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Gadgets
Merry Christmas, My Arse!
3:40AM Mark Wilson | Don’t forget the hardest worker in your body this year, your butt. Say thanks this holiday with the Christmas Tree USB Warmer Seat Cushion, $US18, and peace and goodwill to all men. [Gadget4all]
Gadgets
From The Dept Of Duh: Family Can’t Afford This $US41,000, 1-Million Christmas Light Extravaganza
5:06PM Brian Lam | This family won’t be able repeat their light show in 2009 because they’re still paying off last December’s fun, which cost them $US41,000. I just want to know, was this religious fervour or neighborly competition? [Newsday via ObscureStore] More »
Press
Steve Jobs Bullied Record Execs Into iTunes Deal on Christmas Eve
11:00AM Matt Buchanan | While Steve Jobs wasn’t personally at Macworld to reveal that iTunes was going DRM-free and OTA downloadable, he’s the one who made it happen—he bullied Sony Music’s chairman over the phone on Christmas Eve. More »
Games
Stand Aside N64 Kid, Someone Else Goes Nuts for a Wii
12:00AM Mark Wilson | What can drive a man to madness? In this case, a Wii. More »
Networks
11:44AM Nick Broughall | Christmas may be a time for giving, but if Optus were Santa Claus, the entire holiday season would suck worse than the Star Wars Christmas Special. This year as a.gift to its ‘yes’ Timeless and capped plan customers, Optus sent a special Christmas Eve SMS message announcing that they would be charging international calling rates for calls made to Australian GSM numbers that diverted to international calls using VoIP. As a backgrounder, there are several services that allow you to call a local Australian mobile number, who then divert your calls over the internet to an overseas location, meaning you can make international calls cheaply from your mobile. More »
Optus Now Charging International Rates For VoIP Calls
11:44AM Nick Broughall | Christmas may be a time for giving, but if Optus were Santa Claus, the entire holiday season would suck worse than the Star Wars Christmas Special. This year as a.gift to its ‘yes’ Timeless and capped plan customers, Optus sent a special Christmas Eve SMS message announcing that they would be charging international calling rates for calls made to Australian GSM numbers that diverted to international calls using VoIP. As a backgrounder, there are several services that allow you to call a local Australian mobile number, who then divert your calls over the internet to an overseas location, meaning you can make international calls cheaply from your mobile. More »
Games
Ungrateful Guy Allegedly Assaults Girlfriend ‘Cause He Didn’t Want a Wii for Christmas
12:20AM Matt Buchanan | Heath Blom did not want a Wii for Christmas. When his grandparents gave him one, he flipped out—as kids sometimes do—except he’s 26 and was arrested on misdemeanor “domestic-related” assault charges. More »
Random Stuff
Automated Carillon Is Powered By Mac, Scary Tambourine Doll and Christmas Cheer
4:00AM Jack Loftus | This bell rig, called a carillon by we cultured folk, is a late post-Christmas creation that puts and nice bookend to the holiday. Just ignore the crazy, twitching tambourine-playing doll. More »
Gadgets
Dad, Where’s the Digital Photo Frame?
1:30PM Jesus Diaz | I love my parents. My dad is tech savvy, my mum isn’t, but both are equally bedazzled by technology and their reaction to certain gadgets is funny. Some parents, however, are not so impressed. More »
Gadgets
Giant Snow Globes Recalled, Might Burn Down Your House
10:30AM Wilson Rothman | Your favourite pyromaniac might have to surrender his giant Hallmark snowman snow globe: The US Consumer Product Safety Commission just discovered that a bit of sunlight passes through them and it’s “Goodbye drapes, hello firestorm!” More »
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