Saturday, August 15, 2009
Games
The Real Tron’s Space Paranoids Arcade
11:07PM Jesus Diaz | Despite their demise, arcade machines are one of my dearest passions. That’s why I can’t believe I missed the real version of Space Paranoids, created for real for the new Tron movie. I want this machine, badly. [Thanks Meredith Woerner]
Toys
Big Baddass Lego Spock’s Ship
4:00PM Jesus Diaz | Jason — and myself and every fanboy and fangirl — will love this, even while he hates Lego: A giant model of Spock’s Ship from JJ Abrams Star Trek. Especially when every other Lego model is about Star Wars. Check out the gallery. More »
Science
Asteroids May Destroy Earth Thanks To Tightfisted Bozos
2:04PM Jesus Diaz | You thought that Ares facing delays or cancellations was bad? Well, what about a freaking huge honkin’ asteroid obliterating Earth because NASA doesn’t have enough funding to track every potentially deadly object out there? Yes, exactly my freaking thoughts. More »
Gadgets
Remainders—Things We Didn’t Post
1:00PM Wilson Rothman | Adam Savage’s New Gig…Sony Ericsson Satio Hits FCC (Minus Super Hot Model)…The Ballsiest Go-Kart Ever… More »
Phones
North American GSM Palm Pre Reveals Itself (In Name Only)
12:50PM Adrian Covert | Some dedicated Palm Pre fanboys/Pre Central readers did a bit of snooping around and found a model number for a North American, GSM Palm Pre in the certification database for Wi-Fi.org. Intrigue! More »
Random Stuff
Canucks Create Mathematical Model For Zombie Outbreaks
12:20PM Adrian Covert | A handful of stats students at the University of Ottawa decided to create a working mathematical model for zombie outbreaks, and possible ways of thwarting the attack. What did they learn? We’re screwed. Kind of. More »
Games
12:00PM Nick Broughall | As part of our ongoing commitment to bringing you more and more Aussie content, say hello to the first installment of Saturday Night Gamer – a weekly post where I get to pretend to be a games reviewer review whatever game has tickled my fancy over the past week. More »
Saturday Night Gamer: Rugby Nations 09
12:00PM Nick Broughall | As part of our ongoing commitment to bringing you more and more Aussie content, say hello to the first installment of Saturday Night Gamer – a weekly post where I get to pretend to be a games reviewer review whatever game has tickled my fancy over the past week. More »
Peripherals
New Incase DSLR Bags Aren’t So Ridiculous Looking
12:00PM Adrian Covert | If you haven’t noticed over the last year, Incase have been knocking their messenger/laptop/skateboarding bags out of the park with products that are equally techie and stylish. Their new DSLR bags are no exception. More »
Peripherals
Who Pays $US1000 For A Damn iPhone Case?
11:50AM Adrian Covert | Apparently, the Japanese do. Because that’s exactly where the Japan Texture cases from SoftBank BB are going on sale. But really, this is ridiculous—these things don’t even have diamonds on them. More »
Entertainment
