Monday, September 7, 2009

News

Reminder: Get VIP Byteside Tickets

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5:16PM September 7, 2009 | Nick Broughall

In case you missed it last week, if you’re interested in drinking beer and listening to some of Australia’s best tech and gaming journos (and me) talk about what’s happening in the industry, you should sign up for the Byteside news list to try and win VIP tickets. More »


Entertainment

LG Brings Wi-Fi To Their DVRs

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2:13PM September 7, 2009 | Nick Broughall

Following in the footsteps of their Wi-Fi enabled Blu-ray players, LG today launched their new range of connected DVRs. But it doesn’t look like the connection works both ways… More »


iLuv Windshield Mount Kit Makes All Those Satnav Apps Safer

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1:27PM September 7, 2009 | Nick Broughall

There may be some question marks over the legality of using your phone as a GPS device, but the chances of you getting booked increase exponentially if you don’t mount your phone in a windshield bracket. Fortunately, the guys at iLuv have released an iPhone windshield mount so you don’t have to worry about it. More »


Online

ABC Wants All Their Content Unmetered On NBN

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12:07PM September 7, 2009 | Nick Broughall

You’ve gotta love the ABC. Even though they’re so far ahead of the other FTA networks in terms of offering content online, they aren’t sitting on their laurels. Instead, they’re pushing for all their content to be unmetered on the National Broadband Network, according to Andrew Colley at the Australian. More »


News

Who Won The Stargate SG1 Children of the Gods: The Final Cut DVDs?

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11:28AM September 7, 2009 | Nick Broughall

Did you win a copy of Stargate SG-1 Children of the Gods: The Final Cut? Find out below. More »


Optus Clearing Out Old 16GB iPhone 3G Models

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10:43AM September 7, 2009 | Nick Broughall

Let the speculation begin: Optus is offering the 16GB iPhone 3G (not the 3GS) for $0 upfront on a 24 month $59 plan. But why? More »


Breakfast Wrap: Best Of The Weekend

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9:08AM September 7, 2009 | Nick Broughall

2010 Firmware Update Will Bring 3D Stereo Support To PS3 Games So now all we need are proper 3D TVs…

First OLED Laptops Could Arrive Next Year And Burn Holes In Wallets Yep, they’ll be pricey!

Inside Steve’s Brain: Apple Can Remain Great Without Mr. Jobs But isn’t Stevie J immortal?

Moronic Newspapers Reprint Onion’s Conspiracy Article As Fact Yep, the future of quality journalism is firmly rooted in newspapers. Riiiiiiiggghhhttt….

Oldest Working “Computer” To Be Rebuilt Sans Windows 7 Sans Windows at all, I would think…


Berlin Tower Blasts Off Into Space

7:15AM September 7, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

I don’t know if Fabian Tischer—the author of this cleverly made video that mixes architecture and space—loves or hates the Berliner Fernsehturm tower. No matter what, the fact is that he decided to launch it into space. More »


Gadgets

You’re No Invisible Pedestrian While Wearing This Headgear

7:00AM September 7, 2009 | Jack Loftus

The Black Diamond Sprinter is designed with the adventurous night runner in mind, but I can just as easily see this headgear transitioning into a lightweight spelunking role…and, yes, there it is — I think I just invented cave running. More »


Gadgets

Gutted Classic Game Boy Made Into 80GB Hard Drive

6:00AM September 7, 2009 | Jack Loftus

While I generally weep when modders take classic video game consoles like this Game Boy here and gut it to produce something less important, like a hard drive, I’m taking solace in the fact that this mod might be used to store Game Boy ROMs for an emulator. I hope. More »