Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Peripherals
Scosche reviveLite Dual iPod Charger and Nightlight
11:50PM Mark Wilson | First, scientists developed a clock that was also a radio. Then, they gave us mobile phones that could also send email. Now, one solitary invention will put decades of accomplishments to shame. More »
Science
Cassini Keeps Sending Beautiful Images of Saturn
11:30PM Jesus Diaz | Major Tom to ground control: I took my protein pills, I’m floating the most peculiar way, and the stars look very different today. I’m past 100,000 miles, but Saturn still looks so beautiful, anyway. More »
Vehicles
King of Fighters F-22 Gets Killed by Humble T-38 Training Plane
11:10PM Jesus Diaz | Stephen Trimble—master of all things flying—has found this video that apparently shows a T-38 training fighter shooting down the theoretically invincible F-22 Raptor in a combat training exercise—first kill documented on video ever. More »
Design
The Migraine Machine
10:52PM Mark Wilson | By artist Greg Brotherton, the same guy who gave us the vacuum-inspired minotaur robot, The Migraine Machine spins around its doomed pilot, who spins the opposite direction in dizzy delirium. [Brotron via Super Punch] More »
Gadgets
SmartFaucet Recognises Your Face, Protects You From the Horrors of Unpredictable Water Temperature
10:24PM John Herrman | Using facial recognition technology, the SmartFaucet is able to identify incoming hand-washers and adjust the temperature and rate of flow to their specific preferences. It’s also networked, and has a touchscreen. Really! More »
Games
Explained: Why Super Mario Bros. Looks Like Arse On Your HDTV
9:35PM John Herrman | If you’ve ever noticed that your vintage games look horrible on your top-of-the-line 1080p LCD TV, you aren’t hallucinating. An NFG forums member has assembled a fantastic, in-depth explanation for this ugly phenomenon. More »
Computers
Sharp Mebius NJ70A Has Twice as Many Screens as a Typical Netbook
7:35PM John Herrman | On paper, the Mebius NJ70A looks just about the same as every other Atom netbook, except for one glaring, 854×480, 4-inch, multitouch LCD difference. More »
Business
Ugobe Folds, Pleo Goes the Way of the Dinosaur
6:08PM John Herrman | You can blame it on the grim economy, or you can blame it on the fact that Ugobe’s entire business depended on plush robotic dinosaurs. Either way, the Pleo has antagonised its last Labrador. More »
Online
4:30PM Nick Broughall | `Foxtel today have completely revamped their online presence, giving subscribers the ability to remotely manage their account online, as well as sample clips from selected Foxtel programming in full screen. More »
Foxtel Relaunches Website, Now Offers Video Previews And Account Control
4:30PM Nick Broughall | `Foxtel today have completely revamped their online presence, giving subscribers the ability to remotely manage their account online, as well as sample clips from selected Foxtel programming in full screen. More »
Computers
