Author: Kat Hannaford

A German design firm, Jjoo, has created a set of doors-within-a-door, which caters to hobbit-sized people, kids—even pets. More »










Business – Materials and Supplies – Doors and Windows – Construction and Maintenance – Hobbit

You’ve probably heard by now that the Prince of Persia film is a complete wash-out, but thankfully ye olde retro Prince of Persia game for the iPhone and iPad has just been released today. More »










Prince of Persia – Video game – iPhone – Games – Platform

And lo, the iPad went on sale internationally—but not before the record-holding world’s tallest married couple made an appearance at the London Apple store, dressed in full wedding attire. Publicity stunt? Your guess is as good as mine. More »










Skyscraper – Dubai – United States – Arts – Architecture

It’s no secret that the Droid Shadow will be sold exclusively with Verizon Wireless as soon as next month, but the WSJ is reporting that another Motorola smartphone will also be added to Verizon’s shelves in July. More »










Droid – Motorola – Android – Smartphone – Verizon Wireless

Contrary to a lot of reports, more than just Apple’s products are made at Foxconn’s Shenzhen factories. Nintendo, whose Wii and other products are made there, has announced it shall be investigating the working and living conditions of the factory workers in light of the suicides. [MarketWatch via Kotaku] More »










Apple – Foxconn – China – Shenzhen – Suicide

Many a-time have I moaned about the lack of photo-altering apps available for Android. The iPhone has Hipstamatic and Swankolab—it can’t be too hard to create similar apps for Android, can it developers? Enter FxCamera. More »










Android – Handhelds – IPhone – Smartphone – Swankolab

Sick of everyone playing with your Android, draining the battery? It’s as bad as the first weeks of the iPhone, somedays. Download the free Fake Battery app, so you have a legitimate excuse not to lend your phone to someone. More »










Android – iPhone – Handhelds – Smartphones – Business

Sony Ericsson W350i—the phone of choice for British paedophiles, turns out. A massive UK child pornography ring with 70 members was discovered after a man left his phone on the bus, whose driver found indecent images of children. More »










Child pornography – Crime – Sex Offenses – Pornography – Legal Information

London has the Flash-based, Bluetooth-ordering Inamo restaurant. Germany, the waiter-less kitchen. Japan has ramen vending machines, and soon, New York’s midtown will play host to a restaurant with a 240-square-foot screen, displaying tweets and Foursquare check-ins. More »










Business – Vending – Opportunities – Business and Economy – Germany

It sounds random, but Global Equities Research analyst Trip Chowdhry is claiming that Steve Ballmer, Microsoft’s CEO, will be joining Apple during their WWDC keynote. It’s not completely crazy though—Bill Gates jumped onstage back in 1997 at Macworld. More »










Apple – WWDC – Steve Jobs – IPhone – Macintosh

Time to get excited about Acer’s phone offerings. The Stream will be running Android 2.1 when it goes on sale, though it’ll also include a “brand new” UI, said to be a “stunningly fluid 3D” skin. More »










Nexus One – Android – Google – Handhelds – Stream

Combining form and function (and just a little dash of nerdlinger-ness), these USB cufflinks actually have 2GB of flash memory each. That’s 4GB of secret documents you could be carrying with you. How very James Bond. [Cufflinks via Red Ferret] More »










Hardware – James Bond – Storage – Solid State – USB

In today’s news-you-wish-you-didn’t-know, there’s a vicious rumor circulating that Carrie Bradshaw has swapped her MacBook for a HP netbook (albeit one designed by fashion designer Vivienne Tam). Gasp! Phone the girls! We have a MAJOR situation on our hands! More »










HewlettPackard – Vivienne Tam – Netbook – HP 3000 – Design

This goes some way to explaining why employees at Foxconn may be killing themselves. According to The Telegraph, Foxconn pays 110,000 Yuan ($16,100) to the family of each person who dies. That’s ten years’ salary, on average. More »










Foxconn – Apple – Suicide – China – Shenzhen

If you don’t want to bang down ten notes for the full-fat Chinatown Wars iPhone app, this free “Lite” version is worth checking out. It provides a good taste of the Nintendo DS game, with the first three missions playable. More »










IPhone – App Store – Smartphones – Handhelds – Nintendo DS

Despite Foxconn allegedly asking all employees to sign contracts promising not to kill themselves, another worker has jumped out of a building window. This came hours after Foxconn’s CEO was boasting to press of the fabulous facilities at the factories. More »










Foxconn – Apple – Suicide – Business – China

Regular readers will know that Acer’s been planning ereaders and tablets for some time, but the Dubai-based Shufflegazine saw Acer’s CEO fondling what looks like an ereader (check out the QWERTY keypad)—despite him calling it an Android-powered tablet. More »










Acer – Android – Google – tablet – Google Chrome OS

The to-ing and fro-ing of the Avatar 3D launch increased in noise today, with HDGuru.com reporting that the 3D Blu-ray will be bundled exclusively with Panasonic 3DTVs. We’d previously heard it’d be tethered to the purchase of Blu-ray players also. More »










Blu-ray Disc – Movies – Arts – Home Video – Blu-ray and HD

And you know what? They spent the whole conversation talking about Gossip Girl. Well, they would’ve done—had the super-rare, never-seen-before footage not been filmed in 1922. More »










Gossip Girl – David Cameron – Arts – Television – Programs

Here’s an idea I can get behind. Edible crayons! Luxirare created a box of eight colors (flavors?), using household ingredients such as nuts, sesame seeds and melted marshmallow for the white crayon. More »










Business – Crayon – Shopping – Home – Cooking