Phones

iPhone 3G Reviews Are In

Posted by Jason Chen at 11:13 AM on July 9, 2008

The first iPhone 3G reviews have just hit. Walt Mossberg of the WSJ has been testing it "for a couple of weeks" and sees that surfing on the faster 3G is between three and five times the speed of the original iPhone. However, Moss found that browsing on the 3G network drained his battery much faster than browsing on the original. Externally, he says the speaker was "much louder" (YES!) for both music and speakerphone, but otherwise pretty much the same as the original. One bug/feature he ran into was that you can only sync your calendar and contacts with either Exchange or your personal accounts, not both.

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Software

Windows Media Centre Update Might Get Partner Later In the Year

Posted by Matt Hickey at 11:00 AM on July 9, 2008

Windows Media Centre still isn't what Microsoft wants it to be, but it has its fans, and its getting an update this month that they've been waiting for. Word is coming down, though, that this update isn't the one the users are lusting after, the one with H.264 and DirectTV tuner support. Instead it's a minor upgrade that adds things like international support. But fret not, users, as now it seems like there's another rumour flying around about another update later in the year which will add many requested features. Patience, my fellow home theatre nerds, we'll get our updates. [EngadgetHD]


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Hardware

Nvidia Helping Modders Port PhysX Engine to ATI Radeon

Posted by Matt Buchanan at 10:30 AM on July 9, 2008

Remember those modders from NGOHQ who were swolling out ATI's Radeon graphics cards with Nvidia's PhysX physics engine? Surprise, Nvidia loves the idea of their physics engine running on rival ATI's graphics cards, so they're giving Eran Badit and his crew total support, with access to documentation, SDKs, hardware and actual engineers. AMD, on the other hand, isn't being so cooperative.


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Phones

Vodafone Puts iPhone Pricing Online, Then Pulls It Down

Australian Post Posted by Nick Broughall at 10:16 AM on July 9, 2008

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Okay, this is bordering on consumer contempt. Vodafone stuck a heap of prices up on their website, then within five minutes pulled them down again.

Fortunately, some of you were quick enough to take screen grabs and details, which you can find below the fold:

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Vehicles

Boeing JHL-40 Heavy-Lift Rotorcraft Is Massive Floating Crane

Posted by Gizmodo US Edition at 10:00 AM on July 9, 2008

This stunning aircraft--that looks straight out of a science-fiction movie in which the Nazis won WWII--is the Boeing SkyHook JHL-40. A heavy-lift rotorcraft designed to lift 40 tons, it can transport its cargo across 320km without refueling in adverse environments like the Arctic. According to Boeing, it will be able to reach where no other kind of transport can go, at a fraction of the cost, with less environmental impact, and without danger to the crew. Seeing it flying carrying massive tree trunks makes the JHL-40 look even more impressive:

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Computers

Meta: Artist Uses Old Macs as Canvases for Mac Fanboy Paintings

Posted by Gizmodo US Edition at 9:40 AM on July 9, 2008

Instead of turning it into a jukebox, a jack-o-lantern, or worse, a web server hosting your text-only fan site, why not ship that old Mac of yours out to Melbourne, Australia where painter and street artist Satta van Daal will slap on some fanboy-approved Apple imagery as part of his iPaint myMac series. I'm actually a little surprised it's taken this long for me to see a Mac with Jobs and Woz's bearded mugs on it. Maybe I just wasn't looking hard enough. [Satta Van Daal via Team Teabag]

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Gadgets

Hide Your Fancy Car Stereo Behind a Very Crappy Car Stereo

Posted by Adam Frucci at 9:20 AM on July 9, 2008

So you got yourself a fancy new stereo for your car. It's all well and good while you're driving, but when you're out of the car you know damn well that it's a magnet for ne'er-do-wells who are just itching to take a crowbar to your window and forcibly remove your fancy apparatus from your dash. What to do? Simple: disguise it with a really crappy looking stereo faceplate, complete with a half a cassette sticking out.


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Regulars

Breakfast Wrap: Best of Tuesday Night

Australian Post Posted by Nick Broughall at 8:43 AM on July 9, 2008

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Bubblewrap Calendar Lets You Pop Your Life Away, One Day at a Time
If you pop them all in one sitting, do you travel forward in time?

Elgato Shrinks EyeTV Digital TV Dongle, Now MacBook Air-Friendly
Another option for TV-hungry Mac users.

Is This the First iPhone 3G Unboxing?
It looks pretty legit - what do you guys think?

The Backpack Bicycle For Ultra-Portable, Potentially Dangerous Transportation
I'd be all over this if it were real...

BlackBerry Thunder Touch Keyboard Aims to Be Best Ever: Like a Giant Button With Haptics
And I aim to write a book bigger than the Bible. Doen't mean it's going to happen though.

Science

Micro Satellites Geared Toward Private Sector Make Tin Foil Hats a Good Idea

Posted by Adrian Covert at 8:40 AM on July 9, 2008

The Guardian wrote a neat feature on Surrey Satellite Technologies, who are currently working on scaled down, fully functional satellites for commercial consumption that only cost 10 million dollars, only weigh 100kg, and only take 18 months to build. But when compared to full-sized satellites ($500m, 1000 kg) used by government agencies and large corporations, these micro-satellites are amazingly compact and cost effective. Surrey will be sending 5 of these into orbit on the back of an old soviet rocket in Kazhakstan.

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Phones

iPhone 3G First US Unboxing (Best Photos Yet)

Posted by Matt Buchanan at 8:33 AM on July 9, 2008

Boy Genius's unboxing of the iPhone 3G might not be the first in the world, but it is the first in the US, and damned if it isn't the best, with lots of clear, shiny shots. One problem: It's not activated, so they can't actually dive into the phone's functions. But it's not like there's a whole lotta surprise there.

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