Tuesday, February 2, 2010 - Page 2
Cameras

Fujifilm HS10 Packs Manual Optical 30x Zoom, 1080p Video

Fuji just announced a trio of megazoom (read: fixed lens) cameras in a blitz, with the most impressive being this HS10. It won’t give the level of control of a DSLR, but it looks to blow away any point-and-shoot.


Computing

Is This How The Google Tablet Will Look In Action?

Looks like we’re getting a first look at what Google’s Chrome OS based tablet may look like. Mocked up images and an in-action video created by Glen Murphy, Google Chrome’s designer, have made their way onto Google’s official Chromium site.


Geek Out

All This Censorship Has Happened Before, And It Will All Happen Again

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Thanks to Mark for pointing us towards this Enough Rope interview with former Democrats leader Don Chipp from 2006. As you can see below, this current attempt by the government to censor the internet isn’t exactly a new concept:


Software

Windows 7 Running On The Apple iPad Via Citrix

Trumpets playing, bloody moons, seas of fire, cats cohabiting with dogs, and Windows 7 running on the Apple iPad right on the day it launches. That’s how the Universe ends, my dearly beloved, and you can blame Citrix for it:


Cameras

Unconfirmed: New Canon Rebel DSLR Coming Next Week

CanonRumors hears that the sequel to the T1i, to be named the T2i, will be announced next week, packing a redesigned case, selectable FPS for video and a better LCD. Try to control your budget-minded excitement.


Gaming

Xbox Live Now Has Inside Xbox Channel For Australia

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If you’ve logged onto Xbox Live today you may have noticed something new: Microsoft Australia has launched the Inside Xbox channel for Australian customers.


OreObject Thinks You Need A Ball-Shaped Steel Mouse

This is the OreObject SPHEREtouch mouse. It’s basically an overpriced touch-sensitive ball. It doesn’t matter that it’s handcrafted out of steel, titanium or platinum because it still looks more like a tacky paperweight than like a mouse.


LG Sticking With The Bonus TV Promotion In 2010

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Last year when everyone was going crazy with TV promotions, LG decided to bundle in a bonus smaller LCD TV with the purchase of a big one. It must have worked, considering they’re offering the same promo again now, even when nobody else is doing it.


Computing

I Wonder How Many More OLPCs This Fake Ad Would’ve Sold (NSFW)

Do I even need to explain that a video entitled “One Laptop Per Third World Noob” might be a bit tasteless? Sure, I chuckled at the stick figures and the lewd child pornography references, but I’m also a terrible person.


Computing

Firmware Update For 27-inch iMacs Supposedly Fixes Screens

After the first firmware update didn’t really fix the flickering screens on 27-inch iMacs, we heard rumours that another was on the way. Well, it’s here. But is it making a difference?