Archive for May, 2010

Announcing Sony Internet TV on Google platform

Friday, May 21st, 2010

Sony announces Sony Internet TV, the world’s first TV based on the Google TV platform. Google TV combines the familiar TV with the freedom and power of the web. You can access all your favorite websites and move between the television and the web. With the entire Internet in your living room, your TV becomes a photo slideshow viewer, a gaming console, a music player and much more. Sony Internet TV is scheduled to first launch in the U.S. in the Fall, with a standalone TV model and set top box-type unit incorporating a Blu-ray Disc drive…

Billabong laptop to go with your boardies

Friday, May 21st, 2010

Sony’s teamed up with Billabong to try to sell Vaio netbooks to a younger, tech-savvy audience.

Feature: Top free iPhone apps for e-reading

Friday, May 21st, 2010

E-readers are slowly gaining momentum on the Australian market, but chances are you have a device in your pocket that will help you see what all the fuss is about. Here’s our list of the top apps for reading ebooks.

Augmented-reality navigation coming soon

Friday, May 21st, 2010

Mobilizy, maker of the Wikitude augmented-reality apps for iPhone, Android and Nokia phones, has announced Wikitude Drive, the first augmented-reality turn-by-turn navigation app for Android phones (OS version 1.6 or greater).

YeZ breathes in CO2, exhales oxygen

Friday, May 21st, 2010

The YeZ concept vehicle behaves like a plant, photosynthesising carbon dioxide from the air and putting oxygen back into the atmosphere. As such, this concept two-seater makes other eco cars blush when it comes to zero and, even, negative emissions.

Review: Red Dead Redemption

Friday, May 21st, 2010

This stunning Wild West epic raises the bar for open-world action games, and stakes its claim as one of the most engaging games this year.

Google TV: what we do and don’t know

Thursday, May 20th, 2010

Google has announced its strategy for intermingling TV and the web in home electronics. Here’s what we know about Google TV so far, as well as look at the questions it raises.

Reviews Roundup: Best Micro Four Thirds cameras

Thursday, May 20th, 2010

Micro Four Thirds cameras offer a viable alternative to a heavy, bulky digital SLR. We’ve collected together some of the best examples of these cameras that are available.

Feature: Android 2.2 in action

Thursday, May 20th, 2010

We got a peek at some of the new features inside Google’s Android OS 2.2. Take our video tour to see what’s in store for Flash and portable hot spots.

Official Twitter apps for your mobile

Thursday, May 20th, 2010

Having Twitter on your mobile is almost as ubiquitous as Facebook. We’ve collected together the official Twitter apps for your mobile platform.

Pulse: French tot tinkers with iPad

Thursday, May 20th, 2010

If there’s one thing that transcends a language barrier it’s a cute baby wrangling an iPad.

Pulse: Scientists create first artificial life form

Thursday, May 20th, 2010

Move over robots - you may have competition in your sneaky climb to world domination and the downfall of the human race.

Preview: Adobe Flash Player on Android (beta)

Thursday, May 20th, 2010

Streaming Flash video, Flash games and interactive websites on a smartphone? Meet Adobe Flash Player 10.1 beta running on an Android phone.

Review: Fujifilm FinePix HS10

Thursday, May 20th, 2010

The HS10 is a camera that enthusiasts will appreciate, but certain aspects of it can be improved upon.

Telstra a part of free Facebook scheme

Thursday, May 20th, 2010

Telstra has signed on to offer free, faster access to Facebook on mobile phones using its new mobile site 0.facebook.com.

Pulse: Images of an iPod Touch with rear camera surfaces

Thursday, May 20th, 2010

After leaking a fourth-gen iPhone, it looks like the Vietnam-based site Tinhte has another major find: an iPod Touch with a rear built-in camera.

Chevy Volt preproduction prototype in-depth

Thursday, May 20th, 2010

We took a preproduction version of the keenly-awaited Chevy Volt around a GM test track and came away impressed with how normal it seems. Here’s why…

Pulse: Dribble on pixels: Twitter for designers

Wednesday, May 19th, 2010

Dribble is a community for designers to share what they are working on with other like-minded users, Twitter-style.

Voigtlaender releases APO-Lanthar 90mm F3.5 SL II

Wednesday, May 19th, 2010

Voigtländer introduces the latest member in their Classic lens collection, the APO-Lanthar 90 mm / F3.5 SL II lens, in Europe. The new lens has a slightly larger diameter and is much shorter than its predecessor (63 x 48.8cm vs. 51 x 90mm). It is fitted with 7 lenses (rather than 6) in 5 groups and as a result overall weight has increased from 260g to 320g. Optical performance remains the same except closest distance is now 50cm rather than 1m. The APO-Lanthar 90 mm lens is available now for Canon, Nikon and Pentax mount for € 549…

Ricoh GXR and GR III function-enhancing firmware

Wednesday, May 19th, 2010

Ricoh will release the first function-enhancing firmware update for the GXR compact digital camera and the second function-enhancing firmware update for the GR DIGITAL III. The enhancements for the GXR - eleven in total - deal with Noise reduction performance and settings, various other function settings, zoom and macro enhancements, and information display updates. The update for the GR DIGITAL III - while being the second version - offers five new or enhanced functions. Update: the firmware is available now…