Weekend Wrap – Interesting Reads on the Tech Blogs

Amazon’s Fire tablet has caused a few ripples online due, primarily, to the pricepoint. TechRader have a an article comparing Kindle Fire vs iPad 2 vs Galaxy Tab 7.7 vs HTC Flyer – a lot of this stuff comes down to whichever operating system you’ve invested your cash in (in terms of apps), but it’s still interesting to compare the specs of the different machines. Amazon have now put their Kindle Fire online for pre-order, incidentally. Meanwhile Ars have a hands-on review of the Galaxy Tab 8.9.

MetaFilter picked up an interesting story about a body suit that promises full mobility for the disabled. Digital Trends have an article on a very funky looking wireless steampunk styled mouse. DPreview have given the new Sony Nex-5N a typically thorough review – looks like an amazing camera thanks partially to the new mirror-less technology inside it. Uncrate cover Kodak’s Playful Waterproof Camera (and yes, that’s its name) which is good to 10ft and costs just $100.

BetaNews have an article on getting that funky Metro style Windows look and feel on your existing Windows 7 OS. NT Compatible report on-going development of Windows 8 via the official developers blog. CNN are reporting that Microsoft are keen to make Hotmail hot again. WinBeta report that an update coming down the pipe next week contains 23 new bug fixes including several ‘critical’ ones.

Web developing Mac users might be interesting in the thorough review of Espresso 2.0 over at Mac Appstorm- one of the big new features is integration of the excellent CSSEdit’s visual tools. That other trusted coding tool for a generation of Mac-based coders has recently had a major update too – BBEdit 10.1 is available now. iCreate have an interesting article on monetising your iWeb site.

With the impending arrival of the iPhone 4S, Macworld have some great information on what to do with your old iPhone. MacTrast have an intriguing report on attempts to get Android apps running under iOS which references this press release. Finally, TechCrunch have a possible sighting of the massively hyped Nexus Prime from Samsung, which has had fandroids frothing at the mouth lately.