February 2008
“Jackass” to take-over SIRIUS Faction Channel 28 →
In what’s certain to be a raucous event, the crew from the Jackass television and film series, which includes Bam Margera, Johnny Knoxville, Steve O, Wee Man, Chris Pontius, and Jackass 2.5 director Jeff Termaine will take-over SIRIUS’ Faction music channel 28 to celebrate the release of Jackass 2.5 on DVD.
For five days they’ll be sharing their behind-the-scenes stories, as well as music from...
Cheeseburger in a Can Reviewed [Food] →
Curiosity is at an all-time high about the Cheeseburger in a Can. Does it taste good? Will I die if I eat it? Thanks to one brave soul who put his life on the line for canned cuisine, we now know the answers to these questions and more. First off, it is fairly expensive at 3.95 EUR (around $6) and it takes about 10 minutes to cook in a “bain-marie” (double boiler). It can also be...
MiraWorldTV: Watch Streaming TV From Around the... →
You got a media center system (or built one yourself) so you could bring your downloaded music, downloaded movies, and favorite Web videos to your home entertainment system. But what do you do when you’re tired of your movies and the same old Web videos? If you’re using Windows Vista Media Center, you can download and install MiraWorldTV, a free plug-in that allows you to stream Web...
Eliminate Writing Distractions with JDarkRoom →
By Mark O’Neill
As a writer for several sources, I often need to focus very hard on getting the work done. But it can sometimes be difficult. My main distraction is the internet. If something in my Firefox browser doesn’t catch my eye, then I am busy arranging and re-arranging my toolbars in Microsoft Word. So when someone recommended the free program JDarkRoom to me, I decided to try it out in...
January 2008
Rumor: Gamestop conference call mentions 120 GB... →
Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3
Adding to earlier claims from an Ars Technica mole, IGN reports various sources have told the website that a recent Gamestop conference call reportedly confirmed the death of the 80 GB PlayStation 3 model. The sources also allege that in its place Sony will release a 120 GB version packaged with ready-to-rumble DualShock 3 controllers. Sony told IGN...
Top 10 BitTorrent Tools and Tricks →
Written by Lifehacker
BitTorrent is the go-to resource for downloading everything from music and movies to software and operating systems, but as its popularity continues to grow, so do the number of tools available for making the most of it. Some are must-haves, while others are a waste of time. Climb aboard for a look at 10 of the best BitTorrent utilities, tools, and resources for finding...
Amazon acquires Audible.com →
Amazon today announced that it would be acquiring long time Apple partner Audible.com. This is another move in Amazon’s bid to become a dominant force in the realm of digital downloads. Under the terms of the agreement, Amazon.com will commence a cash tender offer to purchase all of the outstanding shares of Audible.com for $11.50 per share.
There is no official word yet on how this will affect...
Track your Domino’s pizza online →
I eat a lot of pizza, one might even call me a connoisseur of the pizza pie. I sample the (usually) circular dishes from a variety of restaurants on a regular basis. I’d say about half the time I choose the option to have my food delivered. During those forty minutes or so, I’m constantly wondering exactly when my pizza will get here. Well the fine folks at Domino’s Pizza have gone above and...
TVDuck Makes Watching Your Favorite TV Shows Easy →
TVDuck is the kind of site that makes TV fans happy and studio heads nervous. The site collects videos from multiple popular Web video sites, organizing them by series and episode, and making them easy to search and watch. Not all the video at TVDuck is from popular Web video sites; lesser-known sites have their videos listed as well. You can search shows alphabetically, by keyword, or by genre,...
Rock Band DLC for March revealed in OXM ad →
Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Online
According to X3F, who heard it from Megatonik, who saw it on ScoreHero, who cribbed it from scans on GameFaqs, OXM like totally printed all the Rock Band DLC for March in its new issue. We’ve confirmed the tracks are revealed in an advertisement for Xbox Live that was placed by Microsoft. There’s no mention of prices, but...
Firefox News: Firefox Beta 3 to Feature Add-ons... →
We’re inching closer and closer to the release of our favorite browser and we’re expecting Beta 3 to be released soon. Mozilla has just frozen the code for Beta 3 but indicated that there might yet be a Beta 3.1 before they move on to giving us the Release Candidate versions.
