Sunday, July 12, 2009
Vehicles
Pegasus Open 50 Log: Rainbows…and We’ve Lost Power
5:00PM Brian Lam | July 11, 9:20 PM PST Lost all ways to recharge batteries, down to emergency battery. Just like an aeroplane. More »
Business
Ferrari-Crashing Gizmondo Head Sentenced To 18 Months In Prison
10:30AM Dan Nosowitz | Stefan Eriksson, head of Gizmondo (the failed handheld gaming company who couldn’t even plagiarise our name correctly), was sentenced to 1.5 years in prison for robbery, attempted blackmail and making illegal threats (which threats are legal?). More »
Random Stuff
Teenager Falls Into Open Manhole While Texting
8:15AM Dan Nosowitz | As if you needed more evidence that texting is more dangerous than swine flu, a 15-year-old girl from Staten Island walked into an open manhole while texting. She’s fine, don’t worry, although she did lose a shoe in the sewer. More »
Online
Well, At Least He’s Honest About His Intentions
7:30AM Dan Nosowitz | eBay users aren’t always the most trustworthy, and sometimes even shrewd sellers or buyers can get screwed. At least with this guy, you know where he stands. [Geekstir via Reddit]
Online
Kindle Author Lands Deal In Obsolete Ink-and-Paper Format
6:45AM Dan Nosowitz | Author Boyd Morrison wrote and uploaded a book called The Ark, pictured, to Kindle, and found such success that he has now signed a two book deal with Simon and Schuster in that weird, dying papery format your grandparents like. More »
Vehicles
Pegasus Open 50 Log: Day 6/7, The Wind Is Picking Up
6:10AM Brian Lam | The wind is picking up, and at the same time, the boat has to Jibe to port to adjust its path towards Hawaii. More »
Software
Tweaked UI Spotted In Snow Leopard: More Changes To Come?
6:00AM Dan Nosowitz | Despite having showed no changes to the OS X UI at WWDC, it looks like there are at least a few tweaks in the new test build. Could the minor changes spotted already indicate more are to come this fall? More »
Phones
Palm Pre Users Complain About Lack Of On-Screen Keyboard
5:15AM Dan Nosowitz | Smartphone users just don’t know what they want. One of the biggest, loudest complaints about all-touchscreen phones like the iPhone is its lack of a hardware keyboard, and now a survey shows Pre users most want a soft keyboard. More »
Design
Stackable iPod Dock Features As Many Air Filters As You Want
4:30AM Dan Nosowitz | This iPod dock concept seems pretty feasible, if not incredibly practical in its current form: You can stack as many of the pods as you want underneath the dock itself, allowing for multiple speakers, lights, or (oddly) air purifiers. More »
Software
