Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Computers
19-Inch Touchscreen Wind Sips On Less Energy than Most Light Bulbs
11:56PM 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. More »
Games
The PlayStation 2 Drops to $US100 for April Fools
11:03PM 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] More »
Games
Dreamcast Tablet Is Cast From The Mold of My Dreams
10:50PM 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. More »
Software
Reports: Google Pulling Tethering Apps From Android Marketplace
9:50PM 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! More »
Computers
OCZ DIY Netbook: A Build-a-Bear for the Basement-Dwelling Crowd
8:30PM 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. More »
Phones
Sprint S30 ‘Mini’ Is Just The New Instinct, Isn’t Mini At All
7:57PM 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. More »
Gadgets
Lightning Review: Tinge Razor Massager, Shaver Combo Gadget
6:30PM 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. More »
Cameras
GoPro Attached to Surfboard For Recording Awesome Wipeouts
4:45PM 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. More »
Phones
4:30PM 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 »
Blackberry Bullet Take Two – The Apple Version
4:30PM 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
