Monday, July 13, 2009
Gadgets
Pac Man Stapler Really Should Be Yellow
11:50PM Adam Frucci | Will a stapler shaped like Pac Man distract you from your office drone work enough to make life in a cubicle bearable? I doubt it, but hey, it’s worth a shot. [Panik Design via Nerd Approved] More »
Random Stuff
What Is This?
11:30PM Jesus Diaz | I thought it was a new image from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. Then I zoomed out and screamed, running in circles like a headless chicken. It’s not an image from the Moon. It’s just something gross. More »
Software
10:55PM John Herrman | After Microsoft’s initial announcement, the forthcoming Google-docs-like Office web apps—”Office Web”—kinda fell off the radar. Today, we get confirmation that the online suite will be free, and that Office 2010 will start semi-private testing today. More »
Microsoft Office 2010 Web Apps To Be Free; Testing Starts Today
10:55PM John Herrman | After Microsoft’s initial announcement, the forthcoming Google-docs-like Office web apps—”Office Web”—kinda fell off the radar. Today, we get confirmation that the online suite will be free, and that Office 2010 will start semi-private testing today. More »
Software
Live Android Lets You Run Android On Your PC
10:50PM Matt Buchanan | Live Android is a LiveCD image for running Android on your x86-based PC, so you check it out without blowing up everything else on your hard drive. It’ll run it inside of virtualisation apps too. [Live-Android via DownloadSquad]
Robots
Robotic Factory Workers Getting Laid Off Just Like The Rest Of Us
10:30PM John Herrman | One of the dangers of humanising robots—giving them person-like shapes, names and roles—is that when they face joblessness due to a decrease in demand for manufacturing, you actually feel a little sorry for them. More »
Computers
Reports: Acer’s Android Netbook Coming In August, Still With XP
9:31PM John Herrman | Acer disappointed everyone by mandating their Android netbook to dual-boot Windows, but it’ll nonetheless be interesting to see an Android-ised netbook, even if it’s not as cheap as we’d like. According to Digitimes, we’ll find out in August. [Digitimes] More »
Cameras
Fuji’s 3D Point-and-Shoot Due In Sept For $US600, Features Smiley Face
8:49PM John Herrman | No, seriously, once you notice this Fuji’s lopsided, goofy grin, you just can’t unsee it. It beats the concept version’s terrifying death stare, I guess. Anyway: the dual-lensed FinePix Real 3D will land stateside in September, for $US600. Sort of. More »
Computers
Re-Rumour: Apple Tablet Coming In October, Priced At $US800
7:35PM John Herrman | The China Times is now reporting that the endlessly-rumoured, Apple tablet isn’t just coming someday—a fair bet—it’s coming soon. It’ll land in October, to be exact, when we should expect to pay around $US800 for it. More »
Phones
3:51PM Nick Broughall | Three’s just announced their iPhone 3GS pricing on their website in the lead up to them selling the phone later this week. The good news is that current 3 customers will be able to buy the iPhone over 24 months on their current plan without having to break contract. More »
Three Announces iPhone Pricing
3:51PM Nick Broughall | Three’s just announced their iPhone 3GS pricing on their website in the lead up to them selling the phone later this week. The good news is that current 3 customers will be able to buy the iPhone over 24 months on their current plan without having to break contract. More » 
