Saturday, June 6, 2009
Games
E3 2009 Roundup: Revenge of the Motion Controllers
11:00PM Matt Buchanan | E3 was positively epic this year—it’s like we got brand new consoles from Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo, but with the same boxes we have in our living room right now. Here’s all our coverage in one handy spot:
Peripherals
Pre Touchstone Charger’s Got Special Powers Too
1:30PM Matt Buchanan | The Pre cuts cheese, but does it stick to anything? Its Touchstone charger does. [BBG] More »
Business
Downtown SF Apple Store Gets PWNed, Unintentionally Advertises Competitor’s Product
1:00PM Andi Wang | An advertisement banner for doubleTwist—a software application that lets users access their iTunes library on any device—has shown up on a display window directly next to the San Francisco Apple store’s main entrance. More »
Design
Desk Lamp Created Out of Junky Rotary Phone
12:30PM Andi Wang | Although it’s cute and clever, imagine the mayhem this table desk telephone lamp will cause. We’ll start hearing reports about grandpas with singed ear hairs and dumfounded children who can’t get their telephones to turn on. [Junktion via DesignBoom] More »
Gadgets
Sling Back Universal Wire Retractor Helps You Go Wire-Less
11:30AM Andi Wang | If your room is as messy as mine and these cable holders and midget wires aren’t helping reduce the clutter of tangled wires, maybe it’s time to try the $US10 Sling Back universal wire retractor. More »
Phones
Elderly Woman Rams Mobile Phone Store, Palm Pre Connection Questionable
11:27AM Jason Chen | Although the NBC Chicago News credits the elderly woman for being slightly too eager to get the Palm Pre, there doesn’t seem to be any actual evidence that she actually wants a Pre. Nice try Chicago. [NBC Chicago via Palmpre.org] More »
Software
BlackBerry Facebook 1.6 Is More Like Real Facebook
11:25AM Matt Buchanan | Facebook for BlackBerry 1.6 is more in line with the iPhone app or, um, the website than the previous version of the app with a more newsfeed-y homepage and a slideshow format for photos, among another new features. You can grab it now: [BlackBerry] More »
Entertainment
Obama’s BlackBerry: No Wonder He Couldn’t Let Go
11:00AM Wilson Rothman | Kasper Hauser, the brilliant minds behind the SkyMaul parody, have tackled another delicate tech subject: President Obama’s beloved BlackBerry. When you see the First Dude staring at his handheld and snickering, this is what’s going on.
Random Stuff
