Saturday, January 9, 2010 - Page 2
Gadgets

Retromodo: Ever Wonder What CES Was Like In 1979?

Cable! $US75 Ca-sette Movies (porno cost more)! Movie Discs! TV Printers! Here’s the answer to all the questions you we’re dying to know, PLUS MORE! (BONUS: Witness the birth of TBS and WGN!) [Yahoo via Josh Fruhlinger]


Geek Out

The Meanest Thing Gizmodo Did At CES This Year Wasn’t That Mean

We’ve caught a lot of flak for our TV-B-Gone CES prank from two years ago. This year, we decided to focus on the press instead of the exhibitors.


Mobile

Nexus One Enterprise Version Could Have Physical Keyboard

Walt Mossberg, Google Engineering VP, told us on stage today that an enterprise version of the Nexus One could have a physical keyboard and longer battery life – and there could be more Google devices, including a budget model.


Gaming

Lego Universe Impressions: The Next Step In Lego Evolution

Lego Universe has been in development for a couple years now, but we finally got the first hands on and impressions of the MMO for both kid and adult LEGO fans. It is time-sinkingly fantastic.


Entertainment

Netflix CEO: Chances Of Nintendo Wii Support Are “Excellent”

Without a hint of doubt, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings says that chances of Netflix on Nintendo are “excellent”. Stir that together with October’s confident rumours about forthcoming Netflix support on the Wii and, well, you get it.


Mobile

Palm CEO Jon Rubinstein On His Competition

“So it is said that if you know your enemies and know yourself, you can win a hundred battles without a single loss.” – Sun Tzu, The Art of War [All Things D]


Computing

Worry Not Crusaders, I Haven’t Let Broken iMacs Off The Hook!

I promised a weekly update on yellow iMacs. But at CES, I haven’t been able to comb submissions enough to offer a proper rant. Know that I’m still on the case. And, from a quick perusal, iMacs are still shipping with yellow freggin screens.


Aqua Notes: For People Who Get Their Best Ideas In The Shower

If your short term memory is shot, and you are the kind of person that gets their best ideas in the shower, Aqua Notes can help. This waterproof notepad can be used even when submerged.


Computing

More HP Tablet Rumours: HP Android Tablet Will Be Bite-Sized

If Ballmer’s revelation of the slate wasn’t enough HP news for you, Bits reports that the Palo Alto-based company is also working on an Android tablet roughly twice the size of an iPhone, and seemingly similar to Dell’s Mini 5 Tablet.


Cameras

Suck It, Street View, Navteq Maps The World In 3D… With Lasers

Google’s Street View team famously photographs all kinds of weird stuff as they drive the world, but Navteq, who basically invented this stuff, just built a mount with seven cameras and 64 lasers to see everything better, in 3D.