Tuesday, February 3, 2009 - Page 2
Computing

Apple Tablet Likely Described in Patent

Hidden within the usual litany of claims in a patent awarded this January–titled “Display Housing for Computing Device”, which covers their current portable displays–Apple describes a tablet display, with the display housing the computer device.


Aigo MP3 Player Leaves Me Feeling Puzzled

While this upcoming MP3 player from China’s Aigo looks cool, it’s hard to piece together more information about it. Aigo’s given us no specs, no price, and no release date. Drop a hint, Aigo! [Yesky] galleryPost('aigojigsaw', 3, '');


Cars

Driverless, Electricity-Run Taxis Will Dominate UAE Eco-City

The United Arab Emirates is planning a bunch of “personal rapid transit” devices: driverless taxis that run on electricity and could hit the streets of Masdar as early as this year.


Mobile

HTC Dream Android Phone Launching Thursday On Optus (Unconfirmed, But Likely)

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Here at Giz HQ, we’ve been gazing at our crystal balls, dialling up 1900-psychics and consulting the stars to try and make sense of all the HTC Dream Android rumours we’ve been hearing the last couple of weeks. And now, like some gigantic puzzle of epic proportions, we’ve put the pieces back together to create an all-but confirmed analysis of what you can expect: The HTC Dream Android phone on Optus, on sale later this month (with an announcement coming Thursday).


Computing

Give Your Eee PC 900HA a Touchscreen

As one of the few tablet lovers here, I’m going crazy waiting for the Eee tablet netbook. Maybe instead, I ought to just make my own out of Eee 900HA like these guys.


Gadgets

Okay, Which One Of You Hacked The Queensland Road Signs?

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We know it was one of you. All the pieces of the puzzle fit. I mean, what kind of person would find the idea of hacking into a digital road sign funny, if not a Gizmodian? Not to mention that we sort of mentioned just how easy the entire process was.


Science

Massive Hydroelectric Dams Could Have Caused the Sichuan Earthquake

Some scientists are claiming that the Sichuan Earthquake, which killed over 70,000 people, might have been caused by a 150m-high dam constructed just 170m from the fault line.


Cameras

Nikon P90 24X Superzoom Can See American Underpants From London or France

Nikon’s P90 doesn’t boast the mightiest barrel of the increasingly ridiculous superzoom subset of digital cameras—that’s Olympus’s crown to wear—but 24x is serious step-up from the P80 and trumps Canon’s latest.


Cameras

Nikon Coolpix S230: Nikon’s Less Pricey Touchscreen Digital Camera

The touchscreen S230 differs from Nikon’s first touchscreen camera, the S60 in a few big ways: It has real buttons where it needs them, the touchscreen works better (supposedly), and it’s over $US100 cheaper.


Cameras

Nikon’s Cheap L-Series Digital Cameras: 15X Zoom L100 and $US110 L19

Nikon’s L-series is the cheapo line. The L100 gives you 15X zoom and other not-too-shabby features for $US280, while the L19 is the cheapest digital camera they’ve ever offered, at $US110.