Tuesday, March 31, 2009 - Page 2

Honda Asimo Creators Turning Your Brain into the Ultimate Robot Controller

You know what I think the worst thing about having a robot army is? You have to press buttons. It’s much more satisfying to get every automaton to do your bidding by just thinking it.


Gadgets

Peekaru is a Baby Snuggie

What the hell?


Cameras

GorillaPod Focus Supports Up To 5Kg Worth Of Camera Goodness

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The GorillaPod Focus, which we saw unveiled for the US back in September last year, has now been released in Australia. It’s the strongest bendy tripod thing that manufacturers Joby have ever produced, capable of supporting up to 5kg worth of camera.


Mobile

The Most Probable Evolution of the Next Generation iPhone

I drooled at the idea of an iPhone Pro with slide keyboard and big honkin’ camera, but let’s face it: It’s probably never going to happen. So—using logic—how the next iPhone look like?


Software

AirCoaster3D iPhone App Catches Your Constipated Expressions During the Economy Rollercaster

Who said the economy was all doom and gloom? The AirCoaster3D iPhone app lets you create your own rollercoasters—even to the stock market. Thank goodness I invested into Campbell’s Soup. Thanks, Stephen Colbert!


Gaming

How Your Nintendo Gameboy Would Look at Human Scale

Those crazy Japanese and their kuroko plays. I love them, but can anybody tell me why they have included Obama in this oversized Gameboy version of Super Mario Bros.? [Iamwendi—Thanks Genevieve!]


Entertainment

Foxtel’s iQ2 Now Lets You Record Up To 20 Minutes After A Show’s Finished

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We’ve all been there – you’ve set the DVR to record your favourite program via the EPG. The next day you sit down to watch it and about 5 minutes from the end, right at the moment of climax, the recording ends, because the networks couldn’t care less about you and run their programs over time. Well, now the Foxtel iQ2 (but not the iQ) will let you extend the recording time up to 20 minutes after each program.


Gaming

Sony Registers ‘Holy Invasion of Privacy, Badman!’ Trademark

Sony’s new trademarked tagline is “HOLY INVASION OF PRIVACY, BADMAN!” It’s apparently related to “games” and “optical discs.” I think it might be related to “Christian Bale” and a “temper.” Would explain all those caps.


Gadgets

Teenage Engineering’s OP-1 Is a Sleekly Satisfying Synthesiser

The Operator 1 is a portable synth and MIDI controller that lets you sample Beyonce, work your tweaking magic, and convert your sounds instantly to MP3.


Entertainment

Disney Signs YouTube Deal for ABC and ESPN Clips, Hulu Talks Still Happening

Even though Disney just signed a deal with THE YouTube to offer clips from ABC and ESPN, the WSJ says that their talks with Hulu are “continuing and unaffected.” Woz dancing on Hulu, yessssss. [WSJ]