Friday, September 18, 2009
Phones
TAT’s 3D Interface Makes Your Smartphone Look Primitive
11:40PM John Herrman
An interface concept doesn’t have to be practical to be interesting, or to make current software seem dated and flat. Exhibit A: Swedish designinstitut* The Astonishing Tribe’s newest mobile phone interface, which is rendered in glorious 3D, and might be brilliant. More »
Design
The Nazis Made A Fine Solar Backpack
11:24PM Mark Wilson | Do I even need to ask why anyone would want a German army WW2 backpack? More »
Design
Fuzzy Travel Blanket Keeps Gadgets Secure And Warm
11:05PM Joanna Stern | Eff snuggies, I’m in love with this blanket that has a gadget storage pouch. More »
Games
Restrictions On PSP Minis Make Them Nearly Pointless
10:40PM Mark Wilson | PSP Minis, coming to the PSP Go, are just like iPhone/Android apps (just more focused on gaming). But the list of things developers can’t do on the platform destroys any point of its existence in the first place. More »
Phones
Asus AiGuru SV1T Skype Videophone Gets A Touchscreen
9:44PM Danny Allen | At the price of a netbook ($US300), the first-gen Asus videophone was more for those wanting to video Skype without a PC (think grandparents). But the navigation was fiddly, so they’ve now made the 7-inch (800×480) display touch-capable. More »
Computers
Nokia Booklet 3G Netbook Unboxed On Camera
8:50PM Danny Allen | Nokia’s Booklet 3G still has no ETA, but it’s an interesting 10.1-incher with Windows 7, 3G and a claimed 16-hour battery life. And though I’ve no idea what this (Greek?) gentlemen is saying, here’s what’s in the box: More »
Robots
Deep Green Pool-Playing Robot Ready To Hustle And Terminate
8:14PM Danny Allen | What IBM’s Deep Blue computer is to Chess, Deep Green may soon be to the felt table. The impressive system of cameras and robotic gantries, from the computer vision lab at Queens University, is already at a “better-than-amateur level”. More »
Peripherals
iTwinge iPhone Keyboard Video Makes Me Cringe A Little Less
6:35PM Danny Allen | So you saw the iTwinge photos yesterday—that crazy physical keyboard with underside nubs for the touchscreen. It was easy to write off without seeing in action, so the company has sent around this hands-on video: More »
Computers
Dell Latitude Z For Could Be First Laptop With Wireless Charging
1:20PM Joanna Stern | I am praying this isn’t another Adamo, Dell. The soon-to-be-introduced Latitude Z will have a premium design, super high end specs and a lofty price tag. I’ve heard that all before, but wireless charging in a notebook? That is new. More »
Robots
