Modern Warfare 2′s exercise in excess “Prestige Edition” features a book of artwork and character details, a metallic collector’s edition of the game and…a fully functioning pair of night-vision goggles with a creepy sculpted head as a stand.
Lots of things piss me off about netbooks. Things like the cramped trackpad, the lack of USB ports and the occasionally shoddy cases, to name a few. Targus has come up with a netbook accessory kit which tries to fix all these shortcomings.
Unveiled in 1978 but released in 1979, the Black & Decker Dustbuster was a revolutionary home-cleaning device, and the only power tool a parent was likely to let a children play with. Vroom!
The little thing at the bottom of this image is the space shuttle Endeavour, which was supposed to launch today. That huge glowing thing is a lightning striking from the sky. Not surprisingly, the launch has been delayed:
Adobe and University of Wisconsin scientists have created software that can correct shaky camerawork, but it’s way cooler than anything on the market now. Using 3D modelling, it guesses the intended look, then warps the original video to adjust.
Ecto-1 for sale on eBay…a dismemberment plan for Steve Jobs’ mansion…air conditioning so efficient it will never get made…Sears’ revolutionary new way to deal with faulty gadgets…
What is it with Aussies and boozy iPhone apps? Designed by Aussie company Glasshouse Apps, Cellar is a really swish way of categorising and organising your wine cellar.
Sometimes, when you least expect it, something happens that shatters your life so hard that the resulting wave can destroy this 6-Story condo. This time, you can expect it to happen tomorrow, Juluuii 14tgdsgas wwwehatt thgee fuchthtoh isgg ghoonngg oooonnn
It probably isn’t the most environmentally-friendly idea, but we love this stop-motion video of a bunch of HP printers busting out some sweet paper-and-ink patterns to an electro soundtrack. Check it out, you’ll like it. [Vimeo via Crunchgear]
In the spot where the old Robert Mueller airport used to be, the city of Austin is building, among other things, a solar farm made of these contest-winning, 16-foot-high “sunflower” style solar collectors.
