Wednesday, 30 July 2008

iPod Nano 4G Thinks It’s A Model: To Be Taller, Skinnier.

According to a multiple-source leak over at iLounge, the next generation iPod Nano will be taller to accommodate a larger screen, looking more like Microsoft’s Zune. The screen will have a 1.5:1 widescreen aspect ratio to match the iPod touch and iPhone. The new Nano will also be skinnier and should have a larger capacity due to recent drops in the prices of flash memory.


Apparently, Apple will be focusing on usability for the player instead of trying to further shrink the size. It is not clear whether it will feature Apple’s Accelerometer, but you would turn the device on its side to watch movies.


Previous speculation reckoned that the new Nano would feature a touchscreen like its bigger brothers the iPhone and iPod Touch. These new leaks report that the much-loved click-wheel will remain due to its ease of use without having to look at the screen.

None of this has been confirmed but is a perfectly logical direction for the company to move in. We’ll have to wait until Apple’s next music special event to find out, which should be around late August / early September.

Sources:
iLounge
Via: SlipperyBrick and Electronista

Thursday, 24 July 2008

NASA Astronaut Reveals Alien Coverup: 60 Years Of Conspiracy.

Dr Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14 astronaut and record holder for the longest ever moon walk has claimed that aliens made numerous visits to Earth during his career with NASA, but that each one was carefully covered up.


Mitchell (pictured below) described the creatures as ‘little people who look strange to us’ and that they look similar to the traditional image of aliens like E.T. with large eyes and a small frame.


Such a highly accomplished man who is privy to sensitive information may give credence to the alien coverup conspiracy. He claims that information about the coverup has slowly leaked out and that he has been privileged to be briefed on some of it.

Mitchell, who is now 77, has said that our technology is “not nearly as sophisticated” as theirs and that “had they been hostile”, we wouldn’t be around anymore.

Dr Mitchell broke his silence on Kerrang! radio and said “This is really starting to open up. I think we’re headed for real disclosure and some serious organisations are moving in that direction.”

A NASA spokesman played down the comments in a statement which said, “NASA does not track UFOs. NASA is not involved in any sort of cover up about alien life on this planet or anywhere in the universe. They added, “Dr Mitchell is a great American, but we do not share his opinions on this issue.”

Is this man for real? Or was he on the moon too long? Have your say in the comments.



Sources:
Daily Mail
Herald Sun