Tuesday, August 18, 2009 - Page 2
Science

In Belarus, “High-Tech” School Uniforms Protect Against Radiation

OK, so developing a “high-tech” uniform with special pockets for mobile phones sounds like something an authoritarian government wearing tin foil hats might dream up. But the jury is still out on what real effects electromagnetic radiation from the devices might have on children.

Gadgets

Real Star Trek Tricorder Boldly Goes Where No PMP Has Before

We’ve seen plenty of Tricorder-styled gizmos, but the PMP-09 is the best I’ve seen, and a functional gadget in its own-right. The flip-up PMP has a 2.8-inch display, 8GB storage, and provides 12 hours of music/4 hours of video playback.

Entertainment

What Good’s A Blu-Ray Plant If It Won’t Do Porn?

Gizmodo AU

If you want some Australian made, high quality, high definition porn, don’t look at the new Blu-ray plant in Huntingwood NSW. They won’t touch the stuff, according to a report in APC.

Mio Upgrades Its Flavoured Milk Moov Satnavs

Gizmodo AU

It must be satnav season. After Navman, Garmin and TomTom making announcements over the past month or so, Mio today announced that they’ve just upgraded their Moov range of satnavs for Australia. And they’re cheap!

Cameras

Coming Soon: 720p Microsoft LifeCam Cinema Webcam

Looks like Microsoft’s working on a snazzy new glass lens Webcam capable of 720p video at 30fps (in full 1280×720 resolution). Other features are expected to include 4x digital zoom, and a built-in noise-cancelling microphone.

Gadgets

DIY Car Laptop Stand Will Probably Get You Fined

Gizmodo AU

Considering both talking on your mobile phone and texting on your mobile phone are illegal in this country, I can’t imagine any police officer who spots you checking out Tweetdeck at the traffic lights is going to go too easy on you…

Geek Out

Don’t Speed Up Or You’ll Be Fired By A Goddamn Tank

This looks like a road in Sweden, Norway, or Germany. Wherever it is, they use their tanks to fire at speeding cars. Maybe. Whatever it is they do, I know I wouldn’t be messing with these traffic cops. [Thanks David]

Diesel Supports Artists And Plumbers With Real Life Pipes

Nature Factory by Makoto Tanijir is an art installation housed inside Diesel’s Tokyo Denim Gallery and a stunning, tangled mess of plastic pipes and joints which will make you forget that you came to buy some skinny jeans.

DIY Denim iPhone Case Always Keeps Your Device In Your Pants

While jean-on-jean is an absolute fashion no-no, this do it yourself denim iPhone or gadget case won’t only give you a bit of ’90s nostalgia, but it’s also relatively durable.

Online

RRoD Xbox 360: The Gift Of A Thousand Uses

Gizmodo AU

Rather than trying to get his RRoD’d Xbox 360 fixed, eBay user bellscape_computers has decided to sell it. But not as a broken games console – this thing is the consumate multi-function gadget!

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