Archive for May, 2008

Linux cluster stuffed in an Ikea filing cabinet

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

Filed under: Desktops

People have been stuffing PCs in all kinds of things they don’t belong in for a while now, but this Linux cluster creatively packed into an Ikea Helmer filing cabinet might be the first time we’ve seen furniture actually modded into a useful case. Sure, it looks like an ordinary filing […]

Apple’s .Mac (Google) overhaul finally near?

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

Warning: rumor and speculation ahead.
Here’s an oldie but a goodie. Remember rumors last year that Apple’s .Mac was about to get a Google overhaul? It’s back with a bullet thanks to the latest 10.5.3 Leopard update. That iCal code snippet above replaces “.Mac” with the “%@” variable which Apple can fill-in later with any […]

ASUS Eee Stick motion controller brings Wii to the Eee

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

Filed under: Gaming

ASUS seems to be bringing a lot of new toys out to play at Computex, but we’re suddenly most intrigued by the Eee Stick, a pair of motion-sensing game controllers that looks like nothing more than a pair of Wii nunchuks. We’re hearing that the left nunchuck can also work as a 3D […]

The iPhone patent: Steven P. Jobs, inventor

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds

The US Patent and Trademark Office has revealed a mammoth document that can only be described as The iPhone Patent, a 371-page spectacular that covers Apple’s handheld multi-touch UI paradigm in excruciating detail. Many of the mocked-up screen shots depicted in the paperwork are dead ringers for screens that […]

About that Samsung L870 Safari browser thing…

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

Filed under: Cellphones
We now have official word from Samsung regarding the browser on its new Samsung L870 slider. You may recall that the Samsung-issued press release listed “Safari browser (full browsing)” as a feature. Now the clarification:
“Actually, L870 is equipped with S60 OSS browser, also known as S60 safari browser because both are using […]