Warner Bros. to ditch 28-day release delay for rental stores?
By Jamie Rigg posted Oct 25th 2012 1:40PM Warner Bros. may have doubled its 28-day embargo on new releases for kiosk operators (even if they side-step it), but endangered bricks-and-mortar rental stores could be treated to the exact opposite. A rumor coming from Home Media Magazine’s unnamed sources suggests the WB is going to ditch the embargo for these locations altogether, starting on October 30th. We have no idea why this...
Ortustech builds the world’s smallest 4K display at 9.6 inches: your tablet has nothing on this
By Jon Fingas posted Oct 25th 2012 2:06PM Think that iPad’s Retina display is sharp? Ortustech would argue that it’s old hat. The company’s new LCD occupies a similar dimension at 9.6 inches, but it also carries an extremely dense 3,840 x 2,160 resolution — making it the world’s smallest 4K display at a time when most everyone else is struggling to produce the giant variety. Like with the Japanese...
Apple Introduces New iPod touch and iPod nano
Apple today introduced the new lineup of the world’s most popular music players, including the incredible new iPod touch and reinvented iPod nano. iPod touch comes in a new ultrathin and light anodized aluminum design in five vibrant colors and features a brilliant 4-inch Retina display, a 5-megapixel iSight camera with 1080p HD video recording, Apple’s A5 chip, Siri, and iOS 6. iPod nano, available in seven new colors, is the...
Surface tablets can take a fall
Microsoft officials on Thursday demonstrated how the new Surface tablet can withstand a fall from several feet onto a carpeted floor and is strong enough to be used as a skateboard. The rest is here: Surface tablets can take a fallcheap car insurance new york
NaNoWriMo progress meter uses Arduino to fight writer’s block, may be its own distraction (video)
By Jon Fingas posted Oct 25th 2012 2:34PM We’ve all had that moment where we sit in front of the keyboard and have trouble just getting started. It can be an especially dire problem when the 30-day deadline of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) looms overhead, and that was enough for inventor Steve Hoefer to craft his own USB progress meter. The Arduino-based contraption advances a real-world dial or gauge as the word...
