Thursday, May 28, 2009
Software
Peek-O-Matic Strips Pinups, Hunks, Flabby Gizmodo Editors
11:40PM Jesus Diaz | I liked the iPhone application that allowed you to get Suicide Girls naked at the flick of a wrist. But I like this one even more, because it actually works like the old stripper pens. And even while I want more girls, it has something for everyone. [iTunes App Store] More »
Toys
Transforming Solar Powered Thingamajig Is Six Toys in One
10:40PM Jesus Diaz | It’s a plane! It’s a boat! No, it’s a car! Wait… a dog? A desktop plane? A windmill? Actually, it’s a solar powered toy that doesn’t need any screws or tools to transform. More »
Business
After a Short Break, TiVo Gets Back To Losing All Its Money
10:30PM John Herrman | First quarter results are in for TiVo, and they’re not great: revenue is down 9% from the same quarter last year, forcing the company to report a hefty loss just a few months after recording their first year of profitability, ever. More »
Games
Ars: PSP Go! Will Be Announced at E3, Sold Alongside Old PSP; PS3 Slim Is Real, But Far Off
9:52PM John Herrman | Ars Technica has it from a “very well-informed mole” that the rumoured flash-based PSP Go! will be announced at E3, and later sold alongside the current model. As for that PS3 Slim, it’s real too, but don’t expect an announcement next week. More »
Computers
Manufacturers Mercilessly Cram Intel i7 Nehalem Processors Into Laptops
9:12PM John Herrman | Remember when ridiculously massive, fully loaded “desktop replacement” laptops from Alienware and the like were all the rage? Well, they never really went away; in fact, they’re reaching new heights of, eh, that thing that they strive for, whatever it is. More »
Peripherals
Someday, Somehow, I Will Learn How To Plug In This USB Ninja Star Just By Throwing It
8:25PM John Herrman | Because unless you can do that, the Solidalliance Ninja 2G Shuriken flash drive is just a tacky, difficult to carry, 2GB poking hazard. It’s available now for just over $US100, plus shipping from Japan. [Akihabara] More »
Computers
Dell Joins the Sorta Thin, Sorta Cheap Laptop Party With 14-Inch, $US649 Studio 14z
8:00PM John Herrman | Ok, this trend is really growing some legs. Dell has just announced and made available their Studio 14z, a $US649 optical-driveless budget ultrathin kindathin with a 16:9 HD display, Nvidia 9400m graphics and a 14-inch footprint. More »
Cameras
Spider Belt Holster Lugs DSLRs, Dad Style
6:45PM John Herrman | That camera looks a little precarious, and I’m not sure how much I want to depend on my pants to hold something up, but I can see how a DSLR belt holster might be useful. More »
Hardware
‘Big Mess of Wires’ Homebuilt Processor Is, In Fact, a Big Wonderful Mess of Wires
6:10PM John Herrman | Steve Chamberlin’s “Big Mess of Wires” processor took “18 months, about $US1,000 and 1,253 pieces of wire” to build, measures roughly one square foot and, amazingly, computes at about the level of a Commodore 64. [Gadget Lab] More »
Music
