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What Is This?

Danny Allen — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 05:46:16 +0000

Wait, is NASA making weather balloons shaped like a Rubik’s Cube now?

Nah, it’s one of the many art installations sprinkled over the dusty playa at Burning Man 2009. This year’s theme is Evolution: A Tangled Bank. Safe travels if you’re a weekend burner, and don’t forget the white distilled vinegar to neutralise the super-fine alkaline playa dust!

One year later (and having travelled around three continents since), I’m still spotting in random places, most recently in my hiking shoes. [San Francisco Chronicle]

Matte Black MacBook Pro Looks Like A Stealth Ship, Costs Almost As Much

Jason Chen — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:00:00 +0000

This $US6000 Colorware MacBook Pro isn’t just impressive because of its price, it’s impressive because it looks like what a real matte black MacBook Pro from Apple would look like.

There are only ten available, and with each one costing $US6000, you’re probably not going to be one of the ten. So soak up the images and pretend that you can reasonably justify paying more than twice as much for a laptop just for it not to be so shiny and grey. [Colorware]

Rumour Smashed: AT&T’s iPhone Black Reference Just Placeholder Text

Jason Chen — Mon, 12 May 2008 19:10:29 +0000

An AT&T spokesperson just told us that the iPhone Black dropdown reference on the AT&T Wireless website is just a temporary placeholder. The spokesperson says that it was used over the weekend for a “scheduled catalog update,” distinguishing the various iPhone models (4GB, 8GB and 16GB). Sorry dudes, the 3G iPhone is probably not called the iPhone Black. Unless, of course, the spokesperson was just covering AT&T’s butt, which could always be possible.

AT&T Slips iPhone Black Reference in Customer Pages

Jesus Diaz — Mon, 12 May 2008 16:47:14 +0000

Something called the “iPhone Black” is now appearing in the “Select Model” popup menu on AT&T’s registered customers screen. An AT&T spokesperson has told us that the company doesn’t have any comment on this. And we don’t know what “iPhone Black” means, but some may take this as a confirmation of the rumoured all-black iPhone allegedly coming next month. However, since there’s no other information except this screenshot, we will take it as is. [AppleInsider]

Update: AT&T’s just denied the existence of an iPhone Black, pointing to leftover placeholder text from a weekend update.

New Zune Colours Make the Beast With Two Black Backs

Jason Chen — Wed, 07 May 2008 23:25:50 +0000

If you’ve got time and absolutely nothing better to do, you can grab a resource explorer and dive into the Zune software. What would you find? Some images of two new Zunes, both with a black back. The current black 80GB and red 8GB Zunes have a silver back, which are also pictured, so these would be new new. It looks like just bad lighting, but the resource item actually says “black back.” We don’t know whether these are retail colours or just limited edition Zunes for employees, but we’ll probably find out soon. [Zunited News Center]

Sony Rolly Soon Rolling Out in Black Shell, Coloured Arms

Gizmodo US Edition — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 07:33:22 +0000

Seems like Sony’s Rolly really is due out soon, and it’ll be available in a black body version with a matching black cradle. If black’s too boring for you, then you’ll also be able to trick your Rolly out with blue, red or silver replacement “arms”. Maybe they’re “wings”? Whichever: the little rolling, MP3-playing guy will be out in black from April 19th in Japan for around $430, while a coloured arm set will cost around $20. Presumably Rolly will be rolling up on US shores sometimes soon after. [AV Watch]

Nintendo DS Lite Now in Black and Blue, We Think It’s the Sexiest One Yet

Benny Goldman — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 23:45:16 +0000

Circuit City has a cobalt blue/black DS Lite for preorder on their website. Considering three minutes have passed since the last time the DS got a costume change, this makes perfect sense to us. No word on the release date, but as always, it’s US$130. Get it now to complete your collection and make Nintendo a few more dollars. [Circuit City] —Thanks, Klaus!