Friday, December 24, 2010 - Page 2
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How A Colossal Airship Hangar Became A Colossal Water Park

On the left: a $US110 million airship hangar, the world’s largest freestanding building, located 60km south of Berlin. On the right: that same building seen today: home to Tropical Islands Resort, a massive water park and indoor rainforest. Huh?


Entertainment

Get Intimate With A Night-Time Shrimp In 3D

Consider the shrimp. Delicious to eat, whether doomed to a deep fryer or steamed and dunked in cocktail sauce. But, they’re also quite enjoyable to watch prancing around! Especially in 3D, seen here, with a suitably sci-fi underwater soundtrack.


Gaming

Gran Turismo Wheel And Pedal Set Is Prettier Than The Game

After waiting so long for Gran Turismo 5, are you really going to use your dinky Dual Shock? A game with such great (insane?) attention to detail deserves an equally hardcore peripheral. Thrustmaster’s new T500 RS looks like a contender.


Entertainment

Giz Explains: How 3D Works

It seems like 3D is everywhere. Movies, living rooms. Even real life is 3D! But how does it all work?


Software

App Deals Of The Day

Today’s roundup of Christmas Eve app deals include an awesome range of free iOS games, free Classic Tetris for Android and a discount on a Windows Phone 7 app that fixes red eyes. Check ‘em all out after the jump!


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Skim Your Way Over A Winter Wonderland

Blacksheep, the RC stunt devils behind the recent crazy aerial tour of New York City , are back with new footage of a distinctly more rural locale. Distinctly more snowy, too. Keep an eye out for the freaked out sheep!


Entertainment

Spider-Man Musical Trainwreck, Animated Taiwanese News-Style

The Spider-Man musical. It’s cursed! Or at least very poorly conceived. Either way, to get cartoonishly caught up on everything that’s gone tragi-hilariously wrong with Julie Taymor’s über-expensive production of Turn Off the Dark, look no further.


Gadgets

This Is The Next Generation Of Chumby

A helpful reader just sent us this picture of a brand new Chumby. It’s apparently being called the Chumby Opus for now (although that may not be the final product name), and it looks, like its predecessor, pretty darn adorable.


Entertainment

Why Most 3D Movies Suck Right Now

Wanna know why most 3D movies are pretty crappy right now? A top CG supervisor from a big visual effects studio risks his job to explain it all – from the piss-poor tech of fake 3D to the greed. [Gizmodo]


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Is A Gift Card A Good Gift?

When you give someone a gift card, you’re essentially putting down the cash to let them buy whatever present they want. It’s definitely one of the easiest gifts you can give, but is it a good one?