Friday, January 9, 2009
Computers
Sony Vaio P Dissected Shows Detailed Electronics Gore
11:22PM Jesus Diaz | This Sony Vaio P is tiny, so it’s quite amazing to see how many things can come out of it. I think the PC User guys threw in some PSP circuits to confuse us. More »
Vehicles
Inside the Rocket-Proof Obamamobile
10:48PM Jesus Diaz | I love this cutaway illustration of the new Cadillac One by John Lawson, Obama included. Specially things like “Doors: eight-inch thick and the weight of a 757 door”. Other highlights: More »
Computers
ASUS D200 Is a Media Server, Touchscreen Nettop, Router, Box
10:14PM John Herrman | Somewhere between the first EeePC and their awesome media-center-in-a-keyboard, ASUS became the Chuck Bukowksi of the gadget world: Drunk, unpredictable, prolific and occasionally brilliant. Then what of the Eee PC D200 touchscreen NAS-cum-router? More »
Software
Slacker Radio Now Available for BlackBerry, Coming to iPhone Very Soon
9:28PM John Herrman | Just after Slacker for BlackBerry quietly slid out of the gates yesterday, MobileCrunch caught up with a company rep at the ShowStoppers CES event and found out that the iPhone version isn’t far behind.
Screens
1000-Year-Old Runestone Converted into a Digital Projection Wonder
9:08PM John Herrman | Museums—especially history museums—often have a hard time keeping incorporating new technology into their staid exhibits. That is, museums that don’t happen to be in Randers, Denmark. More »
Games
Japanese Commercial Reminds You That Holidays Are Fattening and You Need Wii Fit
7:30PM Elaine Chow | I don’t know if there’s a polite way to say this… but it looks like you’re wearing your holiday gluttony. Take a page from Blam’s book and get on a Wii Fit… fatty. [Kotaku] More »
Software
Microsoft: Fewer Phones Will Have WinMo in the Future
6:30PM Elaine Chow | With increasing competition–most recently from Android and Palm’s promising new WebOS, how is Microsoft planning on helping WinMo survive in the mobile operating system world? By putting it on less devices, naturally. More »
Peripherals
Look Stupid: Cell Mate Hands-Free Mobile Phone Holder
5:45PM Elaine Chow | I could only think of one thing when I saw this hands-free mobile phone holder called Cell Mate: Ahahaha haha HA! Apparently, they have a booth at CES—worth a Giz visit, methinks. [Craziest Gadgets] More »
Games
5:12PM Nick Broughall | One of the big announcements during Microsoft’s keynote at CES last night was a LittleBigPlanet-esque game creation program for the 360 called Kodu. But if you were hoping to see it on your Xbox 360 here in Australia, you could be in for a long wait. David over at Kotaku AU put the not-so-hard question to Microsoft Australia: Will we be getting Kodu as part of the community games channel. Their response was non-committal: More »
Want To Play With Kodu On Xbox 360? Don’t Get Your Hopes Up Just Yet
5:12PM Nick Broughall | One of the big announcements during Microsoft’s keynote at CES last night was a LittleBigPlanet-esque game creation program for the 360 called Kodu. But if you were hoping to see it on your Xbox 360 here in Australia, you could be in for a long wait. David over at Kotaku AU put the not-so-hard question to Microsoft Australia: Will we be getting Kodu as part of the community games channel. Their response was non-committal: More »
Software