Saturday, December 12, 2009 - Page 2
Geek Out

Man Loses Bet, Allows Rednecks To Shoot Up His TV

Wayne bet his friends that the Redskins would beat the Saints. Clearly unfamiliar with football, he lost. The result is this video, which is basically how Northeasterners and Europeans imagine the rest of America to be. Who dat, indeed.


Software

The Week’s Best iPhone Apps

In this week’s mildly paranoid iPhone app roundup: Prices, slashed for the holidays! iPhones, recklessly tilted! Amazing classic games, handily ported! A decent camera app, sold for nothing! Cheap tickets, booked! Dictations, taken! Movies trivia, two ways! And much, much more…


Intel’s New “Pineview” Atom Processors Benchmarked

The new Atom D410 and D510 processors were just given preliminary benchmarking tests, and the scores actually came out pretty disappointing. The older Nvidia Ion configuration actually beat the Pineview procs in most tests – not what we’d call encouraging.


Gadgets

Tech Clues That Your Spouse May Be Cheating

Not that I’m condoning spying on your spouse, but we did talk about ways Tiger Woods could have avoided his current situation. If you suspect foul play, Suzanne Kantra has tips on how you can do some sleuthing with gadgets.


Software

Don’t Wait Up For Windows Mobile 7

Windows Mobile 7′s been nudged back a couple of times, and Microsoft UK mobile head Phil Moore now says it’s “been put back until late next year”. Hey guys, sooner is better. [Mobile News via WM Power User via BGR]


Entertainment

DVR List Provides A Who’s Who Of Underrated TV Shows

Nielsen’s list of the top 10 “time-shifted” prime time TV shows takes stock of whose ratings benefited the most from DVR in 2009. What do they have in common? They’re all the shows you keep begging your friends to watch.


Less Is Not More With The Track Ball Mouse Numerical Keypad Hub

The very literally named Track Ball Mouse Numerical Keypad Hub manages to Frankenstein an array of accessories into a trackball-style mouse. It also continues the long tradition of lefty-hating trackball mice.


Entertainment

A Secret Door, Hidden Room And Han Solo Frozen In Carbonite

Any secret door wins me over instantly, but a secret door that reveals Han Solo frozen in carbonite? Wow. Just wow. And it only cost $US150 to install.


This Metal Man Bends In Ways We Can’t

Meet Artform No. 1. It took him six years to grow from a heap of brass and stainless steel into this ooh-la-la-hey-there-gorgeous model you see now and he’s damn proud of it. Just look at this cheeky metal man’s poses.


Entertainment

Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince Liveblog Tomorrow

Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) and Director David Yates will be answering your Half-Blood Prince questions live on BD-Live tomorrow at 3pm ET (7am AEDT), and we’ll be liveblogging it.