Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Gadgets
Panny IPod Merge Will Let You Connect IPod, Cameras To Inflight Ent
11:40PM Jesus Diaz | According to Mary RunwayGirl Kirby—I call her Freckles myself—you will be able to use Panasonic’s new iPod Merge inflight entertainment system to access your digital camera photos and fully access your iPod as early as this fall. More »
Entertainment
Casio XJ-S43W Super Slim Line Projector Goes Widescreen, Cheaper
11:20PM Mark Wilson | Casio’s Super SlimLine DLP projectors have always been trim, but now the XJ-S43W gets a bit more appealing with widescreen support and a lower price. More »
Random Stuff
10:40PM Mark Wilson | Exploring Tokyo by foot is a must-do trip, but it can’t match the experience of viewing the city in stop-motion tilt-shift photography. The streets become one huge playset. More »
A Stop-Motion Tilt-Shift Tour Of Tokyo Captures City Of Miniatures
10:40PM Mark Wilson | Exploring Tokyo by foot is a must-do trip, but it can’t match the experience of viewing the city in stop-motion tilt-shift photography. The streets become one huge playset. More »
Software
Firefox 3.5 Coming This Month, Release Candidate Available Now
9:34PM John Herrman | Firefox has quietly seeded a Firefox 3.5 release candidate to beta users through the browser’s automatic update function, and posted it for download here. This version should be nearly identical to the final release, which Mozilla says is due ” around the end of the month.” [CNET via Pocket-Lint]
Cameras
Olympus E-P1 HD Video Samples Look Almost As Good As The Camera
9:12PM Simon Crisp | The first samples of HD video shot with the Olympus E-P1 have made it online, and it certainly looks like this camera has some skills. More »
Phones
Palm Responds To Apple’s Warning That Pre ITunes Syncing Could Die
7:40PM Simon Crisp | Palm has hit back at Apple’s thinly veiled threats that the Pre’s iTunes syncing ability could go the way of the Dodo with newer versions of the software. More »
Phones
Apple Tells UPS To Hold Your IPhone 3GS Until “Future Delivery Date”
5:54PM Simon Crisp | You’ve ordered the iPhone 3GS, Apple has shipped it, and UPS has picked it up and even taken it to your local branch… but that doesn’t mean you will be getting your hands on that 3GS goodness just yet. More »
Software
IPhone OS 3.0 Available Right Now
5:50PM John Herrman | Today’s the big day, and iPhone OS 3.0 is already showing up on Apple’s servers. The update isn’t seeding through iTunes yet, but you can download a restore image directly from the source. More »
Software
4:30PM Nick Broughall | Remember a couple of years ago when Apple launched the first iPhone in the US and neglected Australia? Remember how heaps of people couldn’t wait to get their hands on the so-called ‘Jesus-phone’ so bought it on the grey market, then jailbroke it so it would work in Australia? Well, reader Andrew was one of those people, and after some playing around with the new 3.0 OS and downgrading back to the current 2.2 software, he discovered that he suddenly had Vodafone’s visual voicemail working. More »
Jailbroken 1st-Gen iPhone Now Gets Vodafone’s Visual Voicemail
4:30PM Nick Broughall | Remember a couple of years ago when Apple launched the first iPhone in the US and neglected Australia? Remember how heaps of people couldn’t wait to get their hands on the so-called ‘Jesus-phone’ so bought it on the grey market, then jailbroke it so it would work in Australia? Well, reader Andrew was one of those people, and after some playing around with the new 3.0 OS and downgrading back to the current 2.2 software, he discovered that he suddenly had Vodafone’s visual voicemail working. More »
Computers
