Sunday, June 28, 2009
Phones
Sony Reported To Be Working On Famed PlayStation Phone
8:30AM Dan Nosowitz | Nikkei, one of the largest media conglomerates in Japan, is reporting that Sony has been working on a combination mobile phone/game system for nearly a year. It’s a rumour we’ve been hearing for years, so what’s different this time? More »
Games
Retro-Gen Plays Dusty Old Sega Genesis Cartridges And Digital ROMs
8:00AM Dan Nosowitz | We’ve seen reimagined Genesises (Geneses?) before, but this might be the best one yet. It’s portable, it plays both original cartridges and ROMS off an SD card, it’s got TV-out and it only costs $US50. Sign us up. More »
Entertainment
Autobots And Decepticons Agree: Palm Pre Rulz, IPhone Sux
6:00AM Dan Nosowitz | You may have thought, after eons of punching each other in movies with nonexistent plots, that Autobots and Decepticons wouldn’t agree on anything. But as proven on Attack of the Show, they both agree that the Pre bests the iPhone. More »
Design
Magnetic Levitating Turntable Concept Looks Impractical, Amazing
5:15AM Dan Nosowitz | Rhea Jeong’s “void” turntable concept uses what would have to be incredibly strong and precise magnet control to levitate a record above its base. That little red ball on top of the vinyl is actually the needle. More »
Entertainment
Nerds Beat Netflix’s Recommendation System, Qualify For $US1 Mil Prize
4:30AM Dan Nosowitz | In a very shrewd move, Netflix created a contest more than 3 years ago to award $US1 million to anybody that could create an algorithm more than 10% more accurate than theirs. Now, a team has finally done it. More »
Computers
Sony Finally Achieves The Unholy Grail: A $US2000 Netbook
3:45AM Dan Nosowitz | We’re not sure if there’s been a lot of clamouring for an crocodile-skin laptop, but Sony’s new Vaio Signature Collection looks to fill that void. Even crazier is their customised Vaio P netbook, checking in at a crazy $US2,000. More »
QOTD
QOTD: How Did You Learn About Michael Jackson’s Death?
3:00AM Dan Nosowitz | It’s the sad news that nearly killed the Internet. Google News, Yahoo!, MSNBC, CNET, Twitter, LA Times, and more all went down from the insane amounts of MJ-related traffic. So we ask: How did you learn of Michael Jackson’s death? More »
Peripherals
2:15AM Dan Nosowitz | Yes, this keyboard is made of real, carved chocolate, mini-marshmallows, and sheets of graham crackers. No, it doesn’t actually work. And finally, yes. We are kind of hungry, now that we think about it. [Geek Pad via Foolish Gadgets]
S’More Keyboard Would Not Survive 10 Minutes On My Desk
2:15AM Dan Nosowitz | Yes, this keyboard is made of real, carved chocolate, mini-marshmallows, and sheets of graham crackers. No, it doesn’t actually work. And finally, yes. We are kind of hungry, now that we think about it. [Geek Pad via Foolish Gadgets]
Software
