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Weekend Gadgets: The Tattoo Hero And His Audio Cables

Nick Broughall — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:38:46 +0000

Last week, while watching an extremely disappointing movie on Blu-ray which won’t be named for fear of inadvertantly promoting it, my receiver switched off on its own, naturally at the film’s climax. At first I thought it had just overheated, but after a bit of playing around, I discovered that one or more of the speaker cables had short circuited. So my weekend will be spent replacing those cables – Joy! Oh, I’ll also be playing with the new HTC Tattoo and HTC Hero Android phones.

What exciting tech will you be playing with this weekend? New phones? Laptops? Tell us about it in comments…

Breakfast Wrap: Best Of Thursday Night

Nick Broughall — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:30:59 +0000

Oh God how I missed you Friday! Welcome back!

Livescribe Pulse Smartpen Gets Its Very Own App Store
I’ve had a quick look at it – being able to translate a word on the fly is awesome.

Rumour: Apple Tablet Delayed For OLED Upgrade
Oh, please. OLED is still way too expensive for this to be true.

Everything You Need To Know About Chrome OS [Liveblog]
Very interested to see how the world takes to Chrome OS…

Apple Exec Wants You To Puke All Over His Mind-Bending Deck
Somehow I don’t think he really does. Nice design though…

Our Favourite Lifehacker Posts Of The Week

Elly Hart — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:15:00 +0000

This week, Lifehacker looks at why Aussies are less vulnerable to malware, DIY camera lens and media centres, how to get Google Apps on your desktop, the best online backup tools, and free passes on offer to the SME Technology Summit!

Why A 3% Pay Rise Isn’t All Bad News
So how much of a pay rise did the typical Aussie get in the last 12 months?

Get Cheap Entry For SME Technology Summit
Free passes up for grabs!

Customising Google’s SafeSearch Options
How to keep sexually explicit material away from your (not so) innocent eyes.

mmKeys.dll Makes Media Keys Work Properly With iTunes
How to make your multimedia PC keyboard work properly with iTunes.

Australians Less Vulnerable To Malware Infection
Find out why we’re way below the average.

What Happens To Your Online Accounts When You Die?
Isn’t it time you talked about what’s important?

Make A Detachable Fish Eye Lens Adaptor On The Cheap
Why buy another lens when you can DIY?

Office 2010 Professional Beta Available For Download
There’s a catch though…

Build A Powerful Boxee Media Centre
And why Boxee’s got the upper hand on XBMC.

Google Tasks Client Puts Tasks (Or Any Google App) On Your Desktop
How to get Google Apps on your desktop.

Five Best Online Backup Tools
And…

You’re Backing Up Your Data The Wrong Way
…how to do it properly.

Breakfast Wrap: Best Of Wednesday Night

Nick Broughall — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:55:48 +0000

The True Google Phone May Be Coming Soon
Nope. Won’t happen. Google have said time and again that they’re not into hardware, so why would they?

Nokia’s N-Series Will Ditch Symbian For Maemo By 2012
Finally! Symbian just can’t handle smartphones…

NEC’s New TV Remote Uses No Batteries
Brilliant in every way. Bring on production models!

Microsoft Office 2010 Beta Is Now Available
For the spreadsheet fanboys…

“Unfriend” Declared Word Of The Year
In other news, “Stupid” declared “adjective to describe Word of the Year judges” of the year.

Breakfast Wrap: Best Of Tuesday Night

Nick Broughall — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:51:16 +0000

Bomb-Proof Wallpaper Is Stronger Than The Wall It Papers
Probably a bitch to take off though…

Facebook Continues Ruthless Attack On Gadgets By Conquering PS3
How many people will actually use it?

Xperia X10 Looks Much Snappier In New Hands On Video
Ohh, snappy…

Awkward Microsoft Store Dances Are Why I Shop Online
I remember staff at the Sydney Apple Store breaking into song on opening night when somebody bought something. This is worse.

