Friday, March 20, 2009 - Page 2
Geek Out

Sweden’s Ice Hotel Charging $US200,000 for Space Trips in 2012

So this Swedish destination, The Ice Hotel, has linked up with Virgin Galactic to begin selling space travel packages for about $US200,000, beginning in 2012. Wilson says that’s cheap. I say that’s relative.


News

Only The Poetic Will Win A Resident Evil 5 LE Xbox 360 Bundle

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The way to victory with our RE5 Limited Edition Xbox 360 bundle competition is fraught with danger – mostly in the form of not adhering to the competition rules…


Cars

Rumoured Toyota Hybrid Sportscar is Prius-based

The thing that’s always kept me from wanting a hybrid car is that they aren’t all that fast. And the ones that are fast cost too much money. That might change with Toyota’s MR2 Hybrid.


Gadgets

Philips Emotion Jacket Touches You In Movie Theatres

End of Titanic. Rose floating on debris, Jack in the water. You want to cry but can’t. Philips’ new concept jacket gives you a little hug (out of sympathy? pity?) and there go the waterworks.


Entertainment

Call To Arms: Stephen Conroy On ABC’s Q&A Next Week

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Senator Conroy has a lot to answer for. Between trying to destroy filter the internet and keeping the whole NBN process clouded in secrecy (so nobody can criticise his handling of it, we suppose), there are a lot of arguments and issues that the Minister needs to answer for. And considering he’s going to be a guest on the ABC’s Q&A program next Thursday, this could be our chance to ask him the tough questions.


Cameras

Tissue Box Spy Camera Watches You as You Wipe Your Snot

Ignorance is bliss, but if you reeaaally want to know what goes on behind the scenes, this tissue-box spy camera will catch those moments: hopefully the good, not the bad, and definitely not the gross.


Cars

WalkyDog Is an Animal Abuse Charge Waiting to Happen

Unless your name is Ron Mexico , there’s no way you can look at this thing dog walking contraption that attaches to your bike and think its a good idea.


The Deaf Barn: 6400 Watts of What Recession??

There are those who appreciate a good stereo, and there are those who appreciate destroying their hearing one sweet watt at a time. Todd Whitworth falls into both categories, but mostly the latter.


Science

Retromodo: GE’s Principles of Electricity Circa 1942

I seem to remember watching something like this on a projector in middle school…in the 90′s. Damn my second rate education!


Lasers Become Weapons Grade For the First Time Ever

Northrop Grumman just made a laser that measures 105 kilowatts, just north of the 100 kilowatt bar that defence researchers have called the weapons grade cutoff. Pew pew indeed.