Friday, July 10, 2009 - Page 2

Japanese Police Now Equipped With Chintzy, Inaccurate Paintball Guns

Paintball guns for police sort of make sense, if you live in a country of incredibly timid criminals. But why do the guns have to look like they were bought at the dollar store?


Software

WebOS 1.1 Update With More Apps Hitting Palm Pre Soon?

So says Pre Central, who received an apparent internal memo from a tipster indicating webOS 1.1 should hit the Pre in the next 30 days. The update is expected include with improved Exchange handling, beefed up security, and more apps.


Geek Out

How The F$&k Did We Get Here?

I’m sure that Philippe Kahn—who has been telling us the adventures of his Pegasus Raceboat—will have a precise and logical answer. The rest of us are allowed to say any stupid thing we want.


Gadgets

Remainders – Things We Didn’t Post

DIY haunted greenhouse…WiMax for Vaio P? WiNot?…Bodhisattva, let me take you by the hand…More MacBook Pro hard drive mayhem…


Google’s CEO Is Using A BLACKBERRY?!

Here’s a photo of Google CEO Eric Schmidt snapping a pic—with a BLACKBERRY. I know drug dealers are advised not to get high on their supply, but for the rest of the world, I believe it’s strongly encouraged.


Netbook Cover Fashions Itself In The Likeness Of An NES Controller

Handcrafts made to look like old pieces of Nintendo hardware are great. Which is why this Netbook cover, received as a gift by Flickr user Mendicon, speaks for itself. But I think this could be even better.


Gadgets

Jay Leno Uses 3D Printer To Replace Rare Old Car Parts

What do you do when you have a passion for rare old cars and one irreplaceable part breaks? If you are a stand-up comedian who looks like a T-Mobile Android G1, you scan it and print a new one.


MacBook Users Rejoice: The Kanex Mini DisplayPort To HDMI Adapter Includes Audio

Frustratingly, Mini DisplayPort doesn’t include audio, so to get sound when outputting to an HDTV using HDMI, you’d need to use yet another cable. This adapter uses USB for audio, so you get the full A/V with just one cable.


Video Of Weaponised RC Plane Shooting Fireworks

To celebrate Independence Day, some guys thought that shooting fireworks from RC planes—using an electrical firing system—was a great safe idea. Judging by the music, however, it seems they were celebrating Hitler’s invasion of Poland. [Hacked Gadgets]


Entertainment

Citizen Engineer Releases A Comic All About SIM Hacking (and Tosses In A SIM Reader For Good Measure)

Phil Torrone and Limor Freid of Adafruit Industries have a video project called Citizen Engineer, where they aim to educate and entertain when it comes to various aspects of open source hacking. Now they’ve released a comic to go with it.