Monday, September 14, 2009

Cars

Lexus Concept Puts iPhone Docks In The Headrests

11:40PM September 14, 2009 | Mark Wilson

Great! No more lugging those Bose docks into the car! More »

The GPS That Wants To Be An iPhone

11:20PM September 14, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

I wish there was a quick way to snatch many of these cheap Chinese thingamajigs. Like the MMDD MD-520, a 4.5-inch touchscreen “all-in-one GPS” that really does it all, including cloned iPhone icons and Flash. More »

SanDisk ExtremePro Cards Are Extremely Fast, Extremely Expensive

11:00PM September 14, 2009 | Matt Buchanan

The best $US50 I’ve spent in a month was on a roomier CompactFlash card for video-taking DSLRs, but it looks like I should’ve waited: SanDisk’s new ExtremePro line push 90MB/second read/write speeds and comes in 16, 32 and 64GB sizes. More »

Gaming

The PS3 Slim Painted Just Like I Like It

10:35PM September 14, 2009 | Mark Wilson

For $US450, Colorware will sell you a custom-painted PS3 Slim. And with the proper colour scheme, the upgrade is almost tempting. [Colorware via ChipChick]

Computing

Asus Eee Keyboard Confirmed For October!

9:45PM September 14, 2009 | Danny Allen

Hell yes. Asus has finally committed to an October US and European arrival for its entertainment-PC-in-keyboard. The sleek device has a 5-inch touchscreen and uses Ultra Wideband HDMI (with receiver) to connect to your TV. I want it on my coffee-table. More »

Mobile

LG GW620, Its First Android Phone, Gets Official

9:03PM September 14, 2009 | Danny Allen

LG may have over 10 WinMo phones planned for the next year, but that hasn’t stopped it testing out the Android waters. This QWERTY-slider (previously known as “Etna”) has a 3-inch touchscreen, 5MP autofocus camera, Wi-Fi and GPS. More »

Entertainment

40GB Apple TV Quietly Killed, 160GB Cut To $329

8:28PM September 14, 2009 | Danny Allen

Good news if you’ve thought about using an Apple TV to tinker with Boxee, or setup a media server. Apple slashed the 160GB model to $329 overnight and ditched the 40GB version altogether. [Apple Store via Macrumors]

Gadgets

Budget Cool-er Reader With Colour Touchscreen Planned For 2010

7:46PM September 14, 2009 | Danny Allen

When we reviewed the Cool-er reader, we liked its lower price, but felt it lacked the polish of the Kindle. Well, now Interead says it’s working on a colour Cool-er that should not only be touch-capable, but low-priced, too. More »

Science

MIT Students Explain How To Photograph Space For $US150

6:45PM September 14, 2009 | Danny Allen

On September 2, Justin Lee and Oliver Yeh successfully took these images of Earth’s curvature and the blackness of space using only a weather balloon and off-the-shelf components—without complicated hacks. Total cost: $US148. Here’s how they did it. More »