Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Gadgets
Players Wouldn’t Use Performance-Enhancing Reebok Vector O Bat
11:50PM Dan Nosowitz | In America’s pastime, where honour and fair competition reign and unfair advantages are never tolerated, there is no place for the “aerodynamic” Reebok Vector O baseball bat. After all, ballplayers would do anything to avoid besmirching their sport! More »
Computers
Averatec D1200: A 25.5-Inch, 1080p All-In-One PC For $US1000
11:40PM John Herrman | Averatec’s AIO efforts have always been budget conscious, but for what you get, the D1200 is downright cheap. Soon to be sold at Best Buy and Tiger Direct for $US1000, the D1200 is a 25.5-inch, 1080p, TV-Tuning exercise in value. More »
Phones
Whiners Of The World: Shut Up About The IPhone 3GS’ Upgrade Price
10:50PM Jesus Diaz | So you bought your heavily subsidised iPhone 3G with a two-year contract and now you are upset because AT&T wants to charge you full price for the new iPhone 3GS, right? Well, stop whining. You have no arguments. More »
Games
Nintendo Wii Vitality Sensor Is Nintendo’s Second Heart Rate Monitor
10:38PM John Herrman | Back in 1998, Nintendo announced a REVOLUTIONARY new accessory for the N64: the Bio Sensor, which was bundled with Tetris 64. What does it do? Why, it monitors your heart rate, in real time! More »
Software
Apple’s Huge, Throbbing Wall Of IPhone Apps
7:35PM John Herrman | At yesterday’s WWDC conference, Apple stationed a little bit of eye candy is the Moscone centre lobby: a 5×4 matrix of Cinema Display monitors, set adorned with thousands iPhone app icons. The twist? Whenever someone purchases the app, it pulsates. More »
Random Stuff
Is Napster Making An IPhone App?
7:21PM John Herrman | Giz reader and champion Craiglist peruser Andrew F. happened across a job posting from Napster, asking for a software engineer with experience in “Mac/iPhone OS X Development.” Such a posting might not normally be worth getting too excited over—after all, everyone’s making iPhone apps nowadays—but Napster just launched a new, cheap unlimited streaming service last month. Five bucks a month for instant access to seven million songs (plus downloads) is a solid deal as is; throw in an iPhone client and it’d be a great one. [Craigslist—Thanks, Andrew!]
Toys
Pleo Snatched From The Brink Of Extinction By Former Manufacturer
6:36PM John Herrman | After Ugobe shut its doors and auctioned off all its assets, most assumed that the Pleo, our Pleo, was doomed forever. Not quite! More »
Computers
Rumour: Acer To Release Laptop With 3D Display By October
5:30PM Adrian Covert | According to Digitimes, Acer is planning a late October release for a 15-inch notebook, complete with a glasses-free 3D display that can convert 2D movies into 3D ones. More »
Peripherals
4:38PM Nick Broughall | All hail Logitech! For they have answered our prayers by releasing their Harmony adapter for PS3 in Australia. At least, they will at the end of June. More »
Logitech Harmony Adapter For PS3 Available In Australia End Of June
4:38PM Nick Broughall | All hail Logitech! For they have answered our prayers by releasing their Harmony adapter for PS3 in Australia. At least, they will at the end of June. More »
Computers
4:14PM Nick Broughall | Microsoft Australia have partnered with the Nova radio network to leverage the huge success of the Laptop Hunter ads they’ve been pushng for the last couple of months. The end result is that they’re giving away $1300 each day to someone in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne to buy a new PC. More »
You Can Be Microsoft’s Next Lauren
4:14PM Nick Broughall | Microsoft Australia have partnered with the Nova radio network to leverage the huge success of the Laptop Hunter ads they’ve been pushng for the last couple of months. The end result is that they’re giving away $1300 each day to someone in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne to buy a new PC. More » 