Computing

When To Buy Apple Products

If you’re even thinking about buying an Apple product, wait until after you’ve read through this guide to product cycles and refreshes. It’s not always a good time to buy – and now might be an especially bad one for some.


December 4, 2009

Motorola’s Playing With Touch Tech That Figures Out Where You Press Using Sound Waves

Motorola’s just dumped a bunch of money in Sensitive Object, a French company that’s developed an acoustic touch technology that figures out where you touch by analysing sound waves, and can scale to any size device. Iiiinteresting. [GigaOm]


October 17, 2009
Science

LED Wand + RFID Waves = Beautiful

Sometimes it’s the unseen that’s the most terrifying. In the case of RFID we think there’s plenty to dread, but never actually looked at those scary, scary waves. Thankfully someone at the Oslo School of Architecture and Design did.


October 13, 2009
Computing

HP Goes Multitouch Crazy With TouchSmart All-In-Ones And Tx2 Updates

HP was ahead of the touch game even before Windows 7′s finger friendliness, so it makes sense that the crazy computer maker decided to take after fluffy bunnies and breed touch PCs, including its new TouchSmart all-in-ones and Tx2 laptop.


October 12, 2009
Software

Blackra1n Jailbreaks IPhone OS 3.1.2

Another day, another successful iPhone jailbreak story to report to you. Today, on the heels of purplera1n, iPhone OS hacker “geohot” delivered blackra1n to the masses.


September 17, 2009

The New iPod Touch Really Is About 50% Faster…OK, Not Quite

Apple claims their latest 32/64GB iPod touch is 50% faster than the old iPod touch. Macworld tested the claim, and they found the new touch is certainly close to that benchmark, even if a bit short in some testing.


September 15, 2009

People Are Barking Up The Wrong Tree On iPod Touch Camera Case

Some sites are saying that Jobs lied to Pogue on his reasons for the camera-less iPod touch. I would be the first one to point out Steve’s lies, but this time it seems they are getting it wrong.


September 14, 2009

That Beat Up Leaked iPod Touch Prototype With Camera Was Real

The iPod touch (lack of a) camera mystery deepened this weekend, as evidence surfaced that seemingly confirmed those Covino & Rich radio pics and video—purportedly revealing a touch with a camera—were in fact the real deal.


September 12, 2009

New iPod Touch Teardown Reveals 802.11n, FM Transmission

iFixit’s teardown of the new new iPod touch has revealed a few interesting bits of dormant hardware that could eventually get switched on by the powers that be at Apple. This includes support for 802.11n and FM transmission.


September 10, 2009
Cameras

Steve Jobs Gives His Reasons For Lack Of Camera In iPod Touch

There are quite a few reasons for the iPod touch not having a camera. Speaking to David Pogue, the Steverino himself picks a couple of them: