TomTom has announced their new lineup of satnavs for the christmas season. Who’s excited? More »
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 »
Not that Channel 9 has ever really understood the benefit of broadcasting content in HD, but David Knox over at TV Tonight is reporting that with the launch of their second SD channel Go!, Nine is reverting to using their HD channel to simulcast whatever crap they’re showing on their regular SD channel. More »
It seems like we’ve been waiting an age for Channel 9 to launch its second digital channel. Well, it appears the date is set, so put it in your calendars now: on August 9, 2009, you’ll have access to a heap of US TV shows never before seen on Australian TV you could previously only get on Pay TV. More »
The two Jabra Go 6400 and Pro 9400 Bluetooth headsets are kinda neat, combining a charging dock for convenience with a touchcreen for showmanship. More »
Go may not be very popular here in the US, but that didn’t stop me from actually taking a few lessons when I was a kid (ladies, quit knocking down my door). Plus, it didn’t stop this guy from designing an electronic roll-up Go board.
Shaped like a roll of parchment when contracted, the Go board rolls out to show the black and white pieces with what looks like e-ink. That’s a fantastic idea, which could be extended to chess, checkers or Chinese checkers—since when I play somebody usually gets angry and knocks the pieces off the board when they lose. And by somebody, I mean me. – Jason Chen
Electronic Go (Chinese Chess) Board [Yanko Design] More »
