Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Cars

Aussie-Built Green Speed Air Motorbike Hopes To Set Record

11:42PM January 6, 2010 | AddyDugdale

No gearbox, no exhaust system and no lights sure makes for a pared-down motorbike. At least it’s got an engine, however. And a nice little stand that stops it falling over when you’re sitting on it in the office. More »

Gaming

PSP 3000 Coming To Japan In Blossom Pink. Blech.

11:20PM January 6, 2010 | AddyDugdale

Available in Japan in March. Price is $US183 – and the loss of whatever street cred you might have had.

[Playstation Japan]

TacPen Harvests DNA, Hurts, Is A Stealth Weapon

11:03PM January 6, 2010 | AddyDugdale

Ouchy. Fresh from the company that brought you the Uzi comes the TacPen. Made of high-grade aircraft aluminium, it’s got two attachments up top to stab your assailant while gathering his or her DNA. I’ve got DNA harvesters too. Fingernails. More »

Elecom Earphones Perfect For The Troops At CES

10:47PM January 6, 2010 | AddyDugdale

Pill poppers of the world, rise up and unite (and then sink back onto the sofa, unsure of why you just got up.) Elecom, the company who brought you these bricky earphones are now into drugs. Lucky, lucky us. More »

Olive + Thiel’s $US7900 Audio Server Is The Sheeeeeeeeit

10:15PM January 6, 2010 | AddyDugdale

Olive and Thiel may sound like a TV pilot about a crimefighting duo starring Joey Tribbiani, but it’s not. The former do swank AV stuff like this, while the latter do expensive speakers and whatnots. Behold their bastard child. More »

Cars

My Boat’s Got No Nose. How Does It Smell? That’s Irrelevant

9:42PM January 6, 2010 | AddyDugdale

Oh. Dear. The Ady Gil trimaran, used by the Sea Shepherd organisation to hunt down whalers, got itself an unexpected rhinoplasty yesterday, while buzzing around Japanese whaling vessel, the Shonan Maru, in the Antarctic waters of Commonwealth Bay. More »

Cameras

Flexline 100 Digital Camera From Rollei Only Marred By Colour

9:09PM January 6, 2010 | AddyDugdale

So, what is it about the number 100 today? To celebrate 90 years in the business, Rollei is bringing out the Flexline 100, a very minimalist digital camera that looks a bit smartphone-esque once you flip it over. More »

Computing

Satellite T100 Series: Affordable, But You Get What You Pay For

9:00PM January 6, 2010 | Brian Barrett

Toshiba’s new 11.6-inch Satellite T115 and 13.3-inch Satellite T135 won’t be the flashiest thin-and-light notebooks on the market, but they’re an economical entry point into the increasingly popular class of casual-use, ultraportable laptops. More »

iLive’s 33 iPod Docks. One Good, 32 Ugly, Their Bad

8:44PM January 6, 2010 | AddyDugdale

Thirty months ago, iLive’s streeetchy iPod dock/surround sound bar looked like this. Well, now it looks like this. They’ve moved the dock to the left, which looks aight. Not sure about the other 32 products, though. *cough* Thanko. *cough*

Gadgets

Sling Touch Control 100 RC Has Wi-Fi, Touchscreen And Beauty

8:27PM January 6, 2010 | AddyDugdale

Alongside these little beauties, Sling has also unveiled the Sling Touch Control 100 which, although it sounds like some kind of pervo pantyhose, it ain’t. Shucks. And it’s only available in the US via your pay TV or satellite provider. Double shucks.