Monday, January 4, 2010

Online

How Non-Latin Domain Names Could Be Used To Steal Your Money

9:23PM January 4, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

Unicode is great because it supports multiple languages simultaneously, bringing international understanding, universal peace and planetary love. And so is ICANN’s decision to allow domain names that use non-Latin alphabets. Until both combine to steal your credit card number. More »


Computing

The Evolution Of The Desktop Computer

9:17PM January 4, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

Makes sense to me. I propose we jump over five, six, seven and eight, and go straight to nine. More »


How Fast Are The New Intel Arrandale And Clarkdale?

8:26PM January 4, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

The reviews and benchmarks on the new Intel 32nm flagship chips are here: Arrandale – Core i5 Mobile and Core i3 Mobile for notebooks – and Clarkdale – Core i5 661 for desktops – are fast, fast, fast. More »


Computing

Apple iSlate Concept Is Exactly How This Thing Should Be

7:28PM January 4, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

Apple iSlate should be this simple. With an aluminium or white polycarbonate body, perhaps even rubberised, and no bezel whatsoever, with a very thin black frame. It really doesn’t need anything else. Ogle its simple beauty. More »


Military-Grade Laser Pointer Blinds People 4km Away

6:11PM January 4, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

The military have their own version of the old green laser pointer prank, one that can blind people 4km away (even if, at that distance, the blinding is temporary). They use it to hail and warn enemies trying to advance. More »


Entertainment

DECE’s Plans For Digital Movie Purchases May Anger You

5:00PM January 4, 2010 | Dan Nosowitz

The DECE, or Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem, is made up of movie studios and tech companies, and is trying to create a way to effectively charge for digital movies. They revealed some future plans today, and they’re, um, interesting. More »


Entertainment

Syabas’ Popbox: Get Ready For The New Media Streamer Champ

4:01PM January 4, 2010 | Dan Nosowitz

Take Syabas’ Popcorn Hour C-200, the much-loved streamer of choice for AV nerds. Now make it smaller, add Netflix support and a far superior interface, and cut the price from $US300 to $US130. That’s the Popbox. More »


Computing

Freescale’s $US199 Smartbook Design Means Tablets For Everyone

4:00PM January 4, 2010 | Jason Chen

Freescale, supplier of the chip that powers the Kindle as well as about 70 per cent of the ebook market, has just developed a 7-inch tablet reference design that will basically be the genesis of many tablets starting 2010. And it’s $US199. More »


Gaming

Fight Censorship By Sharing This Flash Game

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3:41PM January 4, 2010 | Nick Broughall

Independent developer Conor O’Kane has decided to use his powers of coding to help fight the government’s current regime of video game censorship and planned internet filtering. More »


News

Let’s Make Giz AU A Better Place For Everybody

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3:19PM January 4, 2010 | Nick Broughall

Ah, 2010. It seems like only yesterday you were little more than a section in the calendar that I could only find if I continually scrolled through month after month during those depressing down times in gadget land. But you’re here now, so it’s time to try and take the time to see how we can make Gizmodo a better place for everyone in the community. More »