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Laptop Buying Guide 2012: How To Find The Right Laptop For You Joel Johnson, who ran Gizmodo a while before he rejoined us, is my friend and fellow nerd. I love him. When he wrote this dark story about his childhood, I cried. And surprisingly, I thought about gadgets.
With today’s announcement that Samsung have joined Panasonic and LG in offering Skype in their upcoming televisions, it raises the question as to whether or not people would actually use it.
The Wall Street Observer: “Microsoft is working on controller-free gaming technology and Sony is developing a motion controller…Are you worried?” Nintendo’s Reggie: “We do not fear any competitor.” Me: Well, that settles that. [WSJ]
When Google announced that the Streetview trike was coming to Australia, they also had a little competition to see where it would photograph first. The winner was Lord Howe Island.
These Magic Flute loudspeakers from S W Speakers would look more at home on a fighter jet than in my living room. But that’s entirely my living room’s fault.
Some think that this – the PlanetSolar – is the sort of boat Kevin Costner should have had in Waterworld, but all I’m really contemplating is hopping on board for her first journey around the world in 2011.
Back at CES, Skype announced it was coming to Panasonic and LG TVs. Today they’ve announced that Samsung will also be offering the service in their upcoming 7000 and 8000 series LED backlit LCD panels. Awesome.
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Take a Linksys running custom firmware, tap into the hardware to power a circuit controlling the locks, and SSH into the router with custom iPhone and Android apps to flip the circuit. Easy, right?
