Saturday, October 24, 2009
Hardware
Iomega Ix2-200 NAS Review (It Does All This?)
11:00PM Jason Chen | Iomega’s Ix2-200 NAS shows that you don’t need to run Microsoft’s Windows Home Server to take care of everything a home, or even a small business, needs for its network storage. It’s just surprising that it’s this cheap. More »
Games
5:00PM Nick Broughall | I’ve been playing Uncharted 2 for a week. I’m losing sleep. I’m addicted. And that’s not even thinking about the Twitter functionality. More »
Saturday Night Gamer: Why Uncharted 2 Is More Addictive Than Crack
5:00PM Nick Broughall | I’ve been playing Uncharted 2 for a week. I’m losing sleep. I’m addicted. And that’s not even thinking about the Twitter functionality. More »
Design
3:20PM Rosa Golijan | While tearing down the new Apple iMac, the folks at iFixIt got requests for wallpaper quality images. They most certainly came through with these two stunning shots of full-frontal openness. I’m almost blushing. More »
New Apple iMac Bares All For Wallpaper Photo Shoot
3:20PM Rosa Golijan | While tearing down the new Apple iMac, the folks at iFixIt got requests for wallpaper quality images. They most certainly came through with these two stunning shots of full-frontal openness. I’m almost blushing. More »
Random Stuff
Craigslist Ad A Horrid Excuse For A Human Being
2:40PM Rosa Golijan | If you begin anything with “this might seem strange and offensive”, then stop. Seriously, just stop. Don’t be like this guy who posted on Craigslist searching for a double amputee to be part of his Chewbacca-carrying-C3PO-around Star Wars costume. More »
Gadgets
Remainders — Things We Didn’t Post
2:00PM Wilson Rothman | Apple Unleashes Billboard So Large It’s Actually Illegal…Win 7 Touchscreen Commits Sepukku on Live Japanese TV…Wal-Mart Gets a Gear Installer Squad of Its Own…RIM Kills Our Dreams, Says No To Smartwatch… More »
Gadgets
DIY Laser Hair Removal And DIY Botox Markets Expanding
1:20PM Rosa Golijan | I love DIY projects, lasers and chemistry sets as much as the next gal, but the whole do-it-yourself laser hair removal and Botox market boom is terrifying. Untrained individuals shouldn’t be pointing needles and lasers at themselves. More »
Random Stuff
Balloon Boy Mum Admits To Hoax
1:10PM Rosa Golijan | According to court records made public today, Mayumi Heene, Balloon Boy’s mum, has admitted that the whole incident was orchestrated to make the Heene family more “marketable for future media interest”. Nice parenting. More »
Science
Newly Discovered Hole On Moon Leads To Network Of Tubes
12:40PM Rosa Golijan | Images have revealed a hole on the Moon’s surface that is at least 80 metres deep and may lead to an underground tunnel more than 365 metres wide which is part of an entire network of such winding tubes. More »
Software
12:00PM Wilson Rothman | Haven’t had enough of the sweet sweetness of Windows 7? Feel like you missed some of the excitement of the past week? Here’s a recap of the finest launch moments, plus everything you need to know about the OS itself… More »
Windows 7: All You Can Eat
12:00PM Wilson Rothman | Haven’t had enough of the sweet sweetness of Windows 7? Feel like you missed some of the excitement of the past week? Here’s a recap of the finest launch moments, plus everything you need to know about the OS itself… More »
Entertainment