Sniper software for your iPod touch

Just when we thought we've run out of applications to experiment on our spanking new iPod touch comes Knight's Armament's BulletFlight app. Perfect for assassinating the next owner who has a lipless feline plastered as wallpaper on the touch.

We're not sure how accurate the software is, but apparently it allows the perpetuator to dynamically adjust myriad settings including range, temperature, pressure, angle, wind speed, altitude, humidity and also dial in the weaponry type. The app is still in version 1.0.0, but 1.1.0 is already on the way subjected to Apple's approval on the iTunes store. The upgrade is free if you already own the current version which costs a paltry US$11.99. All that's needed now is a rifle and we are set to go.

Via Wired Gadget Lab

Hands-on: Get ready for bigger sounds from the X-mini II

Update, April 24: The X-mini II is now out at a retail price of US$35.

It's a mark of achievement when competitors start making clones of your product. Apple's one such trendsetter. XM-I may be another. Though definitely not in the big boys league, the Singapore-based company has blown us away over the years with its "little speakers, mighty sounds" innovative spunk. Having scored a red dot winner with its first X-mini outing, and following this up with the X-mini Max stereo and its clever magnetic hamburger halves, it's now continuing the momentum with the X-mini II.
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Apple now selling used products online in China

Apple announced Tuesday it has opened an online store selling used products in China in an effort to expand its business there, according to a Reuters report.

The new store is offering discounts of up to 22 percent on various refurbished products. Apple said on its Web site that the products had been previously sold, then returned, and had undergone quality tests, Reuters reported.

An Apple representative in China would not say how many products are available on the site. But the store was featuring such items as an iPod shuffle for 308 yuan (US$45) and an iMac for 14,000 yuan, according to Reuters.

Via CNET News

How much would you pay for a digital album?

When you hear about the music industry these days, there are often figures claiming that digital music downloads--led by new initiatives from the likes of Amazon, Nokia, MySpace, and, of course, Apple--are up year-over-year by more than 25 percent, and now account for about 20 percent of overall music sales.

But let's get the numbers straight. Despite some bright spots, the vast majority of digital downloads are unauthorized and cost nothing. In fact, a recent report by IFPI, a body that promotes and "safeguards" digital music, says that in 2008 a whopping 95 percent of all music downloads were illegal. Sure, IFPI has an interest in perhaps inflating that stat a bit, but judging from what I've seen out there, I'd say it's still a very high percentage.
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NoPoPo's pee-powered battery

There's a sense of finality when something you've Craved about three years ago finally comes to fruition. NoPoPo's pee-powered battery harks back to our 2005 post on Singapore scientists at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology producing what was then the first paper battery to be powered by biofluids (that's blood and urine to you noobs). Back then, one drop of pee (about 0.2ml) generated around 1.5 volts, the same as a standard AA battery, and ran for about 90 minutes. A second droplet added after 15 hours would replenish the charge.

The NoPoPo batteries utilize the same principles. A few drops of water or urine injected into the battery chamber with the supplied pipette is expected to produce a similar charge as an AA cell.

Frankly, there's no good reason to fork out US$15 for a pair of AA or AAA NoPoPo batteries that can be reused only two to five times. But it does up your geek cred for being the only dude running your devices on pee-powered batteries.

Via New Launches

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