Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Computers
11:24PM Danny Allen | I’m not sure how practical this design would be on the road, but it sure looks sweet at 2.7mm thin. The stunning 14-inch screen supports a resolution of 1366×768, and because it’s AMOLED, has a 1000000:1 contrast ratio and 300cd/m2 brightness. More »
Samsung’s Hybrid Desktop Notebook Concept
11:24PM Danny Allen | I’m not sure how practical this design would be on the road, but it sure looks sweet at 2.7mm thin. The stunning 14-inch screen supports a resolution of 1366×768, and because it’s AMOLED, has a 1000000:1 contrast ratio and 300cd/m2 brightness. More » 
Networks
FCC May Reclaim Some TV Airwaves To Boost Wireless Broadband
10:28PM Danny Allen | You’ve heard lots about the FCC and net neutrality, but they’re also working on another important problem: Mobile broadband is growing faster than wireless providers have expansion room to cater for. What the FCC calls the “looming spectrum gap”. More »
Business
Apple’s Fourth Manhattan Store Almost Ready
9:39PM Danny Allen | After a year of construction, the store on Broadway and 67th looks just about ready. The design remains under wraps (despite obsessive RC helicopter action), but is expected to borrow elements from stores in Fifth Ave and Sydney, Australia [CNET] More »
Online
China Accuses Google Of Unfair Censorship
7:40PM Adrian Covert | China’s state-run newspaper, People’s Daily, is accusing Google of unfairly censoring it’s online book section from search results, calling it “revenge” because they published a story questioning Google’s book-scanning practices along with possible copyright issues. My friends, this is rich. More »
Gadgets
Photographic Proof Of The Apple Tablet…From 20 Years Ago
7:00PM Dan Nosowitz | I know, I know, that headline’s a dirty trick. But this is still pretty cool: TechCrunch obtained a shot of the Apple Pen Mac, a stylus-driven tablet concept circa 1990 that eventually collapsed in favour of the Newton. More »
Cameras
Can You Tell The Difference Between Film And Digital Shots?
6:40PM Dan Nosowitz | Shane Hurlbut, who’s been Director of Photography on, ahem, illustrious projects like Terminator: Salvation, is a huge proponent of consumer DSLRs, especially the Canon 5D MKII. Now, he’s challenging viewers to separate digital from film shots in his new movie. Can you? More »
Hardware
Rumour: Select Intel Atom CPU Netbooks To Be Allowed 2GB RAM
6:20PM Adrian Covert | Leaks from the Pine Tree Pine Nut Pine Trail roadmap from Intel suggests that going forward, certain Atom processors will support 2GB of RAM, a jump from the previous 1GB max instituted by Intel as a measure to prevent cannibalisation between netbooks and processors in middle tiers. More »
Random Stuff
6:00PM Dan Nosowitz | I bet your iPod can’t play music at FIFTY-TWO X. That’s so many X’s, you guys. Plus, it doubles as a retractable cupholder. [There, I Fixed It]
Why, What Do You Use? An iPod? Pssh.
6:00PM Dan Nosowitz | I bet your iPod can’t play music at FIFTY-TWO X. That’s so many X’s, you guys. Plus, it doubles as a retractable cupholder. [There, I Fixed It]
Random Stuff
9 Life Lessons To Learn From Copier-Abusing Hussies [NSFW]
5:20PM Rosa Golijan | I’ve worked in enough offices to recall the temptation of copy machines. “Come here, you bad girl! Use me!” they’d shout, but I’d remain firm in my sensibilities, unlike these office hussies. But let’s at least learn something from them. More »
Science
