Huawei wants to become a top 5 handset maker in the next two years, and will be targeting Australia with its 7-inch MediaPad and a new range of new Android phones. I got a quick hands-on this morning, so let’s take a look at specs and availability. More »
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Having a real hedgehog in your pocket would be uncomfortable. Thankfully, the first episode of the long-awaited Sonic 4 is now available, letting you spin, dash and spin-dash your way across some heart-warmingly familiar levels. More »
DivX Inc, the company that owns the codec which made your early 2000s movie downloads look actually not too bad, is being acquired by Sonic Solutions, a content delivery company, for a reported $US300 million. Sonic’s been working in circular media like CDs and DVDs for years – they own the popular Roxio brand – but is now looking to the internet as the content delivery platform of the future. DivX, a current competitor of Sonic’s, has been helping deliver video content to internet users, legally and otherwise, for years. More »
Well, it’s Japan-only for now, but the Wii is finally starting to compete with the PS3 and Xbox 360 in the only category in which it’s in third place: Media centre functionality. CinemaNow, apparently, is the guinea pig of choice. More »
Nothing says hilarity like making somebody else physically ill. That’s the idea behind Sonic Nausea, a tiny device that makes people sick to their stomach when they’re within it’s range.
I mean, come on. Look at these two. Dr. Who Sonic vs Laser Screwdrivers? Dr. Who? When was the last time you travelled back in time? Hello? How hard is to actually go to an online sex-shop and anonymously order the real thing? They come in the same brown cardboard UPS package, do we really have to pretend this is a collector’s item? Look at them again, up close, read the specs, and then you tell me:
That Nintendo Wii, what will it think up next? It’s made us smarter and fitter and stronger and just so much better. Oh, and have you heard? Now it’s creating OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALISTS. Japanese swimmer Kosuke Kitajima just took the gold in the 100-meter breaststroke, and instead of thanking God or his trainers in typical fashion, he gave another performance enhancer a shout-out:
