Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Gadgets
There’s a New BBQ Sheriff In Town
11:50PM Mark Wilson | Lighting a BBQ can be done with a match. But, as any NRA member can attest, it’s a job best left to a gun. More »
Peripherals
Boston Power Extended Life Batteries Now Available For 18 HP Notebooks
11:30PM John Mahoney | Those Boston Power batteries guaranteed to keep performing at high levels for three years can now be purchased as an add-on on 18 of HP’s laptops, branded “Enviro.”
Phones
HTC Shipping At Least Two More Android Phones This Year
9:58PM John Herrman | That’s what CEO Peter Chou told attendees of a tech conference in Taipei, signaling that, beyond the Magic, the company has a few more tricks up its sleeve in ‘09. But what? More »
Phones
BlackBerry Gemini 8325 Spotted, Already Looks Outdated
8:15PM John Herrman | The saga of the BlackBerry Gemini has been been a sad one. At first we thought it was a brilliant, 3G evolution of the 8900. It wasn’t. Now, this dreary spy pic doesn’t exactly spice things up. More »
Random Stuff
In Lieu of Fireworks, Chinese Villagers Hurl Molten Iron at a Wall
7:50PM Elaine Chow | During the Lantern Festival last month, one village in China celebrated the same way they have for 500 years—by throwing molten iron at a wall to create showers of make-do fireworks. More »
Peripherals
Elecom 2GB MicroSD Loverish Line Prettifies Your Memory Cards
7:26PM Elaine Chow | MicroSD cards are so prolific nowadays that it’s about time for companies to differentiate their products using cutesy designs. If you’re a 15-year-old girl, these goth- and love-themed 2GB ought to thrill. More »
Computers
Rumour: Dell Support Documents Show Adamo 9, Studio One 22
6:13PM Elaine Chow | The Adamo’s only just come out, but it looks like we might already know what Dell’s next step is-an ultra-portable 9-inch Adamo and a 22-inch Studio One all-in-one PC. More »
Entertainment
Coolest Screen In the Universe Still Has Focus Problems
5:00PM Jesus Diaz | While I’m sure I will like the new Star Trek, I can’t help to ask myself deep questions about it. Like: Why in hell they can’t get their communications to look sharp in The Future? More »
Computers
Dell Adamo Is the New ‘Thinnest Notebook Available’ With Core 2 Duo and $2000 Pricetag
4:00PM Adrian Covert | Dell fully unveiled their Adamo laptop and it appears to fit somewhere between the Voodoo Envy 133 and MacBook Air with a 1.2 GHz Core 2 Duo processor, 128-gigabyte SSD and 1.6cm thickness. More »
Software
2:54PM Nick Broughall | When it comes to digital entertainment in Australia, the ABC is so far ahead of the other TV stations it’s not funny – just look at iView, ABC1 and ABC2 and the sheer number of ABC podcasts in the 25 on iTunes. Now they’ve released a mobile service which brings the best of all their programming to your mobile phone, with special apps for the iPhone and Android. More »
ABC Now Going After Mobile Users
2:54PM Nick Broughall | When it comes to digital entertainment in Australia, the ABC is so far ahead of the other TV stations it’s not funny – just look at iView, ABC1 and ABC2 and the sheer number of ABC podcasts in the 25 on iTunes. Now they’ve released a mobile service which brings the best of all their programming to your mobile phone, with special apps for the iPhone and Android. More » 