10:22 PM (9 hours ago) Pogue Reviews Casio's 1,200FPS EXIFILM Pro EX-F1 (Verdict: Built for Pure Speed) [Casio EXIFILM PRO EX-F1] from Gizmodo by matt buchanan We pretty much flipped over the Casio EXIFILM PRO EX-F1's insane rapid fire mode when we get our hands on it: 60fps still shooting, and up to a retardiculous 1200fps video for super slo-mo. David Pogue gives the full review, and spends a page lauding how freakin' fast this camera is. Besides loving the sheer rate of fire, he really digs the pre-record mode, which constantly shoots while you're just halfway pressing the shutter, so even if you're too slow to hit just the right moment, the camera's already got it. But! "Unfortunately, this highly unusual, almost experimental piece of equipment includes nearly as many downsides as breakthroughs." The low light performance sucks, courtesy of a tiny light sensor, which is half the size of a beginner's DSLR. So you need brilliant lighting to avoid dim or blurry shots. And Casio's solution of "one of the brightest and fastest flashes ever on a consumer camera" ain't much of one, unless you're into harshly lit photos. Topping that bit of suck off, the digital (not optical) eyepiece is crummy, and both start-up and focusing are sloooow. No zooming, during HD video capture either. And high-speed videos offer no sound or any setting changes mid-filming. But overall, Pogue says that those sniggles are "like complaining that your 7-year-old violin virtuoso is lousy at sports" and that "Casio deserves congratulations for innovating in so many big, bold, industry-defying ways." Buy it for speed, not the other stuff. [NYT]
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	Apr 7, 2008 (12 hours ago) Quake 3 hits the iPod touch, makes for portable LAN party from Engadget by Paul Miller Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video Future generations will most likely divide the timeline of history at this point: when Quake 3 achieved motion-sensing, wireless network play on two iPod touches. Just think, less than a year ago we were salivating (or at least mildly enthused) at the prospect of rocking Doom on this thing, and now Quake 3 Arena is yours for the taking -- or at least will be once we get any sort of hard info on this app. [Via PMP Today] Continue reading Quake 3 hits the iPod touch, makes for portable LAN party Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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	Apr 7, 2008 (12 hours ago) Windows Vista Source Code Leaked! from Digg Who would have guessed?!
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	Apr 7, 2008 (12 hours ago) You'll Never Take Me Alive!!! from Digg
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	Apr 7, 2008 (13 hours ago) Glow In The Dark Graffiti Makes Street Art Rave-tastic [Graffiti] from Gizmodo by Elaine Chow Every aspiring Banksy has run into the same problem at some point in time—he or she has defaced public property beautifully, but no one wandering the area at night can see it. With the power of design brand Suck UK's glow in the dark Graffiti, however, this quandary will affect the noble street artist no more. Now every miscreant's scribbles will be admired by the general public, no matter what time it is. No word on pricing, but the product should be available soon. [Suck UK]
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	Apr 7, 2008 (13 hours ago) Luxim Plasma Light Bulb Kicks Some Serious LED Butt from TreeHugger At 140 lumens/watt, these pill-sized plasma light bulbs by Luxim are a pretty awesome contender for "light of the future". They are almost 10 times more efficient than traditional incandescent light bulbs, twice as efficient as current high-end LEDs, and they also beat CFLs, most of which are around 50-80 lumens/watt. Only the prototype 300 lumens/watt nanocrystal-coated LEDs can hold a candle to them. And the light from Luxim's LIFI bulb is not ugly either: color rendering index (CRI) is 91. Lifetime for a bulb is estimated at 20,000 hours, and a relatively large amount of power can b...
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	Apr 7, 2008 (13 hours ago) Featured Windows Download: Back Up While You're Away with IdleBackup from del.icio.us hotlist by bytsrvnt bookmark this on del.icio.us - first posted by bytsrvnt to backup freeware windows software lifehacker - more about this bookmark...
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	Apr 7, 2008 (13 hours ago) 35 top Linux distros out there, and how they got their name from Digg if you ever wondered what your favorite Linux distro means, you will probably find the explanation here.
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	Apr 7, 2008 (14 hours ago) The Great Dell Linux scam from Digg A look at how Dell is really scamming Linux users into paying more for hardware and how Dell really does not want to offer Linux because they will be dumped by the almighty Microsoft.
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	Apr 7, 2008 (14 hours ago) ASUS' 7-inch Eee PC now available at Best Buy in XP flavor from Engadget by Joshua Topolsky Filed under: Laptops Sure, the picture on the purchase page shows the little guy running Xandros -- but read the fine print ya'll. That's right, the moment some of you have been waiting for has finally descended upon us like the enraged, ancient dragons of yore. The Windows XP equipped ASUS Eee PC is now available at Best Buy. For just $399.99, you can experience the totally okay performance that is this 7-inch master of destruction. Enjoy it now, but remember, those 9-inch models are just around the corner. [Thanks to everyone who sent this in] Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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	Apr 7, 2008 (14 hours ago) Apturl: Install software by clicking a link in Ubuntu! from Digg Imagine the next time you are trying reading a great list of Ubuntu programs. One of them catches your eye, and you want to try it. Instead of either using Add/Remove or opening a terminal to install the program, you simply click a link.
