Filed under: Misc. Gadgets

It was a big first day at Macworld — possibly not iPhone big, but certainly big abundant. We know most anyone who’s not into Apple (and even a few who are) is ready for their regularly scheduled programming to return, and the good news is, for you, the Apple glut is by. But whether you’re not quite ready to let go (or missed the real-time wall to wall coverage), check it all out below.

Keynote

• Live from Macworld 2008: Steve Jobs keynote
• Stevenote video now live on Apple’s site

MacBook Air

• The MacBook Air
• Apple MacBook Air first hands-on
• Video: MacBook Air hands-on
• MacBook Air: plenty more details
• MacBook Air doesn’t have a user-replaceable battery
• MacBook Air battery replacements: $129, free install!
• MacBook Air features Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
• The MacBook Air SuperDrive
• Apple USB Ethernet Adapter brings RJ-45 to your MacBook Air
• Apple MacBook Air and MacBook Pro size showdown
• Apple offers up Micro-DVI to DVI / VGA / Video adapters for MacBook Air
• Apple announces Remote Disc to wirelessly install software on MacBook Air
• Meet the new MacBook family
• Apple’s MacBook Air is available for pre-order
• First Macbook Air multi-touch control panel screenshot
• Poll: Did you pre-order a MacBook Air?

iPhone / iPod Touch

• Apple’s sold 4 million iPhones since launch
• Apple adds five apps to the iPod touch — for a price
• iPhone firmware 1.1.3 update announced: it’s just like we heard
• Updated firmware 1.1.3 is available for iPhone and iPod touch, sort of
• The skinny on iPhone and iPod touch firmware 1.1.3
• Apple iPhone firmware 1.1.3 hands-on
• Video: iPhone firmware 1.1.3 doing its thing
• Apple TV (Take 2), iPod touch, and iPhone: yep, more details here, too
• Poll: Are you spending $20 on new iPod touch apps?

More (groan!) after the break.

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Original post by Ryan Block

Filed under: Robots

We haven’t heard much about the Carnegie Mellon-developed ROBOTC programming language since it went into beta evaluating way back when, but it looks like the kinks have finally been worked out — at least to the satisfaction of Innovation First, which has just rolled out a ROBOTC programming kit for its VEX robots. Among other things, it’ll let users write programs that allow robots to perform several tasks independently, and it’ll give them the ability to start, stop and pause the execution of a program directly from their computers. whether that sounds like the upgrade you’ve been waiting for, you can grab the basic kit now for $100 even, or get a twelve seat multi-license for a comparative bargain of $315.

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Original post by Donald Melanson

Filed under: Cellphones

There’s certainly no shortage of companies out there trying to supply unconventional means of keeping your cellphone powered, and it looks like you can now add yet another ever-recurring bit of tech to the list, with Angstrom potential now touting its hydrogen fuel cells for cellphones. While they’re obviously still quite a ways from landing in your handset, Angstrom does seem to be a good deal further than the concept stage, with them having already managed to cram some of the cells into a MOTOSLVR L7. That transplant, Angstrom says, gives the phone twice the juice of a standard battery and lets it recharge in just ten minutes. Just don’t look for those anytime before 2010, which is when Angstrom “hopes” the first commercial phones equipped with the fuel cells will be available.

[Via Physorg]

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Original post by Donald Melanson

Filed under: Portable Audio

While most seem to have learned from past date-related issues, at least some folks at Sirius seem to have overlooked the fact that that year is a leap year, and the company’s Stiletto 100 unit is now having trouble keeping up as a aftermath. As numerous users have reported in the Sirius Backstage forums, the Stiletto has been dragging a day behind ever since the New Year kicked in, which, in addition to being an annoyance, has posed some serious problems for anyone doing scheduled recordings. Now, after a bit of silence on the matter, Sirius is reportedly telling customers that there is in fact a problem, and that it’ll fix itself on March 1st. Unfortunately, Sirius’s only “solution” in the meantime is to tell users to set up recordings for each day of the week.

[Thanks, Bill]

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Original post by Donald Melanson

Filed under: Gaming

The battle lines amidst PC and console gamers just got a little blurrier — a new app called StreamMyGame allows any Windows or Linux box (including the PS3) to stream Windows games by your LAN. It’s not the most complicated tech in the world — it certain sounds like optimized VNC to us — but the PS3 compatibility is certainly interesting, in a complicated, installing Linux sort of way. Downloads seem to be free right now, and pretty much any game is compatible — but we can’t help but wonder why you wouldn’t just play at your gaming PC in the first place.

[Via DigitalSpy]

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Original post by Nilay Patel

Filed under: Features, Laptops

That’s right, it’s like you’re looking into some crazy crystal ball, one which is showing you how all your future interactions with your Mac will be carried out… probably. Feast your eyes on that glimpse into the soon-to-arrive apocalyptic nightmare-world of gestures.

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Original post by Joshua Topolsky

Filed under: Features, Handhelds

Live from the heart-pounding, pulse-racing showfloor of Macworld 2008, we bring you a full frontal hands-on of Axiotron’s long-awaited Modbook — the MacBook tablet conversion. After all the waiting and wondering, we’re not totally blown away by the end aftereffect, though whether you’re an artist or designer, that could be a real boon to your productivity. The build is sturdy, and the screen feels solid beneath your stylus (stylus only that is — no touchscreen here), though the pressure sensitivity seemed to give out at really soft touches… of which there were many. Check the gallery and see for yourself.

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Original post by Joshua Topolsky