Saturday, June 20, 2009
Business
2:07PM Brian Lam | The WSJ reports that Steve Jobs had a liver transplant two months ago in Tennessee. He is expected to still return to work later this month, even if only at a part time schedule. More »
Steve Jobs Recovering From A Liver Transplant, Still Returning End Of Month
2:07PM Brian Lam | The WSJ reports that Steve Jobs had a liver transplant two months ago in Tennessee. He is expected to still return to work later this month, even if only at a part time schedule. More » 
Gadgets
Remainders – Things We Didn’t Post
1:00PM Wilson Rothman | Here’s the stuff that we didn’t post today. (Until now, obviously.) More »
Design
What If Apple And Chumby Designed A Surfboard?
12:28PM Brian Lam
Thomas Meyerhoffer used to work at Apple and helped design Chumby. These days, he’s reinventing the classic shape of the surfboard. Looks more like a snowboard, with that midcut radius. Or a spaceship. I like it. More »
Computers
Classic Computing: SAGE Protected US From 1960s Invasions
11:34AM Brian Lam | Dag Spicer from the Computer History Museum leaned over and unscrewed a bolt. Underneath, it read, “I am Going Mad”. The operator’s job was to look for cold war bombers that never came. I would go mad, too. Look: More »
Robots
In The Future, Robots Will Tell You How To Do Stuff, Silently Judge
11:30AM Adrian Covert | Pop Sci has a neat video of the Teamworkbot, a robot who can watch you attempt to carry out a task, then offer help when you’re doing it wrong. But I won’t lie…when you fail, Teamworkbot seems pretty intimidating. More »
Software
App Store Subscriptions Mean More Expensive IPhone Apps
11:00AM Wilson Rothman | Today people were shocked to discover that the first turn-by-turn navi iPhone app to hit the iTunes App Store cost $US9.99—per month. Well, get used to it, because there are a lot more subscription apps coming. More »
Random Stuff
iPod Saves Girl From Lightning Death
10:40AM Jesus Diaz | 14 year old Sophie Frost was trying to find shelter from a thunder storm when she dropped unconscious and fried like a bag of chips. The culprit: A lightning bolt. Thankfully, this one didn’t die thanks to her iPod. More »
Software
Ballmer Thinks Microsoft’s Biggest Mistake Is Search
10:20AM Jason Chen | Asked if he could have just one do-over, Ballmer replied, “I would probably say I would start sooner on search.” More »
Hardware
Intel’s Platform Power Management: Like Milliscond Power Naps For Your Entire Computer
10:00AM Brian Lam | Intel did a quick demo explaining their Platform Power Management system. Essentially, they’re applying smart, quick, hardware level idling you find on a CPU to many system parts. The result: Systems that idle at 10x less juice. More »
Phones
