stupid”

8:40PM December 21, 2009 | Nick Broughall

The Modo, a wireless handheld introduced in 2000, couldn’t give directions. It refused to make calls and had no interest in displaying fresh emails. It was too busy being cool. Alas, I never got to touch it. More »


Turtles And Rats Will Run Away When I Wear This Hoodie

5:24PM December 21, 2009 | Rosa Golijan

While this hoodie will make me look almost as snazzy as the oh-so-evil Shredder, odds are that I won’t have any more success against do-gooder turtles than he. Maybe I should just wear a pretty, girly dress instead. More »


Geek Out

Fighting Over An iPod Left Two Men Dead

5:04PM December 21, 2009 | Rosa Golijan

A 21-year-old man was shot over a stolen iPod. His killer was shot by police officers responding to the crime. Both men died. All over one freakin’ iPod. More »


Next-Gen Intel Atom Processors: Not Much More Powerful

4:01PM December 21, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

Intel revealed its new line of Atom processors today, including the “Pineview” nettop-centred ones we saw benchmarked earlier. What do they have to offer? A smaller footprint, better efficiency and not a lot more power. More »