Friday, July 31, 2009

Intel’s X25-M G2 SSD Comes With A Shiny Silver Enclosure, Oh And An Up To 10% Improvement In Performance

11:00PM July 31, 2009 | 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 »

Mobile

Flaming iPhone 3G Melts A Crater In This Car Seat

11:00PM July 31, 2009 | 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 »

Computing

Fusion Garage: Crunchpad’s Coming In November. Arrington: SHUT UP, YOU DICKS

10:16PM July 31, 2009 | 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 »

What’s The Pricepoint Sweet Spot For Blu-ray?

4:36PM July 31, 2009 | 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 »

Computing

When It Grows Up, The IiView A2 Wants To Be A MacBook Air

1:30PM July 31, 2009 | 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 »

Cars

Infintas Yacht Spoils You For Life On Land With Three Levels Of Luxury

1:00PM July 31, 2009 | 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 July 31, 2009 | 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 »

Skip Today’s Paper And Solve This Building’s Crossword Puzzle Instead

12:00PM July 31, 2009 | 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

Are Augmented Reality Sites Now Mandatory For All Sci-Fi Films?

11:41AM July 31, 2009 | 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 »