Saturday, January 31, 2009 - Page 2
Software

The Week in iPhone Apps: Place Your Bets

This Sunday, your phone can help you gamble. It can also let you become a carjacker for one brief moment, and bring you closer to the lovely Ben Gibbard. To the Store.


Gadgets

The Hamster Rocket Is a Blast!

Most hamsters are content to hang out on a wheel all day. The intrepid prefer a ball. But the truly courageous, they long to go where no hamster has gone before.


Mobile

Sony Ericsson’s Premier 3 Walkman Phone Rips Directly From CDs via 3.5mm Jack

If you can get past the hot pink, Sony Ericsson’s Premier 3 Walkman phone has a really cool look. Plus it has some interesting features—including the ability to rip music directly from a CD.


Should I Drink This?

Should I drink this?


Software

Win 7 Tip: Miss Vista’s Quick Launch? Here’s How You Get It Back

The taskbar in Windows 7 is a revamped combination of the previous Quick Launch and Vista’s taskbar, but if you really, really miss Quick Launch, then keep reading.


Skeleflex T-Rex Powerflex Lab Brings History Alive…Literally

Some kids just can’t learn from a book. The Skeleflex T-Rex takes a hands-on approach to teaching kids a simple lesson about archaeology, dinosaurs and playing God.


Mobile

Phone Booths Learn to Adapt in the Mobile Phone Era

“If you think this is bad, you should see my cousin. He’s a porta-potty.” [Lyon Festival of Lights via DVICE]


Cameras

US Soldier Explains Why He Uses a Rifle Stock to Shoot Photographs

When we recently posted a Vietnam-era Bolex camera with a rifle stock attached, we thought the concept was a little nuts. Then Army Reserve Staff Sgt. and wartime photographer Jeffrey Duran set us straight.


Software

Microsoft Confirms No More Windows 7 Betas

We expected this, but Microsoft has confirmed that there won’t be any more Windows 7 beta releases. Just the hot little release you’re playing with.


Jack Potty, Because Potty Training Wasn’t Disgusting Enough

My kid is almost the age where I need to consider potty training incentives. Walmart suggests the $US15 Jack Potty toilet/slot machine (get it?) with sensors that “detect a deposit and trigger lights and sounds.”