Wednesday, September 16, 2009 - Page 2
Software

Obama Administration Gets Their Own Cloud Computing App Store

Vivek Kundra, the Obama Administration CIO, just opened up a new app store for federal agencies so that they can get up on these wacky, government-approved cloud computing programs. Looks like he’s following through on his promises.

News

Don’t Forget To Play Our Paul Blart Comp Game

Gizmodo AU

If you’re looking to kill some time at work today (and if you’re not, you obviously work too hard), don’t forget to enter our Paul Blart: Mall Cop competition. All you have to do is get one of the top 10 high scores on the game below to win a copy of the flick on Blu-ray. Simple, huh?

Cars

Screw A House, I’m Buying A Camper Bike

Houses are passe and RVs are overrated. The Camper Bike is where it’s at. I don’t care if sleeping—let alone functioning—in the thing is a physical impossibility. I WANT ONE.

Gaming

Hands On With Sony’s Comic Reader For PSP

Gizmodo AU

This morning I was hanging out with the folks from Sony, checking out all their latest kit for Christmas. I also managed to score some hands-on time with Sony’s Marvel comic book reader for the PSP. And I have to say, it’s pretty freakin’ awesome.

Gadgets

Panasonic Karma Is My iPhone Game Console Dream

I have to agree with Hitler: The iPod touch and the iPhone need actual gaming buttons to be real game machines. The Panasonic Karma looks exactly like that: A true iPhone game console. Unfortunately, the awesome images can be deceiving.

The Industry’s Response To Conroy’s Telstra Ultimatum

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Most of these responses to Conroy’s bitch-slapping of Telstra came through yesterday, but they’re still worth a read. Personally, I’m disappointed by the lack of fireworks from Telstra themselves – I can’t help but think that if Sol was around, we’d have lawyers duelling pistols at dawn…

Computing

Multitouch Supporting Bamboo Tablet Joining Wacom Family

I love blurrycam photos almost as much as my good ol’ Wacom tablet. According to this particular snapshot though, it looks like my darling is getting a new sibling in the form of a multi-touch supporting Bamboo. [Engadget]

Enterprise-Grade SSD Promises Read Speeds Of 500 MB/s

Relatively-new startup Pliant Technology claims their 3.5-inch enterprise SSD can read at speeds up to 500 megabytes per seconds and read 320 megabytes per second. Basically, you could copy the contents of a two terabyte drive in around an hour.

Pink, Magenta, Purple, Atomic Possible New Zune HD Colours

We had a tiny picture showing Zune HD colour options a while back, now we’ve got the source code revealing the names of ‘em. I can’t tell eggshell from off-white, so could someone please tell me what “atomic” is?

Indie Band Strapped For Cash, Uses DIY Cardboard Instruments

I don’t know who that Brittany Lane is, nor have I heard of Meeting of Important People before. What got my attention is that everything in this music video, from the scenery to the instruments, is made out of cardboard.

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