Remember Amazon’s remote deletion of all Kindle copies of 1984? Big bro’ Amazon is trying to make nice by offering affected users some pretty words along with $US30 checks in lieu of redelivery of 1984 (with your original annotations).
Part centipede, part flamingo, Nunnmps is a research studio designed by Cheunvogl and to be located in Chicago. It looks like the perfect place to scheme a coup d’état or work on whatever mysterious projects it is intended for.
I know what you’re thinking – What the frak is Byteside? Put simply, it’s a live show happening in Sydney where some of Australia’s top tech and gaming journos and pundits get together and have a chat about some of the hottest industry news and products over a couple of beers. It’s the brainchild of ex-Giz AU editor Seamus Byrne and Atomic magazine founder Ben Mansill and it’s launching at the Shelbourne Hotel on September 15.
iPod Eats Tokyo Dust: Walkman Back On Top In Japan…Why Hollywood Science Is Better Than Regular Science…Snow Leopard Patch Imminent…Sony Really Excited About This 3D Thing…
The Gorillatorch from Joby we saw a few weeks ago has just been announced for Australia. For $50, there should be one in every car come launch in early October – not just because the magnetic feet are practical and the flexible legs mean you can stick it anywhere like all the other Gorillapods, but because it’s just so damned cute.
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Android 1.6 Donut will also see an update to Android Market, and while it’s not a major change, it’s certainly a welcome one. The most important change: Developers will soon be allowed to upload screenshots for their apps.
The new Nortek mouse, co-designed by boffins at Samsung, looks like an admittedly sexy RSI disaster waiting to happen.