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Google’s SketchUp free 3D modelling software hits version 8

September 2nd, 2010 5:03pm Pete Railton No comments

Google's SketchUp free 3D modelling software hits version 8

First released no less than ten years ago, Google’s SketchUp has proved to be a popular and powerful 3D modelling app, with the company claiming that a million people a week are all busy knocking out 3D wotsits with the free software.

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Viral “Bed Intruder” auto-tuned remix hits the Billboard Hot 100

August 20th, 2010 9:45am Pete Railton No comments

Viral

It’s a Friday, so what better time for a viral music video, and this time it’s a mashed up news clip given the “Auto-Tune the News” treatment, by the Gregory Brothers.

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Apple releases snappy iPad video, parody follows swiftly in its wake

August 19th, 2010 9:15am Lee J. No comments

Apple releases snappy iPad video, parody follows swifty in its wake

Apple has knocked out another of their slick adverts, this time bestowing fresh superlatives in its iPad device, only for a parody version to appear within hours of its release.
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Sony PRS-350 and PRS-650 Reader eBook devices coming soon

August 16th, 2010 7:34pm Pete Railton No comments

Sony PRS-350 and PRS-650 Reader eBook devices coming soon

Amazon’s new Kindle eBook reader may be fast capturing the minds (and wallets) of millions of consumers, but it looks like Sony are set to remind folks that they were here first.

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Aug 12th: Gizmodo’s rather over-ambitious global ‘Meet Up’ day

August 12th, 2010 12:58pm Pete Railton No comments

Aug 12th: Gizmodo's rather over-ambitious 'Global Meet Up' day

Boasting a list of no less than 362 meet ups around the world, tech site Gizmodo are keen to show just how big a force they are around the world, inviting their readers to a massive global party.

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Train buffs in heaven as Japanese hotel offers in-room model railway

August 9th, 2010 11:30am mike s No comments

Train buffs in heaven as Japanese hotel offers in-room model railway

If you’re the kind of bloke (for it is almost always blokes) who gets excited by model trains, transformers, track laying and sticking little lichen trees around a board, then there’s a hotel in Japan waiting to embrace you with open arms.

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Amazon Kindle now adds free word games

August 5th, 2010 9:15am Pete Railton No comments

Amazon Kindle keeps on getting better with two new free games

Although Amazon’s CEO Jeff Bezos has said that the new Kindle eReader experience is sharply  focussed on reading books, the company seems happy to serve up a few distractions on its innovative device, with two free games now being announced.

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Toggl’s time tracking tools look a treat for your timesheet needs

July 28th, 2010 9:30am mike s 2 comments

Toggl time tracking tools look a treat for your timesheet needsBilled as a “timesheet killer,” Toggl  is great way for freelancers and team-workers to keep track of their time spent working for The Man.

The free service comes in several flavours: a downloadable desktop widget for Mac, Linux and Windows, an iPhone/Android application and an iGoogle gadget that runs on all the major browsers – Firefox, Safari, Chrome, Internet Explorer, Opera.

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Darth Vader chats to Apple about his iPhone 4 antenna [Video]

July 23rd, 2010 10:51am Lee J. No comments

It may be a case of “free bumpers for all!” but Apple’s ‘Antennagate’ fall out continues, with this latest video taking a well aimed pop at the handset’s failings in the reception department.

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Acer Stream Android handset to hit UK in August

July 22nd, 2010 5:01pm Alex S No comments

Acer Stream Android handset hits the UK

Acer’s new Stream Android smartphone is set to saunter into the UK this August, with a contract-free price of £399.99.

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Incredible Physics Engine produces astonishing graphic visual effects

July 20th, 2010 9:02pm mike s No comments

Check out this astonishing video to see some jaw-dropping examples of what the Lagoa Multiphysics 1.0 engine is capable of.

We know next to nothing about this incredible software but apparently its particle physics framework gives you control over:
- High friction granular materials
- Incompressible fluids
- Elastic structures
- Plastic deformations & more…

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Antenn-aid offers a sticking plaster for iPhone 4s

July 19th, 2010 5:32pm Lee J. 1 comment

Antenn-aid offers a sticking plaster for iPhone 4s

We can only admire the kind of opportunism that has seen these quick-of-the-mark entrepreneurs offering Antenn-aid, a sticking plaster to solve the much publicised antenna problems that have plagued the iPhone 4.

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Internet sensation Old Spice guy says farewell.

July 16th, 2010 9:00am mike s No comments



It’s with a heavy heart that we heard the news that the sensationally successful Old Spice viral videos are coming to an end.

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Rosetta spacecraft sends back incredible asteroid photos

July 11th, 2010 2:35pm mike s No comments

Rosetta’s spacecraft sends back incredible asteroid photos

The European Space Agency‘s Rosetta spacecraft has beamed back some astonishing photos of Lutetia, an asteroid lurking somewhere between Mars and Jupiter.

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Kokonatchi Twitter bots shiver when terrifying Tweets received

July 9th, 2010 4:09pm Pete Railton No comments

Kokonatchi Twitter bots shiver when terrifying Tweets received

They’re clearly completely pointless, but there’s something about these daft little Kokonatchi things that we like.

The squishy bean shaped creatures sit on your desk and wobble and light up when new Tweets arrive, and messages up to 20 words (like “hello” and “good morning”) can be played back when appropriate.

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