Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Music
New iPod Shuffle Moves Buttons to Headphones, Adds Text to Speech
11:42PM Mark Wilson | Apple has quietly released a new iPod Shuffle design that mimics the original’s pack of gum aesthetics. It costs $US80, holds 4GB of songs, uses inline controls and boasts text-to-speech. More »
Gadgets
Vandal Watchmaker’s Secret Message Found In Lincoln’s Pocket Watch
11:30PM John Herrman | Aww, but he was a nice vandal! More »
Peripherals
Laptop Lifts Call Into Question the Validity of Basic Laptop Design
11:28PM Mark Wilson | Laptop Lifts are by no means a feat of engineering, but they will let spilled milk glide right under your computer while providing some additional airflow. More »
Computers
Reuters’ Source Confirms Apple 10-inch Touchscreen Order for Third Quarter
11:02PM Jesus Diaz | Reuters is also confirming the rumours from the Commercial Times about Apple ordering 10-inch touchscreens for third quarter. More »
Screens
Mitsubishi ‘3D Touchscreen’ Knows How Far Away Your Finger Is, Prevents Sneaky Pokes
10:05PM John Herrman | You know how some capacitive touchscreens seem to twitch when fingers are hovered near them? Mitsubishi has stretched that ability to the extreme, creating a magic(ish) touch panel that can track depth, too. More »
Music
iPod Touch 2G Fully Jailbroken, Kicks the Tether
8:48PM John Herrman | For most, jailbreaking isn’t very daunting, provided you have the right instructions. Unfortunately, iPod Touch 2G owners have been stuck with lame, tethered approaches that most wouldn’t bother with—until now. UPDATED. More »
Software
Tweetie 1.3 iPhone App Finally Approved, You Get UI Tweaks
4:43PM Jason Chen | Among the changes of Tweetie 1.3 are a dark theme, various UI tweaks, Tweetshrink integration, full-size profile image viewing (yay), and a bunch of bugfixes. Grab it now if you like using the best Twitter app available for the iPhone. More »
Toys
Lego Watchmen Minifigs Are Not Official but They Are Officially Amazing
3:40PM Jesus Diaz | Watchmen, you know you have made it when you got yourselves re-imagined as Lego minifigs. Too bad Dr Manhattan is wearing his speedo instead of flashing his five-stud-long peepee. [Brothers Brick, Watchmen@io9's w/spoilers] More »
Entertainment
2:41PM Nick Broughall | It seems that the Watchmen film has pretty much cut audiences down the middle – half love the adaptation of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ masterpiece, while the other half think it deserves its own special place in hell for crimes against humanity. If you want a universal opinion on a Watchmen adaptation, then check out the fan-made Saturday morning cartoon. Hilarious because it’s fake, but if it was real, you just know that its creator would wind up just like Hollis Mason after the fanboys (and Alan Moore) were through with him…
[via CrunchGear] More »
A Watchmen Cartoon Fanboys Will Love. Wait, I Mean Hate. Yeah, Hate.
2:41PM Nick Broughall | It seems that the Watchmen film has pretty much cut audiences down the middle – half love the adaptation of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ masterpiece, while the other half think it deserves its own special place in hell for crimes against humanity. If you want a universal opinion on a Watchmen adaptation, then check out the fan-made Saturday morning cartoon. Hilarious because it’s fake, but if it was real, you just know that its creator would wind up just like Hollis Mason after the fanboys (and Alan Moore) were through with him…
[via CrunchGear] More »
Games
2:30PM Nick Broughall | The good news: Aussie KISS fans can get their Guitar Hero and Rock Band groove on with Gene Simmons’ battleaxe guitar, as David over at Kotaku is reporting that Atari are bringing it to Australia. More »
Atari Bringing Gene Simmons Axe To Australia
2:30PM Nick Broughall | The good news: Aussie KISS fans can get their Guitar Hero and Rock Band groove on with Gene Simmons’ battleaxe guitar, as David over at Kotaku is reporting that Atari are bringing it to Australia. More » 