Friday, December 12, 2008

Gadgets

iRex Digital Reader 1000S Lightning Review

11:00PM December 12, 2008 | Wilson Rothman

The Gadget: iRex’s ebook reader, a huge 10.2″ E-Ink display with Wacom touch surface—in short, the ebook reader that the Amazon Kindle and Sony Reader wish they were.

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Gadgets

Best Xmas Tree Ever Has All the Sci-Fi Decorations You Can Imagine

7:18PM December 12, 2008 | Jesus Diaz

Xmas nerdgasm! Earthlings, behold the best Xmas tree ever, decorated using every single sci-fi electronic figure in the Universe, as you’ll see in the video. From Star Wars to Star Trek, the mind boggles.

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WorkBay Chair Helps Keep Annoying Workmates At Bay

6:30PM December 12, 2008 | Elaine Chow

Not that I have cubicle-mates anymore, but back when I was in an office I would’ve loved this chair. No, I don’t want to talk to you about Perez Hilton! Leave me alone!

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Geek Out

Catching Up: Weeeee!

6:14PM December 12, 2008 | Brian Lam

Hey Chen Chen, It’s been a few days since I’ve written, but first off, let me say how HAPPY I am right now. The Giz Gallery was more fun and better received than I’d expected. And Funde Razor SF, done with Wired and Boing Boing Gadgets and Kotaku last night was amazing, too.

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Gaming

Beijing WoW-Themed Restaurant Replenishes Your Health in Real Life

5:00PM December 12, 2008 | Elaine Chow

A Beijing man has opened a restaurant themed after his favourite MMORPG: World of Warcraft. After chomping down food, inspired by dishes from Azeroth, customers can log on at various terminals to play WoW.

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Online

Chinese Classics Will Save Your Children From Internet Addiction

3:30PM December 12, 2008 | Elaine Chow

A Chinese teacher has found the cure for Internet addiction, and for just 30,000 RMB (roughly $US4,380), he’ll make sure your youngster beats his or her LOLcat macro cravings. His remedy: studying Chinese classics.

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Geek Out

PopSci Grosses Us Out With The Most Disgusting Creatures In Nature

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2:46PM December 12, 2008 | Nick Broughall

It’s Friday. In Sydney it has been raining since the early hours of the morning. And on top of that, it’s a slow news day. So to keep you guys entertained, I thought I should share what can only be described as some of the most disgusting creatures in the world today, courtesy of Popular Science. Some of them are a bit “meh” (a weird looking mushroom?), but I challenge anyone to watch the Bot Fly video and not want to throw up. That is wrong on every level of the word.

Possibly NSFW, but only because it’s so disgusting you’ll be gagging and shouting “no!” at your computer screen. Hit the link for all 12.

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Cars

Future Cars, Like Their Owners, Will Run On Coffee?

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2:13PM December 12, 2008 | Nick Broughall

Forget electric cars – let’s start pumping our money into coffee technology. Apparently scientists in Nevada have discovered that ground coffee contains roughly the same amount of oil as other biofuels. What’s more, it has those kinds of levels even after its been used to make that sweet cup of java that gets you going in the morning. Plus, as an added bonus, the resulting biodiesel actually smells like coffee, meaning rather than noxious petrol fumes, streets will smell like a freshly brewed pot of liquid caffeine. I don’t know about you guys, but that’s the world I want to be living in.

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Useless Monkey Webcam Smiles and Cheers You On

1:24PM December 12, 2008 | Gizmodo US Edition

Behind this monkey’s disheveled smile lies a discreet webcam. He clings on to a pencil holder, handy for that USB pencil sharpener you bought during the last Woot-Off, with a special message: “Happy every day.”

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Software

Firefox’s Spellchecker Has Four Words for ‘Gizmodo’

12:00PM December 12, 2008 | Wilson Rothman

Last night I noticed Firefox didn’t yet have “Gizmodo” in its dictionary. Curiosity led me to right-click over the red line to see what words it suggested I use instead. All four were awesome: