Wednesday, July 8, 2009 - Page 2
Gaming

This Is Now The Most Expensive Game In History

Remember the legendary gold cartridges created for the 1990 Nintendo World Championships, which included Super Mario Bros, Rad Race, and Tetris, the “Holy Grail of Gaming Collectibles”? Me neither. Someone does, and he paid $US16,000 for it.


Cars

Pegasus Open 50 Tour, Part 5: Internet, Sat Phones, Kevlar, Heaters

The Open 50 raceboat’s cabin has three satellite phones, a kevlar roof to pass wireless signals through and even Ethernet. The tour continues here.


Sony Boss Not Terribly Impressed By Activision PS3 Threats

When the largest game publisher in the world threatens to stop making games for your console, what do you do? Do you negotiate, as was their obvious goal? Or do you sarcastically poke fun at their CEO? Ah, right.


Panasonic Launch Budget Noise Cancelling Headphones

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Travelling without noise cancelling headphones is nigh on criminal for a gadget fan. Fortunately, Panny’s new HC101′s bring the benefit of noise cancellation to a relatively cheap pricetag.


Cars

Toyota’s 3rd-Gen Prius Has More Tech Than The Death Star

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I’ve spent most of today with the folks at Toyota checking out their new 3rd-Gen Prius. And if you think this is just a car for hippies and smug environmentalists, you’re very wrong – this is a gadget fan’s dream.


Software

Rumour: ‘Google Chrome OS’ In The Works For Netbooks

Ars Technica has received confirmation from two sources that Google is working on new software named Google Chrome OS, which will offer a cloud-based, OS experience around the browser. And rumours also suggest it could be released as early as tomorrow.


Gadgets

New Heat-Reflecting Technology Threatens To Make Incandescent Bulbs Fashionable Again

I know, I know. Tech writers spent all this time hyping CFLs, and now it’s possible that incandescent bulbs might be acceptable again thanks to a new technology that seals the filament in a special, heat-reflecting inner-capsule? The nerve!


Gadgets

Remainders – Things We Didn’t Post

View-Master: The Motion Picture…The assless eco-scooter…Apple picks a fight with one Filipino too many…Scientists figure out how to replace your brain with a machine…


Stream Zune Songs To Your IPhone

Gear Live found a roundabout, but clever, way of streaming Zune tracks onto your iPhone. Why would you do that? Because Zune Pass gets you a basically unlimited amount of songs, and they don’t play natively on the iPhone.


Science

Solar Weather Station Is Second Greenest Way To Check Forecast

As far as weather stations go, the +ECO Clima Control weather station is pretty enough to put out in the open—and its wealth of features are completely powered by the sun.