It’s Friday! That means it’s slacking off time and we have five great sites to distract you from your work today in this week’s installment of Sites We Like! There’s the art of Captcha, a way to super-charge Spotify, dancing superheroes and a way to seem constantly connected to Facebook and Twitter even when you’re out in the real world. Read on!
November, 2010
Yesterday we asked you if the flurry of new tablets that were hitting the shelves now and in the next few months mean that the iPad would be knocked off top dog spot in the tablet stakes. 47 per cent of you said that the iPad is still king, and it will be for some time. 38 per cent of you though, said that the iPad would be toppled by the arrival of Android for tablets, Android 3.0. Only 13 per cent said the iPad had already been toppled, and a couple of people said the BlackBerry PlayBook and webOS would topple the iPad when they arrive.
The Nikon D7000 was the star of the show at the PhotoKina tradeshow back in September, and in fact only Nikon’s second DSLR to be released this year. Is this high end shooter worth your moolah? The first reviews have been trickling in, so we’ve grouped them all up and broken them down for you. Read on and find out in our Nikon D7000 review roundup.
The iPad is a mighty fine thing. The aluminium back feels great but it also contributes a lot of weight and Apple has long been exploring way to make the iPad lighter. One way could be with carbon fiber. A newly uncovered patent reveals Apple’s approach to making a light but strengthened carbon fiber frame. Will the iPad 2 embrace a carbon fiber future?
Microsoft Kinect or PlayStation Move? If you own both an Xbox 360 and Sony PS3 and are left in a quandary as to which motion controller to pick in the run up to Christmas, this video will be of absolutely no help. But it’s still essential viewing nonetheless: this chap has both, and decides to play them at the same time. See what happens!
The Advent Vega is available to buy online now, from PC World and Dixons. It’s priced at £250, and is shipping now. The 10.1 inch Froyo tablet was meant to arrive at the beginning of the month, but getting things right held it back by a couple of weeks. For all those who have been clamouring in the comments sections, you’ll be happy to know it’s finally here.
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As Gordon Gekko so eloquently put it, “money never sleeps”, and for Electricpig, neither does news. Breaking waves this fine morning and quite possibly throughout the day was Nvidia’s Tegra 2 Android tablets, iOS 4.2.1 reaching for gold and more.
