Phones

Motorola's New Phones Are Nice Things in Ugly Packages

Posted by Elaine Chow at 5:02 PM on January 6, 2009

Motorola is rolling out three new handsets that'll be available in the next few months. While the concepts are relatively up-to-date (eco-friendliness, military ruggedness, touchscreens), why did Motorola choose designs from 2002?

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Peripherals

LaCie Hard Disk MAX Stores 2TB in Shiny Black Box

Posted by Elaine Chow at 3:45 PM on January 6, 2009

LaCie's newest Hard Disk MAX storage system doesn't depart from the company's history of sleek-looking computer peripherals. It delivers up to 2TB of storage in an ebony-glazed cuboid designed by Neil Poulton.


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Computers

Gallery: Check Out the HP Firebird 803's Liquid-cooled Innards

Posted by Adrian Covert at 3:02 PM on January 6, 2009

News of HP's Firebird 803 may have leaked out over the holidays, but now that its been officially announced, we have a batch of photos, including the freakishly tidy insides, as well as pricing details.


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Computers

HP Pavilion DV2 Notebook is HPs first 12-inch, Full Functioning Consumer Laptop

Posted by Adrian Covert at 3:01 PM on January 6, 2009

All of HP's 12-inch (and under) laptops have either been tablets, netbooks, or products aimed at the business crowd—until now. The Pavilion DV2 is HP's new 12-inch consumer laptop that is under an inch thick.


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Computers

HP Mini 2140 Netbook Outdoes the 2133 with Atom Processor and 16:9 LED Screen

Posted by Adrian Covert at 3:01 PM on January 6, 2009

The Gadget: The HP Mini 2140 is the update to the education and business oriented Mini 2133 netbook. HP says they bumped the 2140's specs to cater more to the road warriors.


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Software

Sling Updates: HD Streaming Coming to Mac, iPhone Sling App Scheduled for Q1

Posted by Adrian Covert at 3:00 PM on January 6, 2009

Sling Media revealed that HD streaming will be coming to Mac users via Sling.com, and they plan to submit the Sling iPhone app for approval in Q1 of this year.


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Robots

Mythbusters Build a Robot Shark To Rule The Sea Test Shark Myths

Australian Post Posted by Nick Broughall at 2:12 PM on January 6, 2009

robot shark.jpgThe best thing about Mythbusters, in my humble opinion, isn't the explosions. It isn't the rockets. It isn't even Jamie Hyneman's wicked mo (although all three of those things rock). No, it's the cool stuff they build, like this robot shark they built to test whether sticking your fingers in a shark's eyes will save you from becoming fish food.

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Science

Man-Made Stars to Create Thermonuclear Reactions: Not as Scary as the Large Hadron Collider

Posted by Andi Wang at 1:40 PM on January 6, 2009

To further the advancement of fusion energy, national security, and a leadership in basic science and technology, the National Ignition Facility is attempting to create thermonuclear reactions by producing their own man-made star.


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Toys

Solar-Charged Monkey Toy Amuses Only Other Monkeys

Posted by Gizmodo US Edition at 1:10 PM on January 6, 2009

This solar-charged monkey toy that uses solar energy to climb the rope, hand over hand, is probably the first of its kind that we've seen.


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Music

Rumour: Apple To Sell DRM-Free Music On iTunes At Varying Prices

Australian Post Posted by Nick Broughall at 12:32 PM on January 6, 2009

iTunes Plus.pngThe guys at CNet are reporting that Apple could announce DRM-free music from all four of the major music studios (not just EMI) at Macworld, along with restructured pricing. They also say that over-the-air music downloads (as in via 3G, not Wi-Fi) could be coming soon as well.

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