I love the idea of a Vaio netbook, but the only thing that actually gets me going about the first of inevitably many Sony Vaio W netbooks is the 1366×768 10.1-inch screen (which ain’t even unique). It’s beautiful, though.
Remember the other week when Navman unveiled their new range of satnavs without pricing info? Well, here it is:
This is a dream come true. During an interview with Joystiq, LucasArts CEO Darrell Rodriguez “hinted” that they’re looking at bringing their old point and click adventure games to the iPhone. That is, if you classify saying, “wink wink, nod nod” about such a scenario as hinting.
Well, you wouldn’t take a real notebook into a kitchen would you? This Vaio W must obviously be a netbook. [Sony via Engadget Japan]
July 6, 6:00 PM PST, Course 227° T, Speed 14.7 Knots After we licked our wounds, we made sail changes all day. With just the two of us and a lot of sail area, each change is a major project. Therefore, we think before we act, and we triple check everything. The one who’s steering watches for the one who’s on the fore-deck.
Best non-IM use of iPhone 3.0′s push notifications yet: Prowl is a $US3 app that pushes Growl notifications from your Mac to your phone. Growl‘s a global notifier that plugs into everything from BitTorrent apps to iTunes to Mail.
…Nintendo DS Gets a Glucose Meter…an Oil Tanker Gets Solar Panels…an Atari Cartridge Gets a New Lease On Life…and Lance Armstrong Gets a Chalkbot???
The VholdR ContourHD is a helmet camera with 720p capabilities.
Tryi Yeh’s Android smartphone concept, cheekily dubbed the G0, is a touchscreen slider, but the slide-out section isn’t a hardware keyboard. Instead, it’s got a camera and four customisable smartkeys. Still, we like the design, and it looks fairly realistic.
Google has decided to flex its massive search muscle into the Aussie real estate market, allowing users to search for a new house to buy or rent using Google Maps.
