Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Gadgets
Bowlingual Discovers That Every Dog Has An Inner Japanese Woman
11:40PM Mark Wilson | What is your dog trying to say when he’s barking at bicyclists riding by your window? If only we spoke Japanese, we’d know. More »
Science
What Is This?
11:20PM Jesus Diaz | “It’s so dark here. So cold. I’m about to die. So long, my friends.” More »
Peripherals
OCZ Sabre Does OLED Custom Keys On The Cheap
11:00PM John Herrman | With the Sabre, OCZ has taken Art Lebedev’s OLED-in-each-key concept and adapted it for the mass market. Along with a lower price, though, this means a less impressive feature set. More »
Computers
Lenovo Considering Thinkpads With Multitouch And OLED
10:37PM Mark Wilson | If Apple won’t do it, maybe it’s time for us to celebrate the potential of another company’s multitouch laptops. Because Lenovo’s worldwide product marketing manager Franciso Carias revealed that the company is considering building multitouch screens into their Thinkpads and creating a 15-inch OLED version of the T500 “if demand is there.” Well Lenovo, we demand it, so chop-chop. [ComputerWorld via OLED Display]
Games
10:24PM Mark Wilson | Did anyone else notice? When NXE launched, it was pretty quick. But it’s just gotten slower…and slower. (Thanks ads!) Luckily, Microsoft is admitting there’s an issue and has a plan to fix it. More »
Microsoft Releasing Faster Xbox 360 Dashboard This Year
10:24PM Mark Wilson | Did anyone else notice? When NXE launched, it was pretty quick. But it’s just gotten slower…and slower. (Thanks ads!) Luckily, Microsoft is admitting there’s an issue and has a plan to fix it. More »
Software
Palm Pre Gets Homebrew Apps Without Rooting
9:56PM John Herrman | Installing the Pre’s earliest homebrew apps required you to “root” your device —easy enough, but not for the faint of heart. Now, there’s a new method, with no rooting, no risky hacks, and one simple secret: email. More »
Business
Report: Nokia Partnering With Intel For Mystery Device
8:53PM John Herrman | Bloomberg is reporting that Nokia has chosen Intel to supply processors for upcoming devices. What kind of devices? Who knows! That news could come tomorrow, when the partnership is set to be announced. Nokia tablet, anyone? [Bloomberg—Thanks, Tim!] More »
Software
Flash For Android, WebOS Landing In October
7:48PM John Herrman | Adobe President and CEO Shantanu Naraye has pegged October 4–7 as the release Windows for a Flash 10 beta, which will bring official, optimised support to Android, WebOS, Windows Mobile, and Symbian. Notice anything missing there? More »
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