Monday, September 28, 2009
Weapons
Iran Tests Long Distance Missile Capable Of Reaching Europe
11:50PM Jesus Diaz | You know it’s going to be one of those days when Iranian nutters claim that they successfully tested the Shahab-3 — their first multi-stage missile, capable of reaching Europe. Even worse: The multi-stage opens the door for Inter-Continental Ballistic Missiles. More »
Games
11:00PM Mark Wilson | Four years ago I got married to the most wonderful woman in the world. The evening before the wedding she knocked on my hotel room door and handed me a surprise wrapped package. It was the original PSP. More »
PSPGo Review: PSP Goes Nowhere You Haven’t Been
11:00PM Mark Wilson | Four years ago I got married to the most wonderful woman in the world. The evening before the wedding she knocked on my hotel room door and handed me a surprise wrapped package. It was the original PSP. More »
Software
iTunes Apps Reaches Two Billion Downloads
10:54PM Mark Wilson | Wow. Apparently the App Store is as popular as McDonald’s as it’s now topped two billion iPhone/iPod touch application downloads. Apple adopting the mantra “billions and billions served” seems just months away. More »
Cameras
10:30PM Jesus Diaz | You don’t fool us, Samsung. With its camera mode dial and dedicated shutter button, your 12MP Samsung SCH-W880 with HD video recording, and 3x optical zoom looks a lot more like a real compact camera than a phone. More »
Samsung SCH-W880: The Digital Camera That Can Call
10:30PM Jesus Diaz | You don’t fool us, Samsung. With its camera mode dial and dedicated shutter button, your 12MP Samsung SCH-W880 with HD video recording, and 3x optical zoom looks a lot more like a real compact camera than a phone. More »
Screens
Panasonic’s 50-inch 1080p 3D Plasma On Track For 2010
10:30PM Danny Allen | When we put on active shutter-glasses and tried Panasonic’s 103-inch 3D Plasma concept, we liked that the image flickered less than competing 3D systems from Sony and JVC. Now Panasonic has a 50-inch prototype, and hopes to sell it next-year. More »
Phones
Acer A1 Android Phone: 768MHz CPU, 5MP Camera, Wi-Fi, GPS
9:15PM Danny Allen | Rumours had suggested the Android 2.0-powered A1 might arrive in September, and low and behold, it’s now up for pre-order at eXpansys (France and Germany). The listing also includes previously unknown full specs. More »
Weapons
LRAD Sound Cannon Used On Pittsburgh G20 Protesters
8:06PM Danny Allen | I guess military tech always finds its way home. Pittsburgh city officials believe their police department’s use of a Long Range Acoustic Device (LRAD) at last week’s G20 protests was “the first time the sound cannon had been used publicly”. More »
Computers
Rumour: New Plastic MacBooks Arriving With Refreshed iMacs?
6:46PM Danny Allen | Since unibody MacBooks went Pro, Apple’s only had one polycarbonate model — a $US999 13-incher. But Apple Insider now says the rumored “thinner, sleeker” plastic Macbooks have made it to manufacturing, and may arrive with possible new iMacs by mid-October. More »
Sports
4:00PM Kym Weathersten | GPS and football sounds like an odd combo. I mean, you have to ask; do players really need directions on which way to run? Yes they do. But surprisingly, the use of GPS in football—whether it be AFL, league, rugby or soccer—isn’t exactly a new concept.
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GPS Proving A Hit In Football — Players Can Now Find The Try Line
4:00PM Kym Weathersten | GPS and football sounds like an odd combo. I mean, you have to ask; do players really need directions on which way to run? Yes they do. But surprisingly, the use of GPS in football—whether it be AFL, league, rugby or soccer—isn’t exactly a new concept.
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Gadgets
4:00PM Chris Oaten | Last week came news of a fresh reader from BeBook. Now Pioneer announces a new e-reader, the DreamBook eReader+, and the specs don’t look half bad. More »
Wait. Another E-Reader For Oz Market Lands
4:00PM Chris Oaten | Last week came news of a fresh reader from BeBook. Now Pioneer announces a new e-reader, the DreamBook eReader+, and the specs don’t look half bad. More » 
