Thursday, April 16, 2009

Cameras

Light Tripods Can Actually Make Images Blurrier

11:50PM April 16, 2009 | Mark Wilson

According to a team of Japanese scientists, tripods under 1.5kg can actually worsen camera shake.

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My First Album

11:30PM April 16, 2009 | John Herrman

I got off to a rough start.

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Lego Battleship Yamato Is Biggest Lego Ship Ever

11:10PM April 16, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

Like its real counterpart, this Battleship Yamato is the biggest Lego ship ever constructed. At 6.7m long, it took 6 years and 4 months to complete by one of our Lego contest winners. [Updated]


4400 Radioshacks Now Accepting Old Gadget Trade-Ins

10:40PM April 16, 2009 | Mark Wilson

In what sounds like a clever way for an electronics retailer to battle the recession, Radioshack has started taking trade-ins for in-store credit.

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Computing

The Dell Vostro A90 Is Familiar for a Reason

10:20PM April 16, 2009 | Mark Wilson

If you were to claim Dell’s $US350 Vostro A90 was just a Mini 9 painted black, there would be nothing we could say to refute it. [Dell]

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From the Archives: Our Cut-the-Crap Earphone Battlemodo

10:01PM April 16, 2009 | John Herrman

You probably know that your stock earbuds are doing a disservice to you and your music, but choosing an in-ear headphone upgrade from the indistinguishable masses can seem impossible. So we did it for you.

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Microsoft Un-Cancels Campus Pub, Because They’re Totally Cool Dudes

9:14PM April 16, 2009 | John Herrman

Last week brought a distressing tale of sobriety and job loss from Redmond, but following a concerted internet scorn-fest, Microsoft has come back around to the idea of a corporate campus pub. Mostly.

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Kabutom MX-03 Beetlebot: A Fine First Pet For Young Decepticons

7:59PM April 16, 2009 | John Herrman

In Japan, rhinoceros beetles enjoy a popularity—as pets, gambling objects, and toys—not usually granted to big, disgusting insects. And since Japan is Japan, a giant robo-tribute to the little beasts was basically inevitable, wasn’t it?

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Gaming

This DSi Can Take Itself Apart, Thank You Very Much

6:55PM April 16, 2009 | John Herrman

New rule: All teardowns must be recorded in seamless stop motion, synchronised with music and give the impression that the gadget is actually dancing itself into pieces. See above for further guidance.


Software

Android 1.5 Unofficially Available For G1

5:55PM April 16, 2009 | John Herrman

A full-featured version of Android 1.5 “Cupcake”, which introduces video recording, an onscreen keyboard, new browser functions and plenty more, has been compiled for G1 users by a kindly XDA forums contributor.

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