Tuesday, March 9, 2010 - Page 2

For Twenty Bucks, You Can Snuggle Up With The Android Mascot

Maybe sleep deprivation finally got to me or maybe these are really the cutest Android pillows I’ve ever seen. I just wanna grab a pair and snuggle up for a quick nap.


Science

Connecting The Quantum Dots To More Than Double HDD Capacity

Scientists have developed a new type of semiconductor structure – using microscopic crystals called magnetic quantum dots – that could more than double current hard drive storage capacity. That’s just for starters.


Online

Cisco Intends To “Forever Change The Internet”

Tomorrow, Cisco Systems will be making an announcement which will “forever change the internet”. This means we’ve got a nearly all night to speculate, make bets and daydream of life changing technologies. [ZDNet]


Software

WordPress App Hits Australian BlackBerry App World

Gizmodo AU

If I owned a BlackBerry, I would now be able to write and edit Giz posts directly from my mobile with the release of the official WordPress app on the Australian BlackBerry App World.


Software

Pivot Shows Again That Microsoft Is Kicking Serious Arse

According to Microsoft, Pivot’s “a new way to browse and arrange massive amounts of images and data online”, enabling “spectacular zooms in and out of web databases, and the discovery of [invisible]patterns and links”. According to me, it’s awesome.


Computing

Turn Your Old Computer Into A Brand New Hookah

What, you’ve got a broken, old computer, but what you really want is a shiny, new hookah? Well, with a little bit of effort you can turn that old gadget into some peculiar-looking smoking paraphernalia. [Instructables via Nerd Approved]


Newegg Is Investigating “Questionable” Intel Core i7 Processors

There have been allegations that someone’s been supplying online retailer Newegg with fake Intel Core i7 processors and then proceeding to threaten anyone who reports on the issue. Here’s what Newegg has to say:


Computing

See HP Slate. See HP Slate Run Flash.

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Adobe’s got a video out that proves the HP Slate can run Flash and AIR just fine, thankyouverymuch. To which we say: No kidding! It’s a Windows 7 device. What’s of some concern might be HP’s own marketing clip:


Atdec Telehook Lets You Hang Your TV Like A Painting

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Wall mounting a TV can be a real bitch of a job, particularly if your support beams are all in the wrong position. The Atdec Telehook takes away the difficulty, allowing you to hang any TV under 50kg with a standard VESA mounting hole configuration 400mm wide.


TiVo Posts $US10.2 Million Loss

We’ve remarked in the past that TiVo is slowly dying and the latest numbers from the company aren’t making us any more optimistic: