Thursday, November 26, 2009

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Entertainment

Mario Playing Queen’s Don’t Stop Me Now Is Genius In Every Way

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4:30PM November 26, 2009 | Nick Broughall

It must be Queen video recreation week. First there was the Muppets’ take on Bohemian Rhapsody, and now this Mario take of Don’t stop me now. Is there no end to Queen fans’ creativity? I hope not…


Telstra Overhauls Their Broadband Plans (For The Better)

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3:31PM November 26, 2009 | Nick Broughall

Everyone here knows that Telstra’s broadband pricing was a bit like going to a nice restaurant and expecting a nice meal, only to be tied up, beaten and robbed by the waitstaff. But that all changed today, with the Big T overhauling their broadband plans. More »


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What Would’ve Happened If Hewlett Packard Built R2-D2

3:00PM November 26, 2009 | Rosa Golijan

Youch. So that’s what would happen if astromech droids were built by Hewlett Packard. Can’t say I blame Leia, those error messages make me want to break something too. But a baseball bat? Really, Princess? [Abstruse Goose] More »


Cars

New Toyota Prado Does The Four Wheel Driving For You

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2:54PM November 26, 2009 | Nick Broughall

I’ve been driving for almost 14 years. I’ve spent plenty of time in traffic, driven on types of different road surfaces and avoided plenty of accidents. But up until Monday, I’d never been behind the wheel of a 4WD while actually four wheel driving. Fortunately, the new Toyota Prado I was test driving did most of the hard work for me. More »


Gadgets

Fleshbot Reviews The Real Touch, A Video-Synchronised Masturbator (NSFW)

2:20PM November 26, 2009 | Jason Chen

The Real Touch is like a Fleshlight that moves on its own, pre-synced with the porn you’re currently watching on your computer. It’s one step closer to simulating having sex with the girl on the screen, but should you buy? More »


Cars

First Intercontinental Jetpack Flight Ends With A Wet Crash Landing

1:40PM November 26, 2009 | Rosa Golijan

50-year-old Swiss adventurer Yves Rossy (known aliases: Fusionman and Jetman), was forced to abort his first attempt at a jetpack flight from Africa to Europe with a dive into the Mediterranean Sea. I guess the nicknames didn’t come with superpowers. More »


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Don’t Expect To See Star Wars On Blu-Ray Anytime Soon…

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1:36PM November 26, 2009 | Nick Broughall

Yesterday at a Panasonic Blu-ray lunch, 20th Century Fox Managing Director Chris Dunn explained the process of selecting which movies from the back-catalogue are selected for Blu-ray glory, as well as hinting that it may be a while before we see the Star Wars movies on the format. More »


Gadgets

Upgrade Your Current Flashlight To An LED Flashlight

1:00PM November 26, 2009 | Adam Frucci

Why throw your current flashlight away to upgrade to LED when you can keep all the good stuff and just upgrade the light itself? Milwaukee’s LED Module flashlight upgrade does just that. [ToolBarn via Core77] More »


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HybridTV Launching New 320GB TiVO, Caspa VOD Service

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12:52PM November 26, 2009 | Nick Broughall

HybridTV, the company behind the TiVo in Australia, yesterday announced the launch of their new 320GB TiVo device, alongside a new Video on Demand service called Caspa. Not quite a friendly ghost, but it’s certainly a promising development for downloadable entertainment in Australia. More »