Multiplayer AirPlay gaming “Yawn. I’ve been AirPlaying on my iPad 2 since the summer. That’s different. Yes, Real Racing 2 creators Firemint announced in June that you could use your iPad 2 as an AirPlay controller for the app, viewing racing stats on the tablet while the track takes... Read More ››
YouTube launches movie rentals “Don’t you love it when tech giants like Google gently patronise us? Like YouTube saying that people in the UK probably enjoy watching films because the first “motion picture” was developed on celluloid here. Aren’t we quaint? Following on from launches in the US and... Read More ››
Electrolux Onda Portable Microwave Oven “Love eating outdoors but you dislike the idea of eating cold food and you’re too lazy to start up a fire to reheat it? Well, we might have an answer to that problem in the future. Over at the Electrolux Design Lab 2011 competition... Read More ››
Rooftop QR Codes Aim to Infiltrate Google Maps “Here’s a circuitous route to free advertising on Google: An Austin, Texas, firm will install QR codes on rooftops in an attempt to sneak into Google Maps. Phillips & Co.’s new proposition, called Blue Marble, offers a “space-accessible profile” for businesses,... Read More ››
Google Earth Tops 1 Billion Downloads “According to the official Google Blog, Google Earth downloads have topped 1 billion since it’s 2005 launch. Yes, 1 billion. After acquiring Keyhole, Inc in 2005, Google was able to launch Google Earth and “never imagined our geospatial technology would be used by... Read More ››
Steve Jobs dies aged 56 “Steve Jobs, Apple’s co-founder and former CEO, has died aged 56 following a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Jobs’ death comes just a day after Apple unveiled the iPhone 4S, the latest in a series of iDevices masterminded by the company’s legendary figurehead. Jobs... Read More ››
Boogie Board Rip goes on pre-order, no more tearing through notepads “The Boogie Board Rip is now available to pre-order for all your digital sketching needs. The latest stylus-friendly writing tablet from Improv Electronics adds the ability to save notes and sketches, then port them across to your computer... Read More ››
iPod Nano gets updates and watch strap “We’re one step closer to our geeky watch fantasies and this time it’s the iPod Nano fuelling them. The new updates to the iPod Nano announced today include the ability to swipe between full screen icons – rather than four clogging up... Read More ››
A fabric antenna to keep you from being a castaway “Doesn’t look like much, does it? But the next time you’re lost at sea, you just might be thankful you’ve got it. That little square of fabric is actually a flexible antenna designed for the Cospas-Sarsat distress signal network,... Read More ››
iOS 5 Coming Soon “iOS 5 includes more than 200 new features for your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch. Here’s a quick look at a few of our favourites. Notification Centre All your alerts. All in one place. You get all kinds of notifications on your iOS device: new... Read More ››
