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Cameras
Olympus E-P2: Flashier Than The E-P1, But Still No Flash
5:00PM Mark Wilson | If there’s one wonderful thing about the newly announced Olympus E-P2, it’s that it will probably make the E-P1 cheaper. If there are two or more wonderful things…well, read on. More »
Entertainment
Netflix On PS3: Coming Soon
3:24PM Matt Buchanan | Uh, holy crap? As predicted, Netflix streaming will be available “later this year” on the PS3. Like the Xbox 360, it’ll be free with the $US8.99-a-month plan—and that’s about all there is on the details front. (AU: US only though…) [Netflix, Sony] More »
Entertainment
10:39AM Nick Broughall | Right now, I’m bathing in a sea of irony. It’s so thick, it feels like I jumped in a pool filled with slime. You see, Microsoft’s Zune brand has had a bit of a rocky start in Australia. Actually, that’s not right. It never had a start at all. But now it’s here, in the form of the Zune Video Marketplace on Xbox Live, and not only is it good, but it could well be the driving force in Video on Demand for the television in this country. More »
Zune Video Marketplace Hands On: Oh Crap! I Need To Upgrade My Broadband Plan
10:39AM Nick Broughall | Right now, I’m bathing in a sea of irony. It’s so thick, it feels like I jumped in a pool filled with slime. You see, Microsoft’s Zune brand has had a bit of a rocky start in Australia. Actually, that’s not right. It never had a start at all. But now it’s here, in the form of the Zune Video Marketplace on Xbox Live, and not only is it good, but it could well be the driving force in Video on Demand for the television in this country. More »
Gadgets
4:57AM John Herrman | Remember that crazy, dual-screen Barnes & Noble we scooped the hell out of a while back? Well, it’s online-official, with Wi-Fi and 3G, person-to-person lending, and expandable memory. Oh, and it ships November 30th. UPDATE: Site’s pulled, we’ve got screens. More »
Barnes & Noble’s Nook E-Reader: Two Screens, $US260
4:57AM John Herrman | Remember that crazy, dual-screen Barnes & Noble we scooped the hell out of a while back? Well, it’s online-official, with Wi-Fi and 3G, person-to-person lending, and expandable memory. Oh, and it ships November 30th. UPDATE: Site’s pulled, we’ve got screens. More »
Cameras
4:00AM Mark Wilson | There are four Micro Four Thirds cameras on the market right now. That’s it. But with Panasonic’s GF1, investing in the mini genre makes more sense than ever—if you know what you’re getting into. More »
Panasonic GF1 Review: I <3 Micro Four Thirds
4:00AM Mark Wilson | There are four Micro Four Thirds cameras on the market right now. That’s it. But with Panasonic’s GF1, investing in the mini genre makes more sense than ever—if you know what you’re getting into. More »
Peripherals
3:00AM Brian Lam | Apple’s Magic Mouse is an aluminium base topped off with a curvy, white multitouch panel. You point; you gesture with fingers. It’s a little weird to use but leagues ahead of the mighty mouse. I may go back to mice. More »
Apple Magic Mouse Hands On
3:00AM Brian Lam | Apple’s Magic Mouse is an aluminium base topped off with a curvy, white multitouch panel. You point; you gesture with fingers. It’s a little weird to use but leagues ahead of the mighty mouse. I may go back to mice. More »
Gadgets
New Apple Products Leaked, Sources Claim
1:56AM Jesus Diaz | AppleInsider claims that they got word of all the product announcements coming today from Apple, including specs for a new 21.5-inch iMac, 2.53-GHz Mac Mini, Time Capsule, and some other surprises: More »
Vehicles
1:05AM Jesus Diaz | At last! The new Arex I-X rocket—the first model of the rocket that will take humans back to the Moon and beyond—is out of NASA’s assembling facilities, and is now at Launch Pad 39B, getting ready for launch. More »
Ares I-X Rocket Unveiled, Rolls Out To Launch Pad
1:05AM Jesus Diaz | At last! The new Arex I-X rocket—the first model of the rocket that will take humans back to the Moon and beyond—is out of NASA’s assembling facilities, and is now at Launch Pad 39B, getting ready for launch. More »
Cameras
3:03PM Matt Buchanan | The videos are out, and now so’s the camera: $US5000 buys you a 16MP DSLR that shoots at a whopping 102,400ISO with a new 45-point autofocus system, 10fps bursts, and oh yeah—suck it Nikon D3s, 1080p video. More »
Canon 1D Mark IV: The $US5000 King Of Cameras
3:03PM Matt Buchanan | The videos are out, and now so’s the camera: $US5000 buys you a 16MP DSLR that shoots at a whopping 102,400ISO with a new 45-point autofocus system, 10fps bursts, and oh yeah—suck it Nikon D3s, 1080p video. More »
Peripherals
7:30AM John Herrman | Innovating is hard. But there’s one trick that can pull any designer or engineers right out of a rut: the extra display. Here are eight of the most surprising, audacious, and weird places ever to be graced with a display panel. More »
8 Great Extra(neous) Gadget Screens
7:30AM John Herrman | Innovating is hard. But there’s one trick that can pull any designer or engineers right out of a rut: the extra display. Here are eight of the most surprising, audacious, and weird places ever to be graced with a display panel. More »