Monday, January 19, 2009 - Page 2
Entertainment

Nokia Bringing Unlimited Music Service To Australia This Quarter

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Fans of music and Nokia phones are in for a treat: according to a Reuters report, Nokia is bringing their “Comes with Music” service to Australia in the next couple of months. In case you don’t remember, Comes with Music is a service that gives you 12-months worth of unlimited music downloads, which you then get to keep at the end of your 12 month subscription. Crazy, huh?


Mobile

Study Finds 48% Of Australians Use Their Phone On The Toilet

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A Microsoft survey has found that 48% of Australians will admit to using their phone while on the toilet, while 66% of Chinese people admit to the same thing. The real question here is who the hell actually admits to that kind of thing?


Liquidation Overlords, Utter Chaos Have Taken Over Circuit City

Circuit City stores across the U.S. descended into chaos this weekend following the box chain’s demise earlier this week, with many outlets reporting long lines, spotty sales and insanity that had supplanted consumers’ good sense.


Breakfast Wrap: Best Of The Weekend

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Leave Big Jobs in Small Spaces with the Collapsible Cirrus MVR Bathroom

The Cirrus MVR bathroom concept keeps your bathroom out of sight and out of mind thanks to its award-winning fold-up design. Just be mindful of the sink—the water is constantly recycled to save resources.


Gadgets

Yamaha AvantGrand Digital Piano Vibrates in All the Right Places

High end digital pianos sound great, and have come a long way over the years, but ask any professional musician and they’ll tell you they just don’t feel the same as a traditional baby grand.


Gaming

Wii Homebrew Hack Turns Wiimote Into a Casual Carpenter’s Level

The calluses on my hands are more the result of high scores than fixing up the house, so you can imagine my relief today when I saw this DIY level made from a Wiimote.


Woz Shares Thoughts On Apple’s Future, Steve Jobs, And His Showers

In an interview with an NBC affiliate this weekend, Steve Wozniak, Apple’s other big Steve, shared a little insight into Apple culture—past, present and future.


Cars

Fastskinz Car Wraps Confuse Passing Golfers as They Save You Gas

Another day, another dubious method for saving gas. Today it’s FastSkinz, the dimpled car wrap that promises a gas mileage boost. We think it’ll attract golf swings and dents from confused, drunken golfers.


iPod Touch 2G redsn0w Video Shows Jailbreak In Action

We brought you a pic of the Dev Team’s iPod touch 2g “redsn0w” jailbreak yesterday, and just as the team promised, a video proving the hack works was up and ready for viewing today.