Friday, August 28, 2009

Gaming

New PS3 Ads Tease Internet Rumours, Lazy Boyfriends

11:50PM August 28, 2009 | Danny Allen

Amazingly enough, Sony’s new U.S PlayStation 3 ads actually make sense, and have a sense of humor. The first spot is a tongue-in-cheek look at pricing rumours (hey!), while the second spruiks the joys of the Interwebs. More »

Mobile

Deep-Fried Mobile Phones Give Your Handset Nightmares

11:30PM August 28, 2009 | John Herrman

An oldie but a goodie (yummy? fatty?), reposted in honour of Taste Test: Xeni at BoingBoing deep-fries mobile phones. It’s all well and good until someone brings out the cookie dough. Then, things get ugly. Me? I’ll stick with boiling. More »

This Little Guy Might Grow Your Tomatoes On Mars

11:10PM August 28, 2009 | Mark Wilson

The solar irradiance on Mars is about half that we have on Earth, making it that much harder to sustain plant life. In other words, we’re gonna need some robots. More »

USB Hand Grenade Is Neither Holy Nor Hand Grenade

10:50PM August 28, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

I like the 4GB USB Hand Grenade. I like it very much, because it’s the perfect excuse to put on a Monty Python video. Always perfect to start a weekend with a smile. More »

Entertainment

You Have A PS3, But Do You Have The Ultimate Blu-Ray Movie Kit??

10:30PM August 28, 2009 | Mark Wilson

These haven’t shown up in the states just yet, but Sony is selling Australia a pretty interesting Ultimate Blu-Ray Movie Kit. More »

Computing

Rumour: Apple Working On XL Tablet Running Full Mac OS X

10:00PM August 28, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

This one caught us completely by surprise, but it comes from a source that has always been 100 per cent reliable: Not only Apple is working on a 10-inch tablet, but also in 13- and 15-inch models, one running Mac OS X. More »

Gadgets

Bugatti’s Electric Kettle Is What Civilised Cylons Use For Tea

9:30PM August 28, 2009 | Danny Allen

The Vera Electric Kettle looks way over engineered, but cool as hell. The design includes electronic controls to hit preset temperatures (45 and 100 degrees Celsius), and a handle with touchable controls and a clock. More »

Geek Out

9 Affordable Wines That Go Great With Chips

7:30PM August 28, 2009 | Sean Fallon

One of the reasons I love wine is because the right paring can turn everyday foodstuffs into an exciting culinary experience. As The Dallas News points out, the right wine can even kick up your Kettle Chips. More »

Geek Out

Homeland Security: We Can Still Search You, But We’ll Be Nicer

6:30PM August 28, 2009 | Danny Allen

Your laptop, mobile phone or camera can still be seized at the US border without suspicion of wrongdoing, but new guidelines require border protection and customs to take a maximum of 5 and 30 days, respectively, to complete searches. More »

Gadgets

Japanese Dessert Machine Needs Better Spoon Launcher

6:15PM August 28, 2009 | Wilson Rothman

Everybody who visits Japan talks about how awesome their sweets are, so I was excited when I stumbled on this so-called “dessert machine.” Alas, it turned out to be not so sweet. [Nifty via ChillyCraps]