One great feature they’ve included with this is the new add-ons browsing facility. You don’t need to access the Mozilla...
11 Power Tips for Gmail →
Written by Matt Cutts
Wow, I can’t believe how many people commented on my late-Friday night post about desired features for Gmail. If you want to suggest something for Gmail, that thread is the better place to do it. But looking through the comments, I saw a few requests that can already be done today. Considering that real Gmail users didn’t know about these options, I’m going to call them...
Nikon D60 Will Be Enhanced For Eye-Fi... →
Remember the Eye-Fi? That’s the SD card that adds auto-uploading Wi-Fi capabilities to any digital camera. Now the company has teamed with Nikon to add extended Eye-Fi functionality to the first camera on the market, Nikon’s D60.
When the Eye-Fi is inserted into the D60, the D60 will “automatically adjust its power timer settings to ensure that photos upload effortlessly for...
Western Digital 320GB My Passport Essential... →
Today Western Digital introduced its newly redesigned My Passport Essential drives, in capacities of 160, 250 and 320GB, that last one priced at a very pleasant $200. The shiny bus-powered drives don’t pack anything unusual, but they do come with WD Sync for easy Windows backup and 128-bit encryption. [WD]
Warhawk Paint & Insignia Contest! →
It’s 2008 and the team and I would love to kick-off the New Year by extending a really cool contest to our eligible U.S. players! This is your chance to make your mark on the battlefield by entering the Paint Scheme and Insignia Contest!!
As many of you know, we’re always working on game updates to keep the stream of fixes and new features flowing to our players. As such, we’re currently...
'Starcraft 2' Screens Released →
Blizzard released a couple of new screenshots for sci-fi strategy game Starcraft 2.
We’re sort of speechless.
The second shot is under the cut. The hi-res version are on Blizzard’s site.
Bone Conduction Headphones →
If you want to listen to music but still be able to hear your surroundings then this is a cool solution, the Vibe Body Sound Headphones, listen to music through your bones.
The Vibe Body Sound headphones clip on to your outer ear and conduct vibrations through your skin and cartilage. Those vibrations rumble through your skull directly to your inner ear where you hear them clear as a bell. All...
SPOT GPS Tracking Device Is Perfect for Remote... →
Walt Mossberg has had a look at
the SPOT satellite messenger, a GPS gadget aimed at adventurers and
thrill seekers. Not only does it call in the emergency services if
you’re stuck and there’s no cellphone tower for miles, but it also
sends out position updates to keep friends back home updated on
your expedition. It locates you via GPS, and transmits data by
satellite to a control...
TOM GREEN →
Brooke and I on Tom Green! We found out Carson was the guest and figured we’d call in to say hi.
eBay Changes Fee Structure To Drive Growth →
eBay yesterday announced a major shake up in its fee structure in an attempt to revitalize their core auction business.
Amazon surpassed eBay in US traffic in December for the first time according to Nielsen, and growth rates on eBay have been either static or minimal over the last two to three years.
Under the changes, eBay will slash listing fees by up to 50%, but in turn will increase its...
Freddy Krueger Gets A Reboot →
You would think, that by this time, all of the Freddy Krueger story has been told, what with four hundred thousand Nightmare on Elm Street films and all. Well, you’d be half right. It seems as if New Line is going back to the future and taking the Nightmare franchise on a new track, “rebooting” it in much the same way they did with The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
So, what does that...
'Saw' Videogame On The Way →
You have to hand it to the Saw franchise. Fewer entities make more out of absolutely nothing than they do. First, the four movies that are all relatively successful, and now this, a videogame based on Jigsaw’s work, to be developed by Brash Entertainment, presumably for the PS3 and the 360.
The game, which already has a website devoted to it, won’t be coming out until October, 2009...
Tripr.TV: Get Paid For Hotel Videos →
Hotel video guides are a vertical that has started to grow from nothing in the last nine months. We covered Trivop in June 2007, a site billed as the first video guide for hotels. Then came TVTrip, another videoguide for hotels that scored $4.8 million in funding in July. Both sites rely on professionally recorded video.
