Friday, July 31, 2009
Hardware
Intel’s X25-M G2 SSD Comes With A Shiny Silver Enclosure, Oh And An Up To 10% Improvement In Performance
11:00PM Rosa Golijan | We’ve talked about the Intel’s X-series SSD drives, but now there are performance reviews to go along with the speculation about Intel’s claims and they’re not a complete letdown. More »
Phones
11:00PM Sean Fallon | We have heard a lot about flaming iPods, but what a Dutch blog claims happened to this iPhone 3G is something else entirely. More »
Flaming iPhone 3G Melts A Crater In This Car Seat
11:00PM Sean Fallon | We have heard a lot about flaming iPods, but what a Dutch blog claims happened to this iPhone 3G is something else entirely. More »
Computers
Fusion Garage: Crunchpad’s Coming In November. Arrington: SHUT UP, YOU DICKS
10:16PM John Herrman | What happens when a professional leakster gets his business leaked? He get’s extremely, adorably “ripshit” mad, apparently. Singapore’s Straits Times reports Arringon’s Crunchpad web tablet is coming in November, citing the device’s hardware designers. Is it true, Mike? More »
Deals
4:36PM Nick Broughall | I was shocked today to discover that Big W has Blu-ray movies going for $18.77 each. And not all just B-grade crap either – you can grab Batman Begins, 2001: A Space Odyssey and Blade Runner for that price. More »
What’s The Pricepoint Sweet Spot For Blu-ray?
4:36PM Nick Broughall | I was shocked today to discover that Big W has Blu-ray movies going for $18.77 each. And not all just B-grade crap either – you can grab Batman Begins, 2001: A Space Odyssey and Blade Runner for that price. More »
Computers
When It Grows Up, The IiView A2 Wants To Be A MacBook Air
1:30PM Rosa Golijan | If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery than Apple is a-blushing and a-giggling right now. iView’s iiView A2 is hitting Singapore next week and, aside from running Windows 7 RC 1 of all things, it seems a bit familiar. More »
Vehicles
Infintas Yacht Spoils You For Life On Land With Three Levels Of Luxury
1:00PM Rosa Golijan | Pool deck, helicopter pad…elevator? I guess that when you own a 300 foot monument to phallic imagery like this, taking stairs just won’t do the trick. (Nor would walking around the pool apparently, since there’s a bridge over it.) More »
Gadgets
Philips iPhone Wake-up Light Awakens With A Bright Halo
12:30PM Don Nguyen | Philips is hoping to make waking up a more pleasant experience with their new HF3490 Wake-up Light. The device comes with 20 brightness settings that gradually increase in intensity to ease users in to the waking world. More »
Design
12:00PM Rosa Golijan | Does anyone know what the vandalism laws in Lvov, Ukraine are? Because I doubt that those “Oh, I always do these in pen, doesn’t everyone?” sort of crossword pros would be able to resist this one. More »
Skip Today’s Paper And Solve This Building’s Crossword Puzzle Instead
12:00PM Rosa Golijan | Does anyone know what the vandalism laws in Lvov, Ukraine are? Because I doubt that those “Oh, I always do these in pen, doesn’t everyone?” sort of crossword pros would be able to resist this one. More »
Entertainment
11:41AM Nick Broughall | First it was Star Trek. Then Transformers got in on the action. Now upcoming Peter Jackson alien thrill ride District 9 has its own augmented reality website. Sadly, it’s a little disappointing. More »
Are Augmented Reality Sites Now Mandatory For All Sci-Fi Films?
11:41AM Nick Broughall | First it was Star Trek. Then Transformers got in on the action. Now upcoming Peter Jackson alien thrill ride District 9 has its own augmented reality website. Sadly, it’s a little disappointing. More »
Gadgets