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	Apr 7, 2008 (14 hours ago) Van Der Led's Jisus laptop is the answer to your prayers from Engadget by Joshua Topolsky Filed under: Laptops The Jisus laptop? We're asking ourselves the same questions you are. We've never heard of Van Der Led, and we've certainly never heard of the Jisus -- but boy are we intrigued. Apparently, the multi-colored (and multi-graphic'd) little guys will feature an 800 x 480, 8.9-inch LCD display, a 1GHz Loongson CPU (???), 512MB of RAM, 4GB of flash storage, 802.11b/g, stereo speakers, and a whole slew of familiar ports. The Eee-wannabe will apparently come with Ubuntu pre-installed (though frankly it's unclear), and will be retailing for €299 when it hits the streets (the European streets, that is) on April 25th. Check the video after the break to see odd, ominously silent images of the device, accompanied by fascinating data. [Thanks, Gydo] Continue reading Van Der Led's Jisus laptop is the answer to your prayers Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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	Apr 7, 2008 (14 hours ago) Windows XP Asus Eee PC Now Available from Best Buy, Still $399 [Eee] from Gizmodo by matt buchanan Asus Eee PCs loaded with Windows XP first popped up in Japan, but now they've made their way to a Best Buy near you. Right now, Best Buy is stocking XP Eee PCs in black or white (you gotta go Linux for the full rainbow). The tastiest bit? They're $399, same as the Linux flavor. [Best Buy via Eee Site]
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	Apr 7, 2008 (14 hours ago) POD Braces Itself Against Amazon from Slashdot by Zonk OMNIpotusCOM writes "As we've previously discussed, Amazon is in the process of taking the 'Buy' buttons off of published on demand (POD) books that were not created by Amazon's in-house publisher, BookSurge. PODdy Mouth has been reporting reactions throughout the week (including an open letter from Amazon), culminating today in letters to Amazon and their board by the Author's Guild, Small Publishers Association of North America, and the Publishers Marketing Association. Possible lawsuits are looming ... is it enough to change Amazon's mind?" Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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	Apr 7, 2008 (15 hours ago) Windows XP, Best Buy, and the Eee PC from EeeUser.com by ant Microsoft recently announced that they will be keeping Windows XP alive until 2010, mainly for the Eee PC and other low cost tiny notebooks. This goes hand in hand with Best Buy now offering a version of the Eee PC 4G (the 4G-X) that comes with Windows XP preinstalled. It is available in black, and apparently is (or will be?) available in actual stores. I ran a couple zip codes into the store availability/inventory part of the Best Buy website, but none seem to be in my area at least. Users in the last post we had about this have done some investigating, and while the Best Buy employees don’t seem to know much, it looks like inventory might start to arrive on April 14th.
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	Apr 7, 2008 (17 hours ago) Trippy LED Cube from OhGizmo! by Evan This cube contains a 3 dimensional array of 16 x 16 x 16 (that comes to 4,096) multicolor, variable intensity LEDs. Each LED is independently controllable in both color and brightness, and the entire array can update itself 30 times per second, allowing for fairly smooth (albeit low res) animations: Popout This version is only a prototype; the production model should have a resolution of 48 x 48 x 48, which comes to a staggering 110,592 LEDs. [ Seekway (Google translated) ] VIA [ Technabob ]
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	Apr 7, 2008 (17 hours ago) Ants Life Studio - Virtual Ant Farm from OhGizmo! by Andrew Liszewski By Andrew Liszewski If you’ve ever been fascinated enough with ants to want to stare at them all day, you may have considered picking up an art farm. But what if you happen to also have a soul? And feel bad about trapping those ants in your see-through prison? Enter the Ants Life Studio from Bandai, which is kind of like the next generation of their Tamagotchi cash cow. Instead of real ants, the Ants Life Studio presents a small colony of virtual ants who go about their daily lives of digging virtual tunnels, collecting virtual food and fending off attacks from virtual enemies. The monochrome LCD display features an electroluminescent backlight allowing you to continue your obsession with the ant’s lives well into the night, and it also includes a clock and calendar function for keeping track of what you actually should have been doing all day long. It’s currently only available in Japan, but you can get it from Japan Trend Shop for $99. [ Ants Life Studio - Virtual Ant Farm ]
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	Apr 7, 2008 (17 hours ago) $4.15 - 8-LED Telephone Line Powered Desk Light / Night Lamp from DealExtreme New Arrivals SKU #: 11969 Price: $4.15 free shipping Add To Cart Original enclosure
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	Apr 7, 2008 (17 hours ago) A Linux Device That Could Beat the iPhone from LinuxInsider by Rob Enderle Last week I was in Shanghai, China -- which is truly an amazing place -- attending the Intel Developer Forum, where the company is officially launching its new Netbook and iPhone-like mobile Internet device platforms. This is actually the first time I've seen products that are based on Linux that may exceed Apple's vaunted user experience. While here, I'm reading a book titled True Enough, which not only explains why Apple fans think everyone who doesn't believe like they do are paid by Microsoft but also tells you how to predict the U.S. presidential election.
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	Apr 7, 2008 (17 hours ago) They say 'Wii Fit pre-orders sell out'. We say 'Welcome to Groundhog day' from Shiny Shiny by ScarlettSusi I can NOT believe it. Just when you think finally, Nintendo has pulled its finger out and created enough Wii stock to meet the demand, we get news that Play.com have sold out of their entire pre-order Wii Fit allo