Thursday, October 8, 2009 - Page 2

Nuclear Batteries Solve The Shrinking Gadget Conundrum

It sucks that batteries are nearly bigger than the gadgets they’re powering, but thanks to researchers at Missouri University and some tiny nuclear batteries, that’ll one day be an issue of the past. Yeah, you read right. Tiny. Nuclear. Batteries.

Gadgets

Remainders — Things We Didn’t Post

An Owl in a Box…Google Finally Solves PDF Searching…Lo and Behold: Teens Prefer the Apple…Rock Band Coming to iPhone?

Gadgets

Powermat Charger Has No F&^*$%@ Wires

We’ve looked at wireless, inductive chargers in the past, but none of them had a commercial quite as fun as the Powermat. It almost tempts us to spend $US100 on it along with the extra $US40 per special case.

Mobile

BlackBerry Bold Debuts In Soft, Virginal White

RIM very quietly just showed off the new BlackBerry Bold in white, with a white leather back that somehow manages to outdo the previous version in tackiness. It’s due out on AT&T for $US200, as usual, on October 18th.

True American Heros Build World’s Largest Pumpkin Cannon

This isn’t some wussy PVC potato cannon. No, this is something much, much better. You’ve got to wonder about the safety involved here, but really, until someone is killed by a flying gourd, let it rip. [Reddit via CrunchGear]

Unfortunate Corporate Slogans, Nokia Edition: TAG YOUR IT!

No, this slogan isn’t a typo, and yes, the English-speaking Nokia reps were extremely embarrassed about it. The best part? The phrase is written everywhere at this booth, from t-shirts to rebranded cans of soup. More idiom-related wackiness post-jump.

Computing

Sam’s Club Jumps The Gun On Selling Windows 7 Laptops

If you happen to live in the Loveland Colorado area, one blogger claims that the local Sam’s Club is already selling a Toshiba 10.1-inch Mini Laptop with Windows 7 Starter Edition.

Gadgets

What Is This Guy Doing?

What is Mr. Roboto doing here? Perhaps checking some CEATEC booth girl’s ass? Staring at the suspicious character crawling towards him off camera, the one dressed as a giant pink chicken? No, the answer is much cooler than all that.

Monstrous Battery Pack Promises 20 Hours Of Video Playback

USB Fever’s 3000mAh add-on promises 8.5 hours of talk time or 20 hours of delicious video playback for iPhones.

Mobile

Something Not Quite Right About Limited Edition Fender MyTouch 3G

I am as much a fan of the silky Strat as the next person raised on classic rock—especially Mark Knopfler’s modified one—but this Fender finish on the MyTouch 3G Android phone doesn’t seem very rock ‘n’ roll.

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