Thursday, February 19, 2009 - Page 2

Oil Rigs Become Luxury Hotels

What do you do with 4,000 decommissioned oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico? Instead of blowing them up—costing millions and killing aquatic life—Morris Architects’ Hotelier At Sea project turns them into Dubai-esque luxury hotels.


Sears is Recycling Your Empty Mountain Dew Bottles Into Fine Tailored Suits

OK, the “fine tailored” part may or may not be an exaggeration on my part, but the fact that Sears is recycling plastic bottles into wearable business suits is no tall tale.


Mammoth 82-Inch 1080p LCD Coming From Honeywell (From Who?)

Here’s a good reason to start saving for next fall’s Black Friday: HD Guru says Honeywell will sell an 82″ 1080p LCD in the US this year.


Gadgets

Take Me Anywhere Suitcase Pillow Is An Efficient Travel Companion

The $US40 Take Me Anywhere Suitcase Pillows are designed to resemble carry-on luggage with a handle and personalised luggage tag. Hopefully it’ll make travelling more comfortable for your pretty head. [Etsy via CribCandy via OhGizmo]


Mobile

Telstra Set To Launch An Android Handset This Year?

Gizmodo AU

It’s been a big week for Telstra. Aside from boosting their NextG network to 8Mbps 21Mbps, launching their own skin for Windows Mobile 6.1 and losing a HTC phone with Windows Mobile 6.5 loaded on it, they also found time to tell David Flynn over at APC that they’ll be launching an Android handset in the second half of this year.


Vac-U-Form Mould Making Toy Would Never Fly With Today’s Soccer Mums

Apparently, this kid-oriented Vac-U-Form toy involved creating your own plastic toys using moulds and an exposed hot plate. It’s safe to say that in today’s litigious society, this would not have lasted long.


DHL Putting Serious GPS Tracking Systems On Packages

DHL is apparently outfitting cargo containers with sensors to monitor GPS location, temperature, humidity, impact, vibration and light exposure. Cool, but with frills like this, it’s no wonder their US operation went busto. [BBG]


Gaming

Nintendo DSi Landing In Oz On April 2

Gizmodo AU

Wow, we’re actually going to be getting the DSi before the US. While Nintendo announced a US launch of April 5, we’ll be three days into our DSi gaming binge after Nintendo Australia announced the local launch date of April 2.


Control-A-Cat Remote Only Makes Cats More Frustrating

Dear Manufacturer: As the owner of two dumb felines, I was pleased when you introduced the 21-button Control-A-Cat remote with”meow” and “catch mice” functionality. But certain buttons on my unit just don’t seem to work.


Entertainment

Boxee Loses Hulu Later This Week

Well, this is a steaming pile of suck. Hulu’s content providers have decided they don’t like their shows streamed to your TV via Boxee, so Hulu is turning off the spigot later this week.