Posts by Brian Lam
Phones
The Rumoured Google Phone May Be Data/VoIP Only
5:44AM Brian Lam | Mike Arrington’s following up yesterday’s rumour of the Google Phone with an interesting angle: That it may be VoIP and data only, having no traditional voice plan. Sounds like the telcos worst nightmare. More »
Random Stuff
“Unfriend” Declared Word Of The Year
3:36AM Brian Lam | The New Oxford American Dictionary declared “Unfriend” the word of the year. It beat out hashtag, netbook and sexting, among other nominated words. More »
Gadgets
Gifts For Outdoorsy Geeks Not Averse To Sunshine Or Sweat
7:20AM Brian Lam | Your geek works in front of a computer all day, but yearns to be outside skiing or something. Here are some gift ideas for that type. (Also, this is a highly personal list, so please add ideas to the comments.) More »
Science
The Seaglider, Hunting
11:53AM Brian Lam | This microphoned submarine glider has been collecting ocean sounds for a few weeks. When it is plucked from the sea in a week, researchers will use software to parse its audiofiles for rare beaked whale songs. More »
Computers
First Of The Quad Core i5 iMac Benchmarks
10:32AM Brian Lam | Electronista has benchmarked the new Quad Core i5 chips in the new iMac, and comparing his scores to mine, its pretty clear we’ve got almost two times some scores in some CPU/memory tests. More »
Random Stuff
My Girlfriend’s Call To Dell: 90 Min, 10 Reps, Nothing Accomplished
10:00AM Brian Lam | Lisa said to me, “Maybe Dell will let me swap out my new battery for a smaller one? I’ll just call and ask.” I felt a spike of fear. Which was legitimised within two hours. More »
Gadgets
Gadget Singularity: Let’s Ditch Our Buttons And Screens Forever
10:00AM Brian Lam | The past decade’s march towards better gadgets shows a trend line pointing towards ultra-powerful gadgets with UIs so seamless, they make Macs look like punchcard computers. But if you think about it, we — not hardware — are the limitation. More »
Science
7:20AM Brian Lam | This week, we’re celebrating the human body: the ultimate machine, four billion years in refinement. More »
This Cyborg Life
7:20AM Brian Lam | This week, we’re celebrating the human body: the ultimate machine, four billion years in refinement. More »
Software
Are Google Voice Calls To And From Your Computer Coming?
5:17AM Brian Lam | Google’s bought Gizmo5, a VoIP company. They’ve got Google Voice but no way to use it for calls to and from your computer — only redirecting calls to existing landlines and mobiles. Not anymore. More »
Design
