Thursday, August 13, 2009
Games
The First Reasonable Use Of PlayStation Home
10:56PM Mark Wilson | OK, now we get it, Sony. The free Batcave included with Batman: Arkham Asylum will make the digital dryhumping fest infinitely more tolerable…unless Val Kilmer and George Clooney show up. [joystiq]
Peripherals
Clickfree Turns iPod Into Auto Backup Solution, Music Piracy Machine
10:37PM Mark Wilson | Clickfree is a company making some interesting and simple USB-based backup products, and their latest Transformer for iPod/iPhone may be the most clever yet. More »
Entertainment
Holy Crap, They’re Making A Lego Movie!
8:50PM Danny Allen | Variety reports that Warner Bros is developing a Lego movie that will be “a family comedy that will mix live action and animation”. An “action adventure set in a Lego world”. More »
Cameras
Level Camera Cube Keeps You On The Straight And Narrow
6:33PM Danny Allen | There’s not always a horizontal point of reference when framing photos, which can mean re-shoots, or cropping back at the computer. This allspark-looking camera level helps avoid that: snap it on your flash mount, align the bubbles, and shoot straight. More »
Gadgets
Digital BBQ Tongs: For When Geeks Gas Up The Grill
5:48PM Danny Allen | These trusty tongs have a built-in sensor that lets you monitor your meat’s internal temperature on its backlit LCD display. The neat part: they will alarm when your meat is ready, and it also doubles as an LED flashlight. Versalicious! More »
Games
Is This The PS3 Slim In A Kmart Flyer?
5:30PM Danny Allen | A tipster has sent us some shakey-cam photos of what looks to be a 120GB, PS3 Slim listed for $US299.99 in a Kmart flyer that he says will go out “in a few weeks.” But here’s why I call shenanigans. More »
Cameras
5:22PM Nick Broughall | Panasonic today announced local release details for that trio of compact snappers we saw last month plus they’ve snuck in a new model – the FX65. More »
Panasonic’s New Lumix Range Zooms Into Australia
5:22PM Nick Broughall | Panasonic today announced local release details for that trio of compact snappers we saw last month plus they’ve snuck in a new model – the FX65. More »
Computers
Video: Kind Of Looks Like The Apple Tablet OS To Me
4:32PM Brian Lam
I know some overzealous but well meaning tech writers don’t believe the first video of this rumoured Apple Tablet OS variant is real but here’s a second video, more clear and with strange hardware in the foreground. More »
Music
4:30PM Nick Broughall | I must have these. Sennheiser has announced that they’re going to announce a whole new range of Bluetooth-enabled headphones at IFA this year. You may not think that sounds very exciting, but when you discover that some of the new models will feature active noise cancellation as well, it suddenly becomes a lot more interesting. More »
Sennheiser Launching New Bluetooth Headphones At IFA 2009
4:30PM Nick Broughall | I must have these. Sennheiser has announced that they’re going to announce a whole new range of Bluetooth-enabled headphones at IFA this year. You may not think that sounds very exciting, but when you discover that some of the new models will feature active noise cancellation as well, it suddenly becomes a lot more interesting. More »
Deals
3:47PM Nick Broughall | Catch of the day has outdone themselves today with the iBoobs speaker cushions. They’re plush breasts with speakers built in! Boobs! Speakers! Quick, someone get me a pillow so I can sit down. Preferably one that looks like a pair of boobs… More »
Quick! Buy iBoobs Pillow/Speakers Now!
3:47PM Nick Broughall | Catch of the day has outdone themselves today with the iBoobs speaker cushions. They’re plush breasts with speakers built in! Boobs! Speakers! Quick, someone get me a pillow so I can sit down. Preferably one that looks like a pair of boobs… More » 
