Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Gadgets

Asus Ereaders Could Be Launching Much Earlier Than Expected

11:42PM January 26, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

The DR-950 and DR-570 weren’t expected to go on sale until the very end of the year, but Digitimes is quoting sources as placing the two ereaders on a second quarter release schedule. More »


Steve Jobs’s “Passion Can Change The World” Desktop Wallpaper

11:40PM January 26, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Yesterday I suggested that this quote by Steve Jobs, dating back to a 10-year-old video of him in shorts would make for the perfect motivational desktop wallpaper. Mark Farinas, of Bad Monkey Studios, was only too obliging. Enjoy! More »


Computing

The PoMMeS Tablet Isn’t The Apple Tablet You Were Hoping For

11:35PM January 26, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Those French. When they’re not making it difficult to order a croissant, they’re busy populating the FCC with puntastic tablets. The French company Thomson and Technicolor’s PoMMeS tablet (pommes, of course, being French for “apple”) looks like a bad knock-off. More »


Gadgets

The Autonomous Saucier Can Stir Your Hollandaise All Night Long

11:00PM January 26, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

This isn’t just for the laydees of Gizmodo. Men make sauces, too! And with a name like “Autonomous Saucier”, it’s practically using robot technology, right? The little sauce-stirrer has stainless steel legs and with speeds for perpetual standing-upright whizzing. More »


Gadgets

Plane Liquids Will Hopefully Be A-OK, If DHS Scanner Gets Go-Ahead

10:56PM January 26, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Not being able to take bottled water on the plane is one of the most frustrating things about travelling. You have to constantly catch the steward’s attention, flapping your arms screaming GIVE ME WATER NOOOOW. But that could change, soon. More »


Mobile

Google’s Nexus One On Sale At Walmart Wireless “Soon”

10:42PM January 26, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Google wasn’t exactly dancing for joy at the first week sales figures of the Nexus One, if the rumoured 20,000 units is anything to go by. But that could change, with a Walmart advert saying it’s “coming soon”. More »


Mobile

Coca-Cola Cup Phone Makes Perfect Maxwell Smart Disguise

10:20PM January 26, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

If you need more evidence that American culture has jumped the shark, check out the second Coca-Cola phone to hit in as many weeks. There’s just one thing worth mentioning: IT ACTUALLY WORKS. More »


Gaming

Palm Pre Gets Its First Decent, Official Game: Assassin’s Creed

10:09PM January 26, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Whoa, whoever said Palm didn’t have any decent games will definitely be eating their hat for dinner tonight. Assassin’s Creed: Altaïr’s Chronicles has just hit the Palm Pre app store, last seen on the DS, iPhone and Symbian phones. More »


Gaming

Sony Registers PlaystationArc.com For Motion Controller Wand

9:45PM January 26, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Sony’s dildo-esque motion controller was rumoured to be called the Gem, but a domain registration of playstationarc.com by Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc suggests otherwise. [VGChartz via Spong]


Mobile

Leak: The HTC Supersonic Look Like A HD2, But Runs Android

9:15PM January 26, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

One of the first questions I asked HTC when I saw the HD2 was “will it come with Android?” Don’t get me wrong, I’m a WinMo user from way back, but with that 4.3-inch screen, it’s perfect for Google’s OS. More »