Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Computing

The MSI Wind for Lovers

11:36PM January 21, 2009 | Mark Wilson

A netbook might make an alright Valentine’s Day gift (depending on your lady/guy), but does it really need to resemble a Valentine’s card?


SEC Examining Apple on Steve Jobs’ Health Disclosures

11:04PM January 21, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

The storm after Gizmodo uncovered the real state of Steve Jobs’ health–and despite CNBC and Jim Goldman’s best efforts screw-ups–keeps growing. Now the SEC is examining Apple’s behaviour to “ensure investors weren’t misled,” Bloomberg reports:


iShelf Brings Cover Flow to Real Life, Makes Profound Statement About Something or Other

10:59PM January 21, 2009 | John Herrman

Designer Li Jianye’s real-life Cover Flow shelf is just like the actual Cover Flow, except for the fact that it can’t move, only holds five albums and doesn’t let you play music.

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Computing

White MacBooks Upgraded, Nearly Match Unibody Specs

9:17PM January 21, 2009 | John Herrman

Despite all the fanfare about the new, upgraded unibody MacBooks, the old (polybody?) MacBooks are still on sale for $US999. Thankfully, Apple has updated the base specs on our sad, white friend.


Computing

Fujitsu LifeBook’s Tiny Secondary Display Tested on Video

8:12PM January 21, 2009 | John Herrman

Fujitsu’s LifeBook N7010 is an unsurprising mid-to-high-end multimedia laptop, except for one thing: the 4-inch, 480×272 secondary screen. Akihabara News got their hands on one and ran it through its paces, coming away impressed.

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Gadgets

Cat Gets Good Vibrations From Subwoofer

6:00PM January 21, 2009 | Elaine Chow

There’s nothing I find more entertaining than cats using technology to amuse themselves—whether it be boxing with printers, riding roombas, or just chilling with the help of a subwoofer, like this kitty. [Neatorama]

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Mobile

Blurry Pics Allegedly Show G2, Slimmer and Keyboard-less Successor to T-Mobile’s G1

4:40PM January 21, 2009 | Elaine Chow

A tipster has sent us shots that allegedly picture the G2, T-Mobile’s next Android handset. The HTC-branded phone in the pictures seems slimmer, packs a 3.2MP camera, and loses the physical keyboard.

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Love Heart Egg Stencil Will Make Your Valentine’s Day A Lonely One

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4:00PM January 21, 2009 | Nick Broughall

I’m not saying that your significant other would walk out on you if you were to serve them up a fried egg in the shape of a love heart (although some might) – I’m saying that if you’re the kind of person who thinks that buying a love-heart shaped egg ring is a good idea, you’re probably lonely already. More »


Seagate Firmware Fix Turned Barracudas into Paperweights

4:00PM January 21, 2009 | Elaine Chow

Seagate’s SD1A firmware update, meant to fix problems with its Barracuda 7200.11 models, only managed to make things worse—bricking the drives of those who bothered to install it. They’ve pulled the update pending validation.

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Software

Apple Tries To BSOD Digital Signage With Software Update

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2:00PM January 21, 2009 | Nick Broughall

Reader Gianpaolo was wandering through Burwood shopping centre when he noticed this borked digital sign for Nokia. While it’s no BSOD, it’s good to see that Microsoft isn’t the only software company that can bring a digital display to its knees (click the image for a larger version).

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