Wednesday, December 16, 2009 - Page 2
Gadgets

Borders And Kobo Team Up To Develop New Reader

Borders is teaming up with a company called Kobo and making some grand plans. They apparently intend on developing a new ebook reader, a new ebook service, and having all the content be “device neutral”. Pretty big task there, fellas.


Entertainment

MyTVR Is Your Online DVR Service

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Hot on the heels of Channel 7′s announcement that they’re planning on expanding their VOD offering next year, a little startup called MyTVR has launched its online DVR service. And it’s actually pretty good.


Huge Steel Pipes Being Turned Into Offices

When it was time to design new offices for a steel pipe factory, a clever guy decided to use the factory’s product as a major part of the new additions. Puns about pipe dream designs aside, it looks pretty good.


Science

Amazing Hubble Shot Captures The Biggest, Nearest “Star Nursery”

This absolutely gorgeous shot is the most detailed ever taken of what HubbleSite describes as the “largest stellar nursery in our local galactic neighbourhood”. Get ready to pick your jaw up off your lap.


Entertainment

And Now, A Clip Of Christmas Lights Synced To Music

Gizmodo AU

Last year, it was Michael up in Brisbane who blew our minds with an amazing Chrsitmas lights display synchronised to music. This year, it’s Ryan down in Adelaide.


Online

Google Street View Captures Guy About To Do Something Disgusting

It’s hard to tell exactly what this guy is about to do, but he appears to be squatting (more or less) with his pants around his ankles on a DC street.


Mobile

First Video Of The Google Nexus One

So this is a pretty short and inexpertly framed video, but it is the very first one we’ve seen of the Nexus One in action. If you want to see that flashy Android 2.1 boot sequence, read on.


Software

Apple-Nemesis Psystar Permanently Banned From Selling Mac Clones

I feared that the Apple vs Psystar battle would fizzle out, but it’s ending with a strong punch as Apple Insider reports that Apple has been granted a permanent injunction against Psystar, marking the end of shady Mac clones.


AT&T Dismisses Operation Chokehold As A Pointless Scheme

We’ve told you about Operation Chokehold, the attack on AT&T’s network scheduled for Friday, but now AT&T has something to say about as well. They’re not exactly happy and throw around words like “irresponsible”, “pointless” and “nothing amusing”. Ouch!


Online

Man Delivers Baby Using Guide Found On Google

Many men might watch helplessly as their wives are about to give birth, but not Leroy Smith. As soon as Smith realised that the midwife wouldn’t arrive on time, he calmly did a Google search on his BlackBerry.