Sunday, October 25, 2009 - Page 2
Gadgets

Dell’s New Solar Parking Lot

Think about how hot your car gets on a sunny day. Dell decided to harvest all that wasted energy by installing these solar panels in their parking lot. Now they’re keeping cars cool and putting that sunlight to good use.


Mobile

Blackberry Storm OS 5.0 Update Coming Tomorrow

Storm owners—head here tomorrow for the latest OS update. No OTA option, you’ll have to go through the website or Desktop Manager. Expect some new features on top of the kicker: better text input. [Erictric via Unwired View]


Software

Apple Kills ZFS Plans For Snow Leopard

Don’t hold your breath for the ZFS filesystem to appear in any future Snow Leopard updates. A message yesterday on the project’s homepage very clearly acknowledges that development has stopped completely.


Geek Out

There’s Still Time For DIY Halloween Decor

Make brings up this handy resource to add a little fright to your front yard this Halloween. The Haunt Project is a collection of Halloween-related DIY projects, ranging from harmless decorations to stuff that’s just dangerous.


UN Approves MicroUSB Universal Phone Charger Standard

The International Telecommunication Union, a branch of the UN, has decided on a standard for phone chargers that should finally cut down on a huge chunk of unnecessary e-waste. It’s about time.