The Optical Spectroscopic and Infrared Remote Imaging System (OSIRIS) camera on board the Rosetta spacecraft observed Earth during its swing-by in November 2007. A sun-illuminated crescent can be seen around Antarctica in this image that is a colour composite combining images obtained at various wavelengths.
In the demo that Agile Web Solutions’ Dave Teare gave me, this feature worked really well for filling forms on the iPhone. Like 1Password itself, it made me ask “why didn’t Apple do this itself?” The bookmarklet was snappy, and filling forms seemed about as instant as it could be.
The Pirate Bay recently featured in an exhibition about online crime, run by the Swedish police - even before their trial has begun. Pirate Bay’s Brokep has had enough of being the punch bag of the Swedish authorities: “It’s slander,” he says “Authorities are not allowed to engage in political opinionation.”
The first unboxing photos for the MacBook Air come from what appears to be a remote Macworld Expo presentation in Japan. The pictures show that they received their demonstration MacBook Air in the retail packaging.
Just one of many improvements on the new MacBook Pro.
While we’re not sure how big a slice of the Guitar Hero pie the Wii version has taken, the franchise has generated some serious revenue. In North America alone, the series of games has earned over $1 billion. In fact, the third title even did so well as to be the top title in 2007.
It has endured a horrible introduction to the world, but PlayStation 3 has survived. Now it’s set to prosper.
Sam Kennedy explores the Gerstmann scandal: “If you ask me, the biggest news from the videogame world in 2007 wasn’t about a game or a game maker — it had to do with a certain game reviewer, and an opinion that got him fired from his job.”
A team of physicists and astronomers from the University of Sussex and Imperial College London have uncovered hints that there may be cosmic strings - lines of pure mass-energy - stretching across the entire Universe.
As Canada braces for a new copyright law, the Privacy Commissioner of Canada has issued a warning against granting anticircumvention protection to any DRM that collects personal information. Does her letter mention the infamous Sony BMG rootkit? You betcha.
Microsoft has finally relented and approved the use of Windows Vista Home Basic and Home Premium Edition in virtualized environments, for both consumers and business users. Apple, your turn is next.
You know that feeling when you gaze into the eyes of your iPod or iPhone and imagine spending the rest of your life with that device? Who wouldn’t want to lock into a endless bond with a gadget from this man? Soon it may be a possibility with the iRing, a conceptual design that symbolizes and eternal bond and includes quite a bit of functionality.
