This evening’s Browns/Broncos game will be the first to be broadcast live for the first time over the Sprint network. It’s one of eight games that will be pushed out live to Sprint fans, but the catch is, it’s only games that are being broadcast on the NFL Network, the league’s own network that the cable companies love to hate carries a handful of games exclusively, and is available mostly on DirectTV, Dish and FiOS and on a few cable companies as an add-on. So if you’re a regular ol’ cable subscriber, your Sprint phone is probably the only way to see these games. Full list of compatible phones can be found here: [NFL on Sprint, WSJ]
They aren’t exactly what we pictured, but we can’t deny that Nintendo and Nike’s dual venture NES Air Max sneakers do invoke fond memories of the drab Nintendo Entertainment System. Featuring two tones of grey and a stripe of muted reddishness, only the keen sneaker aficionado will notice the subtle reference to the Start button, but anyone who doesn’t get it might not be worth talking to anyway. Available now, our guess is that collectors will gobble stock quickly if they’re not already gone. [kicksonfire via Kotaku]
The Gadget: Microcomputer Massage Glasses. Available as a freebie if you get China-based company Babaka’s posture harness (more on that later)… or about $US10 if you choose to buy one yourself.
We hate to tempt you with UK-only products, but the Sony Ericsson Wireless Home Audio System was just too tempting to pass up. Featuring a monochrome OLED display with touch controls, the system can sync with select Sony Ericsson products to stream Bluetooth A2DP and AVRCP. In other words, it can play your phone’s music while the mobile phone works as a remote.
Ask an avid desktop Linux user if he or she (ok, he) uses an antivirus solution, and he won’t give you an answer, he’ll give you a sermon. And while his zeal might be inappropriate, his sentiment will be largely correct: Linux really doesn’t need antivirus software. Android, with a smaller market share and simpler guts than most common Linux distros, has even less to worry about — which is why it’s completely absurd for SMobile systems to release VirusGuard, the first antivirus software for the mobile platform.
iSobot may no longer be the world’s smallest bipedal humanoid robot, but it’s still amazing, and it’s had an amazing price cut too: Last year when it debuted it was over $US300, now it’s just $US100. At that price you could practically afford a small army of them, give them a suitable evil make-over and re-enact the Orc battle scene from the end of Lord of the Rings on your dining table. Or something. [Hammacher via BotJunkie]
Yeah, sure, it was cool to see a professional photographer spin HD video gold from the Canon 5D Mark II. But that guy is famous, had a mountain of equipment, a crew, and a freaking helicopter. Not so for the humble photographer and videographer at Akihabara News, who took the 5D, a few days and a laptop to shoot and splice together this stunningly beautiful five minute video.
You are weak, Cylon. *scary breathing effect* And if you need a cheery morning note on your breakfast food you do not know the power of the Dark Side. Leave this to me, I will deal with the toast myself, even if the crust is strong with this one. *scary breathing effect, again* Buy this toaster for $US55 and today will be a day long remembered. [Nerd Approved]
This is not, quite, a Japanese puzzle box: But it is a transforming storage unit that has so many sliding, slotting, complex inner drawers, pockets and shelves that it comes close to being a puzzle. Designed by Martin Sammer, Transformer Shelf is just a solid shelving unit when “closed,” but sliding it open reveals its labyrinthine innards, intended so that you can configure it however you want, and jamming lots of storage options into one unit. Somewhere in there there’s an entrance to Narnia…I just know it. [Martinsaemmer via Tuvie] galleryPost('transhelf', 3, '');
Spinning off their entire manufacturing arm wasn’t the end of AMD’s new “asset light” business plan — the manufacturer has cut 500 jobs from its remaining workforce around the world. The worst news is that these cuts were planned before everyone became poor last month, so it’s hard to shake the feeling that things still aren’t going too well for AMD. It’d be sad to see processors become a one horse race, but that’s what it’s starting to look like. [Reuters]
