Posts by Stephen Climpson
Random Stuff
Spanish Police Foil Remote-Controlled Zeppelin Jailbreak
8:29AM Stephen Climpson | In a plot that’s crazy (and evil genius) enough to be from James Bond, three people have been arrested after police discovered their plan to free a drug trafficker from an island prison using a 13-foot airship carrying night goggles, climbing gear and camouflage paint. More »
Phones
Samsung Glyde 2: Better Luck Second Time Around?
3:40AM Stephen Climpson | Leaked photos of a Verizon-branded Glyde 2 (aka U960) smartphone show it has a streamlined design, a fourth row added to the keyboard, and now uses Samsung’s TouchWiz interface. It all sounds promising, but what about that sluggish touchscreen? More »
Games
3:20AM Stephen Climpson | Ben Heckendorn—true geek god amongst men—is back with revision 5 of his portable Xbox 360 console. More »
Ben Heck’s Latest Xbox 360 Laptop
3:20AM Stephen Climpson | Ben Heckendorn—true geek god amongst men—is back with revision 5 of his portable Xbox 360 console. More »
Music
First Aluminum iRiver E200 Pics
8:00PM Stephen Climpson | iRiver has some of the most stylish tech gear this side of Apple, but the upcoming E200 player looks boringly similar to its E100 predecessor, despite a new thinner, all-metal design, and a larger screen. More »
Random Stuff
Apple Store Shooting: Cops Release Video On YouTube
5:45PM Stephen Climpson | Do you know this guy? There’s a $US1000 reward for information leading to an arrest of the suspect in Friday’s shooting of a 26-year old employee at the Clarendon Apple Store in Arlington, Virginia. More »
Games
Sony Patent Controls Games With That Crap On Your Coffee Table
4:30PM Stephen Climpson | Is this Sony playing catch-up to Microsoft’s Project Natal? It may be developing a system that lets you control the PS3 with real world objects, like coffee mugs, glasses, bongs, and books. More »
Software
IPhone 3GS Unlocked With Purplera1n + UltraSn0w
3:30PM Stephen Climpson | Good times! It looks like Dev Team’s UltraSn0w unlock works with an iPhone 3GS that’s been jailbroken via purplera1n. But be warned: Some users are reporting mixed success. More »
Online
Firefox Mobile “Fennec” Now Open To All Brave WinMo Alpha Testers
10:01PM Stephen Climpson | Good news if you’re a Windows Mobile user and were feeling left out the Mozilla’s Fennec mobile browser party. Today’s Alpha 2 release should now work with most devices using the Windows Mobile 6 platform. (Support had initially been limited to the HTC Touch Pro and some other “VGA phones”.) More »
Online
Pirate Bay’s Censor-Free YouTube Sails Into Beta Extreme
8:26PM Stephen Climpson | Well, this should make the Pirate Bay’s court appeal interesting. For the last couple of years, the guys have been working on an anything-goes, censor-free haven for online video sharing called VideoBay, and it’s now gone into “Beta Extreme.” More »
Toys
