Thursday, October 15, 2009
Peripherals
Logitech G110 Gaming Keyboard Is Generously Lit
11:41PM 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 »
Games
Rumour: ATI Locked In For Next-Gen Xbox Graphics?
11:19PM 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]
Computers
Acer Aspire Z5610 Emphasises Style Over Speed
10:41PM 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 »
Networks
“Most, If Not All” Sidekick Data Recovered
9:41PM 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 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 »
Random Stuff
Apple Won’t Replace Heroic, Bear-Distracting iPhone
7:20PM 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 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 »
Computers
Acer Aspire One AOD250 Holds Us Over With Android And XP
6:00PM 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 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 »
Business
