Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Phones
Dell Android Phone Is Real, If You Happen To Live In China
11:29PM John Herrman | Remember that strange little rumour that Dell would be releasing a China-only Android phone? It’s true, apparently! Dell is expected to draw back the curtain on the “Ophone mini3i” in the next few days. But wait, Ophone? That sounds familiar… More »
Science
World’s First Wireless, Internet-Connected Pacemaker Installed
11:00PM Jesus Diaz | Bionic people of the world rejoice, for your heart ticks and booms booms will be transmitted through the internet from now on. A New York woman has got the world’s first wireless pacemaker, which allows constant remote monitoring via web: More »
Computers
Samsung N510 Ion Netbook Released Next Month For $US599
10:43PM Mark Wilson | NVIDIA’s Ion platform is pretty snazzy, welding an Atom and a 9400M graphics chip (the same found in Macbooks, fanboys) to handle high def content with ease. Samsung’s N510 is an 11.6-inch netbook built on this platform, making its way to the U.S. next month. More »
Games
Nintendo Patents Inflatable Horse Controller (Yes, That You Ride)
10:24PM Mark Wilson | It’s not enough for Nintendo that you look idiotic while flailing at a TV screen. They won’t rest until a 90kg man is riding an inflatable “pony,” “dolphin” or “gryphon.” More »
Cameras
AstroScope: Night Vision For Your Nikon Or Canon DSLR
9:45PM Danny Allen | The AstroScope 9350 night-vision image intensifier mounts between camera and lens to make dark scenes (below 10-4 lux) easily photographable. The EOS-P and NIKS-P models are for Canon EOS and Nikon AF cameras, and are powered by the camera’s battery. More »
Screens
Matte Screen Option Returns For 15-inch MacBook Pro
7:47PM Danny Allen | We’ve mentioned that this could be on the cards, and now it’s official. Apple has reinstated the matte screen option for 15-inch MacBook Pros—but it’ll charge you $US50 for the privilege, and you’ll lose that full-screen glass look. More »
Design
What Is This?
7:00PM Danny Allen | Looks like some sort of Cyberdyne Systems human feeder used by Skynet. More »
Peripherals
Rockin’ Cassette Tape 4-Port USB Hub
6:20PM Danny Allen | Identical in size to an actual cassette (it’ll even fit inside a tape case), this USB 2.0 hub has four ports, and for $US25, also comes with a 1.2-metre USB cable for your PC or Mac. [Vat19 via TecheBlog] More »
Gadgets
Logitech’s Harmony 900 Universal Remote Has New RF To IR Blaster
6:00PM Adam Frucci | Only a certain type of person is willing to drop $US400 on a remote control, but those people are going to be excited about the new Logitech Harmony 900. More »
Peripherals
5:10PM Nick Broughall | We first saw the Belkin Flythru laptop bag back in November 2008, but it has finally made it through international security to get an Australian launch… finally! More »
Belkin Flythru Now Gets You Through Aussie Airport Security
5:10PM Nick Broughall | We first saw the Belkin Flythru laptop bag back in November 2008, but it has finally made it through international security to get an Australian launch… finally! More » 
