Friday, December 17, 2010

Software

Kindle Android App Now Has Newspaper, Magazines For Download

11:20PM December 17, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Kindle for Android has been updated with over 100 possible periodicals downloads, along with the “move to SD card” ability which’ll save your precious memory. Plus, browse titles within the app instead of the website! It’s a free download. [AndroidCommunity]

Cars

Yacht Inspired By Zebras Lacks Stripes

10:20PM December 17, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

We’ve seen some brilliant yachts here at Gizmodo – some you can buy; most which’ll never feel the cool touch of the ocean on its belly – but it’s always the concepts which leave me most breathless. Like Feadship’s Breathe, here. More »

Gaming

This Game Is Not For Humans, It Is For Cats

9:40PM December 17, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

Game For Cats has a title that’s about as literal as they come. It’s a game. For cats. More »

Griffin Makes Non-Apple Cases Too, Y’Know

9:00PM December 17, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

I suppose it makes more financial sense for the third-party accessories ecosystem to churn out Apple cases and ignore the rest, but it’s good to see Griffin recognise another tablet: the Samsung Galaxy Tab. It was beginning to feel left-out! More »

Software

BlackBerry Desktop Manager 2.0 Update Gifts Mac Wi-Fi Music Sync

8:40PM December 17, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Blackberry Desktop Manager (a free download for backing up and transferring media and data between phones and computers) has been updated for Macs with Wi-Fi music sync; iPhoto and iTunes photo and video sync; and easier video transferring without requiring video format conversion first. Download now, if you own a BlackBerry and Mac. [RIM via BerryReview]

Geek Out

Cop Foils New Robbery While Collecting Footage From Previous One

7:20PM December 17, 2010 | Max Read

Ohio cop Joshua Campbell stopped at a Walgreens pick up surveillance footage of a robbery that had taken place a few hours earlier – only to stumble on a new robbery, at the same Walgreens. Which he foiled. On tape! More »

Computing

This Is One Way To Define Mobile Gaming

6:40PM December 17, 2010 | Adrian Covert

When I asked if someone could ride a case mod to a LAN party, I didn’t think it was actually possible. Well it is. And it even has a Mountain Dew/energy drink holder, which is both sad and awesome. More »

Gaming

TRON’s Cross-Promotional Branding Madness Continues

6:00PM December 17, 2010 | Adrian Covert

When you use this special, limited edition TRON Xbox controller, you channel the power of Clu and The Black Guard (aka THE BAD GUYS), which is evident by the glowing evil of the black and orange colours it’s adorned in. More »

What Happened In The NBN This Week?

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5:30PM December 17, 2010 | Nick Broughall

Fate and circumstance has meant there hasn’t been an NBN roundup for the past couple of weeks. But we’re back this week. Here’s what happened! More »

Software

Skyfire’s Browser Is Coming To The iPad

5:20PM December 17, 2010 | Adrian Covert

Skyfire, the mobile browser that will magically transcode Flash vids into an HTML5-friendly format, is coming out on the iPad, complete with said magical Flash transcoding abilities. More »