Saturday, 26 May 2012

Apple iOS 5.1.1 jailbroken, even cracks the new iPad

http://www.tomsguide.com/us/apple-ios-iphone-ipad-jailbreak,news-15365.html

/ jailbreak iPhone iPod Touch /

Extend your smart phone with the Cookoo watch

http://the-gadgeteer.com/2012/05/24/extend-your-smart-phone-with-the-cookoo-watch/

/ iPhone Android iOS Bluetooth Apple Google /

Which Australian states have the cheapest electricity?

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2012/04/which-australian-states-have-the-cheapest-electricity/

SwitchWise iSelect Shoparound Queensland New South Wales Victoria Tasmania South Western Northern Territory Australian Capital Qld NSW Vic Tas SA WA NT ACT power bill /

Light-emitting gadgets: Where technology & luminescence collide

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/05/light-emitting-gadgets/

/ LED light emitting diode self illuminating animate /

Kickstarted: a conversation with Kickstarter founder Perry Chen — Tech News and Analysis


/ economic shift industrial era small busines funded customers industrial manufacturing ideology maker economy verb idea institutional investors buyers broadband-enabled connectivity projects established ecosystem funding goal Kickstarter /

Anonymous just dumped 1.7GB of Dept. of Justice data

http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Anonymous-BJS-Justice-Statistics-Guy-Fawkes-Pirate-Bay,news-15315.html

/ DoJ hack hacker hacking hactivist email database dump /

Optimizing for electric miles: one reader does the maths

http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1075764_optimizing-for-electric-miles-one-reader-does-the-math

/ electric vehicle EV car automobile hybrid plug in mpg l/100 km range /

1,000-year Australasian temperature reconstruction

http://planetsave.com/2012/05/18/one-thousand-year-australiasian-temperature-reconstruction/

/ global warming climate change CO2 carbon dioxide /

Gizmodo asks Dr Karl about his geek origins (video)

Kantar: Windows Phone clawing back share thanks to Nokia, but Android still rules the roost

http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/16/kantar-says-windows-phone-clawing-back-share-thanks-to-nokia/

/ Google Apple iOS iPhone market share /

Stupid thief uploads pictures of self from stolen iPhone

http://www.tomsguide.com/us/iphone-icloud-stolen-photo-upload,news-15352.html

/ theft Stolen iPhone Adventures iCloud Facebook Disney Wonder photo stream /

The storage space race

http://www.macworld.com.au/features/the-storage-space-race-54698/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The+upside+down+Apple+logo+iPhone+5+rumours+abound+iTunes+syncing+tips+and+more&utm_content=The+upside+down+Apple+logo+iPhone+5+rumours+abound+iTunes+syncing+tips+and+more+CID_c0de1cfb7733e29f05aaa814e504e3a9&utm_source=Email+marketing+software&utm_term=The+storage+space+race

/ disc disk drive solid state spinning rotating platter RAID redundant array of inexpensive independent NAS SSD optical CD DVD BlueRay iCloud online Ethernet WiFi Time Capsule /

Army readies its mammoth spy blimp for first flight

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/05/massive-spy-blimp/

/ helium He balloon lighter than air buoyancy lift zeppelin spy platform long endurance /

Clippy’s dead, but KeyRocket resurrects the good bits

http://gigaom.com/europe/forget-clippy-try-keyrocket/

/ Word Excel keyboard shortcuts Microsoft /

Do hybrids save money? FuelEconomy.gov site helps you decide

http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1076307_do-hybrids-save-money-fueleconomy-gov-site-helps-you-decide

/ fuel consumption mileage dollars servicing gas gasoline petrol running costs total cost of ownership TCO /

Triple threat produced 2010 Queensland floods — ocean warming, La Niña, cyclone

http://planetsave.com/2012/05/17/triple-threat-produced-2010-queensland-floods-ocean-warming-la-nina-cyclone/

/ global climate change carbon dioxide CO2 /

What’s the mailing address of the International Space Station?

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2012/05/whats-the-mailing-address-of-the-international-space-station/

/ ISS low Earth orbit /

Sony applies for wireless power patent, wants to daisy-chain your energy

http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/15/sony-applies-for-wireless-power-patent/
/ charge recharge battery /

Give Dad the gift of preparedness for Father’s Day with the Eton FRX3

http://the-gadgeteer.com/2012/05/25/give-dad-the-gift-of-preparedness-for-fathers-day-with-the-eton-frx3/

/ solar hand cranked charger cell photo voltaic PV battery /

DeLorme inReach lets you go off the grid without going off the grid — The Gadgeteer

http://the-gadgeteer.com/2012/05/25/delorme-inreach-lets-you-go-off-the-grid-without-going-off-the-grid/

/ satellite phone contact Iridium global network emergency beacon ping bread crumb way pointe track /