It does not happen very often, except perhaps with Police Drama’s: two TV shows manage to come up with virtually the same concept independently, and both execute it with a fair degree of innovation and quality.… Continue reading on Gear Diary …
Author Archives | Leo Cadle
Leo Cadle - who has written 7 posts on Gear Diary.
My obsession with computerised technology began in High School when the schools first computer, an Apple IIe, arrived. Since then I have remained in the computer telecommunications industry for the last 25 Years, with a small break working in a Deli, while I tried to find myself. Once I realised I hadn’t really gone anywhere, whew! I got my shtick together, got married and sensibly agreed to blow all our savings and move to another country. I lived in London, and a few Months on and off in L.A, for three years. This gave me a great appreciation for history, architecture, philosophy and public transport.
When my wife and I returned to Melbourne, Australia we discovered we had accrued more savings. Obviously we were not doing our part to contribute to National Debt so we bought some land and started building a house. Well designing it anyway, that lasted a while and then we got a new designer, finally construction started and should be finished around October of 2009. It would go a lot quicker if my wife and I could be cured of our Gadget obsession. By day I work full time for an Online Payment company and by night don my alter-ego as a mild mannered reporter.
Review: Tobias Batton’s Proto iPhone Game.
Posted on 10 August 2009
What do you get for around a dollar? A donut or some candies and change? Maybe a drink? For around a dollar you won’t get much that lasts long. Except maybe an iPhone app, and even that is not guaranteed to last very long or be useful. Proto from Tobias Batton’s Game Studio costs around a dollar, and I think it is worth every cent.… Continue reading on Gear Diary …
Alienware back to school sale
Posted on 05 August 2009
Alienware are having their annual back to school sale again. There are about 4 days and a few hours left to get little Timmy the machine he will need to get A’s in Fragging Society. That means about $200 to $300 off most of the range of desktops. I thought the Area -51 m15x had a neat school friendly hot swappable hard drive/optical drive bay. Just the thing for swapping some homework files at school with your peers. Shop Continue reading on Gear Diary …
2TB of Sony Memory Stick
Posted on 05 August 2009
I have got to say this would be amazing, 2 whole terabytes on something that can get lost in your shoe! These cards could be a world changer, your entire media life on a chip the size of your thumbnail. Sony has released specifications for Memory Stick XC Duo and Memory Stick XC Micro for up to 32mb/s and Memory Stick XC-HG Duo and Memory Stick XC-HG Micro at 480mb/s. Details are sparse, like are there actual units or are these just theoretical values. What would they cost? If 8Gb of current Memory Stick costs $27 then these would be worth approx. $6750. Without some sort of official announcement and a working unit I wouldn’t hold my breath… Continue reading on Gear Diary …
Nikon Coolpix S1000pj camera/projector announced
Posted on 04 August 2009
Nikon has announced the release of the Nikon Coolpix S1000pj. This new compact 12.1mp camera has one new trick up its sleeve. It is a projector as well. With the touch of a button, users can project images and videos as large as 40 inches, playback pictures with music, effects and creative transitions. Additional features of the S1000pj include: 12.1 megapixels; a 5x Wide Angle Zoom-NIKKOR Glass Lens; ISO from 64-6400***; a 2.7-inch Wide Angle LCD display; 5-way VR Image Stabilization System; Subject Tracking; Scene Auto Selector Mode; Nikon’s Smart Portrait System and movie mode. The COOLPIX S1000pj will be available in Matte Black, in September 2009, for $429.95 MSRP. Continue reading on Gear Diary …
I miss Stargate. Luckily, Stargate never ends.
Posted on 03 August 2009
Image Courtesy of ThinkGeek Stargate is back again as Stargate Universe or SGU. A new trailer was released at Comic-Con and it actually looks OK. Quite a bit of Battlestar Galactica seems to have rubbed off on it. Due out this fall, the franchise is obviously now in what I like to call a ‘Star Trek Voyager’ phase. This is not necessarily a bad thing; Captain Janeway had that strict sexy school ma’am thing down pat. This time around, a new set of intrepid gate travellers are marooned on an Ancient ship lost on the other side of the Universe. Throw in some of that unreliable Ancient technology, some new bad guys, and it’s bound to have one close call after another. Rodney is not in this one; from a survivability point of view I think we’d all agree that’s probably a wise move. Don’t worry though, there is a new slide rule sheriff in town. David Blue plays Rodney’s alter ego, Eli Wallace, a mathematical genius who is also a total slacker – who knew the two went together? The theme music has also had an update to the 21st Century – very Linkin Park. All up, I feel [...]
iPhone 3.0.1 firmware released
Posted on 03 August 2009
Recently released iPhone 3.0.1 firmware protects against receiving malicious SMS messages (no, not from your mother). These messages can take over your iPhone, as demonstrated by security researchers Charlie Miller and Collin Mulliner at Black Hat. There are no mentions of any other fixes or updates in the Release Notes. Also this update will not affect your ability to Jailbreak your phone. Having tested the new update extensively I can say that I have not received one malicious text since updating and only one slightly snippy one. Update your iPhone by connecting to iTunes and checking for updates. Via Gizmodo Continue reading on Gear Diary …
