I’ve just noticed the Google Mobile App for iPhone/iPod touch appeared in the German iTunes App Store — finally. The reviews aren’t good, though so be sure to read them first.
Update: After one test the app is gone again. It wasn’t useful to me and it rendered my Settings app useless, even after removing it [...]
The alpha version 1.3 of Commenter Spy adds compatibility for the latest WordPress release and is only working with version 2.5 or later.
Read Article »Attendance Countdown sports an improved and more iPhone-like UI as of now. Arrows indicate which values can be changed and font sizes are more consistent. (direct link)
Read Article »keming. noun. The result of improper kerning.
Read Article »I’ve added a 12h (a.m./p.m.) mode to my handy Attendance Countdown. You can now toggle between a 24h and 12h display. Also new is the possibility to toggle between left and elapsed time modes. (direct link)
Read Article »iChat Matte 2.0 removes the gloss from iChat 4.0’s chat bubbles.
Chax is now Leopard compatible and fixes ICQ/HTML bug and thus makes iChat 4.0 usable. Refer to the Chax blog for the latest version.
tags: Chax, iChat, iChat Matte, Leopard
Getting cozy with an Airbus A380 during the first-ever visit of an A380 to San Francisco International Airport. Great close-ups and pictures of the inside of Airbus’ new flagship. (by telstar)
tags: A380, flickr, San Francisco International Airport, SFO, telstar
You could turn on your speakers and visit Zombo.com, but seriously: why would you want to?
tags: zombo.com
This has to be the worst product name ever: TrekStor sells an MP3 player named i.Beat blaxx.
Via Daring Fireball
TrekStor removed the i.Beat from the player’s name. That was quick.
tags: bad product name, i.Beat, iBeat, TrekStor
The only reason to get your iPhone replaced by Apple: the iClip!
Be sure to check out the Google code page for an open source alternative and take a look at the issues list.
tags: accessory, Apple, iPhone, paper clip
That’s what I was wondering when I heard about the exploding steam pipe in NYC today. Transportation of heat, granted — but during summer?
Luckily those pesky interwebs have the answer to this question: Why the heck does New York have steam pipes, anyway?
tags: explosion, New York, NYC, steam pipe
An out of the ordinary illusion shows two blurry faces: one grim, the other neutral. Viewed from approximately two meters distance changes the looks on both faces to the opposite. The key to this illusion is the picture’s blurriness. Quite simple, nevertheless amazing.
tags: optical illusion
The supposedly cleanest car factory is located in Dresden, Germany. These great pictures of the VW Phaeton assembly plant look almost futuristic. Brilliant combination of glass, steel and wood. Steals the product the show!
tags: Dresden, Phaeton, VW
Take a look at this wonderful collection of photos from 1929 taken in Germany. The atmosphere is very quiet and peaceful. It looks like a place you wouldn’t deny holidays from the city life at — if there wasn’t the problem of the almost 80 years passed since then.
All pictures are taken from a book [...]