Robots
1:35AM Mark Wilson | Vietnamese robot TOSY is a master of ping pong. He also has an ab regimen that effectively distracts from his receding hairline. [Pink Tentacle] More »
Ping Pong Terminator
1:35AM Mark Wilson | Vietnamese robot TOSY is a master of ping pong. He also has an ab regimen that effectively distracts from his receding hairline. [Pink Tentacle] More »
Random Stuff
The Grass Is Greener On The Other Side, China Edition
1:00AM Mark Wilson | Newsweek has a series of 8 graphics exploring how China looks at the US, the US at China, and the two of us at the world. We have confidence…just not necessarily in ourselves. [Newsweek via Fast Company] More »
Computers
ColorWare’s Kaleidoscope Of Colour Comes To 27-inch IMacs And The Magic Mouse
12:44AM Danny Allen | Hot the heels of letting you paint the PS3 Slim, ColorWare will now also customise your latest Apple gear. For $US500, you can colourise your own iMac, or pay a $US700 premium (over Apple’s prices) to buy one from ColorWare. More »
Computers
Lose $US80 On A Netbook With $US180 Times Reader Subscription
12:37AM Mark Wilson | You’ve gotta spend money to make money, at least according to the New York Times. The paper has entered the hardware subsidisation business, offering $US100 off the Samsung Go with a $US180 Times Reader subscription. [NYT via Business Wire via Engadget] More »
Games
12:27AM Mark Wilson | “To hell with IPs!” Xbox 360 cried to TiVo HD. And for one night, there were no movies watched nor games played while the wire-crossed lovers embraced in the warm glow of the plasma TV. More »
The Xbox Elegant Edition
12:27AM Mark Wilson | “To hell with IPs!” Xbox 360 cried to TiVo HD. And for one night, there were no movies watched nor games played while the wire-crossed lovers embraced in the warm glow of the plasma TV. More »
Entertainment
Augmented Reality Goofiness Thanks To Avatar And Coke Zero
11:03PM Danny Allen | There’s just no escaping the Avatar marketing machine. Special bottle-shaped Coke Zero cans will soon hit the streets, and when held up to your Webcam, they’ll make a controllable helicopter appear on screen. Take a look. More »
Software
Else Intuition OS Looks Pretty Sweet On First Phone Expected Mid-2010
10:55PM Danny Allen | This video is the best-look yet at the slick OpenGL-accelerated OS from Else (formerly Emblaze) and Access (who developed a next-gen Palm OS before Palm ditched it for their own). The big news: The First Else phone arrives next-year. More »
Robots
Now They’re Teaching Robots To Dance With Lightsabers
10:08PM Danny Allen | The International Robot Exhibition 2009 is underway in Tokyo, and Yasukawa is again showcasing its Motoman robots. We’ve seen how dexterous previous models were in robo chef demonstrations, but it seems they’ve now got a taste for the Force. More »
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