Monday, May 11, 2009
Phones
iPhone Temperature Warning Needs Autodestruction Countdown
11:50PM Jesus Diaz | I thought this temperature warning screen—which says “iPhone needs to cool down before you can use it”—was a funny fake. Turns out it’s completely real: More »
Random Stuff
West Point Training Hackers
11:30PM Mark Wilson | What happens when you put a hacker in camouflage? He only grows more deadly. More »
Networks
WSJ: Unlimited Data Phone Plans Are Doomed Thanks to the iPhone
11:10PM Matt Buchanan | The complicated tango between the iPhone and AT&T’s network isn’t a new story, but the latest stats—web browsing eats 69 percent of phone bandwidth—highlight the fragility of networks, allowing fresh portents of doom. More »
Peripherals
Grass Charging Valet Hides Unsightly Cables In Unsightly Fake Grass
10:50PM John Herrman | A desktop grass garden is tragic. A desktop artificial grass garden is tragic and pointless. A desktop artificial grass garden that charges phones is the last thing you buy before an office shooting rampage. [RedFerret] More »
Gadgets
PAPERduino Combines Circuit Boards with Paint by Numbers
10:24PM Mark Wilson | Cheap, multifunctional arduino boards work brilliantly for DIY projects. Now this cheaper, semi-printable version makes the platform even more DIY. More »
Online
Wolfram Alpha Opens for Searching On May 18th
9:15PM John Herrman | A May 18th launch date has been set for Mathematica’s compelling, proudly nerdy computational search engine. I still think they should’ve called it Googol. [Wolfram Alpha via Pocketlint] More »
GPS
London Transport Authority To Test Tracking System That Stops Speeding FROM SPACE
8:45PM John Herrman | Transport for London is announcing a large-scale trial of the Intelligent Speed Adaption system, which uses preloaded road data and GPS to slow speeders. Basically, the future is everything you were afraid of. More »
Phones
Garmin Postpones Nuvifone G60 Until H2, Gets This Close to Earning Lame ‘Neverfone’ Nickname
7:46PM John Herrman | The Garmin Nuvifone G60, a Linux-powered, ASUS-built left-field handset that was pretty exciting when it was announced nearly a year and a half ago, will be delayed yet again, says the company’s president. More »
Phones
BlackBerry Onyx Shows Its Face: One Part Bold, One Part Curve
6:55PM John Herrman | The first handset to fulfil last month’s BlackBerry codename prophesy is here, and we’re pretty sure it’s the Onyx. That means Curve-8900-like proportions, but with Bold genes (read: 3G). More »
Gadgets
