Friday, January 16, 2009 - Page 2
Entertainment

Star Wars Trilogy – Retold By Someone Who Hasn’t Actually Seen It

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Star Wars: Retold (by someone who hasn’t seen it) from Joe Nicolosi on VimeoIt’s Friday afternoon, so here’s a little something to distract you from that horrible thing called work. It’s a video retelling of the original Star Wars films by a girl who hasn’t actually seen any of the them in their entirety, but has picked up on snippets here and there. The end result, as I’m sure you will agree, is hilarious.


Computing

Secrets of the Vaio P

Engadget Chinese took the time to interview the Vaio P’s designer, Takuma Tomoaki, who sheds light on secrets of the super-widescreen LCD and never before seen accessories.


Pioneer Releases Two New 50-Inch Plasmas In Australia

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Even though they announced price increases just a few hours ago, Pioneer are still bringing their award-winning 9th-gen plasmas down to Australia – from memory, these rae the last sets to have Pioneer-manufactured glass before they begin getting panels from Panasonic.


Pioneer Also Jacking up Prices to Compensate For Weak Aussie Dollar

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If you’ve been saving your pennies for the latest and greatest Pioneer home entertainment products, including their awesome Kuro plasmas, you’ll probably need to save a bit longer. The company has just announced via press release that the weak Australian dollar has forced them to increase the RRP on their home entertainment range, effective immediately.


Software

Novelist Censors Own Book To Sell As iPhone App

Remember the author whose book got rejected from the iTunes App Store because of “obscene, pornographic, offensive or defamatory” language? Well, they published his book, but only after he took out the dirty bits.


Gadgets

We’re Going To Need Some Bigger Clamps

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The real question posed by this T-shirt from UK designer RubyRed is “Where will they send the fine?” [Redbubble]


Caption Contest: Mailbox G3 Won’t Get Your Mail Any Faster

Bonus points for coming up with something really clever to leave inside. – Thanks Jerrod


This Japanese Breast Pillow Is Relaxing and Erotic (Eraxing?)

The only thing better than sleeping on a woman’s lap is sleeping betwixt a woman’s boobs. This Japanese boob pillow is the only way most people can do this without actually crushing said woman. [TokyoTimes]


Computing

When Tim Cook Met Steve Jobs

WSJ’s Nick Wingfield interviewed the headhunter who brought Tim Cook to Apple. Back in 1998, it was Jobs who had to convince Cook—a cyclist with a “cool, unflappable demeanor”—to leave Compaq. Good play, dude. [WSJ]


Computing

Emperor Workstation Priced at $US40,000

It’s has been quite a while since we last heard about the Emperor Workstation, and everyone had to wonder how much this thing was going to cost. Well, try $US40,000.