Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Hardware
Western Digital WD20WEADS Is the First 2TB Internal Drive
11:42PM Mark Wilson | Remember when 1TB, 3.5-inch drives were all the rage? Well those days are over, as Western Digital has released their 2TB Caviar Green, available now for $US299. More »
Entertainment
Senate Postpones TV Shutdown to June 12
11:40PM Jesus Diaz | El Señor Presidente talks, and the Senate does: They have postponed the analogue switcheroo four more months. The new date for the analogue TV shutdown: June 12, pending Congress approval of the move. More »
Games
The PSP2 ‘Coming Soon’ and Featuring a Touchscreen?
11:21PM Mark Wilson | According to IGN, the next incarnation of the PSP is on its way. And it’s taking a few design cues from the iPhone. (Their words, really!) UPDATE: Close Sony Source Denies with Sass More »
Gadgets
Tokyo’s E-Paper Disaster Signs Help You Escape Earthquakes, Godzillas
10:44PM John Herrman | While we’re still fawning over tiny e-paper displays in e-book readers, the Japanese government is installing panels in Tokyo to aide evacuation in disaster situations—a very good idea, as it turns out. More »
Games
Japanese Doctors Using Wii Fit to Help You Stop Being Fat
9:17PM John Herrman | Nintendo has partnered with NEC, Panasonic and Hitachi to put together a system that actual doctors will use to check up on actual patients, using a Wii Fit. More »
Cameras
Congressman Wants All Cameraphones to Make Sounds, Foil Covert Pervtography
8:05PM John Herrman | Representative Pete King of New York has introduced a bill to Congress that would require all new cameraphones to have shutter sounds. Why? For the children! More »
Business
Microsoft Trimmed Zune/Xbox/WinMo Division Because Its R&D Costs Were High
2:40PM Wilson Rothman | Microsoft cut the Entertainment & Devices division’s budget because the group’s R&D costs had skyrocketed in the preceding months—to twice as much as the Windows group, said TechFlash. Will this hurt the group’s great products? More »
Gadgets
2:17PM Nick Broughall | Our lives today are filled with the latest and greatest technology. Wherever we go, whatever we do, chances are there’s something in our immediate vicinity that runs off electricity or battery power – hell, for us geeks it’s practically sacrilege to leave the house without phones, laptops, MP3 players and digital cameras. But with this growing dependence and acceptance of gadgets as an extension of ourselves, somewhere along the line some of us forgot that we are still people, and still require to maintain a consideration for our fellow man or woman. After all, even though it is our ability to create and use gadgets that separates us from the animals, it is our ability to understand their social impact that makes us truly human. More »
We’d Like To Interrupt This Broadcast To Discuss Gadget Etiquette…
2:17PM Nick Broughall | Our lives today are filled with the latest and greatest technology. Wherever we go, whatever we do, chances are there’s something in our immediate vicinity that runs off electricity or battery power – hell, for us geeks it’s practically sacrilege to leave the house without phones, laptops, MP3 players and digital cameras. But with this growing dependence and acceptance of gadgets as an extension of ourselves, somewhere along the line some of us forgot that we are still people, and still require to maintain a consideration for our fellow man or woman. After all, even though it is our ability to create and use gadgets that separates us from the animals, it is our ability to understand their social impact that makes us truly human. More »
Robots
Snow Shoveling Robots: Where Were You During My Childhood?
2:00PM Brian Lam | This prototype snow shoveling robot could clear driveways if let out early enough in the storm, before build-up. I would buy a snowbot, especially if it can shit ice bricks. [iShovel via Hackaday] More »
Announcements
1:00PM Nick Broughall | Look around your home: does the same drab colour stare back at you? Does the lack of interesting, engaging artwork drive you to depression and anxiety? Well, as we showed you last week, it doesn’t have to be that way. Australian company Vinyl Designs is partnering with Giz to give away 10 of their retro wall stickers so you guys can create art on your very walls! More »
Win One Of 10 Vinyl Design Wall Stickers
1:00PM Nick Broughall | Look around your home: does the same drab colour stare back at you? Does the lack of interesting, engaging artwork drive you to depression and anxiety? Well, as we showed you last week, it doesn’t have to be that way. Australian company Vinyl Designs is partnering with Giz to give away 10 of their retro wall stickers so you guys can create art on your very walls! More » 