Friday, June 26, 2009 - Page 2

RIAA Member Settles Suit After Defendant Proves She Did Even Not Own A Computer

RIAA member Universal Music Group was forced to settle a piracy suit it had brought against Mavis Roy after suffering a bit of a setback in their prosecution: Mavis Roy did not own a computer when UMG first brought suit.


Cameras

Hands-On: Olympus E-P1 Micro Four Thirds Camera

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This morning I wandered down to Darling Harbour to PMA to check out the latest camera gear, and managed to get some hands on time with the Olympus E-P1 Micro Four-Thirds camera. It’s niiiicccceeee.


Gadgets

Apogee ONE Brings Near-Studio-Quality Recording To The Mac

Here’s a nice one for Mac-using amateur musicians: Apogee’s ONE is a multifunctional handheld device that features a built-in mic, preamp, and dedicated input/output. It works over USB and is designed for Garage Band, Final Cut, and the like.


Software

Aussie Windows 7 Pricing Announced

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You want Australian pricing for Windows 7? You got it. Just don’t complain to us if you don’t like the numbers.


Geek Out

Secret Of Michael Jackson’s “Smooth Criminal” Forward Leaning Move

The late King of Pop pioneered dance moves that looked mechanical and weren’t, like the moonwalk, and at least one that looked mechanical and was: The forward-leaning manoeuvre from his “Smooth Criminal” video. The secret is all in the shoes.


Photofast CR-7200 CompactFlash Adapter Runs Four MicroSDs In RAID

The new CompactFlash adaptor from Photofast can hold four 16GB microSD cards running in RAID. This makes the slower microSD format as fast as CompactFlash by striping data across all four microSD cards at once.


Computing

Lenovo Installs Adware With Latest Automatic Update

A recent automatic update from Lenovo contains adware that subjects users to irremovable pop-up ads that advertise various accessories contained in the Lenovo website.


Gadgets

Dyson DC31 Handheld Vacuum Has The World’s Fastest Motor

James Dyson claims his 1kg DC31 handheld vacuum has the world’s fastest motor “by a long stretch.” Thanks to a new switched reluctance motor, it’s capable of achieving 104,000 revolutions per minute.


Mobile

Telstra’s iPhone Pricing Announced

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Okay, so the new iPhone’s already on sale, but Telstra held their cards pretty close to their chest this week, failing to officially announce their 3GS pricing until last night. Here’s what to expect:


Gaming

Nintendo, Lucas Releasing Official Lightsaber, Blaster Wii Accessories

There have been plenty of cheap, crappy, plastic lightsabers for the Wii before, but now there are official cheap, crappy, plastic lightsabers for the Wii. Oh joy!