Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - Page 2

Tokyo Skyline Contrasts Against Grass Lawns in The Green Island Project

The Green Island Project asks the question “what would Tokyo look like if all its pavement were grass instead?” and answers it with an amazing series of pictures. galleryPost('greenislandjapan', 3, '');


Computing

HP Mini 2140 Lands In Australia

Gizmodo AU

Judging by the sudden influx of local product launches of products we saw at CES, it looks like the current Aussie release delay is about 6 weeks. The latest CES gadget to hit Aussie shelves is the HP Mini 2140 (don’t call it a) netbook.


Animatronic Bride Robot Makes Weddings Seem Like Chuck-E-Cheese Outings

You know what would definitely make weddings more fun? Animatronic robots of the bride and groom. These “look-alike welcome robots” take the place of boring welcome boards and greet guests with details about the couple.


Linksys Routers Now Have Built-In Internet Security

Linksys is teaming up with Trend Micro to put the Home Network Defender internet security software into the their routers, helping to block out unsafe sites before they reach any computer on your network.


Toy Fair Roundup: The Ten Best Toys For Adult Kids (a.k.a. Geeks)

Toy Fair is that rare trade show where one feel less like an industry drone and more like Tom Hanks in Big. Here are the ten best things from today’s show. Yes, Zoltan!


Computing

Notes: Your Support In The Quest For Netbook Nirvana

Gizmodo AU

Damn the financiapocalypse! I had plans - big plans - to pick up a nice, shiny, unibody Macbook to pimp out my mobile reporting kit, as opposed to the seven year old Dell Inspiron I had to downgrade to Ubuntu just to keep it breathing. But now with the economy down the crapper, I can’t really afford to join the mobile Mac users club…


Mobile

LG GD900 Phone Slides to Reveal a See-Thru Keypad

Boy Genius posted an image of this new LG GD900 Phone previewed at Mobile World Congress that appears to be a slider with a chic-looking transparent keypad. Nice.


Computing

Bentley Ego Laptop Proves Fugly Is Expensive

Gizmodo AU

Question: Would you spend $30K on a laptop that looks like a handbag? No? What if it had a “Bentley” badge on it? Still no? What if you were a gazillionaire and if by purchasing this laptop you could end war and famine and bring peace and prosperity to the world forever? Still no? And fair enough, I’d say.


Elmo’s Tickle Hands Lets You Tickle Yourself With Elmo’s Hands

Non Toxic Reviews

got a live demo of Elmo’s Tickle Hands, a human-sized version of Elmo’s giggle paws. Not only does using the hands get you Elmo’s trademark laugh, he talks too.


Online

Pirate Bay Trial Watch: Day One, In Brief

The Pirate Bay bittorrent trackers are on trial today in Stockholm. The reports have been interesting: