Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Games
Altec Lansing Stage Gig Is A “Guitar Amp” For Guitar Hero “Guitarists”
11:55PM John Herrman | And with this, a $US100, 40-watt speaker that looks exactly like a guitar amp but nonetheless isn’t quite a guitar amp, the bizarre, alternate universe of rhythm gaming is complete. More »
Cameras
Rumour: “New Type Of Camera” From Kodak At CES In January?
10:51PM Danny Allen | UK gadget blog, Electricpig, says a “highly placed source” at Kodak has promised big things at CES. Could it be their first SLR…or something completely different? Either way, it’ll apparently arrive alongside the successor to the Zi8 pocket camcorder. [Electricpig] More »
Gadgets
Yanko Design’s Online Store Is Retail Therapy For Fans Of Gadgets
10:26PM Danny Allen | Yanko loves to tease us with all manner of nonexistent cool concepts, but now they’ll sell you the ones that are real products. Gadgets so far include the d°light Huggable Pillow (pictured), and the magnetic spice rack. [Yanko Design Store] More »
Design
Touch-Sensitive Faucet Is Absolute Kitchen Genius
4:10PM Jesus Diaz | Dear Delta, thank you, thank you, THANK YOU for inventing this touch-sensitive faucet. You call it “Pilar Touch-Activated Single Handle Pull-Down Kitchen Faucet with ToucH2O Technology.” I call it motherfaucet genius. How does it work, you ask. Here’s how: More »
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Let’s Look At Credit Score Rankings By Email Domains
3:40PM Rosa Golijan | Ranking the highest according to a sample of 20,000 credit scores and their corresponding email addresses are BellSouth and Comcast, with Gmail trailing right behind. Reasonable enough, but what’s AOL doing anywhere but at the bottom? [Mashable] More »
GPS
3:14PM Nick Broughall | So this whole GPS app on your phone situation is one big clusterf%*k of confusion, isn’t it? First there was talk that it could be illegal, then it wasn’t, then VicRoads said they were going to make it illegal in Victoria, and now they’re saying that it will be illegal, except if you use it in a cradle. Feel like buying a dedicated satnav yet? More »
You Can Use Your Mobile Phone’s GPS In Victoria Again
3:14PM Nick Broughall | So this whole GPS app on your phone situation is one big clusterf%*k of confusion, isn’t it? First there was talk that it could be illegal, then it wasn’t, then VicRoads said they were going to make it illegal in Victoria, and now they’re saying that it will be illegal, except if you use it in a cradle. Feel like buying a dedicated satnav yet? More »
Cameras
3:03PM Matt Buchanan | The videos are out, and now so’s the camera: $US5000 buys you a 16MP DSLR that shoots at a whopping 102,400ISO with a new 45-point autofocus system, 10fps bursts, and oh yeah—suck it Nikon D3s, 1080p video. More »
Canon 1D Mark IV: The $US5000 King Of Cameras
3:03PM Matt Buchanan | The videos are out, and now so’s the camera: $US5000 buys you a 16MP DSLR that shoots at a whopping 102,400ISO with a new 45-point autofocus system, 10fps bursts, and oh yeah—suck it Nikon D3s, 1080p video. More »
Peripherals
Jabra Stone: The Time When Bluetooth Got Self-Aware
3:00PM John Herrman | It’s tough to muster excitement over a $US130 Bluetooth headset nowadays. It feels like peeling yourself out of bed after a breakup, or laughing at a joke during a eulogy for your best friend. So, Jabra, regarding the Stone: Thanks. More »
Computers
