Web Watch - 28-wheel Truck, Apple TV USB Drive Hack, $20 iPhone Battery
- The only thing cooler than the giant telescope being built 5000m up in the Chilean Andes to see some of the first galaxies in our universe is the giant vehicle built to take the parts for the telescope up the mountain. Gizmodo reports that this behemoth is 20m long, weighs 130 tonnes, and has 28 wheels. There must be a road going up to where the telescope is being built, this beast couldn’t make it up the side of a mountain with its girth.
- Appletvhacks is reporting that a hack is now available that allows Apple TV to work with external USB drives. With the most storage space you can get on an Apple TV unit being a bit sparse for some, this is great news.
- I4U News found a $20 iPhone battery replacement kit that seems to overlook the fact that all the iPhone’s are still under warranty. It sells for $20, but beware it seems soldering might be required, perhaps that $80 odd bucks Apple wants to replace a battery isn’t so bad.
- If you are into soccer and impressing the kids a guy by the name of Aleksei R. Stevens has invented a Bluetooth soccer ball. Crave says that when you kick, spin or bounce the ball the Bluetooth connectivity sends different sounds to a nearby computer.
- ExtremeTech is reporting that the giant 20” laptop called the HP HDX that was shown off at CES last year is finally available. Be sure you check with your doctor and start a workout program before you buy one of these monsters. Carrying it around will be quite a workout.
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