Friday, April 10, 2009 - Page 2
Entertainment

30 Rock Shows Apple-Style Keynotes Aren’t Always the Best Business Strategy

newVideoPlayer("/jobs_keynote.flv", 506, 423,""); 30 Rock‘s Apple keynote parody was dead-on Jobsian. The wardrobe, the attitude, the nod to convergence, and the casual mention of achievements were all pitch-perfect. But shouldn’t we be done imitating Steve Jobs by now?


Gadgets

Diamond Detector Shows You Don’t Trust Somebody

This $US199 DiamondNite supposedly tells the difference between real diamonds and cubic zirconia, but if you’re saddled with a fake diamond, do you really want to know?


Gadgets

Steam-Powered iPod Charger Brings Back Memories of Locomotives and Cowboys

One of Boing Boing’s readers managed to build his own steam-powered iPod charger. When your iPod goes “up in smoke,” at least it won’t mean an emergency trip to the Genius Bar.


Gadgets

3-in-1 Cigarette Lighter, Air Purifier and Perfume Sprayer

Marketed as a “healthy smoking machine,” this 3-in-1 gadget lights up your cigarettes then automatically “purifies” all the nasty smoke around you, all the while spraying the air with your favourite perfume.


Computing

Third Windows Laptop Hunter Ad Picks a Sony Vaio Instead of a Mac (Obviously)

The third of the laptop hunter ads shows a mum and a kid, shopping for a computer under $US1500. And yes, the clip takes yet another dump on Macs.


Cars

Gocycle Bike Offers Best of Both Worlds for Urban Greenies: It’s Folding and Electric

Unlike other electric bikes, the Gocycle is not only small, it’s technologically savvy. Combining a low-profile, folding design with an electric motor that will let it go up to 25kph.


Entertainment

Sony in Talks to Offer Free, Full-Length Movies on YouTube

Earlier rumours that Sony Pictures and YouTube were negotiating to provide a large number of free, ad-supported movies on the video upload site were confirmed today by the movie giant.


Swedes Sending Robot To Moon To Build Nice Little Cottage

A Swedish artist is building a robot named Roony who will build a house—actually, a little red cottage—on the moon.


Software

Netflix Now Streamable Through Plex Media Player on Mac

Another day, another way to stream Netflix. This time the mode of consumption is Plex, the do-it-all media wunderkind for OS X that’s been bubbling under the surface for the last year.


LineAqua Glass Sink Basin, a Mesmerising Vortex of Toothpaste Spit

Sometimes, turning something transparent, like LineAqua’s sink, reveals its innate beauty. The lowest tech—most cheap sinktops are shaped like this—can receive the highest innovation. In other words, it’s a $US4000 bitch to clean. [Furniture Fashion]