Gadgets
12:53PM Nick Broughall | There was a time not too long ago when we were starved for ebook readers. Now the market’s flooded. In addition to the Amazon Kindle, there’s the Kobo from Borders, Sony’s Reader and now the latest from BeBook, the BeBook Club. More »
New BeBook Club Adds To The Sudden Wealth Of eBook Readers
12:53PM Nick Broughall | There was a time not too long ago when we were starved for ebook readers. Now the market’s flooded. In addition to the Amazon Kindle, there’s the Kobo from Borders, Sony’s Reader and now the latest from BeBook, the BeBook Club. More » 
Networks
11:10AM Nick Broughall | Realistically, 1TB of data is probably more than any one person could ever consume in a month. But all the 1TB plans we’ve heard about so far are actually more like two 500GB plans stapled together depending on when you’re using the net. But not with Internode’s new 1TB plan, which does away with the pesky notion of “off-peak”. More »
Internode Joins The 1TB Plan Brigade… Without Off-Peak Times
11:10AM Nick Broughall | Realistically, 1TB of data is probably more than any one person could ever consume in a month. But all the 1TB plans we’ve heard about so far are actually more like two 500GB plans stapled together depending on when you’re using the net. But not with Internode’s new 1TB plan, which does away with the pesky notion of “off-peak”. More »
Breakfast Wrap
9:31AM Nick Broughall |
Breakfast Wrap: Best Of The Weekend
9:31AM Nick Broughall | After 36 hours of commuting I’m back in Sydney from checking out IFA in Berlin. Hello, jetlag!
Sharp’s Parallax Barrier Tech, 3D Camera Seen In The Flesh
It’s cool, but still has a long way to go before it will work in your TV.
Facebook Will Let You Kick Yourself Off Other Signed-In Devices
Take that, unregistered smartphone!
Without A Trace: Turn Your Flash Drive Into A Portable Privacy Toolkit
Hey, that’s a good idea!
Check If Your Bus Is On Time Via QR Codes At DC Bus Stops
In Sydney, it would simply tell you “late” all the time.
A Beta Tester’s Video Impressions Of Google TV And The Logitech Revue
I have a feeling that Google could be very huge.
This Whiskey Was Made From Urine
Ew. Ewwwwww.
Networks
Scenes From A Massive Undersea Cable Ship
8:00AM Jack Loftus | When Alcatel-Lucent lays cable at the bottom of the sea, it does so using a variety of massive tools, ships and repeaters. They look a little something like this: More »
Design
7:00AM Jack Loftus | Don’t worry, your coasters and coffee table books will be perfectly safe on this table. About the only thing designer Jon Gilmore’s Nova Black Hole Illuminated Coffee Table can destroy is your wallet. More »
Black Hole Coffee Table Devours Personal Wealth
7:00AM Jack Loftus | Don’t worry, your coasters and coffee table books will be perfectly safe on this table. About the only thing designer Jon Gilmore’s Nova Black Hole Illuminated Coffee Table can destroy is your wallet. More »
Gadgets
The Original Frozen Margarita Machine
6:00AM Jack Loftus | Inspired by a 7-11 Slurpee machine, Mariano Martinez invented the frozen margarita maker using parts from an ice cream machine in 1971. Salute this fine piece of engineering with a frozen concoction of your choice this labour Day. More »
Science
What Is This?
5:00AM Jack Loftus | Green. Definitely alive, at one point. Is it an alien landscape, captured by some NASA probe and enhanced in post production? Hulk’s blood? Not quite, but close. The answer is a bit more earthy than that: More »
Business
Source: Oracle Offered Ousted HP Ex-CEO Mark Hurd A Job
4:00AM Jack Loftus | After Oracle CEO Larry Ellison blasted HP for ousting disgraced CEO Mark Hurd, he reportedly did what comes naturally to men of his stature and disposition: He offered the man a job. More »
Robots
ApriPoco Commands Your Home With Voice Commands, IR
3:00AM Jack Loftus | All the adorable ApriPoco robot needs to control your home are a series of verbal commands and a little IR connectivity. Utter robot home domination—it’s a feature, not a bug. More »
Vehicles
