Sunday, February 7, 2010

Mobile

Motorola MOTOSPLIT Splits This Way, Splits That Way

1:55PM February 7, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

Motorola claims they’re coming out with a couple of dozen Android phones in 2010, and with a crop so big a few of them are bound to be pretty weird. This render suggests that the MOTOSPLIT will be one of those. More »


Cars

Stay Up Late To Watch The Last Ever Nighttime Shuttle Launch

1:00PM February 7, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

If you live anywhere on the US east coast and are at all interested in cool stuff that happens in the sky, you’d be remiss not to stay up late tonight to watch for the last ever nighttime shuttle launch. More »


Follow The Google Street View Car On Google Maps

12:09PM February 7, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

Oh-ho-ho this is rich. Some German pranksters saw a Google Street View camera truck parked outside their place in Berlin and managed to sneak a GPS device on board. Watch the Googlemobile roam around on Google Maps here. [fffff.atvia Reddit]


Computing

Pray That Your Kratos Case Mod PC Doesn’t Get A Virus

12:00PM February 7, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

If you’ve been looking for a case mod that will strike fear into all the other computers you come across, well, look no further. But be careful, this guy gets cranky when he needs to defrag. More »


No One Needs To Know About Your Paper iPad

11:00AM February 7, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

Someone may judge you for putting together a mock iPad, but it’s certainly not going to be us. Be it for practising the Tablet Sutra or faking out a fanboy friend, here’s the template you’ve been looking for: More »


Geek Out

What Superbowl Ad Has Google CEO Eric Schmidt All Atwitter?

10:13AM February 7, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

Curious. Very curious. Eric Schmidt, head Googler, just tweeted about his excitement for tomorrow’s Superbowl. But he’s not as excited for the gridiron action as he is for a mystery commercial running during the third quarter: More »


A Brief Survey Of Recent Tape-Based Anamorphic Illusions

9:42AM February 7, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

With just a roll or two of painters tape, some patience, and a willingness to forfeit their apartments’ aesthetic respectability (except from a single perspective), some brave souls have created an impressive collection of tape-based illusions. Let’s have a look. More »


Software

Windows Phone 7 Rumours: Zune-like Interface, No Multitasking

8:52AM February 7, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

PPCGeeks is offering up a whole bevy of rumours regarding Windows Mobile 7 and what will be revealed at MWC next week. What they’re referring to as Windows Phone 7 has a Zune-like interface and Xbox integration but no multitasking. More »


Gadgets

Kindle Development Kit Now Available In Limited Beta

8:18AM February 7, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

A few weeks ago Amazon announced they were opening up the Kindle for development, and as of today they are accepting requests for the Kindle Development Kit in limited beta. More »


Stow This DSi In Your Stomach, Not Your Pocket

8:00AM February 7, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

Like the Virgin Mary before it, the impression of a Nintendo DSi appeared on this piece of toast. Now it just needs a salami screen protector and a vegetable stylus and this mouthwatering gadget will be complete. More »