Monday, June 1, 2009
Gadgets
Omron Accelerometered Toothbrush Knows Exactly What It’s Brushing
11:50PM John Herrman | The Omron HT-B551 looks like any other electric toothbrush, but inside, it’s got a tri-directional secret: a accelerometer. Hey, fancy-pants futurists! You didn’t see this one coming, did you? More »
Design
Space Invader Soap Has Me Pew-Pewing In the Shower
11:30PM Jesus Diaz | Pom… Peem… Pom… Peem… Pom… Peem. Blawp. Blawp. Pom. Peem. Pom. Peem. Blawp. Blawp. Pom. Peem. Peeeweweweweweweweweweweweweweweww. Blawpblawpblawp. CGGHHHKKHKHKKH. Pompeem. Pompeem. Pompeem. Pompeem. Blawp. Blawp. Pompeempompeempompeempompeem. Blawp. Blawp. CGGHHHKKHKHKKH. Shower over. More »
Online
Report: America Getting BBC Streaming TV, Thanks to Google
10:27PM John Herrman | The British Broadcasting Corporation, television purveyor of such fine programs as Top Gear and Planet Earth, is said to be in talks with Google to bring their excellent VOD service to America. More »
Vehicles
Revolutionary Bicycle Doesn’t Use Wheels or Any Common Sense
10:08PM Jesus Diaz | Guan Baihua—a guy in China—must know something that we don’t know. Some secret law of physics that explains why the hell his bike has no wheels, but weird metal and rubber angled pieces. More »
Computers
ASUS Demos Snapdragon-Based Eee PC With Android
9:35PM John Herrman | In their continued quest to hash out absolutely every permutation of the netbook category, ASUS has created something pretty interesting: a passively-cooled Android netbook based on the ultra-low-draw Qualcomm Snapdragon platform. More »
Gadgets
Google Plans to Sell eBooks By the End of 2009
8:56PM John Herrman | As Amazon slowly inches toward sealing up the entire eBook industry, Google’s getting antsy. Speaking at the BookExpo convention this weekend, a company rep stated Google’s intentions to sell eBooks by the end of the year, adding ominously, “this time we mean it.”
Phones
Samsung Pixon 12: The First 12-Megapixel Cameraphone You Can Actually Buy
7:08PM John Herrman | Fortunately, the Pixon’s 12-megapixel claim to greatness, which guarantees you nothing at all except for the industry’s largest file sizes, is complemented by some decent specs, starting with a 3.1″ AMOLED touchscreen, 3G and FM radio. More »
Software
Microsoft Opens Bing Two Days Early (As In, Now)
6:14PM John Herrman | Microsoft’s new search engine, Bing, has opened up to the public in a wide, if not total, rollout. It looks pretty good. We tested it with a familiar term, though, and something interesting happened: More »
Design
2:00PM Nick Broughall | If you ever find yourself flying cattle class in the Qantas A380 over to Los Angeles, at least you can take solace in the fact that the economy seat you’re sitting in won an International Design Award. More »
Qantas Economy Seat Wins International Design Award
2:00PM Nick Broughall | If you ever find yourself flying cattle class in the Qantas A380 over to Los Angeles, at least you can take solace in the fact that the economy seat you’re sitting in won an International Design Award. More »
Music
