Saturday, September 5, 2009 - Page 2
Entertainment

Oppo BDP-83 Blu-ray Player Gets Near-Perfect CNet Rating

As a fan of “universal” disc players, I understand why CNet loved the slow-to-arrive Oppo BDP-83, which sucks in BD, CD, DVD as well as SACD and DVD-Audio. The downside? $US500, but still no Wi-Fi or VOD. [CNet via CrunchGear]

Computing

Oldest Working “Computer” To Be Rebuilt Sans Windows 7

Alright that thing looks like a crapload of old wires and tubes, but it could turn into the world’s oldest working stored program computer if England’s National Museum of Computing in Bletchley can raise the funds to reboot it.

Science

New Mars Surface Shots: A World Without Footprints

This close-up of the rough terrain near Mars’ Zilair Crater was snapped by the High Resolution (HiRISE) camera aboard NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter on August 3. It’s one of several amazing new images that make for some beautiful desktop wallpaper.

Gadgets

Extreme Leisure: 10 Ultimate Ways To Spend That Extra Day Off

How would you spend a three-day weekend if money was no object? If The Most Interesting Man In The World needed a break from counselling the Dalai Lama or whatever he does, this might fit the bill.

Software

BlackBerry Desktop Manager For Mac Leaked (Download It Now)

I caught the long-awaited BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Mac in action a bit ago, and it’s pretty damn nice—it’s even better than the Windows equivalent, since one app syncs everything. You can download a leaked beta here. [CrackBerry]

Geek Out

How Well Do You Really Know Your Significant Other?

It just never hurts to take the test. I’m just saying. [xkcd via The Daily What]

Science

Moronic Newspapers Reprint Onion’s Conspiracy Article As Fact

I thought some “readers” were joking when they claimed they believed the Onion’s story on a conspiracy theorist finally convincing Neil Armstrong about how the Moon landings were faked. They weren’t. Like these two newspapers, who reprinted it as fact.

Inside Steve’s Brain: Apple Can Remain Great Without Mr. Jobs

Our friend Leander at Cult of Mac just released the “expanded edition” of his great book, Inside Steve’s Brain. Here’s an excerpt from the new chapters, dealing with Apple’s work ethic in the event of Steve’s departure or death:

Software

First Snow Leopard Patch Released To Developers

Less than a week after the release of Snow Leopard, Apple has already dropped the first patch on developers for testing. The 71.5 MB download includes several fixes related to 3G modems, the Dock and Motion 4.

Create Some Improbable Gaming Peripherals

Lately, there’s been more and more ridiculous gaming peripherals being released. From Wii tennis rackets and fishing rods to guitars and drum sets, it’s too much. For this week’s Photoshop Contest, let’s up the ante with even more ludicrous peripherals.

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