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Peripherals
Apple Videoconferencing Kit Now Available for iPhone 3GS Too, ZOMG!
9:30AM Jesus Diaz | Like always, most of the rumours were random crap (except the leaked Chinese photos and our predictions.) The front-facing videoconference camera was wrong—as we know now—but Apple has a solution: The iPhone 3G S Videoconferencing Kit: More »
Random Stuff
Ryanair’s New Emergency Instructions Could Be Real One Day
11:39AM Jesus Diaz | After today’s $US1.40 aeroplane lavatory charge, the disco girl with the long legs and the lovely smile has sent us proof that Ryanair is going way too far in their demands to passengers. More »
Computers
The Really Real Mac Mini We’ve Always Wanted
12:00PM Matt Buchanan | This Mac mini is definitely real. It’s also like a USB humping dog orgy waiting to happen. [BoingBoing Gadgets] More »
Toys
Control-A-Cat Remote Only Makes Cats More Frustrating
11:00AM Wilson Rothman | Dear Manufacturer: As the owner of two dumb felines, I was pleased when you introduced the 21-button Control-A-Cat remote with”meow” and “catch mice” functionality. But certain buttons on my unit just don’t seem to work. More »
Cameras
Fuji Finepix, Hot or Not Edition
10:20AM Mark Wilson | Every new camera on the market is touting some powerful facial recognition software. But according to Gizmodo engineers, there’s a lot more that can be done. More »
Online
Google Street View Discovers Rift in Spacetime Contiuum
11:40AM Matt Buchanan | Pre-medieval warriors! Battling to the death! In Pittsburgh! (Appropriately, at Samsonia Way.) Obviously a serious tear in the spacetime contiuum, since it even replaced their iron weapons with modern foam-rubber. [Google Maps - Thanks tipster!] More »
Online
Google Street View Captures Image of Two-Story Giant
4:20AM Matt Buchanan | A race of giants roams the streets of LA. Google Street View captured an image of one as it boldly exposed itself in broad daylight, examining the street view truck like a Hot Wheels car. More »
Random Stuff
Bush Leaves MacBook Air for President Obama at Oval Office, Or Something
11:40PM Jesus Diaz | What you are seeing here–in an official photo from the White House–is a close-up of the President’s desk in the Oval Office. And that thing on top is, yes, you know exactly what it is. More »
Entertainment
CNN Debuts Exclusive SuperQuickZoom Camera Technology
7:39AM Matt Buchanan | CNN isn’t holding back the Inauguration Day techno-wizardry. In addition to the Photosynth-powered crowdsourced 3D photo and exclusive satellite crowd shot Wolf keeps teasing, CNN debuted its exclusive SuperQuickZoom tech, seen here. More »
Software