Saturday, February 13, 2010

Break This Thermometer In Case Of Booze Emergency

3:40PM February 13, 2010 | Jason Chen

Not many thermometers claim to be well-designed and booze-filled. If you’re ever left in a dry house, you at least have one more option. Then again, regular thermometers can get you messed up fast too (and dead). More »


Gaming

This Week’s Gaming Stories You Cannot Miss

3:00PM February 13, 2010 | Mark Wilson

Perth-based Interzone Games in financial trouble, Aussie pirate loses to Nintendo, Alienware’s online tournament, Bioshock 2 is out, genre-bender Heavy Rain reviewed, and news on Fable III, Crackdown II and Alan Wake. So let’s do this. More »


Science

New Nanofibre Tech Could Make Your Clothes Positively Electrifying

2:20PM February 13, 2010 | Brian Barrett

Forget grades of wool – the clothing of the future’s going to be measured in millivolts. Researchers at UC-Berkeley have created electricity-generating nanofibres that could someday be woven into your clothing. More »


Geek Out

Cat Vs Robot Arm: Place Your Bets!

2:00PM February 13, 2010 | Brian Barrett

I’m loathe the side against robots, given their proven professional wrestling superiority. But this cat… this cat’s got strategy. Step one: ignore. Step two: avoid. Step three: More »


Online

Technology Enhanced Pick-Ups

1:20PM February 13, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

Last Wednesday I married the love of my life. This is the short story of all the things I did before I met her, a guide on flirting using Twitter, Facebook, texting and sexting face-to-face, in the real world. More »


Online

How To Say “I Love You More Than My iPhone”

1:00PM February 13, 2010 | Brian Barrett

Apologies to all the other brilliant Valentine’s e-greetings at someecards, but this is really the only one you should need to truly prove your love. [someecards]


Wired Magazine Launching iPad Edition Within Months

12:53PM February 13, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

We knew it would come and we’ve seen demos, but at this year’s TED conference Wired Magazine Editor-in-Chief Chris Anderson confirmed that the publication would hit the iPad around Q3 2010. Unfortunately aren’t details regarding digital subscription costs yet. [Wired]


Gaming

Here’s What Final Fantasy For iPhone Will Look Like

12:20PM February 13, 2010 | Jason Chen

I’m more excited about Final Fantasy 1 + 2 coming to the iPhone than just about any upcoming iPhone game. It’s Final Fantasy! For iPhone! More »


Gadgets

Remainders – The Things We Didn’t Post: That’s No Fun Edition

12:00PM February 13, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

In today’s Remainders: the unfun. Wait! Don’t go. The items themselves are fun! They just involve unfun. We have a no fun Wi-Fi school bus; a no fun ebook from the White House, an unspectacular Samsung smartphone reveal, and more. More »


LooptWorks Wetsuit Sleeves Make Perfect Gift For Surfing Laptops

11:40AM February 13, 2010 | Mark Wilson

It’s not hard to find a neoprene laptop sleeve, but few are made from the discarded remnants of an actual wetsuit factory like LooptWorks’ cases (starting at $US30). Authentic shark bites and pee stains not included. [LooptWorks via Treehugger]