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I’ve been up since 4am this morning – I was on Sunrise with Mel and Kochie talking about the future of banking. It was fun, but I really don’t think I could handle regular 4am starts… Anyway, back to the wrap!

Lobster Taser: Now We’ve Tasered Everything
I’ve got a real craving for some lobster thermidor right about now…

Obama To Robots: I’m Watching You
Anyone else think that if K-Rudd tried this, it would come off like a nerd trying out for the football team.

This Car Will Run At 1609km/h
Speedy.

Google Chrome OS Benchmarked Against Ubuntu And Moblin
Can’t see how, considering Chrome OS will only be available on SSD netbooks when it officially launches.

Xbox 360 Wireless N Adaptor Review
If you forget about the price, it sounds like a good buy…

Intel Atom’s Snow Leopard Compatibility Re-Hacked
That’s one more for the good guys.

Video: Sony’s Massive 280-inch (711cm) 3D LED Display
The world needs more 280-inch screens.

Dell’s Net Income Drops 54%
Ouch! That’s gotta hurt.

Amazon Preparing Better Kindle Ebook Management System In 2010
Hope that means books stop disappearing from the Australian Kindle store…

Hansa Smart Shower Has Three Options, One Is For Your Crotch
That sounds like a shower fit for a King!

Adidas Imperial Stormtrooper Sneakers
I’ll take enough for an army. My army.

Windows 8 Expected In 2012 According To Roadmap
Hope it has a better name than Windows 8…

Apple Denying Support to Smokers?
…. I’m not touching that with a 10 foot pole.

The True Google Phone May Be Coming Soon
Nope. Won’t happen. Google have said time and again that they’re not into hardware, so why would they?

Nokia’s N-Series Will Ditch Symbian For Maemo By 2012
Finally! Symbian just can’t handle smartphones…

NEC’s New TV Remote Uses No Batteries
Brilliant in every way. Bring on production models!

Microsoft Office 2010 Beta Is Now Available
For the spreadsheet fanboys…

“Unfriend” Declared Word Of The Year
In other news, “Stupid” declared “adjective to describe Word of the Year judges” of the year.

27-inch iMac Benchmarks: Core i7 Vs. Core i5
Verdict: i5 is iAwesome, but i7 is iBetter.

All Barcodes Should Be This Creative
It would make the world a much better place.

Sony Xperia X10 Landing Sometime In February
Hope it’s as good as it looks…

Aussie Silversmith Makes Jewellery Out Of Teeth
Aussie ingenuity for the win?

Mechanical Tauntaun Costume Pushes It To The Galactic Outer Rim
Best thing ever. Ever!

I know I say it every week, but TGIF! This has been a long week…

Leaked Shots: PlayStation 3 To Get Facebook In Next Update?
Which I’m guessing nobody will use. Well, almost nobody…

Readius-Like Folding eReader Planned For Next Year
2008? I remember seeing this at 3GSM back in 2007. Cool concept – hopefully we’ll see it come to market.

Dell Zino HD: $US250 Mini Home-Theatre PC
Looks like our leaked specs were right on the money…

Fujitsu’s Crazy Little Modular Pico-Projector Phone
That’s right! The phone is ker-raiz-eee!

The First Movie Shot On A Canon 7D? It’s About Zombies, Of Course!
Did you expect something different?

Video: Nokia’s Vision Of Mobile Devices In 2015
Should I make a joke about them all having Apple logos? No?

Mac Mini Upgrade Kit Installs Blu-ray, Too Bad OS X Can’t Use It
My guess is next year will be the year Apple endorses Blu-ray and claim it as their own technology.

Zune HD Gets Its First 3D Games (And They’re All Free)
But are they Doom?

Samsung Dumping Symbian
I’m thinking that’s a pretty good move, right there.

Me And My Exoskeleton: The Trick To Super Strength
I want one. Just for a day.

Kindle For PC Beta Now Available To Download
Anyone tested to see if it’s available for Australia yet?

Microsoft Xbox 360 Wireless N Networking Adaptor Arrives For $US100
Microsoft are having an Xbox event today, so hopefully they’ll announce a local release then.

Canon 7D Review
I’ve been playing with it for a couple of weeks and really enjoy it…

Why Did Samsung Just Announce Another Mobile OS?
Because they like watching baby angels cry.

Google To Murdoch: Whatever, Dude
Pretty sure they didn’t actually say “dude”.

Nintendo’s Reggie Fils-Aime Squashes Wii HD Rumours
Does this really surprise anybody? Anybody?

Avatar: James Cameron’s $US500m Folly In Three Dimensions
I wonder how far that amount of money would get us towards discovering a real planet with blue people.

Video: Hacked Roombas Used To Play Pac-Man, Finally!
I’m amazed (and a little disappointed) that this hasn’t happened before.

Demand For The Nook Is Pushing Pre-Orders Into December
Or is it just a case of limited first run manufacturing to build hype?

ZiiLABS’ ZMS-08 System-On-A-Chip To Bring 1080p To Netbooks
Because we need to watch Full HD on a screen res of 600 lines…

First Dell Adamo XPS Prototypes Had Multitouch TouchPads
Wouldn’t it be nice if prototypes were always this cool…

Microsoft Research Demos Touchless, Transparent Glass Display
Queue Minority Report’s theme music. Wait, did Minority Report even have theme music?

The iPhone-to-Android Switch: What You Need To Know
What if you’re not moving from the iPhone?

Wire Your House With Ethernet Cable For Better Home Networking
This is definitely my next big project at home…

The Queen Of Google: “I Do Code All Night!”
For some reason, this quote makes me think of the Family Guy…

Nanoparticles Can Rip Your DNA Apart Without Ever Touching It
Doomed. Doomed! DOOMED!!!!

I’m so glad this frakkin’ week is almost over. Bring on the weekend!!!

Somali Terrorists Ban Musical Ringtones
It’s stories like this that remind me just how lucky we are in Australia.

Tango Autonomous Vacuum Has A Built-In Upskirt Camera
I guess that’s useful.

Out-Of-The-Box Windows 7 Is Vulnerable To 8 Out Of 10 Viruses
I don’t like those odds…

Dell Adamo XPS Hands-On: Insanely Thin, Plain Insane
In the membrane?

How Much Of Your Life Does Google Own? Dashboard Tells You
Let’s hope they remember the whole “Don’t be evil” thing…