New comer Tripr.TV is embracing the move towards compensating user...
The world's greatest fan-fic: Half-Life: Full Life... →
Filed under: Culture, First Person Shooters, Video
If you’ve ever needed concrete proof that children are, indeed, our future, look no further than Half-Life: Full Life Consequences, an awesome piece of classic fan fiction written by a nine-year-old and then animated by a group of evil geniuses. By the way, if you need to win an internet argument any time soon, we’re willing to bet...
Breaking: MySpace Developer Platform Launching on... →
Breaking: MySpace Developer Platform Launching on February 5th — MySpace has just announced that they will be launching their developer platform on February 5th. You can pre-register now by going to http://developer.myspace.com (requires login). — Earlier this evening, I spoke with Amit Kapur …
Source: Mashable!
Author: Adam Ostrow
Link: ...
FLV Video Downloader →
Save Flash video (including streaming video) from Internet websites like YouTube and Google Video to your PC in either flv or avi file formats as you watch them in your browser. The program runs in the background, in system tray, and will ask you to specify if and where to save video when you begin watching one. No need to find and paste URLs (like in numerous gadgets) - everything is done...
GIMP Animation Package 2.4.0 Released →
GAP, the GIMP Animation Package, is a collection of plug-ins to extend GIMP with capabilities to edit and create animations. Version 2.4.0 of the GIMP Animation Package is now available. This is a bug-fix release that makes GAP usable with GIMP 2.4.x releases.
The source code can be downloaded from ftp.gimp.org. Users who are not familiar with building software from source code are advised to...
PSP Firmware 3.90 Now Available, Skype Included... →
PSP Fanboy reports that the PSP 3.90 firmware update is now available, bringing Skype support to PSP-2000 models and expanded Playstation Network support to all models. [PSP Fanboy]
Firefox 3 beta 3 code freeze tonight →
In today’s Firefox 3 Meeting we took a hard look at the amount of P1 blockers remaining for Beta 3, and the P2 blockers remaining, and decided that we’re still going to do a Beta 3 code freeze tonight, but will be adding at least one more milestone (Beta 3.1? ) before moving on to Release Candidate builds.
Firefox 3 Beta 3
There are currently more than 60 bugs marked P1 and blocking-firefox3+...
New DirecTV Satellite Capable of 150 HD and 1,500... →
The latest DirecTV 11 satellite just built by Boeing has the capacity to up the total capacity of their programming network to 150 national HD channels and 1,500 local channels. So get ready to fire up those HDTVs—the satellite is expected to launch in March. [Boeing]
LiviSciFi.com to Visit Haunted Union Cemetery... →
Our ghost-hunting friends over at livescifi.TV have an especially chilling, and yet heartwarming event lined up tonight. livescifi.TV’s Ustream show “In Search of the Paranormal” will hold a live investigation and fundraiser at the haunted Union Cemetery. The broadcast is planned to air tonight, Tuesday, 1/29/2008, 7:00 pm pacific / 10:00 pm eastern, and is scheduled to last for 6...
IGN Wii: No More Heroes Video Review →
*drools*
“Suda 51 again delivers one of the most stylistic and unique games in years.”
Watch the Video Review over at IGN Wii
TVersity Delivers Your Media On Your Terms →
If you want to stream music and movies from your PC to your TV screen, you have a ton of options. You can use devices like the AppleTV or your XBox 360, or you can take an old computer and turn it into a media extender by installing MythTV, Windows Media Center, or TVersity Media Center.
TVersity does everything that any self-respecting DVR can do and then some. You can stream media from any...
Cheeseburger in a Can is Both the Best and Worst... →
This is a cheeseburger. In a can. It’s a cheeseburger in a can. I honestly can’t figure out how I feel about this: is it the greatest achievement of mankind thus far, or is it an abomination of foodstuffs that deserves to be hucked back into the gaping maw of whatever food processing plant it was spewed from? I just don’t know what to think anymore. Would you eat a cheeseburger...
X-Play Archives: PlayStation 2 Disc Read Error Fix →
We know that not everyone has made the next-gen jump in their gaming consoles. For those of you still playing your PS2, here’s a handy little report from the X-Play Archives that may prove useful should you encounter some unforseen “disc read errors”.
