Monday, May 18, 2009

Power Plugs of the World Map

11:40PM May 18, 2009 | Mark Wilson

Have you ever wondered what type of plug they use in Nepal? Yeah, me too. UPDATE: Ooh, looks like they got China wrong. Don’t use this map when visiting China! [Eurocom via bookofjoe via Unplggd]

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Cameras

Ring-Activated Spy Camera Mixes James Bond with some Captain Planet

11:00PM May 18, 2009 | Mark Wilson

Brando’s new button spy camera is one step closer to international super spy. You wave an ordinary looking gold ring near the device to take photos and video.

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Software

Windows 7′s Virtual Wi-Fi Turns One Wireless Adaptor Into Many for Easy Sharing, Hotspot Double-Tapping

10:40PM May 18, 2009 | Matt Buchanan

Windows 7′s native Virtual Wi-Fi sounds complicated—it virtualises your wireless adapter into as many wireless adapters as you want—but making your machine think it has more than one wireless adapter is pretty useful:

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Cars

World’s Largest Set of Balls Spotted Inside World’s Largest Loop-the-Loop

10:14PM May 18, 2009 | John Herrman

Stuntman Steve Truglia drives a puny Toyota around a loop-the-loop in a record-setting stunt for British TV show (and Top Gear doppelganger) Fifth Gear. The full stunt, safe descent (hopefully) included, airs this Saturday. [Dailymail]


Gadgets

Weird and Wonderful Space Tools Fixed Hubble, Could Kill You

8:34PM May 18, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

If you wanted to know what the hell are all those weird space tools that astronauts seem to keep tied in a big ball of junk, you will love these beautiful pictures by Michael Soluri:

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Napster’s New Pitch: Five DRM-Free Songs, Unlimited Streaming, $US5 A Month

8:10PM May 18, 2009 | John Herrman

When Best Buy gobbled up Napster, Adam wondered what they could possibly do to make their expensive new liability relevant again. The answer? Go cheap. Very cheap.

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Gadgets

Archos Event Invitation Unsubtly Hints at Rumoured Android MID

7:24PM May 18, 2009 | John Herrman

On its own, it’s a stretch: the invite is green and vaguely Android-y, and there’s a faint rectangular device in the background, therefore Archos must be working on an Android MID! Right? Well, they are.

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Gaming

Microsoft Just Gives Up, Files for Patent on ‘Magic Wand’

6:32PM May 18, 2009 | John Herrman

Microsoft, by the hand of J Allard, the guy in charge of the Entertainment and Devices (Xbox and Zune) Division, has filed for patent protection for a “Magic Wand”. What? Oh, it’s a Wiimote.

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Computing

Acer’s Aspire One AO751h 11.6-Inch Barely-a-Netbook Officially $US380

5:49PM May 18, 2009 | Matt Buchanan

We saw Acer’s new netbooks last month—they’re not quite as schnice as Asus’s latest Eee, but the 11.6-inch Aspire One has a full keyboard and is $US50 cheaper. Full specs and prices:

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Adelaide’s Rundle Lantern Is The Best Looking Parking Lot In Australia

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3:00PM May 18, 2009 | Nick Broughall

Take one hideously ugly parking station in the heart of Adelaide and add 748 square LED panels and what do you get? 1066 square metres of nighttime lightshow entertainment. More »