Friday, September 4, 2009 - Page 2
Gadgets

Amazon Tries To Make Amends For Deletion Of 1984 With Warm Words, Cold Hard Cash

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).


Nunnmps Is A Research Facility With Its Evil Nature Disguised By Utter Beauty

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.


News

Get VIP Tickets To The First Episode Of Byteside

Gizmodo AU

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.


Gadgets

Remainders – Things We Didn’t Post

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…


Gadgets

Gorillatorch Landing Next Month For $50

Gizmodo AU

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.

[Maxwell]


Software

Android Market 1.6 Update Finally Brings App Screenshots

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.


Software

Palm Pre Tetris Mania Demo Is Pointless, Just 30 Seconds Long

Electronic Arts knows that we can’t wait to get our Tetris fix on the Palm Pre, so instead of making us wait until the October release of Tetris Mania, they’ve released a thirty second demo. A thirty-freakin’-second demo.


Cameras

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS1 Waterproof Camera Review

It’s not the most rugged, waterproof or compact of its kind. And its photos aren’t the best. But for some reason I really like this camera. Maybe I’m wrong.


Nortek Mouse Looks Like A Perverted iPod

Gizmodo AU

The new Nortek mouse, co-designed by boffins at Samsung, looks like an admittedly sexy RSI disaster waiting to happen.


Geek Out

Girlfriend Convinced To Put Out On Film Because Of LHC Doomsday

Today we learn that you can get a frigid girl to not only put out, but to do it on film by playing the Large Hadron Collider card. (Baby! No one will see that video since the world is ending!)