Friday, August 21, 2009
Phones
HTC’s Cheap Android Phone On Video Doesn’t Look Cheap
11:50PM John Herrman | Android phones: Still expensive! At least, until the Click, HTC’s rumoured first budget Android phone, hits the market. Here, a member of Tinhte gives the Click a timid whirl, and to be honest, Android’s cut-rate future doesn’t look so bad. More »
Entertainment
The PS3 Slim Can Bitstream Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio?
11:30PM Danny Allen | The PS3 Slim only just got announced, but its full abilities are starting to emerge. The latest: Apparently it actually can bitstream Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio directly to your receiver. Can I get a w00t from the audiophiles? More »
Vehicles
Self-Balancing EniCycle Is Like A Segway For The Circus
11:10PM Danny Allen | Finally, a unicycle that even geeks can ride! Designer Aleksander Polutnik says it only takes few minutes to learn how to ride the eniCycle because it uses mini-gyroscopes and an embedded processor to keep you balanced. Watch it in action: More »
Business
Something Tells Me This Circuit City Propaganda Didn’t Work So Well
10:50PM Mark Wilson | You know, being part of Circuit City’s Northstar customer service team wasn’t so different from climbing a mountain to 80s-infused melodies, if you really think about it. More »
Science
Invented: Perfect Coffee Mug That Keeps Perfect Temperature
10:35PM Jesus Diaz | Fraunhofer Institute scientists have invented the perfect coffee mug: One that absorbs the heat from your beverage, making it go down to a perfect temperature, and then releasing it slowly to keep it at that exact temperature for 30 minutes. More »
Entertainment
1.5 Million Durabrand DVD Players Recalled Due To Fire Hazard
8:50PM Danny Allen | The recall comes after 12 complaints of overheating, including five that instances that caused fire and property damage. The $US29 Chinese-made players were sold from January 2006 to July 2009 exclusively at Wal-Mart (US) and ASDA supermarkets (UK). More »
Computers
Asus Eee Keyboard Expected “As Early As October”
8:03PM Danny Allen | In the latest twist of the Eee Keyboard’s delay, DigiTimes reports the entertainment-PC-in-a-keyboard should be ready “as early as October”. It also says the 20-inch Eee Top AIO, and two new ultra-thin U/UX series notebooks will arrive in September. More »
Music
Arrr! Cloned Pirate Bay Site Sets Sail
6:18PM Danny Allen | Remember that Pirate Bay user who archived the site’s entire torrent index earlier this week? It’s available for all to download, but he’s now used it to create a full replica site. You can check it out at BTArena.net. [TorrentFreak]
Peripherals
Terrifying T-600 USB Has Rhinestone Eyes, Stares Into Your Soul
6:04PM Danny Allen | Based on the T-600 skin job from Terminator 4, this 2GB USB drive has eyes made of Swarovski rhinestones, and will only be made in limited quantities (like the USB Skull Rings, also made by Solid Alliance). More »
Entertainment
