Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Random Stuff
Girl From Mac-PC Knock-Off Ads Is A Lot Hotter Than Justin Long
11:40PM Jesus Diaz | Mi gusta chica mexicana, si. Ella es muy sweet. Mi no gusta Justin Long, porque es cojones obnoxious. Si? Claaaaaro. Los Mac-PC knock-off comerciales de television de cable company Yoo, however, es malo malo. Chingada. Tortilla. Tacos. Chimichanga. [Thanks Rodrigo]
Vehicles
Steam Car Breaks World Speed Record At 225km/h
11:20PM Jesus Diaz | They did it. A whooping 139.843mph. That’s 225.06km/h in the right speed units. The UK team lead by Charles Burnett III broke the world record for steam cars, which had been untouched since American Fred Marriot set it 1906. More »
Peripherals
Octopus Cable Charges 10 Devices For Just 10 (US) Dollars
10:56PM Mark Wilson | There are USB cords and there are USB cords…and there are USB cords with like, 10 different adaptors coming out. But rarely are such monstrosities this cheap. More »
Entertainment
Hollywood Studios Strike DivX Deal For Download-to-Own Movies
10:01PM Danny Allen | There are a ton of devices that support DivX playback (the PS3, DVD and Blu-ray players, etc.), so news of Lionsgate, Paramount, Sony, and Warner Bros agreeing for their movies to be downloaded in DivX for the first time is actually pretty interesting. And any added competition for iTunes and Cinema Now is only going to help keep them on their toes, right? More »
Design
Beautiful Glass Shard Spire Set To Dominate London Skyline
8:00PM Danny Allen | Feast your eyes on these latest visualisations of The Shard (aka London Bridge Tower), a 310-metre skyscraper currently under construction. When finished in 2012, it will be the tallest building in the UK, and one of the tallest in Europe. More »
Computers
Nokia ARM-Based Smartbook To Follow Booklet 3G?
6:00PM Danny Allen | It was only on Monday that Nokia confirmed its first laptop, but now DigiTimes suggests the Fins may use either Compal or Foxconn to build an ARM-based smartbook for 2010. If true, my guess is it’ll run Maemo 5. More »
Random Stuff
This Beautiful Laptop Burqa Can Be Yours For Just $US35
5:16PM Danny Allen | Burqa: a robe worn by some Muslim women in public. But it’s not some creepy cloak that connects to your hat so you can do who-knows-what on your laptop in public. More »
Vehicles
4:43PM Nick Broughall | I never, ever thought I’d say this, but I want to move to Adelaide. Not for any practical reason, but for the free Wi-Fi on the Broadband Bus. More »
The Wheels On The Broadband Bus Offer Wi-Fi
4:43PM Nick Broughall | I never, ever thought I’d say this, but I want to move to Adelaide. Not for any practical reason, but for the free Wi-Fi on the Broadband Bus. More »
Software
Android Developer Challenge 2 Kicks Off, $2M Up For Grabs
4:00PM Danny Allen | But you’ll have to act fast: Submissions close August 31. Last year’s competition unearthed a bunch of cool apps (and location-based services were big), so I’m looking forward to seeing what pops up in September for public judging. More »
Entertainment
3:30PM Nick Broughall | Yesterday the guys from Xbox showed us a demo of the new Zune Video marketplace for Xbox Live. Here’s the presentation from the event. You can’t really tell the scaling of the video quality as The Dark Knight starts on YouTube, but trust me, it’s pretty good to watch in the flesh…
Want To See What The Zune Marketplace Will Look Like On Xbox Live?
3:30PM Nick Broughall | Yesterday the guys from Xbox showed us a demo of the new Zune Video marketplace for Xbox Live. Here’s the presentation from the event. You can’t really tell the scaling of the video quality as The Dark Knight starts on YouTube, but trust me, it’s pretty good to watch in the flesh… 
