Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Games
Flatpack Cardboard Mini Arcade Pimps Your PSP Into Something Awesome
11:18PM Addy Dugdale | Just like its cousin, the flatpack boombox, the cardboard mini game for PSP comes in a pack of two, complete with authentic graffiti and mall-rat detritus. Cost is US$12.49. [Suck UK via Perpetual Kid via ALBOTAS] More »
Random Stuff
And Now, a Musical Interlude with Burning Piano Man
11:00PM Jesus Diaz | Sing us a song, burning piano man, Sing us a song in the jump, Well, there’s no gadgets to report on, And it’s better than drinking alone. OK, burning piano man, that just started to suck, And you’ll probably end like a roasted duck. They cook them pretty good in France. Do you know David Pogue, per chance? More »
Home
AquaCiser Either World’s Deepest Hot Tub or Sinking Row-Boat Simulator
10:37PM Addy Dugdale | Wave at the world’s deepest hot tub, the AquaCiser. Wave quickly, because that guy looks like he is going down with his monoreme. The manufacturer, Ferno Performance Pools, claims that you can do triathlon training without even leaving the comfort of your own home—if cycling round the utility room is your bag, that is. Never mind the rowlocks, there’s also a reversible treadmill on the bottom of the tub, which is 53 inches deep. With 57 jets, five pumps and throttle control valves, the AquaCiser comes in at a cool US$17,000. [Ferno Performance Pools via Book of Joe] More »
Toys
HULK LIKE OPERATION GAME!
10:33PM Gizmodo US Edition | Remember “Operation,” that buzzing fishing-for-organs game we played with as kids? Well, Hulk fans will soon be able to dig around inside their hero with a pair of electrified tweezers too, when Hasbro brings out their Hulk-themed version. Clumsy surgical action will make his eyes glow green and he’ll howl apparently. What do you think of that, Hulk? HULK WARN YOU, ANESTHETIC BETTER BE REAL STRONG! More »
Cameras
Nine-Megapixel Lumix DMC-TZ50 Has Wi-Fi, Photo-Sharing
9:54PM Addy Dugdale | May sees the Japanese release of Panasonic’s Lumix DMC-TZ50, a nine-megapixel point-and-shoot with built-in wifi, meaning you can upload your photos directly to the web. At the moment only the Lumix Club that gets to host your pics, but restrictions will probably be lifted when the TZ50 gets a global release. There’s also a 10x zoom and Leica lens, a three-inch LCD screen, and night- and face-recognition abilities. [Panasonic Japan via Ascii through Google Translate] More »
Cameras
Rolleiflex MiniDigi AF 5.0 Camera Brings Retro Cool, Wallet Bashing
9:35PM Haroon Malik | This isn’t the first time we have seen a rework of the famous Rollei Twin Lens Reflex camera, but this time the updated MiniDigi AF 5.0 comes in a retro fabulous, red black colour scheme. If that wasn’t awesome enough, it has a 3MP CMOS sensor, top-down viewfinder, dual-lens, auto focus functionality, 1.1-inch TFT and MicroSD slot. What’s the price of this dousing of super cool? About US$399 too much—ouch! Jump for the press release. More »
Gadgets
Time-It Watch’s LED Display Curls Around Your Wrist
9:13PM Gizmodo US Edition | This new LED watch curls around your wrist automagically, a bit like those weird snap-on bracelet thingies that were all the rage a while ago. Time-it’s display is suitably LED-geeky, with several different modes, much like the Tokyo Flash or Nooka designs. Strangely it’s got a rechargeable battery, so it has to lie in its “magic case” to wirelessly charge every now and then. Inconvenient, perhaps, since it lasts between a day and two weeks depending on how often you activate the display. More »
Entertainment
Toshiba HD DVD Loses Less than Expected
8:25PM Jesus Diaz | Seems like the rumours on Toshiba’s $1 billion loses on HD DVD were greatly exaggerated by a mere $342 million: the operating loss for HD DVD will be just $653 million. And still, they are turning a profit, although reduced 31% from previous forecasts. [Bloomberg] More »
Phones
Adobe Developing iPhone Flash Player, No Word on Safari Plug-In
7:34PM Haroon Malik | Despite Steve’s “HELL NO!”, Adobe is developing a Flash player for the iPhone. Adobe’s CEO, Shantanu Narayen said to the WSJ that they have evaluated the software developer tools and they think they can develop an iPhone Flash player on their own. A Flash player plug-in for Safari, however, would be much more difficult, if not impossible with the current SDK. But there are other possibilities, from a development point of view, which could actually be better for iPhone users. More »
Cameras
