Sunday, September 13, 2009

Gadgets

Kwikset’s Connected Locks Feature Remote Locking, Email Notifications

9:00AM September 13, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

Every city dweller has had that panicky moment of “Crap, did I leave the door unlocked this morning?” Kwikset’s new locks let you check to see if you did in fact forget, and then lock the door if you did. More »

During The Recession, Even Your iPhone Lives In A Cardboard Box

8:00AM September 13, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

Fancy-pants iPhone cases made out of Rockefeller materials like rubber, metal and plastic are fine during times of economic prosperity, but in these dark days, we need a more suitable material. Case-Mate dug through their recycling bin for the answer. More »

What Is This?

7:30AM September 13, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

It’s not a bar of soap, and it is an actual, electronic gadget. But what does it do? More »

Mobile

Motorola Cliq To See October Release, Maybe

6:30AM September 13, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

Boy Genius Report has a source claiming Motorola’s Android saviour, the Cliq, will be coming to T-Mobile in mid-October. Interestingly, the only pictorial proof he has is a roadmap slide showing a November release. More »

DIY Swivelling Lego iPhone Dock Fulfills Our Weekend Lego Quota

5:45AM September 13, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

This is a pretty simple construction that actually doesn’t look as ridiculous as it sounds. The dock rotates, taking advantage of the iPhone and iPod Touch’s accelerometer and making use of allowing movie-viewing landscape mode. Not bad! [BricksInMyPocket via DVICE]

iPod Touch And Classic Updates Actually Decreased Some Specs

5:15AM September 13, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

Considering the iPod Touch and Classic both received modest (some would say boring) updates in the form of capacity bumps and a faster processor for the Touch, it’s surprising that in some ways, they’re actually worse than their predecessors. More »

Software

How To: Back Up All Your Stuff, For Free

4:00AM September 13, 2009 | John Herrman

People don’t neglect backing up their computers because it’s hard—it isn’t, at all. No, people file into the inevitable death march of data loss for one reason: Backing up usually costs money. But it doesn’t have to. More »

Software

Worst Case Scenario: Windows 7 Upgrade Can Take 21 Hours

3:45AM September 13, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

Now, this is extremely unlikely, and doesn’t correspond to my own experiences, but Microsoft says that in certain situations (crappy hardware, outrageous amounts of data, 32-bit install), the Windows 7 installation could take up to 21 hours to complete. More »

Gaming

First Commercially Sold Video Game Ever Is On eBay

3:00AM September 13, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

Computer Space, generally considered the first commercially-sold video game ever, is pretty rare these days, with only about 1800 of the retro-futuristic arcade cabinets made. Yet two of them just popped up on eBay. More »