Sunday, October 11, 2009

Mobile

Video: Palm Pre Dropped In Beer

2:06PM October 11, 2009 | Brian Lam

I don’t know why this person would destroy such a lovely phone as the Pre. Or maybe he was drunk and did it for a grand. Maybe he’s sick of it having very few apps. [PreThinking Via Techmeme] More »

Software

The Month’s Best Android Apps

1:00PM October 11, 2009 | Matt Buchanan

It’s been a pretty wild month (or so, since it’s been a while guys) for Android apps. Donuts and music and people and Heroes and space cares are flying all over the place.

More »

Amazing Student-Made Solar Homes Compete In Solar Decathalon

9:45AM October 11, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

The Solar Decathalon, a 10-criteria (it’s a little bit of a stretch to decathalon, but that’s okay) judging contest, just completed this year’s competition, and there are some incredible works here. I love that each group used its hometown aesthetic. More »

Online

Craigslist Ad Seeks Astronaut For One-Way Mission To Titan

8:45AM October 11, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

If you’re located in Northern Alberta, are interested in space travel, aren’t afraid of heights and need $US25,000 (and won’t mind when you explode in mid-air and can’t spend it), have I got a Craigslist ad for you! More »

T-Mobile Sidekick Data Out(r)age: Data Probably Lost For Good

7:55AM October 11, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

T-Mobile Sidekick users have been holding out hope that their data might be recovered after T-Mo issued an optimistic message of hope. But the carrier just updated users with some disheartening information: Your shit’s gone. Sorry, guys. More »

Geek Out

Conan Interviews Co-Inventor of USB, Does Convincing Nerd-Speak

7:00AM October 11, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

Intel’s “Our Rock Stars Aren’t Like Your Rock Stars” ads were pretty clever, and in one of his riffs on The Tonight Show’s advertising requirements, Conan and USB co-inventor Ajay Bhatt created a re-enactment. More »

Joey Roth’s Ceramic Computer Speakers Review

6:00AM October 11, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

Joey Roth’s ceramic computer speakers are just about the most gorgeous I’ve ever seen, and they sound amazing. But at $US500, they’re not for anyone who still thinks their MP3s sound just fine. More »

Online

Metaphysics, Parseltongue Easier To Understand Than Google Wave

4:45AM October 11, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

Don’t understand Google Wave, even after Google’s helpful video and Lifehacker’s review? You’re not alone: Some jokester created a site where users vote on how confusing Wave really is. Interestingly, while death is easier to understand, women are far harder. More »

Obsolete Gadget Tattoos Are Seven Shades Of Wrong

4:00AM October 11, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

Living in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, I’ve seen my share of intricate, beautiful, and even lickable tattoos. These vintage gadget tattoos are not them. Tumblred by Anna Jane Grossman — démodé-gadgeteer extraordinaire and author of the highly recommended Obsolete — these are a mistake: More »

Yamaha Quietly Shows Off 1mm-Thick Cloth Speaker

3:30AM October 11, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

Yamaha’s booth at CEATEC featured a few cloth posters with mundane advertisements on them that seem to lack any attention-grabbing oomph — until you step directly in front of them and realise that they’re incredibly thin directional speakers. Whoa! More »