Sunday, July 26, 2009
Robots
Turn The World Into A Clickable Interface, Robots Obey Commands
11:00AM Rosa Golijan | Over at Healthcare Robotics, they’re still working on Project Clickable World, but what they’ve got so far is amazing. A green laser pointer serves as a “mouse” to select real world objects and command a robot to interact with them. More »
Software
Android Donut Out: Full Multitouch, Universal Search, Automated Backups AND Better Performance
8:20AM Matt Buchanan | Google’s dropped new code for Android Donut and it sounds too good to be true. People at XDA Developers are reporting it has system-wide multitouch, universal search, text-to-speech, automated backups, a new camera app, and somehow, supposedly better performance. More »
Software
Top Three IPhone Apps: Weed, Booze, And Partial Nudity
8:00AM Dan Nosowitz | Apple’s Puritanical app approval policy doesn’t let in any really inappropriate apps, but it’s clear that the people want to indulge their vices with their iPhones: The current top three most popular apps are focused on sex, drugs, and alcohol. More »
Software
7:00AM Dan Nosowitz | Eagle-eyed reader Shawn spotted this nice little discrepancy that’s sure to start one of those awesome Mac vs. PC arguments in the comments: A Blue Screen of Death right next to an Apple store. Okay commenters, go nuts. [Thanks, Shawn!] More »
Hey Look, Another Blue Screen Of Death
7:00AM Dan Nosowitz | Eagle-eyed reader Shawn spotted this nice little discrepancy that’s sure to start one of those awesome Mac vs. PC arguments in the comments: A Blue Screen of Death right next to an Apple store. Okay commenters, go nuts. [Thanks, Shawn!] More »
Computers
Dell 14z Laptop Reviewed: Pretty Slim, Pretty Light, Pretty Cheap
6:00AM Dan Nosowitz | Laptop Mag took a look at Dell’s new optical drive-less, 14-inch thin-and-light 14z laptop and, for the most part, liked what they saw. It’s a very solid performer for its class, the price is right and it’s nice and slim. More »
Online
USPS Suffers As More People Use New-Fangled Electronic Mail
5:00AM Dan Nosowitz | The USPS is having a rough time lately, sending billions fewer pieces of mail each year and shutting down hundreds of thousands of mailboxes. They’re in such dire financial straits they may need a bailout. And it’s all our fault. More »
Gadgets
4:00AM Dan Nosowitz | A recently dug-up Time Magazine article from 1951 applauds Zenith’s “Phonevision,” a way-ahead-of-its-time invention that allowed movies ordered over the phone to be watched on a set-top box, no physical media required. More »
Phonevision: The Death Of Physical Media Started In 1951
4:00AM Dan Nosowitz | A recently dug-up Time Magazine article from 1951 applauds Zenith’s “Phonevision,” a way-ahead-of-its-time invention that allowed movies ordered over the phone to be watched on a set-top box, no physical media required. More »
QOTD
Is Your Gadget Drawer The Messiest? Prove It
3:00AM Sean Fallon | Everybody’s got one—a drawer where gadgets and other miscellanea get tossed in a unorganized, random heap. More »
Science
