At least, that’s what this video would lead you to believe. In reality, it’s a clever little pitch for the iPhone app accompaniment to the fantastic Delicious Library 2.0. [Delicious Monster via BBG] More »
That’s what we’re supposedly looking at, gleaned directly from Nikon’s site. Besides D300s splattered on it, note the SD card slot logo, matching earlier rumoured specs. It’s not a D400, but D300 + HD video, we’ll take it. [Nikon Rumors]
There are plenty of photos of rockets and space shuttles taking off, but this crystal clear shot of a Delta II rocket is particularly spectacular. Perhaps because you don’t know if it’s exploding or taking off. More »
One of the biggest gripes people have with Palm’s Mojo SDK is that it won’t give app-writers full access to the OS, potentially curtailing 3D gaming. Now, with WebOS leaked and dissected, homebrewers are picking up the slack. More »
Even more traces of the Palm Eos “Pixie”, the alleged followup to the Pre, have surfaced in recent days, and people are beginning to take its release for granted. Now, there are reports that Palm is getting cold feet. More »
As OS X moves forward, so must Mac users; luckily, this time it’ll be painless. But for broke people and PowerPC holdouts, regular Leopard is rumoured to be due one more stabilising update, to version 10.5.8. [AppleInsider via Ars]
The Archos9 Windows 7 touch tablet has made it through its first round of show floor pageantry, briefly falling into the expectant hands of the guy(s) from ArchosFans. The mildly romantic encounter was captured on video, for posterity. More »
The weirdly naive Green Dam-Youth Escort web filter software, which China is requesting be installed on all new computers, was almost certainly initiated because a government official caught his kid looking at really weird porn. Now we find out it doesn’t just alert at ladyboobs; as some had predicted, it’s being used to censor politically sensitive material. Of course, China’s been doing this server-side for years. [WSJ]
In the future, when your car can drive itself, you may well have this little guy to thank. Alternatively, when it gains sentience, bitterly plots against its owner and drives you into a wall, RoboCar will sit, watch and laugh. More »
It’s Friday, so that must mean that you deserve to let your mind wander when you should be working. This clip from Revenge of the Fallen should both fill your need to avoid your responsibilities and get you excited for this year’s next big movie. You’re welcome.
