When the inevitable police report is filled out, expect all the old cliches. "She seemed so harmless," the neighbors will say. "We never thought so much evil could be hiding under such a cute little bow." But we knew better.

The provenance of this Hello Kitty chainsaw, complete with a splatter pattern of purple hearts on the blade, is unknown, and maybe it's better that way. The less we know, the less likely we are to be dragged in as material witnesses. [Hello Kitty Hell via Make]

Netflix signed a frightening deal with Warner Bros, delaying new release WB DVDs from going out to customers until 28 days of purgatory pass. Netflix minimized the decision, but what if every studio jumps on board? Here's an example:

TechCrunch dug through Netflix's top January rentals, and they yanked any title that's within 28 days of release. Over half (13 of 24) would be missing.

(Yes if available, no if not)

1) Julie & Julia: December 8 — No

2) District 9: December 22 —- No

3) 500 Days of Summer: December 22 —- No

4) Angels and Demons: November 24 -– Yes

5) The Proposal: October 13 —-Yes

6) The Hangover: December 15 —- No

7) Star Trek: November 17 -Yes

8) Up: November 10 —-Yes

9) The Taking Of Pelham 123: November 3 -– Yes

10) Night At The Museum 2: December 1 -– Yes

11) The Ugly Truth: November 10 —- Yes

12) Public Enemies: December 8 -– No

13) The Hurt Locker: January 12 —- No

14) Inglourious Basterds: December 15 —- No

15) Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs: January 5 — No

16) Funny People: November 24 — Yes

17) G.I. Joe: November 3 — Yes

18) Harry Potter 6: December 8 —- No

19) Terminator 4: December 1 - Yes

20) Gamer: January 19 — No

21) A Perfect Getaway: December 29 — No

22) Extract: December 22 — No

23) 9: December 29 —– No

24) Transformers 2: October 20 — Yes

25) Ghosts Of Girlfriends Past: September 22 — Yes

Netflix has positioned themselves well, especially as the service has evolved to the greatest streaming media portal (in the living room) in existence. But even scrolling through my digital media library, I can spot a decent number of titles, sure, but there's not all that much that I actually want to watch (Starz offers some of their most notable content, and even that's in jeopardy).

Netflix has developed an amazing rental infrastructure. But they need to become as media savvy as Apple if they want to make it worth a damn. [TechCrunch][Photo by Rob Lee]

When the SlingPlayer iPhone app launched last May, it was hamstrung by AT&T's insistence that it stream video only over Wi-Fi. It was an untenable position, given that MLB.com and others already stream over 3G. Today, finally, the carrier relented.

This has been in the works since mid-December, and both companies still need Apple's sign-off before the new 3G SlingPlayer app is available. And don't worry: if you'd previously purchased the $30 Wi-Fi only app, you'll get a free upgrade once the new version is available.

As for what it will do to AT&T's already clogged 3G network, only time and a few dozen dropped calls will tell. [NY Times]

Back in the 60s, astronauts had to compete with monkeys to make their way into space. Today, NASA and GM have developed a new trainable, expendable crew member. Its name is Robonaut2.

(The original Robonaut, developed a decade ago, never got off the ground.)

Ambidextrous and designed to use the same tools as humans, Robonaut2 can lift up to 20lbs (just check out that lead photo!) and operate in environments too dangerous or inconvenient for humans to work. From what we can tell given the past decade of Robonaut development, the system is loaded with technologies like head tracking, so Robonaut can autonomously watch a human's every move, but the limited AI seems to take the backseat as Robonaut is more of a VR controlled construction worker than a HAL on legs.

Well, that's as of today. The bottom line is that, in the not so distant future, we'll be able to build robots that need far less care than humans. Robots were the first to walk (OK, roll) on Mars. And it's hard to imagine that trend slowing down, ever. [Nasa via Engadget]

When I say "other 3D films," don't expect to have heard of them before. Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore, and Guardians of Ga'Hoole. Anyone? No-one? Anyway, Titans will debut in 3D in April. [Boing Boing]

The limited edition Herm

The limited edition Herm

3D glasses were never going to win you any style points (however good these bikini babes may look in them), but at least now hipsters won't have to compromise their street cred while watching Avatar. [Play.com via FashionablyGeek via Katiesol]

Very quietly, Apple has slipped a new feature into the iPhone and iPod Touch—iTunes Preview, which we saw last November for the desktop.

It allows you to click on an App Store link and be taken to a website showing the app's details, so you know what to expect before downloading. A picture, description, price, rating, reviews and screenshots are included in the app profile, but in order to download it you will have to revert back to the App Store.

While it won't change your life, it's certainly a more intuitive way to browse apps, and bodes well for a future where we could see the entire App Store taken online. [TechCrunch]

Samsung's barely released details about its new operating system Bada (indeed, for a while there we weren't even sure it was an operating system), but they're already talking tough.

We do know now at least that the first Bada phone will be released in late March/early April, with Samsung's mobile division President, Shin Jong-Kyun boasting "we seek to make a big success with Bada...The portion of Bada devices will rise significantly this year." The jury's still out on whether we actually need another low-end phone OS, with Bada's biggest rival no doubt being Symbian, but the early screengrabs we saw at least looked...colorful. [The Korea Herald]