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Watch That Tiny $74 1.5GHz Android-Powered Thumb-Puter In Action The biggest question surrounding the introduction of Samsung’s own smartphone operating system Bada is also the most obvious: “Why?” And while Samsung have a pretty predictable response to that question, the real potential for the platform is not in smartphones alone – it’s in the potential to interact with other IT devices like televisions. I tried out an early demo of this exact application yesterday at the Bada developer day in Sydney.
I’m no fisherman, but if you are looking for a good fly reel, you might want to check out Abel. Apparently, they are good enough to handle a 6-foot, 70kg great white shark.
Coming this fall is “The Strike,” a fishing game promising “realistic lake bottom topography, life-like fish behaviors” and more, and with it, this bait-and-tackle controller. I can almost smell the Mercruiser fumes. [Unscripted 360]
It’s the circle of life, really: man drops iPhone in river while fishing, iPhone dies, iPhone is torn apart, iPhone becomes fishing lure, iPhone catches dinner. Life goes on.
newVideoPlayer("/helicopterfishing.flv", 506, 423,""); Yes. Fishing marlins from helicopters. It may sound boring, but seriously, you won’t believe your eyes. If your jaw doesn’t drop after watching this, I’ll post pictures of myself naked. Update: do you think this is real or not? I think is is, but you can tell us you opinion in the comments.
A walking stick, with a catch. Well, potentially a catch anyway: with a reel and fishing line, this mashup gadget enables you to combined fishing with your countryside strolls. It’s 89cm high, with a rubber foot and metal/plastic reel, and is available now for US$39.95. On second thoughts, House wouldn’t so much use this for fishing for fish, as much as for views up nurse’s skirts. The advertising doesn’t suggest that though. [Product via Nerd Approved]
A new fishing game for mobile phone users based in western Japan is mixing the virtual with the actual, as competitors who hook a fish get the chance to have the same kind of fish delivered to their door by a local seafood wholesaler.
The Skinny: This walkie-talkie shaped Garmin Colorado GPS unit is meant to be used when you’re out in the wilderness (hiking or fishing) and need to know details like how high the terrain is and whether you’re in water or not. It’s got a 3-inch screen, and has different versions for different needs. The 400t has 3D elevation, 400i has shoreline details and boat ramps, 400c has maps of the coastal US and the Bahamas, and the 300 has a worldwide basemap for Richard Branson and his ilk. They get 15 hours of life on two AA batteries, and will be available for $US499 (300), and $US599 (all the other ones). The Catch: These only work if you make sure to take enough spare AA batteries with you when you go out. Plan on getting lost for a couple days and pack accordingly.
newVideoPlayer("rocketrod_gawker.flv", 475, 376); Dude, I just saw this infommercial for this fishing rod that doesn’t actually have a rod. It throws out your line, bait, bobber, and hook encapsulated in a little rocket, fired from this pump-action, spring loaded cannon. The range is 30 feet, and in true trailer-trash, QVC fashion, it’s $40, or two easy payments of $20. [rocketfishingrod]
