Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Gadgets
What Is This?
11:40PM John Herrman | Hint: It involves South Korea, agriculture, television, and the geopolitics of love. More »
Cameras
11:20PM Matt Buchanan | If you own a D700 or 5D Mark II, their miraculous sensors make it incredibly easy to shoot at night without extra gear. But what if you own a $US500 DSLR? Photography Bay has some basic reminders for night shooting. More »
Photo Basics: Shooting At Night Without A $US2000 DSLR
11:20PM Matt Buchanan | If you own a D700 or 5D Mark II, their miraculous sensors make it incredibly easy to shoot at night without extra gear. But what if you own a $US500 DSLR? Photography Bay has some basic reminders for night shooting. More »
Vehicles
Aeroplanes Getting Stronger Seats And
11:00PM Mark Wilson | Starting this fall, all new planes will be required to have heartier seats that can withstand 16x gravity without popping out of place. Plus, they’ll be getting airbags in select areas. More »
Aeroplanes Getting Stronger Seats And Better Pillows Airbags
11:00PM Mark Wilson | Starting this fall, all new planes will be required to have heartier seats that can withstand 16x gravity without popping out of place. Plus, they’ll be getting airbags in select areas. More »
Software
Skype 3.0 For Windows Mobile Shares Files, Sends Texts, Skypes
10:45PM Matt Buchanan | Skype’s finally dropped a brand new version of their app for Windows Mobile. Three dawt oh brings file sharing and SMS texting, for free. Weeeeeeeee. [Skype via jkontherun]
Peripherals
Brando Camera Action Mount Is One Step Above Duct Tape
10:20PM John Herrman | If you’re going to haphazardly strap a camera to your handlebars, helmet, rear-view mirror or belt buckle, you may as well do it right. More »
Games
Sony Opens “Official Licensed Product” Program For PS Peripherals
9:17PM John Herrman | Sony’s will soon start slapping their new seal, seen at left, onto approved third-party peripherals for their game consoles. This could mean a) more vetted, decent accessories b) nothing at all, except higher prices and some new stickers. [Kotaku]
Peripherals
Lenovo On The Slow, Painful Evolution Of Keyboards
8:36PM John Herrman | The Lenovo T400 series, aside from its occasional tussles with heavy machinery, doesn’t immediately stand out in the mid-size, high-end laptop crowd. That is, until you try to type on one. More »
Online
Pirate Bay Bought Out, Suddenly Respects Copyrights
7:40PM John Herrman | The Pirate Bay has been (effectively) acquired by a gaming company called Global Gaming Factory X, who is plunking down nearly $US8 million for the privilege. Their grand, surprising plan for the Pirate Bay is to pay content providers. Seriously. More »
Games
6:30PM John Herrman | Doom Resurrection, the first properly new title in the Doom franchise since Doom III, has finally landed in the App Store, and it’s not cheap. But is it sufficiently Doom-y? Dark? Graphically lush? Good? More »
Doom Resurrection For IPhone Hits App Store, Costs $10
6:30PM John Herrman | Doom Resurrection, the first properly new title in the Doom franchise since Doom III, has finally landed in the App Store, and it’s not cheap. But is it sufficiently Doom-y? Dark? Graphically lush? Good? More »
Phones
3:57PM Nick Broughall | HTC went handset release crazy today, launching the Pro2, the Diamond2 and the Snap Winmo handsets upon suspecting Australian tech journos. Here’s what you need to know: More »
HTC Launches Pro2, Diamond2 and Snap Handsets
3:57PM Nick Broughall | HTC went handset release crazy today, launching the Pro2, the Diamond2 and the Snap Winmo handsets upon suspecting Australian tech journos. Here’s what you need to know: More » 