ZiPhone: jailbreak any version iPhone out of the box
We’re not yet entirely sure how it works, but iPhone hacker Zibri’s just released a new app he’s calling ZiPhone…
Archive for February 13, 2008
Spore release date announced!
Spore, the sim-everything simulator, finally got its amino acids together today and plopped out a release date of September 7, 2008.
Cheapest HDMI Cable We’ve Seen is $2
Amazon is flogging HDMI super high-resolution cable from DVI Gear for a measly $2. Yep, you heard. Two. Bucks. Our tipster Jon put it thus: “Holy Crap 2 dollar 6 foot HDMI cables,” adding that the cheapest he’d ever seen was around seven times that amount.
Xbox 360 & PS3 Getting Netflix Rentals
Great news for both systems.
OpenID announces powerhouse board: MSFT, GOOG, IBM, others
Founded only in the summer of 2007, the OpenID Foundation is quickly gaining momentum in the form of support from major players. Let’s hope there’s steak after the sizzle.
Graphics vs. Narrative in Video Games
It’s an exercise in tackling the graphics vs narrative argument, which perhaps occasionally lapses into cliche. As you’ll see as you read through, I don’t necessarily agree with all my arguments - it was written in an attempt to create a thesis which would generate opposing antitheses. Together, we can reach synthesis. Discuss.
First look: Haiku poetically resurrects BeOS
Ars Technica checks in with the Haiku operating system, an open-source project that aims to construct a binary-compatible clone of BeOS. After over six years of development, Haiku is very close to being a full replacement for BeOS.
Auroras: Eye-To-Eye With A Storm Striking Earth’s Atmosphere
Here’s a picture of a geomagnetic storm causing crazy auroras to light up the sky over Newfoundland, as seen from the International Space Station. The ISS is actually at the same altitude as these auroras, and sometimes flies straight through the Northern Lights. Click through for another trippy picture of Earth’s auroras as seen from space.
SSBB Sells A Million, Becomes the Fastest Selling Wii Game !
When it went on sale, the game sold out at loads of Tokyo game shops, and in the last two weeks, the title has shifted a million copies. It took Wii Fit seven weeks to hit a million copies sold, and it took Wii Sports eleven weeks to hit that milestone. That makes Super Smash Bros. Brawl the fastest selling Wii game.
Latest Silicon Valley status symbol: The plug-in hybrid
If you’ve got a fancy job in the Bay Area, you’re probably going to get the sales call from Sass Somekh.
Apple releases Apple TV “Take 2″ software update
Apple on Tuesday quietly released its much-anticipate Apple TV “Take 2″ software update, which introduces a brand new on-sreen interface and allows users to rent high definition movies directly from their widescreen TVs.
DVD Rip Automates One-Click DVD Ripping
Windows only: Sick of scratched, skippy DVDs, I put together a simple AutoHotkey script that automated DVD rips in conjunction with a freeware application called DVD Shrink. I’ve since gone back and drastically improved the original DVD Rip application complete with options and improved automation
