Wakey-wakey, it’s Thursday morning and the weekend is almost here. Before you start making plans for Friday night, lets cast our mind back to some of the hot games and gadget stories you may have missed yesterday. It’s time for your Techie Breakie.
July, 2010
Electricpig got in on one of the BBC’s 3D bootcamps, which are teaching its camera and production crews about how to film in 3D. The bootcamps are run by Buzz Hays, Executive Stereoscopic 3D producer at Sony’s 3D Technology Centre. Click through to find out five things Sony is teaching Auntie, that you never knew about 3D.
An iPad overheating lawsuit is generating lots of heated comment online (we really couldn’t resist). But action by three aggrieved American iPad owners is destined to fail or be thrown out of court. Why are we so sure that Apple will win in this legal battle of wits? Here’s four reasons why the iPad overheating case is little more than hot air…
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BlindType Inc. has unveiled an amazing-looking keyboard replacement for Android and iOS devices that it looks like even the clumsiest typist could use to compose some legible text.
Sony Online Entertainment is aiming to attract more players to its fantasy MMO EverQuest II by launching a free-to-play membership tier with access to restricted game features.
The ruling in the US that any iPhone 4 jailbreak will be legal there is unlikely to go unchallenged by Apple according to analysts and legal experts. We know Apple isn’t happy with the exemption to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act that essentially allows free reign for iPhone jailbreak fans but will could it really head to court to get the decision reversed?
Earlier this week the Electricpig Facebook page sailed past 1,000 fans, and as promised we’ve plucked that 1,000th fan’s name from the membership roster to award an extremely rare prize. Congratulations to Graeme Powrie, who scoops an Electricpig mug stuffed with digicash for everyone’s favourite gadget emporium, Amazon!
The iPad has hit the shelves at John Lewis and Comet. DSGi, owner of Currys, Dixons and PC World, had a 60-day exclusive as the only high street retailer besides Apple and its official resellers. The arrival of the iPad in more stores bodes well for deal hunters with the tablet set to touch down at Tesco and Argos imminently and networks sure to enter the fray too.