Friday, June 26, 2009
Design
Anti-Abuse Bus Stop Ad Only Batters Women When Nobody’s Looking
11:40PM John Herrman | Amnesty International has installed a new anti-domestic-abuse ad fixture in Hamburg, Germany which is equal parts clever and shocking: when you look at the photo, it’s a smiling couple; when you look away, it’s a dude punchin’ a lady. More »
Gadgets
Blu-ray Laser Suggests That Lasers Have Still ‘Got It’
11:18PM Mark Wilson | Companies like Wicked Lasers will sell you a Blu-ray diode laser. But this DIY keychain looks flat-out deadly in this photo, like a mini one-shot pistol of the future…that can fire for a whole hour before recharging. More »
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The DualShock3 Is Now Available In Silver, Oooohhhh
10:40PM Mark Wilson | Sure, your black DualShock3 is clad in a timeless colour. But this silver DualShock3 can match that pile of obsolete mobile phones you have in the bottom of your closet. And it’s available now at Gamestop for $US55. [Gamestop via Kotaku] More »
Software
10:24PM John Herrman | CNET has a source saying Microsoft is considering selling Windows 7 on flash drives, making installation on netbooks—a declared target for the OS—much simpler. In case you were wondering, Microsoft, this would be greatly appreciated. [CNET] More »
Microsoft Might Sell Windows 7 On Flash Drives, Spare Netbook Owners Needless Pain
10:24PM John Herrman | CNET has a source saying Microsoft is considering selling Windows 7 on flash drives, making installation on netbooks—a declared target for the OS—much simpler. In case you were wondering, Microsoft, this would be greatly appreciated. [CNET] More »
Computers
MacBook Pro Firmware Update Doesn’t Care For Third Party Hard Drives
9:52PM John Herrman | To their credit, Apple addressed complaints about a downgraded, slower SATA interface on their new MacBook Pros fairly quickly. Unfortunately, that hasty firmware update seems to be causing much more serious problems. For example! Not recognising common hard drives. More »
Business
Why Sony’s Howard Stringer Has One Of The Hardest Jobs In The World
8:59PM John Herrman | Fortune’s profile-cum-appraisal of Howard Stringer and his efforts to reform Sony paints a fairly bleak picture. Stringer’s got some solid ideas, but implementing them sounds like a nightmare, and the future—even in his hopeful forecast—is alarmingly hazy. More »
Software
Rumour: Existing Android Phones Won’t Get HTC’s “Sense” UI For Lame Licensing Reasons
7:55PM John Herrman | That HTC’s “Sense” interface would run on older hardware was known for months before its official announcement, so a sanctioned update for existing phones makes sense, right? Turns out, there might be an extremely annoying barrier standing in HTC’s way. More »
Software
IPhone 3GS Jailbreak/Unlock Coming Soon, Leverages Old Exploit
6:20PM John Herrman | Not that anyone ever had any doubts that the Dev Team would be able to work their magic on the 3GS, but this is quick: within a week of the phone’s launch, the hackers say they’ve figured it out. More »
Music
Thriller: My First Album
4:50PM Brian Lam | Reposted in MJ’s Memory: At first I thought my first was a cassette single of Bel Biv Devoe’s Poison I bought from the Bergen Mall, but then I realised I had a record of Michael Jackson’s Thriller at 5. More »
Announcements
4:00PM Nick Broughall | You’ve got an hour left to get your entry in for our Stargate Atlantis competition. More »
Last Chance To Win! Stargate Atlantis Complete Box Set On DVD
4:00PM Nick Broughall | You’ve got an hour left to get your entry in for our Stargate Atlantis competition. More » 