His feathers barely rustle when the wind blows, and his faux zebra hide jacket is matted with an intangible age that the dry cleaner just can't wash out.
Even his famed golden Zelda cartridge is tarnished. The word on the streets is that it's just plastic, but no one will say it to his face—a social courtesy sourced from pity, not fear.
After a brief time on top, the Pimptendo has seen the worst the world has to offer. He's a shabby, forgotten tool of another era. And now he's stooped to selling himself for $50. [ChaseTheChuckWagon via Gearfuse via HawtyMcBloggy via technabob]
At just 19mm thick, the Bluedot BSP-S20Kspeaker can be folded flat and taken wherever the party is. But then again, with a 2x2-watt output isn't exactly going to be much of a party.
The $57 NXT speaker, probably better suited to sitting on your desk, can be powered by three AAA batteries (which can keep it running for up to five hours) or plugged into a power source. [AkihabaraNews via UberGizmo]
If Buffy, Twilight, Trueblood and the collective Anne Rice novels have taught us anything, it's that women dig vampires. To exploit the phenomenon, stay out of the sun and buy this couch.
The Coffin Couch, priced at a moderate $3,500, is the absolute most practical way to pretend that you sleep in the box of a dead man. While she'll appreciate seeing your reanimated body sleep lifelessly in its eternal non-slumber, you'll enjoy the foam and metal spring cushion that can be upholstered in purple, red, or black. Don't seduce vampire fetishists just to let your back go to shit. Invest in the quality tools necessary to complete the job.
Also, be sure to pick up lots of cherry Kool-Aid. If she points out that it's thin, just say that you drink skim to watch your figure. [Etsy via boingboing]
Bad news: the first app to use in-app pricing in the App Store is a huge ripoff. Gokivo, is a $1 turn-by-turn directions app. Want to actually use it? That'll be $1/minute, $3/10 minutes or $10/month.
Even worse is that when it was first released, the description included no mention of these charges, tricking people into spending $1 on a worthless app. They've since updated it, fortunately, but the pricing remains.
Aren't you excited for more apps to start charging this way? Bring on the sleazy, crippled apps begging for more money! [The Apple Blog]
I want this: A robot monkey that makes me coffee every morning. Then, it will go down to the deli downstairs jumping through the fire stairs, pick me a bagel with pastrami and cream cheese, an climb back up.
It's too bad that this video of Hina—a small robot grinding and making coffee—is staged. It's not stop motion or fake, however. It's very real. These remote controlled robots are commonly used in Japan, and can be programmed to perform extremely complex movements and long routines. What you are watching here is precisely that.
The mechanics are there. Now we only need the artificial intelligence, and we will be ready to go. Until then, I will have to go down to the shop every morning, which is a perfect excuse to flirt with Gwen—the hot brunette waitress who is certainly not a robot—mind you. [Getnews via CrunchGear]
This is bad. The prisoners have grabbed the keys. Activision Blizzard, the world's largest producer of video games, is publicly threatening to abandon Sony's PS3 and PSP platforms.
From Activision Blizzard President and CEO Bobby Kotick:
I'm getting concerned about Sony; the PlayStation 3 is losing a bit of momentum and they don't make it easy for me to support the platform. It's expensive to develop for the console, and the Wii and the Xbox are just selling better. Games generate a better return on invested capital on the Xbox than on the PlayStation...When we look at 2010 and 2011, we might want to consider if we support [PS3 and PSP].
Kotick wants to see Sony's licensing fees reduced (Activision paid Sony $500 million to in royalties last year) and a PS3 price cut. He probably wouldn't mind seeing some incentives like advertising dollars, either (something Microsoft can be pretty generous about).
Oh, and if there's one publisher that can say these things, it's the conglomerate makers of Call of Duty, Guitar Hero, Tony Hawk, multiple Dreamworks and Marvel movie titles, World of Warcraft, Starcraft and Diablo—even if those Blizzard games aren't on consoles at this time.
As of now, Kotick's words are just corporate smacktalk (bottom line: Activision still makes money on the platform). But what if a company like EA came forward and said the same thing? No good can come of this for Sony. [TimesOnline]
It looks like a nondescript battery, but this is actually the world's smallest GPS, GSM and RF tracking device.
The recently released CATS.i measures just 45mm x 35mm x 12mm, and makers say it can be used to track cars, pets and even people. Given that they also claim this is the "most covert" tracking device of its type and is "almost undetectable when being worn", I'm not sure I want to know who their normal customers are.
The device uses a built-in GSM sim chip to report back its GPS data, either constantly or at set intervals, which can then be tracked online. It is battery powered but can also be hardwired to vehicles, or even solar power—though the makers don't specify how. Quad band GSM, GSP and RF ensures you should be able to monitor the people you are stalking—sorry, tracking—wherever they go. [Cats.i]
It's been a while since a BlackBerry handset really stole the spotlight, with the new—and by all counts nice—BlackBerry Tour getting trampled underfoot by this month's Palm and Apple news extravaganza. But appearances don't do this situation justice: RIM is doing very well, reporting a 33% jump in profit this quarter, fueled almost entirely by consumers, not businessfolk. [NYT]
It's been a while since a BlackBerry handset really stole the spotlight, with the new—and by all counts nice—BlackBerry Tour getting trampled underfoot by this month's Palm and Apple news extravaganza. But appearances don't do this situation justice: RIM is doing very well, reporting a 33% jump in profit this quarter, fueled almost entirely by consumers, not businessfolk. [NYT]
It's been a while since a BlackBerry handset really stole the spotlight, with the new—and by all counts nice—BlackBerry Tour getting trampled underfoot by this month's Palm and Apple news extravaganza. But appearances don't do this situation justice: RIM is doing very well, reporting a 33% jump in Q2 profit over last year, fueled almost entirely by consumers, not businessfolk. [NYT]
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His feathers barely rustle when the wind blows, and his faux zebra hide jacket is matted with an intangible age that the dry cleaner just can't wash out.
At just 19mm thick, the 
If Buffy, Twilight, Trueblood and the collective Anne Rice novels have taught us anything, it's that women dig vampires. To exploit the phenomenon, stay out of the sun and buy this couch.
Bad news: the first app to use in-app pricing in the 
This is bad. The prisoners have grabbed the keys. 
It looks like a nondescript battery, but this is actually the world's smallest GPS, GSM and RF tracking device.