It’s been a long time coming, but Geosmart and the AA will start transmitting traffic data via coded FM radio messages from next week. NBR has some details, but basically any device capable of receiving the signals (and licensed to [...]

It’s amazing that Apple have got as far as they have with the App Store. Looking back now, I wonder if it was more about the lack of decent competition rather than some massive Jobsian mind trick. Look, the iPhone [...]

I had a really interesting time on the panel for a PRiNZ Event last night. We were discussing the challenges and opportunities in social media for marketing and PR, and what PR professionals can do to participate. One could easily [...]

It’s been a bit ungadgety around here lately, but never fear! I’ve got some cool stuff coming up in the next couple of weeks: Reviewing the new Lego Mindstorms NXT 2.0 kit. Reviewing the Arduino starter kit from Mindkits.co.nz Giving away an LG [...]

The Nintendo Wii is a polarising device. Ask a gamer, and most of them will agree that the PS3 is overpriced, and the XBox 360 is unreliable. These are facts. The Wii on the other hand polarises people between love [...]

Over the last couple of days, there has been some grumbling on Twitter (where else!) about SMS marketing messages from Vodafone. This is not new. My wife gets a bunch of messages about “best mates” and other add-on options. Under the [...]

I recently said this in response to a tweet regarding a site dedicated to shoelaces: If it exists, it has been taken too far on the Internet. I’m not sure what to call this rule. It is of course a play on [...]

In a comment on iPhonewzealand.co.nz, a user has pointed out that changes to tethering have been locked out in iPhone firmware 3.1. I imgaine this is at the behest of the big carriers like AT&T, in order to stop people [...]

From the folks at Wired.com, as part of a feature regarding the behaviour of highly-evolved humans: Look, I’m a geek. It says so right up there in the title bar. But please take it from me: friends don’t let friends [...]

Update: the retail price will be NZ$199, and it will be available from Orb, Telecom and DS Wireless I can’t remember who it was, but an engineer talking about energy efficiency said recently “if you’re building something that will be in [...]