Category: Stuff
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WTF-OTD: Hasselblad Intros Ferrari-Branded H4D Camera
Hasselblad intros Ferrari-branded H4D camera, refuses to talk pricing (hands-on) — Engadget: “We were told that Hasselblad had teamed with Ferrari in order to create a limited run of Ferrari-branded H4D medium format cameras, and the model on-hand had just received approval from Ferrari’s paint squad yesterday.” When Ferrari associated itself with Acer, they diminished…
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Anssi Vanjoki says using Android is like peeing in your pants for warmth
CE-Oh no he didn’t!: Anssi Vanjoki says using Android is like peeing in your pants for warmth — Engadget: “Anssi was even graceful enough to illustrate this point with a vivid example, saying that mobile manufacturers who go the Android route are doing no better than Finnish boys who ‘pee in their pants’ for warmth…
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How to Synchronize Your XBMC Media Center Between Every Room in the House
How to Synchronize Your XBMC Media Center Between Every Room in the House: “ouldn’t it be nice if you could pause or stop your media center in the living room, head into the bedroom, and pick up exactly where you left off without skipping a beat? You can with XBMC, and here’s how it works.”…
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Arthur C Clarke Predicts the Internets and Teleworking back in 1964
Arthur C Clarke Predicts the Internets & Telework back in 1964
I never knew » Blog Archive » Arthur C Clarke predicting the future in 1964 Arthur C Clarke Predicts the Internets and Teleworking back in 1964 It’s rather eerie how right he actually was.
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The Galaxy Tab Might Actually Be Alright
Samsung brings seven-inch Galaxy to tablet fight | 9 to 5 Mac Samsung brings seven-inch Galaxy to tablet fight | Apple Intelligence: “” I’m going to go out on a limb and say that this things actually looks pretty cool and at least it has a built in camera for Skype calls. Not sure if…
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Canada avoids broadband duopolies, keeps line-sharing alive
Canada avoids broadband duopolies, keeps line-sharing alive: “‘Requiring these companies to provide access to their networks will lead to more opportunities for competition in retail Internet services and better serve consumers,’ declared the CRTC’s Chair Konrad von Finckenstein” Although the last couple of CRTC rulings have been quite good for the little guys and the…
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Our Friend Adi Time Travels To Warn RIM About the Torch
TELUS puts up BlackBerry Torch “Coming Soon” page | MobileSyrup.com: “Hi RIM, i’m a time traveller from the past. I came here from the year 2007 and i noticed that your technology is at the same level it was back in 2007 but you’re selling it at the same price as your competitors 2010 devices.…
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Fat-Fingered Sumo Wrestlers Given iPads
BBC News – Fat-fingered sumo wrestlers given iPads: “Fat-fingered sumo wrestlers, unable to tap the keys on a standard mobile phone, are being given iPads to help improve communication.” Quite Possibly the best headline I have read this morning. Thank you Auntie Beeb.
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Google Goggles To Iphone By Year’s End (via Boy Genius Report)
Yahoo! News: Google Goggles to iPhone by year’s end « Boy Genius Report: “Speaking at the Hot Chips conference at Stanford University, Goggles’ project lead David Petrou noted that the application would come to the iPhone before the end of 2010.” I’m actually really looking forward to this because right now augmented reality on the…
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Auntie Beeb Considering the IPad, Old Grey Whistle Test
BBC trialling iPad – IT Business – News & Features – ITP.net: “BBC CIO John Linwood revealed the details of the trial in an interview with UK magazine Computing. ‘We’re seeding the organisation [with the devices],’ he said. ‘We put some iPads into production and some into management and other roles to see if people…