Archive for July, 2009

The State of Hackintosh: Which Netbooks to Hack

Friday, July 31st, 2009

b8aa202430kintop The State of Hackintosh: Which Netbooks to HackBoingBoing Gadgets’ netbook compatibility chart is a great resource for putting Mac OS on netbooks. But before taking the Hackintosh plunge, here are the major contenders’ strengths, pitfalls and quirks to consider, plus guides for when you (carefully) jump in.

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Show Us How Badly You Need One Of These 10 Cable Managers

Friday, July 31st, 2009

If you have a tangle of cords and power strips behind your desk, you might want to consider one of these cable management solutions. And while you are at it, show us a picture of what your are dealing with.

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2TB Time Capsule Arrives for $500, 1TB Drops to $300

Friday, July 31st, 2009

a1cf20fb6ftcnew 2TB Time Capsule Arrives for $500, 1TB Drops to $300Apple has just announced a new, 2TB Time Capsule that’s acquirable today for $500 (the former price of the 1TB). So the 1TB drops to $300 (the former price of the 500GB). [Apple Thanks Jelmer!]

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Show Us How Bad You Need One Of These 10 Cable Managers

Friday, July 31st, 2009

If you have a tangle of cords and power strips behind your desk, you might want to consider one of these cable management solutions. And while you are at it, show us a picture of what your are dealing with.

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Wii MotionPlus Review

Friday, July 31st, 2009

d78a353e20ote 01 Wii MotionPlus ReviewThe Wii MotionPlus, Nintendo’s hardware patch to make true on the promise of true motion-control gaming, is here. While it’s pretty shit amazing—it truly is 1:1 motion detection—it still isn’t perfect. And part of that is the software.

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34 Inappropriately Sexy Gadget Ads

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

f4db34c9eathing 34 Inappropriately Sexy Gadget AdsFor this week’s Photoshop Contest, you created a bunch of ads for decidedly-unsexy gadgets that use our basest instincts to draw us in. And you know what? Some of these are better than real ads that are out there.

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Apple’s Chickenshit Approval Process Has Gone Too Far

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

2b01d19abdshosed Apples Chickenshit Approval Process Has Gone Too FarThe App Store approval process has always been mysterious, slightly ridiculous and mildly infuriating. But with the summary execution of Google Latitude as well as every Google Voice app, it’s finally gone too far.

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The Many Problems With Apple’s Tablet

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

0c3c4e25c5ablet31 The Many Problems With Apples TabletEveryone has their panties in a twist over rumors of this upcoming Apple Tablet, but has anyone actually stopped to think about how Apple’s going to address all the potential issues? Because there are quite a few.

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Sonos CR200 Touchscreen Controller Review: Better Than an iPhone

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

f8ea01dc27sonos1 Sonos CR200 Touchscreen Controller Review: Better Than an iPhoneThe next-gen touchscreen Sonos controller is here, and as strange as it seems to say, it’s actually better than the Sonos app for iPhone/iPod Touch for controlling their multi-room music solution wirelessly. But it is expensive.

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Apple Tablet Probability Meter: 80% Chance, 4 Months Away

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

21c8d75965meter2 Apple Tablet Probability Meter: 80% Chance, 4 Months AwayWe have been tracking the Apple Tablet for longer than I want to remember. Here’s an update on the probability of it happening at all, and when we think it will launch if it does.

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