Friday, December 18, 2009 - Page 2
Gadgets

Weekend Gadgets: Olin Wireless DS Charger

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I was supposed to spend this weekend playing with the new TiVo 320, as well as the Olin wireless DS Lite charger. But the weather killed off my TiVo delivery, so instead, I’ll just be charging my DS without wires.


Google Reportedly Deep In Talks To Buy Yelp

Techcrunch hears that Google is in advanced talks to buy Yelp (supposedly for $US500 million), and that the deal, while not finalised, is very close to that stage. This could be a huge boon for Google’s mapping and mobile efforts.


Software

Why I Am Not Surprised

Here is the top of the Educational category in the Apple Store, earlier today. [Sent by Max Justicz]


This Is The Biggest Photo In The World

It took 172 minutes on a rooftop to shoot 1655 overlapping 21.6-megapixel images and 94 hours to stitch them together. The result is not only a gorgeous 26-gigapixel view of Dresden, Germany, but also the world’s biggest photo.


DMG Radio Launches iTunes Tagging

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This is a fantastic. If you’ve got yourself a new fifth generation iPod Nano and you actually use it to listen to the radio, and you choose to listen to either Nova or Vega, you can now tag songs on the fly, with the ability to purchase them the next time you sync your iPod to iTunes.


Geek Out

Number Of Hand Jobs Skyrocketing Due To Handheld Gadget Ads

Oh, that naughty iPhone! And you, filthy Android! What about you, Kindle, you raunchy digital book, you! You just don’t get tired of being fondled and rubbed in front of the cameras, do you? Apparently not, according to Danielle Korwin…


Gaming

The De-Evolution Of PlayStation Gaming Controllers

As the guys at Autour D’un Cafe pointed out, the PlayStation controller has de-evolved over the years. There was a lot on inbreeding at first, but that changed after a night of heavy drinking.


Computing

The 10 Netbook Positions Of Exquisite Pain

I revisited this summer post from Core77 by Dave Malouf. I must have missed this amazing piece of research that explains the different positions one can use a netbook in, and the corresponding points of pain and stress each causes.


Software

Screenshots Of Samsung’s Bada OS Leak

The details about Samsung’s Bada OS have been scarce and while even these leaked screenshots don’t tell us much that we didn’t know, we can at least look forward to an eye-pleasing interface design.


Mobile

Optus Zoo TV Now Available On The iPhone

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Optus have just announced that they’re enabling their Zoo TV service for the iPhone. So you’ll be able to watch clips from The Wiggles and Summer Heights High on the go.