January 2011
54 posts
L.A. Noire Serial Killer Trailer →
#Metal #Gear: From Reject Bin To ! →
In 1987, game designer Hideo Kojima turned out Metal Gear. That game, however, originally had a big “rejected” rubber stamp on it.
Kojima today revealed photos of an early version of the game’s design document. Metal Gear, it seems, was originally called “Metal Gear (Intruder).” This version of the game never went into production — it’s the reject.
The #Weirdest #Plane Ever Created By #NASA →
Your eyes are not deceiving you: The wing of this plane is oblique, turned 60-degrees across its fuselage. It’s the AD-1 Oblique Wing Aircraft and it’s the weirdest plane ever created by NASA. But why did they make it this way?
Ultra-fast #quantum #computers a step closer →
Scientists have moved a step closer to creating ultra-fast quantum computers by generating 10 billion bits of quantum entanglement in silicon for the first time.
The achievement in silicon, the basis of the computer chip, has important implications for integration with existing technology, according to a team from Britain, Japan, Canada and Germany whose study was published in the journal Nature...
Triple-display Flip phone powers our dreams with... →
This one’s only a concept so don’t get your hopes up, but we’re loving the design here, called the Flip from designer Kristian Ulrich Larsen. It’s a triple-display handset running stock Android that pops out like a tent, collapses into a standard (if curved) slate, and even folds out like a little book… — Now that’s a freaking phone.
#iDOS emulator back on #AppStore, requires hack to... →
iDOS, a repackaged version of the open source DOSBox emulator, is back on the App Store after getting rid of the ability to load games and other software using iTunes file syncing. While that might make the emulator seem far less useful, users have discovered a simple, no-jailbreak-required hack to load any old DOS software they want to run.
Samsung buys Liquavista, dives headfirst into... →
Samsung’s got a reputation for building crazy awesome display technologies, and it just added another one to the stack — with the buyout of Philips-spinoff Liquavista this December, it’s gained quite the foothold in electrowetting.
Live Blog: #Nintendo #3DS Price is $250, Launches... →
Wired.com’s Jason Schreier is on hand at the company’s New York City press event Wednesday morning with all of the details. He’ll be sending in his impressions and information at a rapid clip starting at 9 a.m. Eastern time.
Disney to sell Android phone in Japan, apparently... →
Disney has decided to debut a new smartphone in Japan, and given Steve Jobs’ presence on the company’s board of directors, we are surprised to find that the handset will run Android instead of iOS. The phone is essentially a Sharp Galapagos 003SH with a Disney-fied version of Froyo hat comes with a Disney email address, exclusive content, and optional custom Disney-themed cases for...
Rumour : Apple iPhone 5 & iPad 2 To Sport Dual... →
The Apple iPhone 5 and the iPad 2 could be using a new graphics core, the PowerVR SGX543, provided by Imagination Technologies and launched back in January 2009. Apple is rumoured to go from one core to two cores, possibly for the SGX543MP2, a solution that will deliver almost twice the amount of a single SGX543 transparently with very little power overhead (both in terms of dissipation and...
#Asus #Android tablets delayed to Q3, no... →
At CES, Asus said these would be ready for the second quarter of 2011. However, it appears that this is incorrect, and according to the Inquirer, the slates have slipped to the third quarter. — Very disappointing news. Sorry Asus, but my money is better spent elsewhere now. By the time Asus releases their tablets, better ones will be out. It’s the Xperia X1 fiasco all over again.
Nintendo 3DS Region Locked →
Nintendo’s much-anticipated 3DS handheld will apparently be region-locked, meaning that software will only work on hardware from the corresponding territory. — More of a reason to hack the device. They enjoy shooting themselves in the foot don’t they?
TINY, EARTH-LIKE PLANET DISCOVERED →
The first iron-clad proof of a rocky planet beyond the solar system has been found using the Kepler Space Telescope.
Skype hits new record of 27 million simultaneous... →
Even though video chat has been available in some form or another for a good few years, it seems to only really be hitting its stride now, perhaps owing to the fact smartphones are no longer the brick-shaped and -sized beasts they once were.
How a little boy with cancer became a hero →
A little bit of playfulness brightened a life and made a lasting connection
I Fought The DMV To Keep The World's Greatest... →
Garth Yeaman, 30-year-old who valiantly struggled to keep the world’s greatest license plate from being destroyed by Virginia’s humorless bureaucracy. He lost the battle, but he’s not giving up the war.
Apple pulls VLC from the iTunes store →
Looks like VLC’s role as champion of open-source legal rights is no more - rather than lawyer up, Apple’s taken the easy way out, and simply removed the VLC media player from the App Store. — Nice. Open source application asked to be pulled down by it’s creator. It’s always nice to know people stick to their ethics rather than the people around them. Childish.
Intel Oasis: firetrucks, dragons, and trains... →
We’d seen Intel Lab’s Oasis (Object-Aware Situated Interactive System) project a while back, and sure, while what it’s showing off is the same, we love to get up close and personal. Using a Kinect-style camera, the system is able to recognize 3D objects on a surface and then project some nifty graphics to add interactivity.
