Sunday, October 25, 2009
Design
2:20PM Jesus Diaz | I’ve seen plenty of nerdy geeky freaky cakes in my life, mostly Star Wars-related: R2-D2, the Death Star, the Millennium Falcon, Darth Vader and pregnant Darth Vader. This dead tauntaun wedding cake, however, is just sick. And I love it. More »
I Want A Slice Of This Freaky Dead Tauntaun Wedding Cake
2:20PM Jesus Diaz | I’ve seen plenty of nerdy geeky freaky cakes in my life, mostly Star Wars-related: R2-D2, the Death Star, the Millennium Falcon, Darth Vader and pregnant Darth Vader. This dead tauntaun wedding cake, however, is just sick. And I love it. More » 
Toys
The Biggest Lego Mario Ever Built
1:40PM Jesus Diaz | If you have $US3700 handy, you can buy this 180cm tall, 50kg 40,000-brick Lego Mario, the biggest ever built. It took one week to plan and 175 hours to build over 16 days. More »
Gadgets
Week In Review: Apple, Microsoft, Nook And More — It Was Nuts
11:00AM Chris Jacob | What didn’t happen this week? We saw the Windows 7 release, new Apple hardware, Barnes & Noble’s eReader, the beginnings of major net neutrality legislation and more. It was so crazy, we thought we’d round up all the highlights. More »
Software
Microsoft Acknowledges Problems With Win7 Student Ed. Upgrades
9:47AM Chris Jacob | If you’ve been eyeing the downloadable student edition upgrade of Windows 7 with that sweet, sweet $US29/AU$50 price, you might want to hold off. Microsoft has acknowledged that downloads from Digital River, the provider of student edition upgrades, are experiencing problems. More »
Random Stuff
Windows 7 Burger Hacked And Unlocked
8:45AM Chris Jacob | The Windows 7 burger is region-locked to Japan. Fortunately one amazing hacker found a way to hack the sandwich for region-free consumption. You’re looking at the results: the world’s first unlocked cheeseburger. More »
Phones
Mobile Phone Holdouts’ Lives Would Be Easier If They Got Mobiles
7:45AM Dan Nosowitz | The Times ran a story today about people they (somewhat oddly) call “Refuseniks”: Those who refuse to get mobile phones not due to price but to a moral stance. Unsurprisingly, it’s not necessarily the most practical choice, even for them. More »
Entertainment
Netflix Streaming Coming To Another Mystery Device Soon
7:00AM Chris Jacob | In yesterday’s earnings call, Reed Hastings revealed that Netflix streaming would soon arrive on a mystery device with a “material installed base”. Hey, Reed, could you do me a favour? Please make it the PS3. More »
Computers
6:00AM John Herrman | Here’s the pitch: a 10-inch, almost-pocketable computer, running Snow Leopard, the best consumer OS money can currently buy. It costs only $US300 (AU$549). Sound good? Here’s how to make your own. More »
How To: Hackintosh A Dell Mini 10v Into The Ultimate Snow Leopard Netbook
6:00AM John Herrman | Here’s the pitch: a 10-inch, almost-pocketable computer, running Snow Leopard, the best consumer OS money can currently buy. It costs only $US300 (AU$549). Sound good? Here’s how to make your own. More »
Software
Android Gets Drafted
5:35AM Chris Jacob | After two years of dignified service on consumer handsets, the United States Military is now looking to send the plucky mobile OS into battle packing a new app from Raytheon. Updated. More »
Entertainment
