Saturday, June 20, 2009

Steve Jobs Recovering From A Liver Transplant, Still Returning End Of Month

2:07PM June 20, 2009 | 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 June 20, 2009 | Wilson Rothman

Here’s the stuff that we didn’t post today. (Until now, obviously.) More »


What If Apple And Chumby Designed A Surfboard?

12:28PM June 20, 2009 | 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 »


Computing

Classic Computing: SAGE Protected US From 1960s Invasions

11:34AM June 20, 2009 | 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 »


In The Future, Robots Will Tell You How To Do Stuff, Silently Judge

11:30AM June 20, 2009 | 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 June 20, 2009 | 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 »


Geek Out

iPod Saves Girl From Lightning Death

10:40AM June 20, 2009 | 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 June 20, 2009 | Jason Chen

Asked if he could have just one do-over, Ballmer replied, “I would probably say I would start sooner on search.” More »


Intel’s Platform Power Management: Like Milliscond Power Naps For Your Entire Computer

10:00AM June 20, 2009 | 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 »


Mobile

IPhone 3GS Torn Down, Reveals An ARM CortexA8 CPU That Can Go Bigger, Faster

9:40AM June 20, 2009 | Adrian Covert

The Rapid Repair crew ventured to France to obtain an early iPhone 3GS, dismantle it, and scope out the inner components. Their discovery? The same 600 MHz CPU powering the Palm Pre (that can actually run at 833 MHz). More »