Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Games
Have Fake Guitar Games Finally Peaked?
11:48PM Mark Wilson | Good news for those of us with injuries from tripping over plastic guitars only to land on a plastic drumset. According to Electronic Entertainment Design and Research, the Guitar Hero franchise is “reaching its peak.” More »
Weapons
Party-Pooping FDA Says Palm Pistol Definitely Not a ‘Medical Device’
10:27PM John Herrman | Yesterday the inventor of the Palm Pistol, intended primarily to allow arthritic old people to settle beefs, claimed it had been approved as a medical gadget by the FDA. On the matter, the FDA had this to say: “NO.” More »
Peripherals
Intricate Steampunk Mouse Might Have Gone A Bit Far With the Whole ‘Actual Mouse Spine’ Thing
9:52PM John Herrman | Daniel Pon needed to make a steampunk mouse to accompany his tricked-out keyboard and monitor, so he got to work, and perhaps a little carried away. The end result is impressive. And kind of nauseating. More »
Games
Sony Confirms PlayStation Home is Set for December Release
9:26PM John Herrman | Just the other day the Times of London told us they thought PlayStation Home would arrive by December 17th. Well, it looks like Sony has a similar theory. More »
Computers
$US170 Alpha 400 MIPS Netbook is as Expensive as it is Desirable
8:30PM John Herrman | A lot of portable computer manufacturers seem to have been losing focus lately, releasing netbooks at near-notebook prices. Not Belco! Their Alpha 400 MIPS netbook is priced more like a scientific calculator. Unfortunately, it’s specced like one too. More »
Online
Japanese Site Asks You to Track Your Sniffs
6:00PM Elaine Chow | A Japanese site has found an odourous purpose for Google Maps–using it to track down weird and stinky smells they encounter in the Land of the Rising Sun. Get a whiff of something sour? Go to Nioibu.com and tell everyone. More »
Gadgets
Gizmodo Gallery’s Kisai Tenmetsu Tokyoflash Watch Can Now Be Yours
4:30PM Elaine Chow | Gizmodo Gallery visitors got a great sneak peek at Tokyoflash’s new watch, the Kisai Tenmetsu, which presents time using tri-coloured LEDs in Tokyoflash’s per usual esoteric fashion. If that floated your boat, it’s available now on the company’s website. More »
Gadgets
3:28PM Nick Broughall | In the short time since Internode sent me a Chumby to review, the little hacky-sack-slash-internet-widget hybrid has become one of my favourite household gadgets. I use it to check the weather, get the latest news headlines, listen to internet radio, tell me the time and play the occasional game of Sudoku. With a slight upgrade to my home’s wireless network, it will definitely become my bedside alarm clock as well. But for all the great features the Chumby offers, it is held back by one simple flaw – a lack of Australian widgets for Australian users. More »
Review: Chumby. Verdict: Great, But Needs More Local Content
3:28PM Nick Broughall | In the short time since Internode sent me a Chumby to review, the little hacky-sack-slash-internet-widget hybrid has become one of my favourite household gadgets. I use it to check the weather, get the latest news headlines, listen to internet radio, tell me the time and play the occasional game of Sudoku. With a slight upgrade to my home’s wireless network, it will definitely become my bedside alarm clock as well. But for all the great features the Chumby offers, it is held back by one simple flaw – a lack of Australian widgets for Australian users. More »
Gadgets
Pedestrian Power Will Generate Holiday Lights at Shibuya Station, Tokyo
3:00PM Elaine Chow | Tokyo’s Shibuya train has a special installation for Christmas that uses its pedestrians’ footsteps to generate electricity. A mat using piezoelectric gadgetry runs a LED display board and a small holiday lights display. More »
Computers
