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Games2U Brings A Portable Arcade To Your House

Jason Chen — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:20:00 +0000

The only time people visit arcades these days is when they’re waiting for the 8:30 showing of Transformers to start. Whether it’s convenience of quality of games, people just aren’t going. But what if it came to YOU?

Games2U puts PS3s, Wii and Xbox 360 games inside of a van and delivers it, letting 20 people play no matter where you are. We can imagine it being useful for kids’ birthday parties, tailgating parties or funerals; especially since the company also offers laser tag and giant hamster balls.

And if you think this is a good and viable business opportunity, they even offer franchise options to set one up where you live. [G2u via Kotaku]

Panasonic Locks Out Third Party Camera Batteries With Latest Firmware

Jason Chen — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:40:00 +0000

If you’ve got a Panasonic digital camera and you’re using a third party battery pack, DON’T UPDATE YOUR CAMERA FIRMWARE. Your battery will get locked out by the authentication scheme Panasonic just implemented.

Party-A-Cargo Brings the Bro-Down to Wherever Your Truck Can Park

Gizmodo US Edition — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 14:00:00 +0000

Hey dudebro, looking to take a bro-dtrip but afraid you’ll make the ultimate braux-pas: not bringing enough beer and having a totally whack sound system? Chill out man, Party-A-Cargo’s got your back with its tow hitch mounted kegerator. The Party-A-Cargo Ultimate can store up to 160 glasses of beer and contains a jockey box with two 15cm by 22cm speakers and a 25cm subwoofer.

The case, which hooks up to the back of your SUV, also has a built in CD stereo and Sirius Satellite Radio, a battery charger and a 12-volt power adaptor. A locking door ensures that those dickwads at Alpha Gamma Phi won’t try to make a grab for your beer while you’re gone. Party-A-Cargo offers three different versions of its frat-friendly fun box, ranging in price from US$2,895 to US$3,795. [Born Rich]

The Ars and Giz WWDC Party Was a Good Time

Brian Lam — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:44:50 +0000

Things went well last night at the Giz and Ars WWDC party. So well, I woke up a little late this morning. If you came, thank you for making it an event full of wonderful, beautiful people. Yes, you too, mysterious ponytail man wearing an Apple shirt! All 7 of you. I met lots of great devs, but there were some people I saw who I didn’t get a chance to say hello to like Leah Culver of Pownce, iJustine and Jordan Golson and Megan McCarthy, of ValleyWag fame. Here are some photos, courtesy of commenter BossKev and his amazing Nikon D3 DSLR. (WANT.) Jacqui and Clint from Ars have some photos up on their page, but If you’ve got extra photos, let me know and I’ll put em in the gallery. Nutbastard: thanks for covering my bar tip and making the drive to hang out. [Ars and more from Flickr user Cirne]

Have a Drink on Giz and Ars Technica at WWDC 2008

Brian Lam — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 20:59:13 +0000

Hey there. We’re throwing a WWDC party with our BFFs at Ars Technica next Tuesday night. So if you’re going to be at WWDC as a reader, developer, journalist or just another fanboy, I’d like to invite you to come have a beer on us. Hope you can make it.

AU: If any of you guys are lucky enough to be in San Fran next week – it’s free beer!

Harlot
46 Minna Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
[Upcoming]

DIY Party Button: For Emergency Use Only

Sean Fallon — Thu, 08 May 2008 00:30:00 +0000

You never know when a partying emergency will strike—which is why you must always be prepared. If you have the know-how, you can build one of these Emergency Party Buttons and launch the fun in a matter of moments. When the key is turned and the button is pressed, the blinds will close, the lights will dim, the stereo will blast, blacklights, laser lights and a strobe will come to life, and a fog machine will do its thing. To see it in action, check out the video after the break.

And don’t worry—when the cops come, another press of the button will make the whole thing disappear as quickly as it started. If you want to build this system yourself, all you need is US$634 in parts and the instructions outlined in the following link. [plasma2002 via MAKE]

Porta Party Mixes iPod and Bathroom With No Stinkiness

Adrian Covert — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 02:30:00 +0000

In the outside world, we all know the iPod can take a one-man dance party from 0-100 in under 3 songs. But ever wonder what it’s like on the inside? The Porta Party adopts its shape from the similarly named Porta Potty, but has the skin of an iPod. Insidethe Porta Party is an iPod dock and disco ball that will also take the one man party from 0-100 in under 3 songs — if you provide the tunes. And when you’re finished inhabiting the iPod, it’s kind enough NOT to spit you out on the New Jersey Turnpike. [Nick Rodrigues via LAist via Gadget Lab]

Japanese Party Pants Say “Read My Lips”

Addy Dugdale — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 15:00:00 +0000

Until I saw these, I thought that the pantsular affliction of cameltoe was something to be ashamed of. Not in Japan, apparently. These flesh-coloured party pants look like the Nurse Ratched of the lingerie world, and it seems like they do to your nether regions what a good bra does to your upper one—lift and separate. Judging by the pics on the packet (the plastic one) these things are aimed at blokes—they look like man-thighs to me—so I guess they’re for costume parties. Anyone with more information than me about these 13-buck knickers, feel free to share your knowledge in the comments. [Tokyo Times]

Mont Blanc Jacuzzi Party at 15,711 Feet Was Low on Oxygen, High on Booze

Jesus Diaz — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 15:41:46 +0000

A group of 20 people have celebrated a party in a huge jacuzzi at the top of the Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in the Alps at 15,711 feet. They had to carry 45 pounds of equipment each, custom-made to work with less oxygen, lower pressure and “against wind and freezing temperatures.” Full gallery and details of the adventure after the jump.

The people from Jacuzzi Events organize jacuzzi parties in the weirdest places, but when they decided to organize one at 15,711 feet on top of the Mont Blanc, they had to face all kinds of technological and logistic problems.

First, at that height the usual burners don’t work well. At almost 5,000 meters, combustion engines lose half of their power because lack of oxygen. To maintain the necessary level of heat to warm the volume of snow necessary to do this without spending too much fuel, and keep the weight as low as possible, the team at Jacuzzi Events had to create special burners.

The logistic challenge was big too. They had to carry 900 pounds of boxes, piping and fuel (plus assorted wine, liquor and beer) to the top, without any help from an helicopter. For that they had to find 20 friends willing to ascend at night, so they had enough time to build the jacuzzi in time to spend the day and probably get drunk, then get down again before the next night. The trip actually started at 3:00PM on September 12 and they reached the summit at 5:00AM the next day.

Looks like fun but for the next time, you weird jacuzzi enthusiasts you, let’s make the boobs-to-hairy-chest proportion more equilibrated. And invite us to it. [Jacuzzi.ch]

Ultimate Tailgating Trailer Lets You Party in a Parking Lot in Style

Adam Frucci — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 15:07:38 +0000

Seeing a football game in person is clearly better than watching it on TV, and not just because you get to avoid the 10,000 ads they air per game and John Madden’s idiotic commentary. No, it also gives you a great opportunity to eat meat and get wasted in a parking lot. Helping you out in both those endeavors, this “Tailgating Trailer” is sure to make you a hero in your section of the parking lot.

It’s loaded up with a 27-inch LCD TV, satellite dish, DVD player, generator, propane grill, sink with running water (somehow… not sure I understand the logistics of this one), beer on tap and a toilet, just in case you aren’t grossed out by the idea of pooping in a trailer in the parking lot of Gillette Stadium. Save your pennies if you want one, as it’ll set you back a solid $14,000. For that amount, you could probably just buy the Buffalo Bills. [Product Page via BornRich]