Sunday, April 19, 2009
Entertainment
New Transformers 2 Footage: An Angsty Autobot and Megan Fox Shamelessly Disrobing
9:30AM Dan Nosowitz | Here you go, a new Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen video. It’s about a minute of stuff blowing up, a minute of Bumblebee whining, and 30 seconds of Megan Fox. More »
Cameras
Image of the Day: The Photographer King Needs No Tripod
8:45AM Dan Nosowitz | Photographer Marco Sitzia rocks the Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III with a monstrous Sigma 200-500mm f/2.8 EX DG lens. For reference, the Sigma weighs about 16 kilos. Hell yes. [JuzaPhoto] More »
Software
Windows 7 Release Candidate for Consumers Arrives May 5th?
7:45AM Dan Nosowitz | Windows 7, the savior of Microsoft, should see an RC download become available on May 5th, according to an official Microsoft site. Of course, this could just be a slipup. More »
Design
Ora ilLegale Clock Really Looks Forward to Daylight Savings
7:00AM Dan Nosowitz | The Ora ilLegale clock tips to one side for an excessively elegant solution to the minutely irritating problem of daylight savings time, but it has to eliminate all its numbers to do so. More »
Online
Hundreds Picket Pirate Bay Verdict In Best-Costumed Political Protest Ever
5:15AM Dan Nosowitz | In Sweden, hundreds of young people are dressing as pirates and waving the Jolly Roger flag in protest of the guilty verdict handed down to the Pirate Bay’s siterunners. Sweden gets the best protests. More »
Gadgets
Customer Satisfaction Survey Scores: Apple’s Good, Dell’s Bad, All ISPs Are Abysmal
4:30AM Dan Nosowitz | In a survey of customer satisfaction, the computer industry as a whole scored pretty badly, with Apple the marginal best out of a not-so-thrilling bunch. The worst sector, however, was ISPs, which seem universally loathed. More »
Cameras
Crank: High Voltage Directors Talk Cameras and Filming While Rollerblading
3:45AM Dan Nosowitz | As you can probably guess from their movies, Crank: High Voltage directors Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor have sort of a different filmmaking philosophy that’s as dangerous and awesome as what they produce. More »
Music
The Most Adorable Audio Component Ever
3:00AM Dan Nosowitz | We take audio very, very seriously, and so in the spirit of Listening Test, we present this video of a kitten on a turntable. [YouTube] More »
Music
How To: Calibrate Your Turntable For the Best Possible Sound
2:00AM John Mahoney | Did our Listening Test week light up the fire inside to dust off some old records and whip a turntable back into shape to start enjoying them again? It’s really easy, and cheap. Here’s how. More »
Software
