Archive for the 'Gadgets' Category

iPhone SDK 3.0 beta 3

Wednesday, April 15th, 2009

Beta 3 is out and the new OS fixes the non-working Youtube from the previous beta. [Update: and also breaks syncing, which now hangs on "Syncing contacts..."] [Update2: Seems like the contacts syncing hang was a temporary issue...]

MacBook hard drive upgrade

Monday, March 16th, 2009

I just got a new drive for my MacBook (MacBook2,1 – black) and am quite pleased with the simplicity of the process. First up, I didn’t need to add a jumper to throttle the SATA II drive down to SATA I speed. I put it in, it was recognised OK. The drive is a Seagate [...]

(Un)believable!

Friday, August 8th, 2008

It would be unbelievable if it wasn’t something I’ve almost come to expect here: Movistar’s iPhone page only works in IE.

Analogue watch for the linux geek in your life…

Saturday, April 5th, 2008

Nice watches on ebay at Poljot Watches, and if you’re a penguin-bothering type of geek, especially this one, with 24-hour dial and penguins!

Question Box: one-key, no-screen internet

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

This is an interesting idea, that seems slightly mad at first, then starts to make perfect sense once you think about it. Then it seems really obvious. Then it makes me think about that fact that I already provide this service to family members! Cool.

I want one!

Thursday, March 23rd, 2006

Crazy mad studio

Wooden Clock

Friday, February 17th, 2006

This is a pretty nice piece: a wooden clock that looks just like a plain block of wood when switched off. But when you switch it on the digital numerals shine through… nice.

Canon 5D DSLR rumour mill

Wednesday, August 10th, 2005

Ah, how I love the rumour always associated with possible new Canon cameras (especially DSLRs)… This time it’s the turn of the 5D and it certainly looks like, if true, it’ll be an interesting addition to their DSLR line-up. The usual “It’s real!”, “No, it’s fake!” is going on, but I’m hoping for true. One [...]

Scary robo-felines

Tuesday, May 24th, 2005

If you ask me, cats are scary enough, but the robot variety freaks me out. The movie for Nocoro’s felines should give you an idea what I mean ;)

Firebox VoIP Cyberphone

Tuesday, May 10th, 2005

While snooping that slightly mad Phobile Handset over at Firebox the other day, I noticed their VoIP Cyberphone, which seems to answer my previous question on what’s out there in the Skype phone world. Anybody tried this out?