Thursday, August 27, 2009 - Page 2
Geek Out

Tactical Canned Bacon Will Be “Edible” For 10 Years

We have talked about canned bacon in the past, but if you want the Cadillac of preserved pork you pick up a can of Tac-Bac. This shit lasts for 10 years!

Gaming

Microsoft Confirms Xbox 360 Gets Cheaper On Friday

So the rumours were true: This Friday, the Xbox 360 Elite will drop from $US400 to $US300 (no HDMI cable though), and the mid-range 360 Pro will go down to $US250 (from $US300). The Pro will also be phased-out.

Computing

MSI Wind Top AE2010 20-incher: More Grunt Than Atom Nettops

The AE2010 improves on the AE1900 pretty much where it counts. The Atom CPU has been ditched for a faster Athlon X2 3250e, the memory and storage increased (4GB and 320GB, respectively), and the larger 20-inch touchscreen now does 1600-by-900.

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There Is A US President In My Tea Cup

Here’s one of those simple, zowielala inventions that will make some people smile. The ones who matter, anyway: Those who love tea. And tea parties. With rainbow cookies and carrot cake. And jacuzzis too. And famous people in their cups.

Belkin’s New Handsfree Enabled Tunebase Gadgets Available Now

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Seeing as how using your mobile phone in the car is generally frowned upon no matter what you’re doing with it, adding handsfree capabilities to their Tunebase products was a good move for Belkin. The good news is that both the Tunebase FM with handsfree and Tunebase Direct with handsfree are now available in Australia.

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Borders Don’t Understand The Concept Of A Universal Remote

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This is the cover of the latest Borders catalogue. Obviously Borders don’t actually understand that once you invest in a universal remote, you don’t actually need to keep your five other remotes on the couch next to you while you watch TV.

Remote Controlled Robini-i Battles Real And Virtual Robots

I love robot toys that sound a little different. The Robini-i has the usual programmable stuff, but also includes playing field accessories for real-world matches (if you can convince a friend to get one), and connects to an online community.

Gaming

Unboxing The Razer Megalodon Headphones – What Is That Smell?

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Normally I’m not too big on posting unboxing photos, especially for things like headphones. But when I opened the box for the Razer Megalodon gaming headphones, the smell that accompanied the packaging was so strong and nostalgic that I had to share.

Software

Mossberg Recommends Illegal Use Of Snow Leopard Install Disc

I was surprised by one line in Walt Mossberg’s otherwise predictable review of Mac OS 10.6 Snow Leopard:

Gadgets

Cereal Dust Invention Is Just A Regular Sifter

I happen to think the crushed flakes of cereal at the bottom of the bag are worse than someone stepping on my toe. I’d love for them to go away, but this cereal dust sifter just isn’t the solution.

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