Monday, January 26, 2009
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The Toaster that Longed to Be a VCR
11:50PM Mark Wilson | While most of our homes resemble some ’60s sci-fi TV show, adorned in A/V equipment loaded to the gills with LEDs, our kitchens have remained sadly tasteful. That was, until this Jacob Jensen toaster. More »
Software
OS X iWork Trojan Revamped, Repackaged, Rereleased in Photoshop
11:28PM John Herrman | The nasty OS X trojan from last week has resurfaced, and this time hits software pirates where it hurts the most: in Photoshop. More »
Games
PSP to Come in New, Festive ‘Carnival Colours’
11:15PM Mark Wilson | OK, when we were brainstorming new functionality for the PSP, who out there requested four new “carnival colours” instead of a second analogue stick? More »
Vehicles
Skeleton Bicycle Will Give Me Nightmares for Weeks
10:40PM Jesus Diaz | I don’t know what’s wrong with this thing. It’s not the metal skeleton that gives me the chills. It’s probably the posture. If there are bikes in hell, they are probably like this one. More »
Peripherals
Yuen’To Music Ball is Great for Listening to Music, Bopping Heads
10:32PM John Herrman | Clearly a product of the deep-sea geothermal vent creature school of cuteness, the Yuen’To Music Ball is an adorable, albeit expensive, powered portable speaker. More »
Vehicles
First Ever Snowmobile Double Backflip Has Me Saying AAAGHSGHHFGHHWHAT?
9:52PM Jesus Diaz | Are these people out of their probably-illegal-substances-driven minds? A snowmobile double backflip? How many people have been crushed doing this? No idea. But I just love to watch it. More »
Toys
Lego Galactica Clusterfrak So Big It Can Probably Crush a Real Cylon Baseship
9:36PM Jesus Diaz | I’m fraking being blown away by the last episodes of Galactica, so when I saw this huge Lego clusterfrak of Colonial Vipers and Raptors, complete with a 13-foot BSG hangar, I had to post them. More »
Cameras
Canon Liveview DSLRs Messily Hacked to Record Video
9:19PM John Herrman | Because video recording on DSLRs is the Next Big Thing, I think, some 5D Mk II-envying Russian folks have extended the capability to Canon’s cheaper liveview-equipped DSLRs. But, unfortunately, there are lots of ‘buts’. More »
Software
Multitouch Implemented on G1 Android, Unofficially
8:13PM John Herrman | Whether for fear of patent infringement or as the result of a colossal lapse in judgment, Android didn’t ship with multitouch. No worries—the hardware was ready, and the third-party developers willing to oblige. More »
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