Tuesday, December 7, 2010 - Page 2

Turn Your Office Chair Into An Office Bed In Seconds

If every office chair converted into a narrow bed-like furniture item like this, I’d be in heaven—there’d finally be an excuse for all those accidental office naps.

Software

Android 3.0 ‘Honeycomb’ Makes A Cameo Appearance On Prototype Motorola Tablet

Google is showing off an early build of their Android 3.0 software, which appears to be heavily optimised for tablets (including the Motorola prototype it’s running on) and has been given a cloudy release window of “next year.”

Software

Weet Is A Simple, Elegant Twitter App For Mac OS X

Mac OS X: The popular iOS Twitter app Weet has made it’s beta debut on Mac OS X, bringing its focused functionality and elegant interface to the desktop. Download it now.

Entertainment

Aussie Film The Tunnel Will Hit Torrent Sites Early 2011

Gizmodo AU

Remember that Australian horror film that was raising funds by inviting people to buy frames from the movie? And was initially refused an IMDb listing? They’re nowhere near reaching their financial target, but the film’s producers are optimistic and promising a Q2 2011 release date.

Gadgets

The 2010 Gizmodo Gift Guide: Gifts For Dad

Gizmodo AU

Many of us inherited our gadget lust from our fathers. Christmas is the perfect time to repay the favour.

Software

Google’s Android Maps App Will Load Faster, Work Offline And Play Nicely With The Compass

Google has just unveiled their new, refreshedMaps app for Android. What’s new about it? Well it renders buildings in 3D, loads faster, works offline and will automatically align the map according to the phone’s compass.

Software

A Single Pirated Software License Was Used 775,000 Times In 200 Countries

Just how big a deal is software piracy? When security company Avast noticed that one of its paid-for licenses was being distributed illicitly online, they decided to track it. A year and a half later, the downloads approached one million.

Huawei Going Direct To Consumers Now

Gizmodo AU

Even if you don’t know it, you’ve probably used a Huawei device. Now the Chinese company is hoping you’ll know when you use their products, launching the brand officially in Australia.

Can A Shirt Pocket Ever Be Too Big?

Can shirt pockets ever be too big? Can you appear sane with a netbook crammed into your chest pocket? No matter the answers, this weird shirt can be ordered now for $US30. [Think Of The via The Awesomer via CrunchGear]

Geek Out

Government Prints $US110 Billion In Unusable Money, Hides It

newVideoPlayer( {"type":"video","player":"http://www.youtube.com/v/JwEBIC0a4RY&hl=en&fs=1&hd=1","customParams":[] ,"width":500,"height":332.5,"ratio":0.615,"flashData":"","embedName":null,"objectId":null,"noEmbed":false,"source":"youtube","wrap":true,"agegate":false} ); The government announced its new high-tech design for $US100 bills in April with much hoopla, including an epic YouTube trailer. But there’s been a small glitch since then: $US110 billion of them have been printed incorrectly.

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