Thursday, June 18, 2009
Design
Babyglow Rebrands Hypercolor As Life Saving Onesie
11:50PM Mark Wilson | In the past, diagnosing a baby’s fever involved holding the child close while creating a maternal bond. Now, you can tell from across the room! With fashion!! More »
Games
An NES Controller Purchased From The Merchant Of Venice
11:10PM Mark Wilson | Some things seen can never be unseen. That’s why we’re sticking one man’s NES controller—which he engraved into his flesh—after the jump. More »
Computers
Why Laptop Battery Claims Are Useless, Why That Won’t Change
10:05PM John Herrman | It’s one of those things we take for granted: official laptop battery life claims have an extremely tenuous relationship with reality. Not surprisingly, everyone’s using the same tricks to conjure their silly estimates—and they don’t plan of stopping. More »
Vehicles
9:15PM Simon Crisp | The Koenigsegg Quant, an impressive Batmobile-styled solar sportscar, could soon be going into production. More »
Koenigsegg’s “Solar Sportscar” Could Be Speeding Past You Soon
9:15PM Simon Crisp | The Koenigsegg Quant, an impressive Batmobile-styled solar sportscar, could soon be going into production. More »
Computers
The Great Apple Tablet Conspiracy Finally Engulfs Snow Leopard
8:30PM John Herrman | Someone at CNET has a theeeoooorrry! You see, Snow Leopard, Apple’s “under-the-hood” update to Mac OS X, actually has plenty of over-the-hood enhancements, most of which are suspiciously finger friendly. I think you can guess where this is going. More »
Phones
Slick New Blackberry Messenger Coming To All OS 5.0 Devices
6:59PM Simon Crisp | It looks like the incredibly cool new Blackberry Messenger app will be making its way to all devices running OS 5.0. More »
Phones
Will Nokia Be Releasing A N97 Mini Or N97 Lite? Vodafone Think So
6:06PM Simon Crisp | Vodafone seems to have let slip that Nokia are planning a “Mini” or “Lite” version of the recently released N97 smartphone. More »
Phones
4:00PM Wilson Rothman | It’s time for another roundup of pundits espousing heartfelt admiration and none-too-bloody criticism of a pretty hot Apple product. How did they—I mean “it”—do this time around? Have a look-see… More »
IPhone 3GS Review Matrix: What Everybody’s Saying
4:00PM Wilson Rothman | It’s time for another roundup of pundits espousing heartfelt admiration and none-too-bloody criticism of a pretty hot Apple product. How did they—I mean “it”—do this time around? Have a look-see… More »
Phones
3:00PM Nick Broughall | Apparently Optus has sent out a press release to certain publications, including our sister site Lifehacker, with some details about their plans for data tethering for the iPhone. Maybe they left Giz off the list because deep down they were so ashamed to be charging $10 a month just for the right to tether your iPhone… More »
Optus Charging $10 For The Right To Tether Your iPhone
3:00PM Nick Broughall | Apparently Optus has sent out a press release to certain publications, including our sister site Lifehacker, with some details about their plans for data tethering for the iPhone. Maybe they left Giz off the list because deep down they were so ashamed to be charging $10 a month just for the right to tether your iPhone… More »
Games
