Monday, May 18, 2009
Peripherals
Power Plugs of the World Map
11:40PM 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] More »
Cameras
Ring-Activated Spy Camera Mixes James Bond with some Captain Planet
11:00PM 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. More »
Software
Windows 7’s Virtual Wi-Fi Turns One Wireless Adaptor Into Many for Easy Sharing, Hotspot Double-Tapping
10:40PM 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: More »
Vehicles
World’s Largest Set of Balls Spotted Inside World’s Largest Loop-the-Loop
10:14PM 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 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: More »
Music
Napster’s New Pitch: Five DRM-Free Songs, Unlimited Streaming, $US5 A Month
8:10PM 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. More »
Gadgets
Archos Event Invitation Unsubtly Hints at Rumoured Android MID
7:24PM 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. More »
Games
Microsoft Just Gives Up, Files for Patent on ‘Magic Wand’
6:32PM 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. More »
Computers
Acer’s Aspire One AO751h 11.6-Inch Barely-a-Netbook Officially $US380
5:49PM 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: More »
Design
3:00PM 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 »
Adelaide’s Rundle Lantern Is The Best Looking Parking Lot In Australia
3:00PM 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 » 