Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Gadgets

There’s a New BBQ Sheriff In Town

11:50PM March 17, 2009 | 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.

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Boston Power Extended Life Batteries Now Available For 18 HP Notebooks

11:30PM March 17, 2009 | 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.”


Mobile

HTC Shipping At Least Two More Android Phones This Year

9:58PM March 17, 2009 | 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?

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Mobile

BlackBerry Gemini 8325 Spotted, Already Looks Outdated

8:15PM March 17, 2009 | 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.

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Geek Out

In Lieu of Fireworks, Chinese Villagers Hurl Molten Iron at a Wall

7:50PM March 17, 2009 | 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.

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Elecom 2GB MicroSD Loverish Line Prettifies Your Memory Cards

7:26PM March 17, 2009 | 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.

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Computing

Rumour: Dell Support Documents Show Adamo 9, Studio One 22

6:13PM March 17, 2009 | 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.

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Entertainment

Coolest Screen In the Universe Still Has Focus Problems

5:00PM March 17, 2009 | 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?

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Computing

Dell Adamo Is the New ‘Thinnest Notebook Available’ With Core 2 Duo and $2000 Pricetag

4:00PM March 17, 2009 | 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.

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Software

ABC Now Going After Mobile Users

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2:54PM March 17, 2009 | 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 »