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anyone annoyed by the new "Album By Artist" heading in iTunes Pingu can turn it off under View > As List

and PS, no iTunes, I don't want to follow Lady Gaga or Yo-Yo Ma. thanks

PS2: anyone worked out how to turn the colours back on?

taking pop videos to a whole new level thanks to some HTML5, Arcade Fire's latest interacts with your home town address for a personalised (ish) experience

Apple's Apple TV product is getting a re-vamp in an attempt to kick start sales of the under-appreciated device. For starters it's now only £99, but the main drive of the redesigned model is in its simplification. By dropping the hard drive, it's now essentially a simple way of streaming content from your Mac/iPad/iPhone onto your HDTV.

more advances in the world of Cylon-style robotics

iPhone users get laid more. And that's a fact. Apparently.

The BBC has finally got the nod from its Trust to release its highly praised iPad/iPhone Apps. The BBC News app has been available in the US for a while, but had not been available in the UK. That's in the App Store now. BBC iPlayer and Sport apps to follow...

Via BBC (who else?) 

Bonkers video from Taiwan documenting Steve Jobs' descent to the Dark Side. It's in Chinese, with Chinese subtitles ....but I'm guessing a dubbed version would make even less sense.

Trials have begun in Tokyo of digital billboards that use facial recognition to target specific adverts at passers-by.... Wonder what I'm in need of buying?

Tedious news from Aint-It-cool about the development of a possible Lego movie, but worth noting for highlighting this awesome video of how Lego is made. And how fast Lego is made.

OK, it's not quite on a par with Doc Brown's banana skin eating Mr. Fusion, but Gucci web-developer-turned-physicist Mark Suppes has built his own fusion reactor in a workshop in Brooklyn.

Via BBC

There seems to be quite an Apple backlash brewing recently, as Apple overtake Microsoft's spot at the top in more ways than one. While the closed eco-system of the iPhone/Pad/Pod certainly has its advantages, it's also a similar situation to that which led to Microsoft's dominating share of the browser wars - which were followed by years of anti-trust investigation and Internet Explorer's current position as bastard child of the evolving internet.

Steve Jobs' position on porn has been made quite clear, and some people don't like it.

when did this happen? Aiptek 3D camcorder: Aiptek's new 3D-HD camcorder is the most powerful on the market today. Utilizing powerful, dual-HD sensors allows you to capture 3D stills and videos that can be converted with the included software to work with most major brand 3D televisions. The 3D-HD has a built-in 3D LCD for instant playback, or you can connect it to your PC via USB, or to your HDTV via HDMI. It also has the ability to shoot video and capture still photos in standard 2D. Open up a whole new Dimension of video with Aiptek's 3D-HD camcorder.

only a few hours until Darth Jobs unveils plans for his new Death Star iPhone HD, here's a roundup of techspec rumours - and a possible photoshopped colour scheme

what if Steve Jobs gave his briefing from Yavin?

they've been floating the idea for ages now, but it looks like Sky Anytime+ is finally on the way - Video On Demand (VOD) via broadband. lots of movies, TV etc, but SD only for the moment. Area Man not happy

It's been 18 months since we last covered it - and they're only just setting off - but  the Mars 500 project kicks off today in Moscow.

6 would-be astronauts will be sealed inside a simulation space capsule to document the effects of an 18 month round trip to the red planet. The simulator even includes a mock-up of the planet's surface - so the effects of EVA can be studied after the 6 month feet-up session.

One thing that has changed in 18 months is the arrival of Twitter - which Italian pseudonaut Diego Urbina will be updating during the trip. The mission also has a blog.

Via BBC