Thursday, August 20, 2009 - Page 2
Cameras

Fujifilm Finepix Z33WP Waterproof Cam Review

The Fujifilm Z33WP has a small, beautiful case and for some reason, out of many cameras, I choose to bring it on several recent trips. Size does matter when trying to travel light, I suppose.

Geek Out

Technology Can Be So Cruel

Gizmodo AU

This CRT was spotted dumped on the streets of Port Melbourne. I bet the new LCD that kicked this poor CRT out of its home didn’t blink an eyelid at the pain it was causing. Technology can be so cruel…

[Thanks Christian!]

Suna Traffic Now Live In Canberra

Gizmodo AU

One thing the iPhone’s multitude of proper satnav apps don’t offer is live traffic updating from the SUNA traffic channel. If you have a dedicated satnav with traffic support, you can now avoid traffic in Canberra comfortably. And not just by getting the hell out of Canberra…

Plantronics Bluetooth Headset Drops Style, Picks Up Endurance

There are two kinds of Bluetooth users in the world: The inexplicably proud; and the begrudgingly conscripted. With the long-lasting, appealingly minimalist black and silver Discovery 975, Plantronics is wisely aiming for the latter.

Gadgets

Gadget-Loaded First Class Seats Make Me Wanna Be Swiss Cheese

Runway Girl Mary Kirby has tried the new Swiss International Airlines’ first class on a JFK-Zurich flight. It’s so cool and has so much high-tech—like the touchscreen seat-bed control—that it’s almost painful to watch.

Warning: Robots Have Learned Deception, Will Kill Us All

Not to get all alarmist with you people, but a group of robots in Switzerland have learned to lie to each other about the location of an object representing food, which almost certainly means we’re all going to die. Soon.

Kitchen Timer Follows Recipes To A Tee

I have never understood how people can claim that they can’t cook. I mean, how hard is it to follow a recipe? Still, there are ways to make things even easier—like this unique kitchen timer concept.

Gadgets

Remainders – Things We Didn’t Post

Dexter’s Bloody Remain(der)s…Now You See Snow Leopard, Now You Don’t…Downloading Music Is Greener Than Buying CDs, In Case You Ever Wondered…Can Twitter Trademark the “Tweet”?

Computing

Unlucky PowerBook Pegged By Foul Ball

Here’s something you never want to happen to your laptop: a foul ball squarely pegging it during a major league ball game.

Cars

What Is This?

What in the name of every single goddamn fruitbat is this? Did someone create a cybernetic Dune sandworm and equip it with anti-gravity engines? I wish. In reality, it’s the Sanswire-TAO STS-111, a completely new kind of airship.

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