Thursday, September 24, 2009 - Page 2
Computing

Intel Core i7 Mobile = Fastest Laptop Processor EVER

Laptops got a hell of a lot faster today. We’ve been waiting for Intel to bring out its mobile version of Core i7 and today it did. The benchmarks are in and they say it’s fast. Really freaking fast.


Software

OnOne’s Having A Sale

Gizmodo AU

We just heard along the grapevine that OnOne Software is having a sale. OnOne makes plug-ins for Photoshop, Aperture and Lightroom. The sale is only for Photoshop plug-ins, though. I’ve tried most of OnOne’s plug-ins and can vouch for the time-saving presets that come in PhotoTools 2, which is normally $259. Get ‘em while they’re hot… plug-ins going cheap, they’re lovely.


Gadgets

Remainders — Things We Didn’t Post

Porn Stars Appear in the App Store…Umberto Eco Traces the Death of Handwriting to the Ballpoint Pen…$300 Sony PS3 Selling Faster — While Supplies Last…US Suddenly Leading Global Mobile Data Boom?


Gadgets

Wacom’s “Leadership” Position In Touch

Gizmodo AU

From a company that has long contented itself with simply designing and creating pen tablets, Wacom now sees itself in an industry leadership role with the release of its second generation Bamboo tablet range, unveiled today in Sydney. Global leader? It’s a bold claim.


Science

DIY Ferrofluid Is The Prettiest Mess You Could Make Today

Ferrofluid is a beautiful mess of iron particles suspended in oil, but the beauty comes at a price of $US165 a litre. Let’s take the DIY route to this, shall we?


Cars

Honda U3-X: An Omnidirectional Segway-Style Unicycle

Jalopnik just posted this crazy Honda unicycle, the U3-X, with “omni traction drive”. It’s definitely the first personal mobility device that might help you fulfil your lifelong dream of re-enacting Jamiroquai’s “Virtual Insanity” video. Pics and details at [Jalopnik]


Mobile

Five Minutes Of Countless Horror Movie Phone Failures

I’d die first in a horror movie. You’d find me, alone, clutching an iPhone and a Blackberry. Or at least that’s what my nightmare will be after this compilation of phone failures in horror movies. [YouTube via Nerdist]


Geek Out

What Is This Giant Chronometer Doing On This Delivery Bike?

Pizza Hut claims that they will deliver your pizza in under 30 minutes, and they wanted to prove it by installing giant-sized chronometers on the back of their pizza delivery bikes. [Direct Daily]


Computing

Viliv’s S10 “Blade” Netbook Tablet Boasts 10 Hours Of Battery Life

Viliv, who’s previously made the S5 and S7, seems to always have a bigger gadget on the horizon, and here at IDF they showed off the S10, a 10-inch convertible tablet running Windows 7. It’s super-thin and looks really promising.


Hollandia Sphere Bed Comes With Obligatory Champagne Cooler

Red velvet, check. Mechanised base, check. Built-in massage, check. Covered LED canopy lights, check. 32-inch LCD television, check. Vanity mirror, check. Frikkin’ kickass champagne cooler? CHECK. Here I give you the Hollandia International Sphere Bed.