Saturday, September 26, 2009
Gadgets
I Get By With A Little Help From A Vaporiser And Pancake Machine
9:29PM Brian Lam | After closing Thursday night, we had a bit of spare time and so ended up just hanging out and running a few tests on the Volcano Vaporizer and the Chefstack pancake machine. They passed. More »
Random Stuff
6:20PM Chris Oaten | They could have taken all sorts of inspiration for naming the “new” Vegemite. They settled on a naming convention cornered by Apple. Lame. Seriously lame. Your comments, please.
Lamest. Foodstuff Name. Ever.
6:20PM Chris Oaten | They could have taken all sorts of inspiration for naming the “new” Vegemite. They settled on a naming convention cornered by Apple. Lame. Seriously lame. Your comments, please.
Gadgets
Remainders — Things We Didn’t Post
1:00PM Wilson Rothman | A-Holes Make $US4,000 Per Day on Viagra Spam…Fungus-Treated Violin Sounds Better Than Stradivarius…Chinese iPhone Pricing: The Opposite of AT&T…Heating and Air Conditioning via Window Panes? More »
Entertainment
12:30PM Wilson Rothman | Seagate built this second-gen FreeAgent Theater+ to be equally Mac and PC friendly, and to decode any video file you throw at it, regardless of resolution, framerate or other variable. Despite a crappy interface, the mission is a genuine success. More »
Seagate FreeAgent Theater+ Review: It Actually Works
12:30PM Wilson Rothman | Seagate built this second-gen FreeAgent Theater+ to be equally Mac and PC friendly, and to decode any video file you throw at it, regardless of resolution, framerate or other variable. Despite a crappy interface, the mission is a genuine success. More »
Gadgets
Answer Measy’s Questions, Learn Which Gadget Is Right For You
12:00PM Jason Chen | Picking gadgets is hard enough when you know about all the gadgets that are more or less in the ballpark you’re looking for, but what if you’re starting naked? Measy may make the process easier by asking you questions. More »
Gadgets
This Is How Michael Jordan Would Use A Kindle
11:30AM Jesus Diaz | Some people use their Kindles to read books. Others get Kindles to spend hours practising crazy moves with them, like this reader today at the Gizmodo Gallery. Watch him spin the Kindle like a Michael Jordan would spin a basketball.
Software
Ramp Champ Mixes Skeeball With Flicking
11:00AM Jason Chen | Ramp Champ, a $2.49 iPhone game by the Iconfactory guys, is guaranteed to look good — and it does. But does it play well? Yeah, it does. More »
Peripherals
Microsoft Getting Cleverer With New Multitouch Screen Keyboard
10:30AM Jesus Diaz | Oh, those smart rascals at Microsoft are on a roll. I love their Courier tablet concept, and now they may have found the way to make on-screen multitouch keyboards actually work great — even for touch typists like me. More »
Science
Launch Your Own Satellite Into Orbit For Only $US8000
10:00AM Adam Frucci | Looking to start your own satellite TV station? Perhaps you want to take your stalking of your ex to the next level. Well, if you have $US8000, Interorbital Systems can help make that happen. More »
Software
