Pentax’s Optio I-10 point-and-shoot gets the hands-on treatment
Pentax managed to turn a few heads with its new batch of retro-styled point-and-shoots, and the folks at Pocket-lint have now already managed to get a hands-on with the top-end model of the lot: the Optio I-10. As you might expect, they seem to have been suitably impressed by the “cute and miniature” design, although [...]
Retro/Grade: A Shooter In Reverse [Playstation Network]
Rick Rocket just saved the universe, and now he has to do it all over again…in reverse. This is Retro/Grade, coming to the PlayStation Network from developer 24 Caret Games.
Retro/Grade takes conventional shooter mechanics and reverses them. You pilot your ship around the screen, avoiding enemy fire while making sure your ship is in [...]
Cheap Trick Releases Newest Album on 8-Track Cassette [Audio]
How’s this for lucky timing! In the midst of our Gizmodo ‘79 theme week, legendary power-pop act Cheap Trick is releasing their latest album (coincidentally entitled The Latest) on a very late-’70s medium: 8-track cassette.
The retro format is pricier at $30 compared to the digital or CD formats, and not too many people still own [...]
iTunes goes retro with digital 45s
As a throwback to the old days of the two-song 45 rpm vinyl record, the iTunes Store launched a new “D45” section Tuesday, featuring discounted prices on packs of two digital song downloads.
Roundup: VCs more confident, Apple patents future iPhone ideas
Here’s the latest action:
Confidence is coming back among venture capitalists — So says the Silicon Valley Venture Capitalist Index, which measures the mood among dozens of well-known VCs.
Facebook sued for click fraud — RootZoo says its own analytics show discrepancies over how many Facebook users clicked on RootZoo’s ads.
Gawker says ad revenue up 35 percent [...]
