Thursday, October 15, 2009

Logitech G110 Gaming Keyboard Is Generously Lit

11:41PM October 15, 2009 | Matt Buchanan

Logitech’s more basic counterpart to the ridiculous G19 gaming keyboard, the G110 is screenless, playing up custom lighting with “red, blue, or pretty much any shade of purple you can imagine”. Mostly, I’m glad they finally integrated some headset jacks. More »

Gaming

Rumour: ATI Locked In For Next-Gen Xbox Graphics?

11:19PM October 15, 2009 | Danny Allen

Nothing is official, but Fudzilla’s sources suggest Microsoft liked the Xbox 360′s Xenos graphics enough to stay with ATI for its next console, possibly slated for 2012. Given the lead time, it may even be a 28-nanometre chip. [Fudzilla via CrunchGear]

Computing

Acer Aspire Z5610 Emphasises Style Over Speed

10:41PM October 15, 2009 | Danny Allen

The Z5610 seems like a better-looking, but less powerful version of the Gateway ZX6800. Both all-in-one PCs have 23-inch (1080p) multitouch displays and Windows 7. But the Z5610′s 2.6GHz Pentium E5300 processor won’t match the Gateway’s Core 2 Quad chip. More »

“Most, If Not All” Sidekick Data Recovered

9:41PM October 15, 2009 | Danny Allen

It looks like the Sidekick data fiasco is finally coming to an end. Over on T-Mobile’s Sidekick forums, an official Microsoft statement confirms “most, if not all, customer data” will return “as soon as possible”, starting with personal contacts. More »

Science

Table-Top-Sized Black Hole Created, World Mysteriously Still Exists

8:00PM October 15, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

Scientists have created a table-top-sized black hole that absorbs light. And yet we’re still here, and the world hasn’t collapsed. Clearly, my high-school science classes did not adequately explain black holes to me. More »

Geek Out

Apple Won’t Replace Heroic, Bear-Distracting iPhone

7:20PM October 15, 2009 | Rosa Golijan

Poor Kris Rowley. She gets chased by a bear, sacrifices her iPhone to escape, returns days later (armed with a baseball bat) to find her iPhone all chewed up, and now Apple Geniuses don’t believe her story. More »

Science

The Vatican Finally Shares Its Secret Stash Of Astronomy Artefacts

6:40PM October 15, 2009 | Rosa Golijan

The Vatican is holding an exhibit showing a collection of astronomy and space themed treasures, including this 18th century Planetarium. I’m just stunned that these beauties have been collecting dust somewhere, unseen and unappreciated for who-knows-how-long. More »

Computing

Acer Aspire One AOD250 Holds Us Over With Android And XP

6:00PM October 15, 2009 | Joanna Stern

The long talked about dual boot Android, Windows XP Acer netbook is ready to come out of hiding and you can snatch one up now in the US (with a 6-cell battery) for $US350. But will you ever use the Android? More »

Science

Commandos To Use Plasma Knives For Field Surgery

5:20PM October 15, 2009 | Rosa Golijan

Apparently plasma knives—surgical instruments which have glowing, ionised gas as a blade—have passed Special Operations Command’s field testing and evaluation stages. Great! Now how much longer until this tech can be used to make real lightsabers? More »

HP Ranked #1 Green Company (What!?)

4:40PM October 15, 2009 | Don Nguyen

Newsweek’s latest Green Rankings gave Hewlett Packard the top position, establishing the firm as the greenest Fortune 500 company this year — a far cry from Greenpeace’s #14 ranking. So what gives? More »