Tuesday, November 10, 2009 - Page 2
Mobile

HTC Launching Hero And Tattoo Android Phones Next Week

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Not exactly sure when the two phones will be hitting shelves, or which networks they’ll be on yet, but HTC sent me an invite yesterday to the launch of the Hero and the Tattoo Android phones next Wednesday, November 18. Considering it’s been four months since I had a preview of the Hero, it’s good to know that the handset will actually be here before the year’s out.


Collapse Of Berlin Wall Recreated With 1000 Giant Dominoes

On November 9, 1989, thousands rushed through the ruins of the Berlin Wall, celebrating the unity of East and West. Twenty years later, millions across the world watched as 1000, 2.3m-tall dominoes fell marking the occasion.


Gadgets

Form 2 Sex Toy Leaves Fleshbot Satisfied

Jesus thought that the Form 2 sex toy looks like the Millennium Falcon, I thought it was one of those tooth models dentists use. Fleshbot’s Lux discovered that it’s actually a bunny-eared delight of a gadget. The review’s here (and it’s NSFW). [Fleshbot]


Computing

The History Of Computing Video Shows Why We’re Doomed

Do you think that computing was a hard road until now? Watch Trillions, and you’ll understand why we need to come fast with new technologies, to make our data networks more like our bodies and less like traditional systems.


Dowelled Chair Will Leave Fascinating Patterns On Your Butt

Kibardin Design’s “Deep Forest” armchair is made from 374 shaped and creatively joined dowels. It’s as if you plopped into a giant container of different-sized dowels that retained your shape after you left. Pretty but pricey at over $7000.


Entertainment

How Should TV Over Bittorrent Make Money?

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Most of us, at some point or other, for some reason or other, have downloaded a TV show over Bittorrent. Some of us now only watch TV via shows that we’ve downloaded. And while the convenience is pretty sweet now, if things continue the way they’re going, there’s a real question over how the TV shows we all enjoy watching for free on the internet will be funded. Gus over at Lifehacker has a great post looking at the different options for the TV networks that’s definitely worth a read. Check it out.

[Lifehacker]


Science

Audeo Captures Electrical Signals From The Brain To Create Sound

Your lungs deliver air, vocal cords vibrate, mouth moves, and… nothing. One of those processes failed and you’re left voiceless, speech impaired. Enter Audeo which captures electrical signals intended for the vocal cords and interprets them to produce sound.


Geek Out

The True, Heartbreaking Faces Of The Nuclear Era

Sometimes I write about high-tech weapons. There’s something fascinating about the technological terror that humans have been developing to obliterate each other for centuries, so it’s easy to forget about the real consequences of this mad race. Warning: graphic images.


Software

Mac OS X 10.6.2 Update Missing Atom Support, Breaks Hackintosh

If you’re using a Hackintosh then you might want to wait before upgrading to Mac OS X 10.6.2 because for all the bug fixes it brings, it lacks the Intel Atom support necessary for our beloved Hackintoshes.


Entertainment

How Did We Ever Cope Before The Remote Control?

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While it’s quite fun to look back at the history of television this month, it also helps to point out just how good we’ve got it today. Could you imagine flicking through all of Foxtel’s hundred-odd channels manually by getting up to the TV? That’s what it was like (except without the “hundred-odd”) before the remote control was invented in 1950.