I’ve never seen a Slinky suit like this one. I’m not even entirely convinced there is a person inside that thing. I’m thinking it’s a rainbow turd from another planet which was sent here to amuse the Japanese. Everything amuses the Japanese. Honestly, no human being can move their legs like that. It’s definitely a rainbow alien turd. I thought ...
Read More »Rumors: BlackBerry Storm Coming November 24th
Pro leak-a-holic Boy Genius has leaked a Verizon document that reveals more details about the highly anticipated Blackberry 9530 Storm. Said document shows a pre-launch on November 20th with the official, nationwide launch going down on November 24th. Less than two weeks until you can get a precious Storm! There is a God! Hit the jump for more crisp details:
Read More »Lights That Resemble Icing Swirls
Mmmmm! Wouldn’t you just love a dollop on your cheesecake? These festive lights have a real Seussian look to them and can apparently inflate in under 10 seconds. At $240, they’re quite expensive. Considering said lights are available from a French company, you better be multilingual and dedicated to your home if you want to order a few of these. ...
Read More »Following Target, Best Buy Gets New Gift Cards
Target must be pissed. The company approaches the holidays with new gift cards that have a built-in 1.2-megapixel digital camera and what does its competitor, Best Buy, do? Best Buy tries a different route with gift cards that have speakers built in to them. While not nearly as cool as Target’s concept, Best Buy has gotten this far by offering ...
Read More »DIY Nintendo Digital Clocks
Nothing is more fun than taking a broken video game console and putting it to good use. Years ago, I turned a Dreamcast into a guitar amplifier, which was one of my favorite DIY projects. Now we have some hardware hackers turning NES and SNES systems into bedside clocks. Hollow out some cartridges, turn ’em into a clock and lock ...
Read More »Gmail Chat Gets Voice And Video Chat
Alright! Gmail is no longer just providing the most convenient email and chat service on the Internet, it’s now launching voice and video chat right in the browser. Now you’ll be able to speak visually to your favorite foreign exchange students with the click of a button. It’s simple to set up, too. All you’ve got to do is download ...
Read More »Afternoon Linkage for November 11th, 2008
Insert witty sentence here. No puns, please. AVG Virus Scanner will fuck your PC up Circuit City fails at liquidations I’m loving this handheld SNES Tokyoflash is back with a new watch Trippy dancing flowers Now that’s what I call rich taste Here’s a review of Mirror’s Edge $300 million went to the Rock Band development team Liquid Tree Mister ...
Read More »Japanese Version Of Fallout 3: The Bomb Never Happened
Fallout 3 is about to hit Japan’s store shelves and news has emerged claiming that the developers, Bethesda Softworks, have made changes to the game to more comfortably appeal to the Japanese market. You can probably guess from here what changes have been made, but just in case your a little rusty on your history, I’ll tell you.
Read More »Play With Your Food, It’s Artistic
Who ever said that playing with your food is bad manners clearly lacked the artistic talent the creators behind this apple possess. Even cats enjoy playing with their food right before they eat it, because playing with prey is fun. Bookofjoe has posted a slew of imaginative creations made up from everyday consumables. Click the link to see more and ...
Read More »McDonalds Gets A New Look In Japan
Before you argue that McDonalds is not tech-related, check at your waistline. Now that that’s settled, let’s talk burger. McDonalds is trying a radical new concept of selling in Japan. See, it just brought the Quarter Pounder over and in an effort to promote it better and more efficiently, two McDonalds stores were rebranded into Quarter Pounder only stores. You’ll ...
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