Thursday, May 14, 2009 - Page 2
Entertainment

Quickflix To Offer Movie Rental Downloads

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Considering how close Quickflix is to Netflix in name, I’ve got my fingers crossed that today’s announcement that Quickflix will begin offering movie rentals to download online will be a precursor to Quickflix appearing on Blu-ray players, set-top boxes, DVRs and all other manner of home theatre gear.


Computing

Toshiba Dynabook SS-RX2: World’s First Laptop With 512GB SSD

Despite Asus’ earlier announcement, Toshiba is the first manufacturer to bring a laptop with a 512GB SSD to market. The 12.1″ screened laptop also boasts a 12-hour battery in a svelte body. We want. Badly.


Gadgets

Slingbox Finally Selling In Australia From June 1

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Local distributors of the Slingbox Digital Products Group hit a couple of hurdles after sending out the announcement that they were releasing the Slingbox in Australia back in March. But, according to an email received by tipster Con, they’re back on track and launching June 1.


A PMP This Ugly and Expensive Had Better Sound Amazing

But I think we’re clear on the sound quality front. The HifiMAN HM-801 is a digital audio player, yes, but its modular design allows for a portable amp to be popped right inside.


Gadgets

World’s First High Definition, Net-Enabled Etch A Sketch for Giants

Using the front screen of 52-inch rear-projection Mitsubishi TV as their drawing board, here’s a fully-working Etch A Sketch that can hopefully be controlled by doodlers over the Internet some day soon.


Laser-Cut Paper Lamps Let Chinese Lanterns Know Their 15-Centuries Are Up

At the BKLYN Designs show this year, designers Levent & Romme added a technological twist to their traditional techniques of craftsmanship by using lasers to cut out these illustrations on watercolor-paper lanterns.


Cameras

Minoru 3D Webcam Now Available Down Under In Oz

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Good news Australia! You can now join the growing 3D webcam services industry with your very own Minoru 3D webcam, thanks to the team at Tesora.


Go Away, My Perfekt Desk Is Telling You I’m Blue

Part of the Emotionalise Your Light competition, the Perfekt Desk is a prototype desk-slash-lamp workstation, trimmed with LEDs that change colours in order to reflect your mood.


Software

Google Voice Provides Services in Uncovering Lost Cell Phones

If you’ve ever lost your mobile phone, but didn’t have another line to call it to make location-revealing sounds, Google Voice’s call feature will help you find your phone by calling it for free.


Mobile

Place Yer Bets: Will WWDC Have a New iPhone?

Feeds are burning up with chatter about whether or not the next iPhone will flash a grin at the Jobs-less Schiller-heavy WWDC keynote. What’s your totally uneducated—or surprisingly prescient—guess?