Saturday, September 19, 2009
Random Stuff
Forget Leopards, There Are Cougars Prowling The Microsoft Campus
12:30PM Rosa Golijan | Microsoft is warning employees to “never approach a cougar”, as one of the kitty cats has been spotted near the Redmond campus. Or at least that’s what we’re told. I’m thinking that it’s actually Mrs Gates who’s taking a stroll. More »
Business
Microsoft’s Legal Team Fighting To Kill Malvertising
12:00PM Rosa Golijan | Right-clickas or a MacBook flippas, I think we can all agree to hate malvertising, Internet ads filled with malicious code. Someone needs to take down the companies who are putting that crap online. Wait. Microsoft is on the job already? More »
Science
Scientists Looking To Reduce Cost Of Space Travel By Using Tubes
12:00PM Rosa Golijan | It’s not a new idea—the concept was used with the Genesis spacecraft mission—but scientists are now attempting to actually map out the tube-like gravitational currents in space. Didn’t someone think of this in a TV show or two? More »
Gadgets
11:30AM Rosa Golijan | The LX2 produces 200 lumens of light, about 10 times that of ordinary D-cell flashlights, and is the first commercially available LED flashlight to do so. Long-lasting, bright, and as a bonus, the press release for it is almost arousing. More »
SureFire’s LX2 Is The First 200 Lumens LED Flashlight
11:30AM Rosa Golijan | The LX2 produces 200 lumens of light, about 10 times that of ordinary D-cell flashlights, and is the first commercially available LED flashlight to do so. Long-lasting, bright, and as a bonus, the press release for it is almost arousing. More »
Peripherals
iHammock Relaxes, Recharges iPhones, Daiquiri Not Included
11:00AM Joanna Stern | The life of an iPhone is hard and you know it. After spending the day searching for 3G and running apps, the iHammock takes the edge off. This dock is actually a sweet idea. Too bad it’s just a rendering. More »
Software
Peek Joins The Application Game With Peek Apps
10:58AM Rosa Golijan | When we looked at Peek, we decided that while it doesn’t do much else, it does email better than most. Now the minimalist gadget is growing up and stepping into the application circus with its Peek Apps. More »
Games
Our Favorite Kotaku Posts Of The Week
10:30AM Mark Wilson | Let’s face it, until we’re holding one in our very own hands, lightsabers will never get old. And on a side note, and what’s going on with Bioware’s new Star Wars MMO? More »
Software
The Week In iPhone Apps: Google Who?
9:30AM John Herrman | Still, with this? Well, luckily there’s plenty of other stuff to tide us over until the Google Voice fiasco resolves itself. Like zombies! And weddings, and exercise, and soundscapes, and urban art, and jokes, and, and, and… More »
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