Dell Streak MID With Android 2.0 On AT&T Next Year?
Still not sold on the whole MID thing…

Breakfast Wrap: Best Of Monday Night

Nick Broughall — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:31:38 +0000

27-inch iMac Benchmarks: Core i7 Vs. Core i5
Verdict: i5 is iAwesome, but i7 is iBetter.

All Barcodes Should Be This Creative
It would make the world a much better place.

Sony Xperia X10 Landing Sometime In February
Hope it’s as good as it looks…

Aussie Silversmith Makes Jewellery Out Of Teeth
Aussie ingenuity for the win?

Mechanical Tauntaun Costume Pushes It To The Galactic Outer Rim
Best thing ever. Ever!

Breakfast Wrap: Best Of The Weekend

Nick Broughall — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:35:20 +0000

PSPgo Finally Getting A Bit Cool With Sega Genesis Emulator
Finally! Still not worth the price of admission…

Is Google Chrome OS Launching Next Week?
Doubt it.

BlackBerry App World Gets Carrier Billing Next Year
Which means it might launch in Australia then…

Bill Gates Praises Steve Jobs For Saving Apple
Those guys should get BFF tattoos…

10 Machines That Have Taken On Important Human Roles
We’re all doomed?

AMD Phenom II Breaks 7GHz Barrier
Hard core.

Normal Was Never Cool: Inception Of Perception
Wow. This Aimee Mullins is an amazingly talented individual. If you haven’t already, read all her posts here.

How To: Make Windows 7 Play Nice With All Your Gadgets
Lock them in a room until they work out their differences?

Our Favourite Lifehacker Posts Of The Week

Jason Chen — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:00:31 +0000

This week Lifehacker shows you how to create a list of files using DOS, rounds up the five best antivirus applications, has instructions on how to wire your house with Ethernet, and much more.

Bargain Hunters Need Some Common Sense
OK, Dell made a mistake, but exploiting that won’t do you any good.

Create A List Of Files In Windows
A step-by-step guide using DOS commands.

Tape Warranties To Large Items For Easy Retrieval

Online Ticketing Scams On The Rise
Find out what the Australian consumer watchdog is targeting this year.

Optus And Telstra Checking Premium SMS Ads

Polish Your Shoes With A Banana
This is a winner of a headline if I ever saw one

The Gaia Desktop
This is a winner of a desktop, too. Shown above.

Programmer 101: Teach Yourself How To Code

Five Best Antivirus Applications
AVG is Lifehacker’s favourite (mine too).

Stop Paying For Windows Security; Microsoft’s Security Tools Are Good Enough

Google Wave Look And Feel Coming To Gmail, Other Google Apps?

Paint.NET Releases Big Update, Still A Killer Photoshop Alternative

Wire Your House With Ethernet Cable

Power Up Your Windows Home Server Console With Add-Ins

Weekend Gadgets: Aino And Jawbone Edition

Nick Broughall — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:00:53 +0000

This weekend I’ve got Sony Ericsson’s PS3 Remote Play-capable phone, Aino, and the Jawbone Prime to play around with. I’m also battling with the Mac Mini with Snow Leopard Server to see if I can bend it to my will, making it a solid home server option. So far, I’m not doing too well…

I’ve also got the HP Home Server from last week that I’d love to test out properly, but I’ve been hamstrung by faulty power cables and a lack of software included in the review kit’s box.

Anybody picked up anything cool and gadgety they’re going to be playing with over the weekend?

Breakfast Wrap: Best Of Thursday Night

Nick Broughall — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:30:33 +0000

I know I say it every week, but TGIF! This has been a long week…

Leaked Shots: PlayStation 3 To Get Facebook In Next Update?
Which I’m guessing nobody will use. Well, almost nobody…

Readius-Like Folding eReader Planned For Next Year
2008? I remember seeing this at 3GSM back in 2007. Cool concept – hopefully we’ll see it come to market.

Dell Zino HD: $US250 Mini Home-Theatre PC
Looks like our leaked specs were right on the money…

Fujitsu’s Crazy Little Modular Pico-Projector Phone
That’s right! The phone is ker-raiz-eee!

The First Movie Shot On A Canon 7D? It’s About Zombies, Of Course!
Did you expect something different?