Thursday, August 6, 2009

Cameras

Sony Party Shot Automatic Camera Mount Is For People Who Have Lots Of Parties, But No Friends With Cameras

11:40PM John Herrman | So here’s what you’re supposed to do: Nestle your Cybershot point-and-shoot atop the Party Shot motorised monopod, set a few parameters, and party hard. In theory, when you wake up, you’ll have a memory card full of semi-candid, Facebook-ready pictures. More »
GPS

Would You Pay $US200 For TomTom’s iPhone Car Kit?

10:41PM Danny Allen | We’ve been waiting for the supposed Summer launch of TomTom’s turn-by-turn iPhone app and car kit ever since we saw it at WWDC. Now one UK retailer looks to be taking pre-orders for £113.85 (about $US195). More »
Phones

Samsung Reclaim QWERTY Ecophone Is Ostentatiously Green, $US50 On Sprint

10:38PM John Herrman | Choosing which aspect of the Samsung Sprint Reclaim is most important will depend heavily on your worldview. Is it that the handset is made from environmentally-friendly bioplastics? That it’s Sprint’s first 3G QWERTY phone to touch $US50 on contract? More »
Peripherals

Logitech Frags The G5 With Higher Precision Gaming Mouse G500

8:00PM Danny Allen | The G500 succeeds the popular G5 Laser Mouse with greater accuracy (up to 5700dpi, adjustable on the fly), and a broader thumb rest. Logitech also got a new budget noise-cancelling headset called the G330. More »
Screens

LG’s 15-inch OLED Screen In Production: Could MacBooks Be A Beneficiary?

5:00PM Danny Allen | It’s been widely rumoured that LG may supply Apple with screens for its future products. If that’s true, LG’s plans to have a 15-inch OLED in stores by December could signal big things. More »
Vehicles

Halo Warthog Wheels On

4:39PM Nick Broughall | The guys from Microsoft somehow managed to get the guys from Weta to lend them their replica Warthog, and I spent this afternoon checking it out. The attention to detail is amazing! More »
Computers

Mossberg Likes The Toshiba Mini NB205 Netbook

2:08PM Brian Lam | First Joanna Stern, now Walt Mossberg is charmed by the Toshiba—yes, Toshiba—netbook, the NB205. It’s fast, lasts long and has a roomy keyboard. Seems like the one to get, hackintoshing aside. [AllThingsD]