Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Peripherals
Sony Patents Surface-Like Touchscreen Printer
11:40PM Mark Wilson | A new patent app from Sony reveals a pretty interesting inkjet printer that takes design cues from the Microsoft Surface. More »
Software
Firefox Mobile Headed for Windows Mobile as Early as Next Week
11:15PM John Herrman | Adorably-mascotted Firefox Mobile ‘Fennec’ is on its way to an early February release for the Windows Mobile-powered HTC Touch Pro, according to a post on the project’s developer wiki. More »
Software
Win 7 Tip: ‘Play To’ Media Control Might Take Over Your Whole House
11:00PM Wilson Rothman | “Play To” is the ability to right-click a media file in Windows 7’s Media Player and send it to any networked gadget appearing in the pop-up menu. It’s sweet now, but it could be huge. More »
Software
Offline, Semi-Offline Modes Now Available in Gmail
10:33PM John Herrman | Offline Gmail was one of the greatest promises of Google Gears, and it’s finally available in Gmail Labs—with a few unexpected extras. More »
Phones
Acer Joining the Smartphone Wars on February 16th
10:06PM John Herrman | Acer has confirmed that they will announce ’smartphones’ at the Mobile World Congress on February 16th. Unfortunately that’s as detailed as they feel like getting right now. [PocketLint] More »
Gadgets
LoveTrainer Headset Coaches You in the Art of Love, Is Predictably Hilarious
8:39PM John Herrman | “The foreplay, will now begin!” More »
Cameras
Nikon D700 Also Hacked to Record Video
8:09PM John Herrman | Inspired by the success of the Canon Liveview DSLR video hack, Olivier Giroux repeated the trick for his Nikon D700. As was the case with the Canons, it works—sort of. More »
Games
5:20PM Nick Broughall | Forget for a minute the fact that cleaning this Australian-made and designed pool table would be an absolute bitch and just admire its gorgeous industrial styling. Created from the ground up by Adelaide-based Industrial designer Craig Nottage and featuring a glass table topped with a patented transparent surface called Vitrik which mimics traditional felt, the G-1 table is as stunning as a pool table is ever likely to find. Watching sunken balls work their way through the ball return is mesmerising, as you can see in the clip below. More »
Stunning Glass-Top Pool Table Dazzles With Its Design And Pricetag
5:20PM Nick Broughall | Forget for a minute the fact that cleaning this Australian-made and designed pool table would be an absolute bitch and just admire its gorgeous industrial styling. Created from the ground up by Adelaide-based Industrial designer Craig Nottage and featuring a glass table topped with a patented transparent surface called Vitrik which mimics traditional felt, the G-1 table is as stunning as a pool table is ever likely to find. Watching sunken balls work their way through the ball return is mesmerising, as you can see in the clip below. More »
Phones
T-Mobile BlackBerry Curve 8900 Impressions
3:01PM Matt Buchanan | After the BlackBerry Bold’s epically delayed launch on AT&T and the Storm’s epically borked launch everywhere, RIM needs 2009 to be better than 2008. The T-Mobile BlackBerry Curve 8900 is a good way to start.
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