Thursday, September 17, 2009
Software
Apple OS X Snow Leopard Outsells Tiger And Leopard Combined
11:59PM Brian Lam | At the two week mark, OS X Snow Leopard—despite having few user recognisable features—has sold more than twice the number of copies that Leopard did, and four times the number of copies that Tiger did. That makes sense given the $39 price and Apple’s higher percentage in the market these days. [NPD via Infinite Loop]
Music
Micro Sports MP3 Player Helps Up The Douche Quotient
11:50PM Mark Wilson | You want to pull off John Mayer’s DoubleDouche, but you only have one Bluetooth headset. Don’t fret, because this MP3 player from Thanko fits right in your ear. More »
Design
Mixtape Generation Card Requires Obligatory “It Rocks” Headline
11:30PM Jesus Diaz | Koji Sueyoshi, you are a genius and your Mixtape Generation business card could have only been more perfect if it actually played a selection of 80s rock ballads and disco themes. [Direct Daily]
Phones
i-mate Briefly Reappears On Everyone’s Radar, Just To Die
11:22PM John Herrman | Oct 23 2007: The last time we posted a story on i-mate, a once-hopeful early player in the Windows Mobile handset field. Since then, the company’s story has been one of restructuring, layoffs, missed orders and debt. And today, at long last, death. [ITP]
Peripherals
Gyration Wants You To Wave It Around Like You Just Don’t Care
11:10PM Joanna Stern | Until I can get a laser mouse embedded in my fingertip Gyration’s new Air Mouse Elite will have to do. The Elite should respond better to in-air movements and gestures than the last version with improved motion-sensing software. More »
Screens
Pro Golfer Advertising With LCD-Loaded Bag
10:43PM Mark Wilson | It’s a marketing ploy that may quickly spiral into Rodney Dangerfield’s legacy. More »
Computers
Hercules eCAFÉ Netbook Comes From Nowhere With 250GB HDD
9:14PM Danny Allen | Woah, a netbook from Hercules? They’re better known for game controllers and multimedia peripherals, but the 10.1-inch (1024×600) EC-1000W seems a decent first effort. Usual netbook specs aside, it comes with 802.11n Wi-Fi and 50GB of online storage. More »
Phones
8:09PM Danny Allen | The xpPhone has a 4.8-inch touchscreen, GPS, notebook-specs and runs a full-blown copy of Windows XP. Seriously. And while I’m still skeptical about the need for XP, the phone has come a long way since I saw it at Computex. More »
ITG xpPhone Runs Windows XP, Taking Pre-Orders
8:09PM Danny Allen | The xpPhone has a 4.8-inch touchscreen, GPS, notebook-specs and runs a full-blown copy of Windows XP. Seriously. And while I’m still skeptical about the need for XP, the phone has come a long way since I saw it at Computex. More »
Phones
All Samsung Omnia Phones Are Switching To WinMo 6.5
6:48PM Danny Allen | Windows Mobile 6.5 phones arrive on October 6, and joining them will be the new OmniaPRO B7330 (HSDPA, 320 x 320-pixel non-touchscreen). In fact, Samsung says that all Omnia phones will run WinMo 6.5 once it’s available. More »
Entertainment
6:29PM Nick Broughall | For those of you who missed the launch episode of Byteside Tech on Tuesday, here it is! More »
First Episode Of Byteside Tech Is Live
6:29PM Nick Broughall | For those of you who missed the launch episode of Byteside Tech on Tuesday, here it is! More » 
