Friday, November 27, 2009 - Page 2
Gaming

Stair Dismount iPhone Game Hands On (Verdict: Sadistic Fun)

The Stair Dismount iPhone game sent me back eight years to the time when I would waste hours sending the stickman tumbling down instead of working on my programming assignments. The iPhone game is that, with slightly better controls.


Blockquote: iPrimus Responds To Telstra’s New Plans

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iPrimus sent out a statement from Marketing and Product General Manager Andrew Sims in response to yesterday’s announcement from Telstra on their broadband pricing overhaul. Normally I wouldn’t do this, but it’s Friday, and I love me some smacktalk!


Your Wii Is Not Fancy Enough For This Horgan Becket Media Cart

Traditional media cabinets may work well enough in the sense that it holds your TV on top and your TiVos and HTPCs and game consoles on the bottom, but do they emit the air of luxury that Horgan Becket’s does?


Gadgets

The Talking Luggage Locator Needs Better Range

Unlike most luggage locators, this version plays a 30 second user-recorded message in addition to lighting up like a Christmas tree whenever the remote is pressed. Of course, it would be better if the range extended beyond 13 metres.


Breakfast Wrap: Best of Thursday Night

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Those lucky buggers in the US are celebrating Thanksgiving today, so looks like it’s going to be just you and me for the rest of the day… At least it’s Friday!

The Four DSLR Cameras For Every Budget Unsurprisingly battled out between Canon and Nikon…

A Thanksgiving Message From The iPhone I want those two little eye apps on my iPhone…

A MacGyver Chef Thanksgiving: Making Choco-Cranberry Mousse With A Hair Dryer Eeeewwwwww…..

Mininova Goes Legit, Saddens Everyone Well, I think the dicks taking everyone to court are probably happy…


Entertainment

You Don’t Need A TiVo Anymore

This chart of TiVo’s slipping subscriber numbers may be surprising, seeing as TiVo is the television recording device (and it’s so good), but it’s something we’ve seen coming for a while. We love you TiVo, but you’re fast becoming obsolete.


Science

Space Station Is Full: No Vacancy For Space Tourists

It’s maybe ironic to hear, during the busiest travel week of the year, that nobody will be heading to space. At least no rich-ass civilians, now that the International Space Station permanent crew has doubled to six astro/cosmonauts. [AP/USNews]


Online

Mininova Goes Legit, Saddens Everyone

Mininova, the other popular BitTorrent tracker, just went legal-only. No more downloading episodes of Dexter or Mad Men off of it, but there plenty of other trackers out there still. [Mininova Blog]


Entertainment

MacGyver Chef: Making Choco-Cranberry Mousse With A Hair Dryer

To honour this most culinary holiday, I found a dessert recipe that, in true MacGyver fashion, can be made with equipment found in a hotel room. Here, a hair dryer provides heat—but couldn’t save this disasterpiece.


Entertainment

A Thanksgiving Message From The iPhone

Happy Thanksgiving, everybody! Here’s a message about the holiday and Black Friday from our friend from Cupertino, the iPhone.