Software

Pocket: Read It Later Goes Free, Bulks Up Features

If you’re thumbing through your Twitter feed and you stumble across an interesting article you don’t have enough time to read, you might forget about it if you don’t save it somewhere. Instapaper has long reigned supreme in this arena, but there’s a new kid on the block… sorta. Formerly known as Read It Later, the newly christened Pocket has completely made itself over with a UI that’s downright beautiful, along with bookmarking support for photos and video.


December 7, 2010

Can A Shirt Pocket Ever Be Too Big?

Can shirt pockets ever be too big? Can you appear sane with a netbook crammed into your chest pocket? No matter the answers, this weird shirt can be ordered now for $US30. [Think Of The via The Awesomer via CrunchGear]


September 2, 2010
Gadgets

Sony Partnering With Borders To Finally Launch The Reader In Australia

Gizmodo AU

It’s taken forever, but Sony has finally confirmed that they’ll be launching their shiny new eReaders in Australia.


October 20, 2009
Cameras

Rumour: “New Type Of Camera” From Kodak At CES In January?

UK gadget blog, Electricpig, says a “highly placed source” at Kodak has promised big things at CES. Could it be their first SLR…or something completely different? Either way, it’ll apparently arrive alongside the successor to the Zi8 pocket camcorder. [Electricpig]


July 22, 2009

SIMbook Holds Phone Numbers, Addresses On Old-School Paper Format

While SIM cards hold all the stuff address books used to, some people just can’t part from that old ink-and-paper. The SIMbook lets people know that you’re aware of modern technology, yet you choose to go retro.


April 23, 2009

A Gorgeous Vaio P Case From Vaja

The Sony Vaio P is a great-looking piece of kit, but it runs a bit pricey for a netbook. These Vaja cases let you protect the gadget while still showing it off.


March 17, 2009
Computing

That Awesome Lenovo Pocket Yoga Netbook From Earlier This Morning? Not a Product

Sadly, the folks at Lenovo’s design department have outed the Pocket Yoga as a two-year-old concept. Why photos of it showed up on a Lenovo Flickr stream earlier today is anyone’s guess, but as of now, they’re denying that this is an actual upcoming product. Boo. [Lenovo Design Matters]


Computing

Shots Leak of Lenovo Pocket Yoga Netbook Concept, Looks Like it Actually Fits In a Pocket

Lenovo has let slip some official-looking (if not rendered) shots of a Vaio P-like netbook, the Pocket Yoga. UPDATED: It’s just a design concept.


February 24, 2009
Computing

OS X Running on a Sony Vaio P?

If this somewhat dubious photo is to be believed, a Pocketables.net forum poster has successfully booted OS X on a Vaio P. He claims that much of the hardware doesn’t work yet, though.


February 14, 2009
Computing

Sony Vaio P Modded To Accept SIM Cards, 3G via HSDPA Connection

The Vaio P comes with EV-DO hardware, but an enterprising modder has tweaked everyone’s favourite makeup compact netbook to accept HSDPA SIM cards too, for 3G connections from AT&T. It’s not for beginners, though.