Tuesday, June 23, 2009 - Page 2
Science

Synthetic Tree Will Hopefully Capture Tons Of Carbon Dioxide, Save The Planet

Scientists at Columbia University are working on a sort of synthetic tree that aims to capture about 1,000 times as much carbon dioxide as more organic versions. They’re hoping to extend the technology even to heavy-emitting cars and planes.


Entertainment

The Daily Show And The Colbert Report Hit iTunes

Gizmodo AU

The two best news programs on television, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report, have just landed in the Australian iTunes Store.


Computerised Train Runs Over Local Man For “Unknown Reason”

We here at Gizmodo are anything but fearmongering sensationalists. We’re analytical, skeptical, and rational at all costs. That being said, this robot train ran over some dude in Miami and everyone in south Florida should run for their lives.


Computing

Gateway’s New Rebellious 11.6-Inch Netbook Packs AMD Athlon Processor

What’s up, Gateway? You think you’re too good for the Atom? All the other netbooks are using it. Doesn’t this really make your new LT3100 more of a tiny-screened, incredibly cheap ($US399 MSRP) laptop?


Software

Turn-By-Turn Navigation Now On Australian iPhones

Gizmodo AU

Aussie iPhone owners can now ditch their dedicated satnavs thanks to a company called Sygic launching a turn-by-turn voice navigation app on the Australian App Store.


Uncategorized

3 Year-Old Russian Superbaby Can Operate Heavy Machinery

It’s usually considered irresponsible to leave a toddler (or as I like to call them, walking babies) alone at the helm of a massive backhoe. But that’s no problem with this new breed of Superbabies.


Computing

Lenovo’s T400s Aims For The Line Between Portability, Performance

Lenovo’s new T400s laptop aims for the sweet spot between portability and performance, offering up a whole bevy of options in a device with a 14.1-inch screen that weighs under 1.8kg.


Gamebone Valiantly Tries To Improve IPhone Gaming

The Gamebone is an external gamepad for the iPhone platform that hopes to add buttons (and therefore gaming cred) to the buttonless devices, but we’re just not confident it’s been fully thought through.


Gadgets

Remainders – Things We Didn’t Post

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


Mobile

IPhone 3GS, 3G And Pre All Benchmarked Side-by-Side, 3GS Prevails

Anandtech went through the trouble of running various speed-based benchmarks on the iPhone 3GS and Pre, clocking the time it took to launch various apps and load web pages. Though they share similar hardware, the iPhone 3GS was deemed “faster.”