autotechie.com http://autotechie.com/blog Autos | Computer | Electronics Gadgets | Review Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:00:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 en Prada’s Phone Spokesmodel Looks Like An Alien http://autotechie.com/blog/prada%e2%80%99s-phone-spokesmodel-looks-like-an-alien/ http://autotechie.com/blog/prada%e2%80%99s-phone-spokesmodel-looks-like-an-alien/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:00:03 +0000 admin http://autotechie.com/blog/prada%e2%80%99s-phone-spokesmodel-looks-like-an-alien/ OK, so a media release just landed in my inbox, spruiking Prada’s new smartphone. But all I can think about is how much the promotional shot makes Ukrainian-Canadian model Daria Werbowy look like an alien. I’ll come clean — up until the release landed in my inbox, I had no idea whatsoever who Daria Werbowy actually was. So I checked with the lovely ladies of FabSugar, who assure …

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]]> http://autotechie.com/blog/prada%e2%80%99s-phone-spokesmodel-looks-like-an-alien/feed/ Beautiful Way To Carry Essential Cash And Cards http://autotechie.com/blog/beautiful-way-to-carry-essential-cash-and-cards/ http://autotechie.com/blog/beautiful-way-to-carry-essential-cash-and-cards/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:30:00 +0000 Hong Kiat http://autotechie.com/blog/beautiful-way-to-carry-essential-cash-and-cards/ My wallet is a big leather repository for the millions of tiny pieces of paper I accumulate everyday. I try to keep it clean, but somehow I’m still carrying years worth of membership cards, business cards and even foreign currency. And until I saw this elegant little money clip, I never really thought I had an alternative. The Slim money clip from Human Republic is a striking piece of design …

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]]> http://autotechie.com/blog/beautiful-way-to-carry-essential-cash-and-cards/feed/ At Last The Bacon Milkshake Is A Reality http://autotechie.com/blog/at-last-the-bacon-milkshake-is-a-reality/ http://autotechie.com/blog/at-last-the-bacon-milkshake-is-a-reality/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0000 Gizmodo http://autotechie.com/blog/at-last-the-bacon-milkshake-is-a-reality/ It’s that moment we’ve all been waiting for; bacon milkshakes from a fast food joint. Good news for your arteries is that it’s so far limited to the US only. After all, while I think we can agree that milkshakes are good, and bacon is great, the combination of the two probably isn’t that grand. Sadly for those who love their shakes warm and fatty, the shake is in fact baco …

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]]> http://autotechie.com/blog/at-last-the-bacon-milkshake-is-a-reality/feed/ How The Beauty Of Symmetry Applies To Even The Super Bowl http://autotechie.com/blog/how-the-beauty-of-symmetry-applies-to-even-the-super-bowl/ http://autotechie.com/blog/how-the-beauty-of-symmetry-applies-to-even-the-super-bowl/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:30:00 +0000 Hong Kiat http://autotechie.com/blog/how-the-beauty-of-symmetry-applies-to-even-the-super-bowl/ Instead of breaking down how much force and energy is applied during a tackle, Minute Physics takes a look at the role of scientific symmetry in yesterday’s big game. A nice departure from the typical scientific breakdowns of the sport. It might not be as obvious to spot as the symmetry occurring in nature, but it’s certainly there in everything from complicated plays, to team formatio …

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]]> http://autotechie.com/blog/how-the-beauty-of-symmetry-applies-to-even-the-super-bowl/feed/ Aussies Taking Up IPTV In Increasing Numbers http://autotechie.com/blog/aussies-taking-up-iptv-in-increasing-numbers/ http://autotechie.com/blog/aussies-taking-up-iptv-in-increasing-numbers/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:00:14 +0000 yanko http://autotechie.com/blog/aussies-taking-up-iptv-in-increasing-numbers/ We may not all have NBN-level access speeds, but increasingly we’re adopting IPTV for our television watching, with a recent study concluding that one in ten subscription TV services are being delivered over broadband. The Telsyte study concludes that some 300,000 households — bearing in mind that, give or take there’s somewhere in the region of 7.8 million households in Austral …

