Friday, March 27, 2009
Games
Nintendo Reminisces About Shelved Concepts, Including Dual-Card DSi, Touchscreen GBA
10:45PM John Herrman | Kotaku caught a GDC presentation by Masato Kuwahara, Nintendo’s DSi Hardware Group leader, where he ran through some Game Boy concepts that fell off the fast track at one point or another. More »
Phones
T-Mobile Branded HTC Magic Shows Its Chinny Little Face In FCC Filing
10:00PM John Herrman | This is the second such slip, though the “reveal” here isn’t that surprising: T-Mobile, current G1 carrier, will probably get the Magic. [Cellphone Signal] More »
Computers
Microsoft Marketing Team Now Exclusively Advised By Internet Commenters (But It Works!)
9:20PM John Herrman | You’ve heard it before, and it’s true: Macs are more expensive than PCs. There’s not much more to say about that! Unless, of course, you have a vested interest in casting Apple as elitist.
Toys
Lego Mariners Realise, Destroy Universal Childhood Fantasies
8:20PM John Herrman | Everyone who’s grown up with Lego has mused about the limits. Could I build a car? A house? A boat? Now you can tell your inner child: Yes! Just don’t let him watch the end. More »
Science
Imagine You Are a Solid Rocket Booster
7:40PM Jesus Diaz | Would you like to feel like our furry hero Spacebat? Here’s your opportunity: Jump on board the solid rocket boosters as they separate from the Space Shuttle Discovery during its March 15 launch. More »
Software
Mugen Pop Pop Infinite Bubble Wrap Now on iPhones
5:45PM Elaine Chow | Bandai first brought the pleasure of regular bubble wrap to your keychain with its Mugen Pop Pop Toy. And now, in case you don’t bring your keys everywhere, they’ve put it on the iPhone too! More »
Music
Portable Cross Fadin’ Cassette Will Make All Your Spontaneous DJ Dreams Come True
4:30PM Elaine Chow | Once, while walking down the street, a man suddenly approached me screaming “QUICK! We need someone to DJ!” If only I had had this portable cross fader—who knows how differently my life would’ve turned out. More »
Gadgets
I’m All Wound Up: A Gallery of Classic Magnetic Tape Drives and Reels
3:27PM Adrian Covert | SSD, Smesh Smesh Dee. Here’s my visual tribute to magnetic tape, the storage medium that can be measured in MBytes, minutes and metres. More »
Gadgets
12 Eye-Popping Flight Helmets
3:15PM Elaine Chow | Oobject’s list of flying helmets proves that pilots never need to look far for absolutely terrifying Halloween costumes. Like that f-35 joint strike fighter helmet – those terrible green eyes will haunt me forever. [Oobject] More »
Entertainment
2:46PM Nick Broughall | Hot on the back of today’s Entertainment Geekly column that the Star Trek world premiere is happening in Sydney and we’re going, comes word from Paramount that a limited number of seats to the April 7 premiere will be available to purchase at 9am on Monday March 30 (AEDT). More »
Want To Go To The Star Trek World Premiere? It’ll Cost You
2:46PM Nick Broughall | Hot on the back of today’s Entertainment Geekly column that the Star Trek world premiere is happening in Sydney and we’re going, comes word from Paramount that a limited number of seats to the April 7 premiere will be available to purchase at 9am on Monday March 30 (AEDT). More » 