Thursday, August 13, 2009

Gaming

The First Reasonable Use Of PlayStation Home

10:56PM August 13, 2009 | Mark Wilson

OK, now we get it, Sony. The free Batcave included with Batman: Arkham Asylum will make the digital dryhumping fest infinitely more tolerable…unless Val Kilmer and George Clooney show up. [joystiq]


Clickfree Turns iPod Into Auto Backup Solution, Music Piracy Machine

10:37PM August 13, 2009 | Mark Wilson

Clickfree is a company making some interesting and simple USB-based backup products, and their latest Transformer for iPod/iPhone may be the most clever yet. More »


Entertainment

Holy Crap, They’re Making A Lego Movie!

8:50PM August 13, 2009 | Danny Allen

Variety reports that Warner Bros is developing a Lego movie that will be “a family comedy that will mix live action and animation”. An “action adventure set in a Lego world”. More »


Cameras

Level Camera Cube Keeps You On The Straight And Narrow

6:33PM August 13, 2009 | Danny Allen

There’s not always a horizontal point of reference when framing photos, which can mean re-shoots, or cropping back at the computer. This allspark-looking camera level helps avoid that: snap it on your flash mount, align the bubbles, and shoot straight. More »


Gadgets

Digital BBQ Tongs: For When Geeks Gas Up The Grill

5:48PM August 13, 2009 | Danny Allen

These trusty tongs have a built-in sensor that lets you monitor your meat’s internal temperature on its backlit LCD display. The neat part: they will alarm when your meat is ready, and it also doubles as an LED flashlight. Versalicious! More »


Gaming

Is This The PS3 Slim In A Kmart Flyer?

5:30PM August 13, 2009 | Danny Allen

A tipster has sent us some shakey-cam photos of what looks to be a 120GB, PS3 Slim listed for $US299.99 in a Kmart flyer that he says will go out “in a few weeks.” But here’s why I call shenanigans. More »


Cameras

Panasonic’s New Lumix Range Zooms Into Australia

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5:22PM August 13, 2009 | Nick Broughall

Panasonic today announced local release details for that trio of compact snappers we saw last month plus they’ve snuck in a new model – the FX65. More »


Computing

Video: Kind Of Looks Like The Apple Tablet OS To Me

4:32PM August 13, 2009 | Brian Lam

I know some overzealous but well meaning tech writers don’t believe the first video of this rumoured Apple Tablet OS variant is real but here’s a second video, more clear and with strange hardware in the foreground. More »


Sennheiser Launching New Bluetooth Headphones At IFA 2009

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4:30PM August 13, 2009 | Nick Broughall

I must have these. Sennheiser has announced that they’re going to announce a whole new range of Bluetooth-enabled headphones at IFA this year. You may not think that sounds very exciting, but when you discover that some of the new models will feature active noise cancellation as well, it suddenly becomes a lot more interesting. More »


Quick! Buy iBoobs Pillow/Speakers Now!

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3:47PM August 13, 2009 | Nick Broughall

Catch of the day has outdone themselves today with the iBoobs speaker cushions. They’re plush breasts with speakers built in! Boobs! Speakers! Quick, someone get me a pillow so I can sit down. Preferably one that looks like a pair of boobs… More »