It’s Friday. You are the office, watching another Powerpoint by Jimmy, the product development bozo. “Stupid Jimmy,” you think, “these are the only three workflow charts we need after this long work week.” UPDATED
Once upon a time, back when people in Russia used big moustaches and sent other people to Siberia, there were no GPS or tacky mobile phones. But they had atomic lighthouses to light the Arctic shores.
The proudly specific Peek email/texting device is on sale today for an all-inclusive $US300, which covers lifetime service (normally $US20 and month) and the handset (normally $US100). Not bad for Time‘s Gadget of the Year.
You heard it here first folks! The future of robotics is furry, smooth, and extremely sassy. [BoingBoing Gadgets, FastCompany]
Bitstream is working on a mobile browser called Bolt, based on WebKit and compatible with pretty much any J2ME-compatible handset (read: almost everything). CrackBerry ran it through its paces, and it looks promising.
Pre Central has confirmed that the Palm Pre’s battery will be identical in size to the Centro’s, meaning that it will likely be limited to a modest 1150mAh-1350mAh capacity.
Want to indoctrinate your kid into accepting our eventual robot-ruled world? Get them started on loving machines from an early age with these adorable plush robots. Just $US9 per ‘bot at ThinkGeek. [ThinkGeek]
I hope none of you were waiting with bated breath for your Kogan Agora smartphone to be shipped in a couple of weeks – the Aussie company has just sent out a press release saying that due to potential future compatibility issues, the phone has been delayed and will be redesigned. More »
Hong Kong architect and technophile Gary Chang has the most amazing apartment. His 344-square-foot space can be shifted into at least 24 different layouts, using a funhouse’s worth of sliding walls and detachable shelving.
