Sunday, September 27, 2009

Geek Out

Best Use Of SMS Technology Yet (NSFW)

2:55PM September 27, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

What you are looking at here is a) a great ad for New Axe Day and Night, b) a semi-naked stunning blonde in transparent lingerie, c) the best use of SMS technology yet, or d) all of the above. More »

Lego House Gets Destroyed — You Can Cry Now

12:22PM September 27, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

Total sadness. It finally happened and James May’s beautiful Lego House met its destiny. It has been destroyed. See the results in the following gallery and cry. More »

Gadgets

Dirty Bomb Emergency Kit Appeals To The Paranoid In Me

12:10PM September 27, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

When I was a kid I saw The Day After, which left me having nightmares about nuclear bombs exploding in the horizon, and looting supermarkets for chocolate bars. Maybe that’s why I’m itching to buy this dirty bomb emergency kit. More »

Intel’s Light Peak Optical Standard Actually Originated At Apple

9:30AM September 27, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

Engadget has it on very good authority that there’s a legitimate reason for the odd appearance of a Hackintosh at IDF last week: Apple was actually the catalyst for Light Peak and is working closely with Intel on the project. More »

Cars

Brabus Viano Lounge Is Rich Techie’s Van Of Choice

8:00AM September 27, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

The Brabus Mercedes-Benz Viano Lounge, which is so high-end it’s called a “Lounge” and not a van (spoiler: it’s a van), is chock full of pretty much the most impressive array of tech gear we’ve ever seen on four wheels. More »

Mobile

Sprint Instinct HD Impressions: Decent 720p Video Doesn’t Save It

7:30AM September 27, 2009 | Matt Buchanan

The Instinct software feels pretty damn dated now, and the Instinct HD doesn’t make it feel any fresher. But, the hardware is a deadly serious upgrade: It can shoot 720p HD video and 5MP photos, plus it finally has Wi-Fi. More »

Software

Microsoft’s New Windows 7 Ads: Colourful!

7:15AM September 27, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

Microsoft let loose with a crop of new ads for Windows 7, and they’re actually not bad, aside from that weird line about “waiting for a spaceship” in the first one. More »

Apple/AT&T Hit With Class-Action Lawsuit Over Late MMS

6:30AM September 27, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

Apple class-action lawsuit, case file #23423: A Minnesota iPhone owner joined a class-action lawsuit to punish Apple and AT&T for failing to provide MMS by “late summer” as promised. Evidence: MMS came out post-Labor-Day (September 7), which is officially autumn in the US. The horror! More »

Cameras

How To Trick Your Cameraphone Into Taking Non-Crappy Shots

5:45AM September 27, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

Today’s Lifehacker Top Ten list shows a half-score ways to get the most out of that most humble of lenses (short of the iPod Nano): The cameraphone. From DVD-laser macro lenses to editing tricks, it’s a great guide. [Lifehacker]