Thursday, March 12, 2009
Design
Movable Power Concept Yet Another Frustratingly Non-Existent Solution to Power Strip Woes
11:40PM John Mahoney | If I had a dollar for every brilliant powerstrip solution like Jeff Carter’s modular “Movable Power” idea that has yet to reach production, I’d be slightly richer than I am now. [Yanko Design] More »
Software
Android ‘Cupcake’ Bound For G1s In April?
11:20PM John Herrman | Pocketlint says they’ve got word from the horse’s mouth: that Android firmware update with video and sound recording, an onscreen keyboard, stereo bluetooth and improved MMS support, whether you call it Cupcake or not, is coming in April. Oh, and to top it off, this might correspond with the UK release of the HTC Magic. [Pocketlint] More »
Science
Lithium Iron Phosphate Batteries Promise Charging in Seconds, World Braces For Disappointment
10:20PM John Herrman | Battery “breakthroughs” are a dime a dozen, so excuse me for sounding a bit jaded here. But a battery that can charge in seconds? Without fatigue? If this wasn’t published in Nature, I’d probably laugh. More »
Software
GrandCentral Sputters Back To Life as Google Voice, Adds Voicemail Transcription, SMS Support
8:55PM John Herrman | Google really took their time on this one, leaving GrandCentral sitting dormant ever since they purchased it in 2007. But nonetheless, it’s back, and now it’s called—wait for it— Google Voice. More »
Robots
59-Feet-Tall Gundam to Guard Tokyo Against Aliens, Enemy Robots
3:20PM Jesus Diaz | If you want to be safe against the potential attacks by aliens, enemy robots, and miscellaneous evil forces, move to Tokyo. There, a 59-feet Gundam will be guarding the city starting from this July. More »
Software
iTunes 8.1 Now Available
2:29PM Adrian Covert | With the iTunes 8.1 update, you can now sync with the new iPod shuffle, take iTunes DJ requests from friends, rip CDs at iTunes Plus quality and use Genius with movies and TV shows. There are other features, like bugfixes and stability updates, but you can read up on that yourself. [Apple via MacRumors] More »
Software
Torrent Droid Android App Lets You Scan UPCs, Get Torrents In Return
2:00PM Jason Chen | The full version of Torrent Droid will be out in a month, but this video shows you what you ned to know already. Scan a UPC bar code and the app will search BitTorrent automatically. More »
Games
1:28PM Nick Broughall | We’re all familiar with the stubborn refusal of SA Attorney General Michael Atkinson to rationally debate the merits of an R18+ rating for video games, but it appears he’s quickly descending into Ewe Boll territory to argue with his critics. In response to a letter from Kotaku AU reader Terry, a 57 year old grandfather gamer, Atkinson responded to Kotaku and challenged their readers to go up against him at the next election. More »
Michael Atkinson Challenges Gamers To Take Him On At The Next Election
1:28PM Nick Broughall | We’re all familiar with the stubborn refusal of SA Attorney General Michael Atkinson to rationally debate the merits of an R18+ rating for video games, but it appears he’s quickly descending into Ewe Boll territory to argue with his critics. In response to a letter from Kotaku AU reader Terry, a 57 year old grandfather gamer, Atkinson responded to Kotaku and challenged their readers to go up against him at the next election. More »
Science
Too Much Space Debris? Try a Weak Laser or a Strong Water Cannon
1:15PM Wilson Rothman | There are 18,000 pieces of tracked space debris in orbit—and millions more smaller bits—all potentially fatal. To nudge them towards the atmosphere to burn up, one scientist proposes lasers, another proposes water.
Vehicles
