Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Computing

19-Inch Touchscreen Wind Sips On Less Energy than Most Light Bulbs

11:56PM March 31, 2009 | Mark Wilson

To be honest, netbooks scare me, but nettops scare me even more. Why do I need a neutered PC that isn’t portable? Well, at least the platform doesn’t need much power—even with a monitor.

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Gaming

The PlayStation 2 Drops to $US100 for April Fools

11:03PM March 31, 2009 | Mark Wilson

Oh Sony, you fooled the internet! Everyone thought (and still hopes) that you were going to announce something big and important today. Instead, the PS2 will officially drop to $US100 starting tomorrow. [PlayStation Blog]

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Gaming

Dreamcast Tablet Is Cast From The Mold of My Dreams

10:50PM March 31, 2009 | John Herrman

Doing one better than the endless console-to-laptop mods out there, this minimalist tablet conversion flattens an entire Dreamcast into a sleek, tray-loading LCD screen. Nothing is overlooked here—it’s even got batteries.

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Software

Reports: Google Pulling Tethering Apps From Android Marketplace

9:50PM March 31, 2009 | John Herrman

Developers are reporting a mass delisting of Android tethering apps from the App Marketplace, after being informed that such apps breach the Developer Distribution Agreement. That’s your cue for righteous indignation, internet!

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Computing

OCZ DIY Netbook: A Build-a-Bear for the Basement-Dwelling Crowd

8:30PM March 31, 2009 | John Herrman

Netbooks are everywhere, and yours just doesn’t have the nerd cachet it used to. If this really bothers you, you may want to consider building your own netbook, like the OCZ Neutrino.

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Mobile

Sprint S30 ‘Mini’ Is Just The New Instinct, Isn’t Mini At All

7:57PM March 31, 2009 | John Herrman

The Sprint/Samsung S30 ‘Mini‘, a presumed colleague of the existing Instinct, well, isn’t. Nope, it’s the replacement for the current Instinct, and if anything it’s slightly larger than its predecessor.

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Gadgets

Lightning Review: Tinge Razor Massager, Shaver Combo Gadget

6:30PM March 31, 2009 | Elaine Chow

A couple months ago, a company asked if I was interested in reviewing their razor/personal massager combo. I said sure, never expecting them to send one all the way over to China. Well, they did.

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Cameras

GoPro Attached to Surfboard For Recording Awesome Wipeouts

4:45PM March 31, 2009 | Elaine Chow

The GoPro Hero Sports Camera seriously is cool, and watching Brian toppling over himself on a snowboard made me want to search for even more GoPro videos. Enter sexy Spanish surfer wiping out. Swooon.

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Mobile

Blackberry Bullet Take Two – The Apple Version

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4:30PM March 31, 2009 | Nick Broughall

It’s cheap, short and pretty simple, but damned if I didn’t get a chuckle out of this clip in response to last month’s Blackberry bullet viral ad… [Thanks Jen!] More »


Software

Skype For iPhone Now Available, Has VoIP over 3G With 3.0 Firmware

3:57PM March 31, 2009 | Jason Chen

Apple’s just about finished rolling out Skype for iPhone, and now you can go download the VoIP app for themselves.

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