Thursday, February 26, 2009

Cars

Obama Is Not Too Excited About His Expensive New Helicopter

11:46PM February 26, 2009 | Mark Wilson

While Lockheed Martin’s VH-71, the new Presidential chopper, is the latest greatest thing floating on five blades, Obama couldn’t be less enthusiastic, according to a recent Q&A:

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Gaming

Wii Classic Controller Pro Is Basically a Nintendo DualShock

11:17PM February 26, 2009 | Mark Wilson

We’ve all heard of Nintendo’s SNES-like Classic Controller for the Nintendo Wii. Now the company has announced a similar, enhanced pad that should be out (somewhere) in time for summer.

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Computing

Purported Specs Surface for Slimline 10′ Acer Aspire One

9:41PM February 26, 2009 | John Herrman

Yesterday’s 10″ slimline Acer Aspire One leak wasn’t rich with info, leaving us nothing but our own speculations. Luckily, some guy got a hands-on with the machine, and took plenty of notes.

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Software

VMWare For Mobile Devices Lets You Run Windows and Android Simultaneously

8:33PM February 26, 2009 | John Herrman

Ok, this is even cooler than we expected: a Nokia N800, loaded with VMWare’s MVP hypervisor, is seen here running Windows CE and Android, at the same time. This is a big deal!

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Mobile

Unlocked Developer G1 Banned From Accessing Paid Apps

7:42PM February 26, 2009 | John Herrman

Anyone who bought the $US400 unlocked developer G1 is in for a nasty surprise: Google, citing piracy concerns, won’t allow those handsets to access paid Marketplace apps.

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12-year-old Builds Homeless Shelter Yurt from Trash

6:00PM February 26, 2009 | Elaine Chow

12-year-old Max Wallack submitted this amazing “Home Dome”—a homeless shelter made from plastic, wire, and packing peanuts—to a recent “Trash to Treasure” design contest. Based on a Mongolian yurt, it’s warm and includes a bed.

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Rolly Orchestrates Aibo Chorus of Doom

5:00PM February 26, 2009 | Elaine Chow

Ladies and Gentlemen, I introduce us to the real enemy. You thought your robot overlords would resemble Skynet? No, my friend. What you should be fearing is this: obedient, discontinued machine puppies. [Robot.Impress]

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Cars

Two-Seated Flying Machine Sounds Like the Perfect Daredevil Date

4:00PM February 26, 2009 | Elaine Chow

Nothing screams something special for the missus like the chance for you both to cheat death together. Get on this Tanarg two-seated flying thing and you won’t be able to pry her off you.

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Mobile

LG Versa Officially Go-Go Gadget Modular Phone

3:01PM February 26, 2009 | Matt Buchanan

You know how running a three-legged race doesn’t make you or the guy you’re strapped to run any faster?

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Internode Launching Fibre-To-The-Home For $50 A Month

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2:00PM February 26, 2009 | Nick Broughall

Screw the NBN and fibre-to-the-node networks – just move to a new greenfield housing development around Australia where Internode is installing Fibre-to-the-home broadband. More »