cables
Peripherals
1:46PM Nick Broughall | Somehow I doubt that many of you would actually need a cable that made the process of transferring all your files to a new Windows 7 machine even easier. But your mum might, so if you can’t be bothered actually doing the legwork for her (you ungrateful bastard), you could always buy her the $50 Belkin Easy Transfer Cable. More »
Belkin’s Easy Transfer Cable Is A $50 One Time Use Cable
1:46PM Nick Broughall | Somehow I doubt that many of you would actually need a cable that made the process of transferring all your files to a new Windows 7 machine even easier. But your mum might, so if you can’t be bothered actually doing the legwork for her (you ungrateful bastard), you could always buy her the $50 Belkin Easy Transfer Cable. More » 
Science
Fibre Optic Cable In Your Skull Can Reprogram Your Brain
8:30AM Jason Chen | Stanford scientists discover that by changing a mouse’s neurons to respond to light, they could use fiber optic cables to influence the mouse to do certain things. The trick is to insert plant genes into the brain first. More »
Peripherals
Mini DisplayPort To HDMI Adaptor (With Digital Audio) Review
5:20AM Jason Chen | It’s the digital audio version of the Kanex Mini DisplayPort Adaptor we reviewed before, which takes your digital audio and Mini DisplayPort video and mixes it into one HDMI signal for your TV. More »
Networks
9:45AM Nick Broughall | If the idea of 7000 odd kilometres of cable being laid on the ocean floor kinda gets you hot and steamy, this video has a heap of cable porn for you to watch and enjoy. Not to mention a soundtrack that could replace the global need for coffee…
Yesterday’s PPC-1 Pipe Video
9:45AM Nick Broughall | If the idea of 7000 odd kilometres of cable being laid on the ocean floor kinda gets you hot and steamy, this video has a heap of cable porn for you to watch and enjoy. Not to mention a soundtrack that could replace the global need for coffee…
Hardware
Light Peak May Arrive In Early 2010, Maybe In New Apple Products?
2:15AM Jesus Diaz | According to a major Light Peak provider’s plans, products with the ultrafast connectivity standard may arrive as soon as early 2010. Apple helped in its development. Apple is rumoured to adopt it first. Yes, you know where this is going. More »
Networks
10:25AM Nick Broughall | I’m down at the official launch of the PPC-1 international broadband pipe this morning. Official bits all kick off at 11am, There should be plenty of news, so I’ll be trying to liveblog it. In the meantime, you can watch the cable being laid in the ship here, and the cable arriving in Sydney here to get you all excited…
Update: It’s starting! More »
Does Anyone Have A Really Freakin’ Large Pipe Cleaner?
10:25AM Nick Broughall | I’m down at the official launch of the PPC-1 international broadband pipe this morning. Official bits all kick off at 11am, There should be plenty of news, so I’ll be trying to liveblog it. In the meantime, you can watch the cable being laid in the ship here, and the cable arriving in Sydney here to get you all excited…
Update: It’s starting! More »
Networks
2:51AM Nick Broughall | Today the Pipe International PPC-1 was switched on, providing Australia with its first “carrier neutral” submarine cable. But while we wait for all the ISPs to start selling us huge data caps at bargain basement prices, let’s take a gander at some of the stats of the cable. More »
Here Are Some PPC-1 Pipe Statistics For Your Enjoyment
2:51AM Nick Broughall | Today the Pipe International PPC-1 was switched on, providing Australia with its first “carrier neutral” submarine cable. But while we wait for all the ISPs to start selling us huge data caps at bargain basement prices, let’s take a gander at some of the stats of the cable. More »
Peripherals
Griffin eXport Cable Connects iPhone To In-Flight Entertainment
1:00PM Jesus Diaz | Intrepid Runway Girl Mary Kirby has got her hands on the new Griffin eXport In-Flight Video Cable, which will let you connect your iPhone or iPod to the in-flight entertainment system in your aeroplane seat, displaying content and data. More »
Hardware
Intel Light Peak Optical Tech Achieves Insane 10Gb/s Speeds
6:50AM Dan Nosowitz | Today at IDF, Intel unveiled Light Peak technology, a plan for an extremely high-speed optical cable they hope will land on consumer products in 2010. Imagine transferring an entire Blu-ray disk in 30 seconds. And that’s just the beginning. More »
Gadgets
