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The photos they tried to ban
Posted on Thursday, April 22, 2010 | 4 CommentsToday, I was wandering around Halifax during lunch. Nothing particularly exciting about that – it’s pretty much a daily occurrence. While out and about, I spotted an amusing sign of which I wanted to take a picture. Again, nothing special – it’s something I do... -
Seiko ‘FutureNow’ watch
Posted on Monday, April 5, 2010 | 1 CommentWhile TokyoFlash’s impressive curved E-Ink watch wins the style stakes, I have to admit a soft spot for Seiko’s latest invention – the FutureNow watch. Looking like an oversized digital watch from the mid-nineties, the FutureNow has an electrophoretic E-Ink – actually a Vizplex, if... -
The WePad slate
Posted on Monday, April 5, 2010 | No CommentsAll this talk in the media about the iPad – and there’s plenty of it, with an estimated 80% of the articles in my RSS feeds over the last few days being iPad related in one way or another – has whet my appetite for... -
What video game character are you?
Posted on Sunday, April 4, 2010 | 1 CommentAlthough I usually resist silly online quizzes, I was rather taken by the Which pre-1985 video game character are you quiz. I’m pretty taken with the result, too. I am a Space-invader. I will happily recruit the help of friends to aid me in getting... -
Golden age manuals
Posted on Sunday, April 4, 2010 | No CommentsI spotted this post on Boing Boing a while back, and meant to write something about it at the time but kept putting it off. It’s been languishing at the bottom of my Google Reader Starred Items ever since, and as I’m in the mood... -
Recommended: AppBrain
Posted on Saturday, April 3, 2010 | No CommentsI’ve stumbled across a neat toy in the form of AppBrain, a snazzy bit of kit for Android ‘phones that finally brings the one feature I’ve been missing since getting my Milestone: a desktop interface to the Android Market. It’s a simple concept: you install... -
iPad killer app: comics?
Posted on Friday, April 2, 2010 | 4 CommentsI’ve been scoffing at the iPad since its details were first announced: no Flash support; no multitasking; no third-party unapproved apps; why would I ever want one? Well, I think I’ve just found the answer in the Marvel Comics app. Quite frankly, it looks awesome.... -
Long Spike: The Newegg saga
Posted on Wednesday, March 31, 2010 | 1 CommentHere’s a little article originally written for bit-tech but never published, regarding the interesting case of Newegg accidentally sending a selection of fake Intel i7 CPUs to its customers. Since this article was written, NewEgg has confessed that the CPUs in question were fakes, and... -
Long Spike: LG LED 3D TV
Posted on Sunday, March 28, 2010 | No CommentsAnother article saved from the bit-bin, this time about LG Electronics’ latest LED-backlit 3D TV: LG Electronics has made good on its recent promises and announced the impending launch of its first LED-backlit 3D TV, the LX9500. Another article saved from the bit-bin, this time... -
Firefox issues on Ubuntu 10.04
Posted on Thursday, March 25, 2010 | 1 CommentHaving finished my articles this morning, I figured it was time for an apt-get dist-upgrade on the laptop to ensure I was running the latest versions of everything. A quick download and install later, and it was time to reboot. At which point Firefox broke...