A full-frame image sensor, like in the 5D Mark II or Nikon D3s, is the equivalent of 35mm. This image sensor is 300mm . This is how well it can see in the dark: (more…)  Read More →

Sony is showing off its new VPL-VW90ES at this week’s IFA electronics show, the company’s first shot at making a home 3D projector. If you happen to believe that 3D is here to stay this time around, get in here. (more…)  Read More →

Could my problems with 3DTV be down to the size of my noggin? (more…)  Read More →

It’s taken forever, but Sony has finally confirmed that they’ll be launching their shiny new eReaders in Australia. (more…)  Read More →

It’s not unusual for products to leak out before the official announcement. It’s not unusual for a company to tease a new product after it’s been leaked prior to the official launch. But Samsung are taking it to another level, actually advertising their upcoming Galaxy Tab device at Berlin Tegel airport, prior to its launch at IFA this week. (more…)  Read More →

Playing Tap Tap Revenge and other similar games might teach you to quickly press buttons in time with the music you’re listening to, but that’s about it. Lyric Legend actually drills the lyrics of the song into your brain. (more…)  Read More →

This battery promises to charge 98 percent of mobile devices and add up to twenty hours to the iPad’s operating time. I just wish it didn’t look quite so explosive. (more…)  Read More →

With one foot in the present and another firmly in the past, these DIY instructions will turn that beautiful vintage typewriter in the attic into an awesome part of your digital routine. And give you some serious literary street cred. (more…)  Read More →

101 Weapons for Women is probably a lovely book with plenty of great suggestions as to what can be used as an improvised weapon in case of danger, but I really don’t think a floppy disk belongs among those things. (more…)  Read More →

When most kids complain about something taking too long, their father’s response isn’t usually as generous as pioneering an innovation that spans the next half a century. But Edwin Land, creator of Polaroid, was not your average dad. (more…)  Read More →

There’s a good number of nice iPad stands – most recently Twelve South’s Compass – but at some point you have to ask yourself how much stand is too much. The PadFoot does the job and stays out of the way. (more…)  Read More →

Free — as in freely offered, not freely pilfered — WiFi is great stuff. Clearly, there should be more of it, but my experiences, and the experiences of just about everyone I’ve ever discussed it with tend to suggest that free WiFi has one big problem. It’s just not fast enough. (more…)  Read More →

Don’t ask me what voodoo they used but scientists have created dry water. Well, they originally invented it back in 1968 but they’ve recently re-discovered it and this time, found an actual use for it. (more…)  Read More →

What the heck is that blue box on top of the Small Dome at MIT? Students starting school this week at the venerable geek institution were wondering that themselves. Let’s take a closer look… (more…)  Read More →

Dr Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog. Buffy. Firefly. Alien: Resurrection . Joss Whedon is awesome. Here’s six random cool things he had to say during his appearance at the Melbourne Writers Festival on Friday (he’s at the Sydney Opera House on Sunday night as well): (more…)  Read More →