Filed under: Nokia, Misc Combining huge screens with usable keyboards in a pocketable package is the challenge phone manufacturers are eternally doomed to try to solve, leading to an endless stream of (mostly comical) patent applications for ridiculous form factors that will never see the light of day. That's where we think -- well, we hope -- Nokia's latest app comes into play, combining a portrait-oriented QWERTY keyboard with a wide display that somehow swivels behind the body of the phone when you only need a little bit of screen real estate. Looks cool on paper, but realistically, we think...
Our INQ 1 has just arrived by speedy courier from those lovely people at 3 and their PR company 3-Monkeys. Once again we thought we’d bring you the delights and treats of the unboxing ceremony, in an effort to share with you our pleasure or not as the case may be. Think of it as another Christmas come early; the tree is lit, the cracking of the fireplace, The Queen’s message playing in the background .. Now the mood is set, we’ll begin … The INQ 1 about to be unboxed, drum roll please …. The INQ 1 unboxed, tadarrrr!...
While we wait for the DVD release of Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, you can get a small dose of Joss Whedon's world of super-villainy - and discover the secret origin of sidekick Moist - in a brand new webcomic written by Fringe's Zack Whedon. Moist: Humidity Rising is the second in a planned series of webcomics highlighting the background characters of the Whedon family's musical; next up, according to Zack? An Archies-style flashback to the musical's groupies in high school: Captain Hammer fits the teen idol mold a little bit better... I picture them all being friends in high school,...
A few years ago I held an event each year to raise money for the Child's Play Charity that puts videogames into the hands of kids staying at children's hospitals. We called it, in proper rock style, Fünde Razor. We're now in our fourth year, and thanks to help from friends in the industry — Kotaku, Game|Life, Rock Gamer, Gizmodo, not to mention tons of game and gadget manufacturers — we've raised thousands of dollars that we give over in its entirety to Child's Play. We've even moved beyond our original New York event to add a Denver and San...
I'm not saying that some advertising is prone to exaggeration, but sometimes, on occasion, the truth might be stretched at least a little bit. Here are a few ads that I came across that I thought may be overstating their abilities just a little bit. If "THE LAST ONE" is to be believed, any idiot can now write completely bug-free programs in plain English. All for only $600? More proof that my college education was only worth the certificate of attendance that I got out of it. In my mind, I'm picturing the corner of the closet of some...
Yesterday we told you a little bit about a promising new talent, today, Publisher's Marketplace brings news of another voice. An experimental voice. Open Letter will be publishing Mathias Énard's Zone in the summer of 2010. It's a 500-page, single sentence French novel. Charlotte Mandell will translate. What says the hype machine? Christophe Claro claims it's the novel of the decade. Somebody over here who read it observed: "Some ride, some ride. It has faults, some more annoying than other, but it's a good book, a very good book. And I think it's the sort of book that stays in...
> Finding the right Bluetooth headset can be challenging, not to mention very expensive to buy one only to find out it's the most uncomfortable headset you have ever tried. This is why it is great to read through our reviews here at WMExperts... we can help you narrow down which one may be right for you. In this review, I am going to share my experiences with the affordable Plantronics Explorer 350 Bluetooth Headset and whether I feel it's one to snag or one to avoid. Design & Pairing Plantronics Explorer 350 may not be the flashiest Bluetooth headset...
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Video, Reality-FreeCan I be a little bit cynical here? I'm watching the preview of the new NBC drama Kings (after the jump), and I can already tell this is probably going to have a hard time making it. Looks like it has a great cast (including Ian McShane) and a plot you don't usually see on primetime television (a small town guy becomes a war hero and rises to power in a city with the help of people behind the scenes pulling the strings - based on the story of King David).But it also seems...
Hey Brian, remember the book Kotaku's Brian Ashcraft wrote? The one on Japanese game centers (arcades) and the different types of games, players and cultural influences surrounding them? It's available now! I'm more than halfway through the book already and it's pretty fantastic, giving a non-textbook history of stuff like the sticker pictures (Purikura), shooting games, music games and more. And Ashcraft wrote it, so you know it's good. There's lots of pictures, because I know you like pictures, and some shots of Japanese schoolgirls showing a little bit of leg in their skirts, because I know you know I...
As I’ve started shooting photos more often, I’ve picked up on some interesting patterns: habits, if you like. And, as I struggle to absorb the insane physics of capturing light with some glass and a black box, I accept upfront that the improvements to my actual photos will be slow, incremental, and, largely undetectable to anybody but me — a fact that’s never more painfully clear than when I swoon over the work of the more talented friends who inspire me (Heather, Ryan and Chris each come to mind here). But, being instantly great at this couldn’t be further from...
With the surmised official launching of Facebook Connect, it’s evident that Facebook will very well become the center of activity and attention for a good portion of the social web. But why limit this social hub to other online networks? A new application called AddressBookSync lets you match Facebook user photos and birthdays with your Mac OS X address book and your iPhone, simplifying your offline life just a little bit. AddressBookSync does his by matching names from your Facebook friends list to those in your address book. There is an option for “Last Name Only” matching, as well as...
So much for promises. The 275 property owners who bought their homes with assistance from the city between 1979 and 1992 are now looking at some tight restrictions they were either told wouldn't apply or would expire by now. The program was the city's first effort to help residents buy into a hot housing market, and made properties available for below-market rates. Now, in order to sell them, the Mayor's Office of Housing says those homeowners, mostly concentrated in the Outer Sunset and Glen Park, need to sell below market-rate, or be subject to fees between $150,000 and $500,000. Is...
