Monday, January 5, 2009 - Page 2
Computing

Lenovo IdeaCentre 600: Thinnest (Hottest?) All-in-One PC on the Block

Lenovo’s IdeaCentre 600 is a pretty splashy debut: Its first ever all-in-one is a simple curved slab that’s supposedly the thinnest all-in-one in the industry.


Computing

Macworld 2009 Rumours Round-Up

Macworld 2009 is the last one for Apple. Would El Schillerino come up with a hubblelicious supernova of hardware and software? Would it be a farty puff? Here are all the rumours, sorted by probability.


QOTD: What Tech Are You Most Looking Forward To In 2009?

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Now that the New Years hangovers have well and truly subsided, it’s time to look forward to another fantastic year of gadgets, gizmos and technology. Our question to you today is what are you most looking forward to this year? Is it an Apple netbook? Windows 7? Australian Android phones? The final rise of our new robot overlords? Let us know in comments…


NSW Police Getting A Virtual Reality Firearms Range

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Forget Call of Duty 4 on your 360 – for the latest and greatest interactive shooting game you need to join the NSW Police Force. According to Edmund Tadros over at the SMH, the NSW boys in blue are planning on dropping around $2 million on a state-of-the-art virtual reality firearms range to boost firearms training at the Goulburn police academy. The range will use replica guns shooting at a video screen, complete with recoil action and using wireless technology (although what wireless tech isn’t mentioned).


Cars

Audi R8 V12 Supercar is the First 100% LED-Equipped Automobile

Even if you can’t afford a luxury supercar like the Audi R8, take solace in the fact that its cutting edge all-LED design will trickle down to your jalopy. Eventually.


Software

Has Amazon Leaked Snow Leopard’s Release Date? (Probably Not)

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We have no idea why tipster Josh was browsing the German version of Amazon for the next version of Apple’s OS X operating system, but we’re glad he did. Because according to Amazon, the release date for Snow Leopard is July 1 this year.


Gadgets

Emergency Yodel Button Creates Avalanche of Ridicule

With the press of a button, your life will surely change for the negative.


Aerial7 Graffiti Headphones One Pacifier Short of a Personal Rave

Well hello colour. How ya been, and who at Aerial7 did you have to get high in order to get yourself arranged in such a, um, loud way on these new Graffiti headphones?


Breakfast Wrap: Best Of The Weekend

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Stand Aside N64 Kid, Someone Else Goes Nuts for a Wii Well, so much for evolution…

Leak: Everything Microsoft is Announcing at CES Yawn. Come on MS – where’s our Zunephone?

Zune Bug Affects Toshiba Gigabeat Too, Freescale Circuit to Blame Wait – Toshiba still sell Gigabeats? Why?

The Alternative to the iPhone Pro I personally think this (and the iPhone Pro concept) are horrible. Your thoughts?

iPhone’s Accelerometer Translates Virtual Pour Into Real-World Beer This is the kind of app Apple should get behind by releasing an official beer pouring peripheral.


Brando 7-In-1 USB Cable Creates Portable Charging Orgy

For $US7, you can grant your Nintendo DS the fantasy it has kept secret until today: That it could one day charge alongside a Game Boy Advance SP, DSi, and PSP via a USB port.