Tech
Prada’s Phone Spokesmodel Looks Like An Alien
By admin at 7 February, 2012, 2:00 pm
OK, so a media release just landed in my inbox, spruiking Prada’s new smartphone. But all I can think about is how much the promotional shot makes Ukrainian-Canadian model Daria Werbowy look like an alien. I’ll come clean — up until the release landed in my inbox, I had no idea whatsoever who Daria Werbowy actually was. So I checked with the lovely ladies of FabSugar, who assure …
Read More >>Beautiful Way To Carry Essential Cash And Cards
By Hong Kiat at 7 February, 2012, 1:30 pm
My wallet is a big leather repository for the millions of tiny pieces of paper I accumulate everyday. I try to keep it clean, but somehow I’m still carrying years worth of membership cards, business cards and even foreign currency. And until I saw this elegant little money clip, I never really thought I had an alternative. The Slim money clip from Human Republic is a striking piece of design …
Read More >>At Last The Bacon Milkshake Is A Reality
By Gizmodo at 7 February, 2012, 1:00 pm
It’s that moment we’ve all been waiting for; bacon milkshakes from a fast food joint. Good news for your arteries is that it’s so far limited to the US only. After all, while I think we can agree that milkshakes are good, and bacon is great, the combination of the two probably isn’t that grand. Sadly for those who love their shakes warm and fatty, the shake is in fact baco …
Read More >>How The Beauty Of Symmetry Applies To Even The Super Bowl
By Hong Kiat at 7 February, 2012, 12:30 pm
Instead of breaking down how much force and energy is applied during a tackle, Minute Physics takes a look at the role of scientific symmetry in yesterday’s big game. A nice departure from the typical scientific breakdowns of the sport. It might not be as obvious to spot as the symmetry occurring in nature, but it’s certainly there in everything from complicated plays, to team formatio …
Read More >>Aussies Taking Up IPTV In Increasing Numbers
By yanko at 7 February, 2012, 12:00 pm
We may not all have NBN-level access speeds, but increasingly we’re adopting IPTV for our television watching, with a recent study concluding that one in ten subscription TV services are being delivered over broadband. The Telsyte study concludes that some 300,000 households — bearing in mind that, give or take there’s somewhere in the region of 7.8 million households in Austral …
Read More >>LimeWire Sued By Labels Even After Shut Down
By yanko at 7 February, 2012, 11:45 am
LimeWire has been kaput as a file-sharing service since October, but that hasn’t stopped its legal woes. Now, after settling with the RIAA to the tune of $US105 million, the MPAA and a host of indie music labels have filed lawsuits against the company as well. Talk about beating a dead horse. Six studios — Twentieth Century Fox, Viacom, Comedy Partners, Disney, Paramount Pictures and W …
Read More >>Shure SRH-940 Headphones Review: Serious Bang For The Buck
By Gizmodo at 7 February, 2012, 11:30 am
Shure has been killing it for years with their line of professional in-ear monitors. In 2010, they turned their attention to full-sized headphones. Does the SRH-940, their latest and greatest closed-back model, earn its keep? What Is It? Shure’s SRH-940 headphones are the company’s (roughly $250 Australian) flagship, closed-back, over-the-ear headphones. Who’s it For? In additio …
Read More >>How To Hack Your Facebook Profile Photo With Timeline
By Hong Kiat at 7 February, 2012, 11:15 am
We love Timeline for Facebook. Maybe you don’t. Doesn’t really matter since Facebook is forcing everyone to switch. So what to do? We say have some fun with it! Since Timeline adds a big, splashy picture to your profile page, you can easily hack that big picture with your original profile picture to give your Facebook page some character (and make all your friends Like you). Here̵ …
Read More >>Under The Hood: Intel SSD 520 Series
By Hong Kiat at 7 February, 2012, 11:00 am
Intel’s new SSDs have just launched with an eye to taking on the high end of the SSD market. Does Intel’s previous track record in SSD reliability make them a must-buy? The 520 Series SSDs — codenamed “Cherryville”, if you like that sort of thing — are certainly packed with promise. The inclusion of Sandforce’s SF-2281 controller and a SATA III interface …
Read More >>Bill Maher Piles On The Foxconn Shame-Fest
By Hong Kiat at 7 February, 2012, 10:45 am
Bill Maher interviewed Mike Daisey last week on Real Time , adding to the scourge of recent negative publicity surrounding the conditions at Apple supplier Foxconn. Daisey is the actor who wrote and performed the one-man show The Agony and Ecstasy of Steve Jobs , a musing that faces the labour issue head-on. He actually went to China and talked to workers outside the infamous Foxco …
Read More >>
