Wednesday, September 30, 2009 - Page 2
Cameras

Thanko’s USB Action Camera Captures Every Wrong Move

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If you get a kick out of watching yourself on camera, here’s a new toy for you. With Thanko’s USB Action Camera you can record jerky footage of yourself in first person and hands free.

Geek Out

Kraft Abandons iSnack 2.0. Thank God.

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This just heard over ABC radio while running a hands-on with an OXX music box. Apparently, Kraft is so displeased with the public reaction to the name that they’ve chosen to change it. Well… colour me surprised. Confirmation of this act of mercy as it becomes available.

Your Running Shoes Are Probably Bad For You

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Shoes weren’t allowed in the house when I was a kid, so I didn’t bother wearing them much — it was an unacceptable waste of my play time to put them on, only to take them off again if I needed to go inside.

Computing

HP Envy 13 Review: The MacBook Imitated, Not Duplicated

You know what they say about knock offs; they’re never quite as good as the original. But HP’s Envy 13, which is clearly a rip of the 13-inch MacBook Pro (everything down to packaging screams Apple), comes pretty darn close.

Software

BlackBerry-Toting TiVo Addicts: You Are No Longer Without An App

TiVo’s tardy BlackBerry app may look a little barebones—and what BlackBerry app doesn’t, honestly?—but it’s a far sight faster than the DVRs’ mobile web interface, and it’s free.

Science

NASA Can Now Create Objects Using Electron Beams

Instead of using traditional 3D manufacturing, NASA has developed an electron beam fabrication system capable of creating any object. And hey, if it uses electron beams. Electron beams, people. That means it’s awesome.

The Science Of The Soccer Ball

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Before the 2006 World Cup in Germany, the boffins at Adidas designed the ‘world’s roundest ball’ for the world’s second biggest sporting event. It was the result of years of research, some complicated science and the hard work of a robotic kicking machine.

Gadgets

Remainders — Things We Didn’t Post

Moto Cliq: Countdown to the Pre-Sale…Adobe Spels Real Gud…Analyst Says Apple Will Own 1/3 of Handheld Gaming Biz by 2012…US Troops May Get To Tweet

Cameras

Man, They Just Don’t Make Tech Demos Like They Used To

In 1878 Charles Bennett, a gentleman, discovered a new gelatine dry plate emulsion, which allowed for photos to be exposed almost instantaneously. So how did he show off his amazing new technology? By blowing up a mule, naturally.

Cars

200 Starlings Hitting Aircraft Engine On Take Off

See those black bits scattered around this Boeing? It’s just part of a massive flock of starlings hitting its fuselage and engine as it was taking off at 322km/h. About two hundred birds were sucked into the turbine.

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