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]]> http://autotechie.com/blog/aussies-taking-up-iptv-in-increasing-numbers/feed/ LimeWire Sued By Labels Even After Shut Down http://autotechie.com/blog/limewire-sued-by-labels-even-after-shut-down/ http://autotechie.com/blog/limewire-sued-by-labels-even-after-shut-down/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:45:00 +0000 yanko http://autotechie.com/blog/limewire-sued-by-labels-even-after-shut-down/ LimeWire has been kaput as a file-sharing service since October, but that hasn’t stopped its legal woes. Now, after settling with the RIAA to the tune of $US105 million, the MPAA and a host of indie music labels have filed lawsuits against the company as well. Talk about beating a dead horse. Six studios — Twentieth Century Fox, Viacom, Comedy Partners, Disney, Paramount Pictures and W …

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]]> http://autotechie.com/blog/limewire-sued-by-labels-even-after-shut-down/feed/ Shure SRH-940 Headphones Review: Serious Bang For The Buck http://autotechie.com/blog/shure-srh-940-headphones-review-serious-bang-for-the-buck/ http://autotechie.com/blog/shure-srh-940-headphones-review-serious-bang-for-the-buck/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:30:00 +0000 Gizmodo http://autotechie.com/blog/shure-srh-940-headphones-review-serious-bang-for-the-buck/ Shure has been killing it for years with their line of professional in-ear monitors. In 2010, they turned their attention to full-sized headphones. Does the SRH-940, their latest and greatest closed-back model, earn its keep? What Is It? Shure’s SRH-940 headphones are the company’s (roughly $250 Australian) flagship, closed-back, over-the-ear headphones. Who’s it For? In additio …

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]]> http://autotechie.com/blog/shure-srh-940-headphones-review-serious-bang-for-the-buck/feed/ How To Hack Your Facebook Profile Photo With Timeline http://autotechie.com/blog/how-to-hack-your-facebook-profile-photo-with-timeline/ http://autotechie.com/blog/how-to-hack-your-facebook-profile-photo-with-timeline/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:15:00 +0000 Hong Kiat http://autotechie.com/blog/how-to-hack-your-facebook-profile-photo-with-timeline/ We love Timeline for Facebook. Maybe you don’t. Doesn’t really matter since Facebook is forcing everyone to switch. So what to do? We say have some fun with it! Since Timeline adds a big, splashy picture to your profile page, you can easily hack that big picture with your original profile picture to give your Facebook page some character (and make all your friends Like you). Here&#821 …

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]]> http://autotechie.com/blog/how-to-hack-your-facebook-profile-photo-with-timeline/feed/ Under The Hood: Intel SSD 520 Series http://autotechie.com/blog/under-the-hood-intel-ssd-520-series/ http://autotechie.com/blog/under-the-hood-intel-ssd-520-series/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:00:10 +0000 Hong Kiat http://autotechie.com/blog/under-the-hood-intel-ssd-520-series/ Intel’s new SSDs have just launched with an eye to taking on the high end of the SSD market. Does Intel’s previous track record in SSD reliability make them a must-buy? The 520 Series SSDs — codenamed “Cherryville”, if you like that sort of thing — are certainly packed with promise. The inclusion of Sandforce’s SF-2281 controller and a SATA III interface …

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]]> http://autotechie.com/blog/under-the-hood-intel-ssd-520-series/feed/ Bill Maher Piles On The Foxconn Shame-Fest http://autotechie.com/blog/bill-maher-piles-on-the-foxconn-shame-fest/ http://autotechie.com/blog/bill-maher-piles-on-the-foxconn-shame-fest/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:45:00 +0000 Hong Kiat http://autotechie.com/blog/bill-maher-piles-on-the-foxconn-shame-fest/ Bill Maher interviewed Mike Daisey last week on Real Time , adding to the scourge of recent negative publicity surrounding the conditions at Apple supplier Foxconn. Daisey is the actor who wrote and performed the one-man show The Agony and Ecstasy of Steve Jobs , a musing that faces the labour issue head-on. He actually went to China and talked to workers outside the infamous Foxco …

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