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With the abundance of gadgets people have these days, it’s no wonder you have more items than USB ports. That’s why the USB hub was invented. And if you’re going to get a USB hub, why not get one that’s in the shape of an octopus.
Steampunk continues to divide opinion, with some still entranced by etched brass, cogs and masterful repurposing of what would otherwise be thrown away as trash, while other think it a tired meme that doesn’t know when to give up. We’re thinking that both groups would find some appeal in Moritz Wolpert’s Steampunk analog synth, however.
We’re due to sit down with Palm UK next week and – hopefully – find out all the details about the GSM Pre’s launch, but according to The Guardian news of the smartphone’s official UK carrier is already ready for prime-time. The paper has reported that carrier O2 have clinched Pre exclusivity, adding the new smartphone to a line-up that already includes the Apple iPhone 3GS.
Sprint have thrown down the gauntlet to AT&T over which US carrier can stage a full commercial release of a 3G femtocell first. According to Unstrung, Sprint’s VP of device and technology development Mathew Oommen has promised they will be first to launch a 3G femtocell this year, which will not only boost voice-call reception for Sprint handsets but also EVDO Rev.A coverage.
According to AdWeek, Microsoft have awarded the marketing contract for its upcoming Pink phone to McCann Erikson, the company also responsible for its Windows Mobile advertising. While Microsoft themselves continue to deny that they have their own cellphone in the works, the news – which neither they nor McCann would comment on – lends further weight to the ongoing rumors.
As someone in the market for a new desk chair, I’m now hopelessly in love with these Motoart seats. Reclaimed from authentic, Vietnam-era fighter jets and bombers, the ejector seats are freshly padded, newly upholstered and given aluminum bases with double-wheel casters.
Fall-out from the NVIDIA overheating graphics debacle has reportedly reached a peak, with Apple telling the company that they will not be using their products “for three to four years”. Discussions between the two companies were said to have become significantly heated, after NVIDIA executives were deemed arrogant in their negotiations for graphics chipsets in Apple’s upcoming Nehalem notebooks and iMacs.
Given that we’re going to the official UK launch event on July 9th, it comes as little surprise to see Toshiba’s TG01 Windows Mobile smartphone appear on the site of carrier Orange UK. Listed as “coming soon”, the 4.1-inch touchscreen has no pricing or specific availability given, but we’d expect all that to change by the end of next week.
We’ve kept quiet about Michael Jackson here at SlashGear, but all that has to change: we’ve been reminded about the King of Pop’s one and only patent. Jackson is a named inventor on patent 5,255,452: “Method and means for creating anti-gravity illusion.” The document describes a set of special dance shoes and stage apparatus, which allowed Jackson and his dancers to perform the distinctive Smooth Criminal anti-gravity lean in live performances.
