Thursday, July 9, 2009
Phones
HTC Handsets Will Have Regular, Non-Stupid Headphone Jacks
11:50PM John Herrman | For years, HTC has been waging a senseless war against the 3.5mm headphone jack, dispatching wave after wave of Mini-USB-dependent handsets onto the public. But their newest, the Hero, had a proper plug. Was that… a concession? Yes, actually. More »
Phones
The 3720 Classic Is Nokia’s Most Rugged Handset To Date
11:50PM Sean Fallon | As it turns out, the mysterious rugged Nokia that was able to withstand a chip shot and a rugby kick is the 3720 classic—a tri-band GSM phone with a 2.2-inch screen, Bluetooth and a 1GB microSD card. More »
Screens
Sony Bravia Connected HDTVs Finally Land Netflix Streaming
10:00PM John Herrman | Sony’s Bravia Internet Link, seen first as a $US300 add-on box and later as a built-in component on some Bravia TVs, will finally support the only movie streaming service that really matters. That’d be Netflix, in case you were wondering. More »
Vehicles
9:20PM Jesus Diaz | Solar Impulse—the 100% solar-powered aeroplane that will go around the world—is complete and ready to circumnavigate the globe. And for the first time ever, its pilot—actually, the real Piccard—will use a symbiotic suit. More »
100% Solar-Powered Aeroplane Ready To Go Around The World
9:20PM Jesus Diaz | Solar Impulse—the 100% solar-powered aeroplane that will go around the world—is complete and ready to circumnavigate the globe. And for the first time ever, its pilot—actually, the real Piccard—will use a symbiotic suit. More »
Science
How Would It Be To Live On The Moon
9:00PM Jesus Diaz | If you want a realistic view on how living a quarter million miles from here would be for humans a few decades from now, check out this advance on National Geographic’s new documentary. It will even show the Orion simulator: More »
Computers
