Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Software
Push Gmail For The iPhone, Finally (It’s Not What You Think)
11:50PM Matt Buchanan | My biggest disappointment with iPhone 3.0 is there’s still no push Gmail. (Probably due some to contractual BS, but whatever.) GPush is a 99-cent app that almost fixes it by sending you push notifications whenever you get a new message. More »
Software
VLC, The Internet’s Favorite Media Player, Hits Version 1.0
11:34PM Matt Buchanan | With a “many new features,” support for new codecs and formats and a ton of bug fixes, VLC—the most versatile media player around—is officially worth of 1.0 status. Download it here. [VLC - Thanks Chris!]
Peripherals
OWLE IPhone 3GS Video Mount Is As Practical As It Can Be
11:12PM John Herrman | All iPhone 3GS video camera mounts are inherently a little bit silly, but if you’re going to make one, you may as well do it right. In this accepting spirit, the OWLE mount looks pretty OK. More »
Design
10:50PM Mark Wilson | “One medium cup of coffee can make two T-shirts,” according to the general manager of Singtex, makers of S. Cafe shirts. More »
S. Cafe Shirts Are Made From Coffee Grounds
10:50PM Mark Wilson | “One medium cup of coffee can make two T-shirts,” according to the general manager of Singtex, makers of S. Cafe shirts. More »
Phones
New LG Chocolate Looks Good Enough To Lick, Bite
10:30PM Jesus Diaz | LG is teasing us with a few obscured and very lickable shots of the next generation LG Chocolate. Looks quite bold and smooth, like a Red Bull and strawberries smoothie with an added vodka punch. More »
Games
Rumour: PSP2 Already In The Works, As Powerful As First-Gen Xbox
9:48PM John Herrman | Eurogamer’s Spanish outpost is claiming to have “insider sources” that know all manner of stuff about a forthcoming PSP2, which is alleged to have Xbox-like graphics capabilities. Too soon? Probably. Hard to believe? Quite. Intriguing anyway? Well, sure. More »
Random Stuff
Killing Elevators
9:23PM Jesus Diaz | If you are in Sweden, beware: Getting the trash down in the elevator may kill you. And trust me on this one, there are plenty of other—much better—things to die for in this country.
Vehicles
Pegasus Open 50 Raceboat Tour: Barometer, Autopilot, Wind Meter
8:40PM Brian Lam | For those interested in how sailboats work, Bruce Mahoney of Pegasus Racing continues his tour of the tech inside the Open 50 Raceboat. Here he starts into the cabin, where weather and navigation are handled (dryly, I might add). More »
Music
Creative “Zii” Moniker Resurfaces On Touchscreen Media Player
8:35PM John Herrman | Creative hasn’t really been doing much at all for the last year. Except this, apparently: here’s an FCC filing for a Zii touchscreen PMP, which shares a name their mysterious system on a chip from January. More »
Gadgets
