Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Vehicles
Carbon Fibre YikeBike Is Useful 21st Century High Wheeler
11:40PM Jesus Diaz | This weird thing is a 1.2kW electric motor powered, carbon fibre foldable bike called the YikeBike. It’s real, unfolds in 15 seconds, and aims to solve the eternal problem of urban mobility, and probably become Woz’s favourite new toy. More »
Cameras
Is This The Full-Frame 18MP Leica M9 And Mysterious Leica X1?
11:39PM Matt Buchanan | A supposed shot of Leica’s M9—expected to be announced 9/9/09—complete with specs, was found on this Flickr page that’s now locked, and it looks way interesting: a full-frame 18MP CCD sensor. Oh, and what’s this, the Leica X1? More »
Music
Sequels To The First Decent Headphones I Ever Owned
11:20PM Matt Buchanan | The first decent headphones I owned were Sennheiser’s PX-100. I got ‘em for $US30, and I was blown away, since it was the first time I heard something truly better than $US20 shitcans. Now, Sennheiser’s got a sequel: PX-100 II. More »
Games
The PS3 Slim Loads Game(s) Faster With Firmware 3.0
10:47PM Mark Wilson | In videos from last weekend, we learned that the PS3 fat boots itself faster than the Slim, but the Slim had the edge when it came to loading games. Now with new firmware 3.0, the Slim loads games even faster. More »
Phones
Sony Ericsson Aino Is One Part PSP, Every Other Part Sony Ericsson
10:44PM Mark Wilson | The PSP Phone has become a phantom of the industry, a “does it really exist” product of perpetual rumour/intrigue. Now Sony Ericsson has released something close called the Aino, a touchscreen slider that can connect to the PS3. More »
Peripherals
Kodak ESP 3250 And 5250 All-In-One Printers Skimp On Ink Costs
10:00PM Dan Nosowitz | Kodak updated their all-in-one printer line with the ESP 3250 and ESP 5250. Both use Kodak’s Kodacolor technology, which lets them subsist on extremely cheap ink, which is great for extremely cheap people like myself. More »
Phones
HTC Mega Becomes Touch2 WinMo 6.5 Smartphone
9:20PM Danny Allen | Meet the HTC Touch-successor: the Touch2. The 2.8-inch touchscreen will run HTC’s TouchFLO interface over WinMo 6.5, which will have a revamped Internet Explorer mobile browser, My Phone backup service and access to Windows Marketplace. More »
Computers
Nokia Dishes Booklet 3G’s Full Specs And Price
6:46PM Danny Allen | After teasing its 10.1-inch netbook with 3G and Assisted-GPS, Nokia has confirmed an impressive 16-cell (12-hour) battery and coughed-up full specs: Windows 7, 1.6GHz Atom Z530 processor, 120GB hard disk, 1GB RAM, 802.11n Wi-Fi and HDMI. Price: €575 (AU$980) before-subsidies. More »
Phones
Nokia N97 Mini Gets Official: €450 (AU$770) In October
6:03PM Danny Allen | An extensive preview filled us in on the N97 not-so Mini, but it now has a price: €450 (AU$770) pre-taxes and subsidies. It should be available off contract in “many markets”, and includes Lonely Planet guidebooks and Facebook “Lifecasting”. More »
Computers
