As you already know, today was the launch of the limited-edition Marty McFly-inspired Nike Hyperdunk sneakers. 350 pairs were sold almost instantly (some are now for sale in eBay for as much as $2,000), a hundred of them at the UNDFTD shop in Santa Monica, where L.A. Lakers’ megastar Kobe Bryant arrived in a DeLorean time machine to be greeted by hundred of fans, some of them camping outside for more than 24 hours. Seriously, I’m a Back to the Future fan too, but what kind of obsessed fanboy can wait for more than 24 hours for a stupid piece of merchandise? Ah… hrmmm. OK, nevermind. [Hyperbeast]
The Godfather box set is coming to Blu-ray this September. [Amazon]
Scientists Build Nanowire Memory That Uses Trits, Not BitsScientists are fantastic!
Concept Jewellery Celebrates Birth With Plasticised Human MilkGross!
BlackBerry Pearl Gets Google Maps with Voice SearchIs this enough to make me pull out my old Pearl? Probably not, actually.
10 Things We Still Want in PlayStation 3 Firmware (i.e. NOT In-Game XMB)Not sure I agree with everything here… what do you think?
Strange Decanters Are Like Your Lungs on Red WineWhere would you store this though?
With an unpopular war going on, an unpopular president in the White House and an economy in crisis, sometimes we struggle to remember what makes this country great. July 4th should be a time to reflect on the positives–a day to celebrate our independence and recapture our patriotic spirit. For some of us, that may be easier said than done. However, I am confident that the following gadgets will serve as a reminder, to all nerds, why we live in the best country in the world. And if you are still not convinced, just remember–you could be living in Canada.
I’m OCD about my desktop. I keep exactly six icons on it, tucked in the upper left hand corner. So Dell’s OS X wannabe dock–actually made by Stardock and licensed to Dell, but let’s not pretend it’s not an Apple reaction–sounds like a great way to keep my desktop immaculate. Who originated the dock or why it came to be aren’t really that important. The fact is, lots of people who never would’ve used a dock are now going to when Dell ships these out. And that would be awesome, if the dock weren’t so dumb.
Although various GPS units already have the ability to display the current speed limit (they’re pre-programmed in) of the road you’re on, this Vauxhall Motors invention seems even better. There’s a camera on-board that takes 30 snaps per second, then recognising speed limit signs and translating that to a number to display on your dash.
This bobble head Darth Vader is designed for your monitor, where he can look down on you in shame. What has disgusted him so? You. Slob. I mean, you were the chosen one! Yes, you! You always knew it, too, but gave up on moving objects with your mind at an early age while settling for a brief stint at community college and a decent office job. Sure, you’ve got a nice dog and a decent girlfriend, but you could have been wielding lightsabers and sharing awkward sexual tension with your sister. You’re so lame. [Monsters in Motion via Nerd Approved]
Google’s brand new Gtalk webapp for the iPhone is as crappy as I expected it would be. It has a nice design, and sending messages was easy, but at the end of the day it’s still running in Safari—which means if you get a call you are signed out of chat. And unlike other web-based IM apps, Gtalk doesn’t work in the background, so interruptions as simple as going to the home screen sign you out too. Also, there are no preference settings, so you are stuck looking at your whole contact list, online and off. Gtalk’s AIM support is also curiously absent from this release. In short, this program sucks. If you’re looking for a solid IM solution before the App store opens, I strongly recommend Agile Mobile’s AM client recently released on Installer, which I’ve been playing around with.
The limited edition Back to the Future Nike basketball sneakers are available now. You can get yours on eBay, where prices are going from US$600 to US$2,000. That is serious dollar gigawattage for a pair of sneakers, even if they look great out of the box, as you can see in the mega-gallery.
Apple just ripped US$500 off the price tag of their Solid State Drive-based MacBook Airs, which are now US$2598, down from US$3098. AppleInsider says the cuts came from two components, the 1.8GHz Core 2 Duo, which got a US$100 cut, and the 64GB SSD, which got a US$400 cut. The sub-US$3000 bill should be slightly more appetising to fans of light laptops. And fans of money. AU: The local version has had a price cut to, down to $3,538. Still don’t think its worth the $1,000 premium though.
[Apple Store via Apple Insider]
