Archive for May 15th, 2010

No One Messes With the Kid Who Has the Pet Dragon [DIY]

Two high school DIY-ers will present Saphira, their animatronic dragon, at the upcoming Bay Area Maker Faire. I’m not sure they quite understood when the guidance counselor told them to stand up to bullies by fighting fire with fire. [Make] More »










San Francisco Bay Area – Maker Faire – Do it yourself – United States – California

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webOS App Catalog, Palm Developer Center down leaving ‘install failed’ messages in their wake

Just a day before the Pre Plus launches on AT&T, current Palm owners are experiencing all kinds of problems related to the App Store and their Palm Profiles. Reports indicate the problems started last night, since then users haven’t been able to download new apps or update existing ones from the catalog, while those unlucky enough to have tried a reset have had trouble signing back into their Palm profile in the cloud, and have lost some information like call logs and had to resync their various accounts in webOS. The Palm Developer Website is also down, tossing a “back in a few hours” sign in the window and going out for a few afternoon mimosas. For now, PreCentral posters recommend taking the device off of network time and resetting it to any day prior to today which will allow apps to install and update without issue. A post on the official Palm blog indicates things should be back to normal “soon” so AT&T customers can hopefully avoid any date/time trickery just to get their Foursquare checkins going.

[Thanks, William]

webOS App Catalog, Palm Developer Center down leaving ‘install failed’ messages in their wake originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 15 May 2010 16:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Did Your Favorite Geek TV Show Get Canceled? [Television]

It’s that time of year again, when TV studios pick up a bunch of new shows and decide the fates of old ones. V and Chuck will live to see another season; Heroes and FlashForward will not. Good riddance! More »










Television – Chuck – Arts – History – Programs

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The Making of a Funny Google Street View Image [Humor]

It’s not nearly as weird as some stuff we’ve seen, but this particular sequence offers a rare glimpse into the heat-of-the-moment decision making that precedes an amusing Street View snapshot. As Hemingway said, courage is grace under pressure. [BuzzFeed] More »










Google – GoogleStreetView – streetview – Wi-Fi – Companies

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Leaked Windows Phone 7 ROM filename suggests an HTC Mondrian?

The lads and lassies at XDA-Developers made an intriguing discovery this week: a leaked 100MB file that might be the first Windows Phone 7 ROM actually destined for a device. What’s more, it could possibly reveal details about a phone we barely knew existed — the filename references an “HTC Mondrian.” At best, the contents might reveal wonders beyond imagination, including full specs, bundled apps, even the tools needed to properly shoehorn WP7 onto your existing HTC handset. At worst, the community might never open the blasted file, or discover it’s all a clever hoax. There’s really no indication either way, so we prefer to dream. If you think you’ve got what it takes, try cracking the ROM yourself at our source link.

Leaked Windows Phone 7 ROM filename suggests an HTC Mondrian? originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 15 May 2010 14:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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