PlayStation 2 Disc Read Error Fix
About a month ago, I noticed that my aging PS2 would no longer read DVD video and audio CD...
'Jumpgate' MMO Coming →
Videogame publishers Codemaster (Archlord, Lord of the Rings Online, Dungeons and Dragons Online) are adding a new MMO to their roster. Jumpgate: Evolution from Netdevil is a sci-fi combat game that allows players to choose from one of three playable nations and engage in “an intense action-packed universe.
‘We are very pleased to be working with NetDevil to release this exciting...
Download YouTube videos with Tooble →
Filed under: Software, Video
There’s plenty of YouTube applications out there, but walking around the Macworld show floor a mere ten days ago, I came across Tooble: another (free) application that allows you to download your favourite YouTube videos to your Mac. Now, before people shout-off that Google could feasibly break the app by changing URLs, the developers were quick to point out that...
Will Smith Wearing Leather for 'Hancock' →
From the trailer, I was never clear on whether Will Smith would don a traditional costume in his hobo-superhero flick, Hancock, or if they considered it funnier to have him fight crime exclusively in filth. This shot from Ropes of Silicon has cleared that up, revealing that Smith will wear a fashion mash-up of the biker leather of X-Men and the bespectacled smugness of Kanye West. Try to figure...
The Torch flashlight: why illuminate when you can... →
Filed under: Household
Sure, there’s always the pukelight for good times around the house, but sometimes you’ve just got to do some damage — which is where The Torch from Wicked Lasers comes in. The 4100-lumen flashlight is being considered for the Guiness Book of World Records, and can ignite paper, light cigarettes, melt plastic, and even fry an egg — but only has a...
Qtrax promises unlimited, legal P2P downloads from... →
Filed under: Portable Audio
You know what your mother always used to say about things that seem too good to be true, but the deafening amount of hype and hyperbole being thrown about in reference to the “game changing” Qtrax with “25 million tracks” is quite distracting enough to take note of. According to the Qtrax website, the P2P client — Windows only, a Mac...
Livescribe Pulse Digitally Copies Notes, Records... →
Livescribe’s Pulse Smartpen, which creates digital copies of notes and links them to recorded audio, launches today in 1GB and 2 GB models. Using specialized paper with microdots to track pen movement, the Pulse not only copies notes, but can do quick calculations, translate foreign words, and record 3D audio. We got an up close look at the Livescribe Pulse, and found out for ourselves...
Rumor: 120 -160G PS3's Coming? →
How’s this for a huge effin’ rumor: The PlayStation 3 models that replace the now-discontinued 80Gig PS3 will feature between 120GB-160GB harddrives, and come with rumble-ready SIXAXIS controllers.
According to tech blog artechnica’s mole:
”The Spiderman 3 pack-in will disappear as well once the 80GB unit is gone. In order to maintain a similar value proposition to...
Music Service Jumps The Gun →
New downloading service Qtrax sounds too good to be true. The upstart company announced last week that they had secured deals with all four major labels to release over 25 million songs, for free, to play as many times as you’d like. It’s advertising supported, but (apparently) only during the actual download of the songs from Qtrax site. Once it’s only your hard drive, you can...
What song is that? Now your iPhone can tell you... →
For those who have hacked their iPhone, Erica Sudun has put together another little gem of an app called Listen, that lets your iPhone identify songs that it hears playing on your radio, on the TV, or where ever.
Listen is in beta, and the version I’m using is “beta 06” which has a nicer push-button interface than initial releases, and some more useful functionality. Because it’s beta, I...
Oops! MPAA Admits they were wrong in movie... →
The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) admitted Wednesday that their study on illegal movie downloads had a serious flaw.
In a 2005 study, the MPAA accused college students of being the cause of 44% of illegal movie downloads, mostly because of easy access to high bandwidth networks at the colleges. The MPAA used the study to put pressure on colleges to stop illegal filesharing and...
SDK groundwork laid in iPhone 1.1.3? →
The latest firmware for both iPhone and iPod Touch (1.1.3) apparently includes the groundworks of the third party SDK that is expected in February. According to Creations.net, the SpringBoard doesn’t need to be modified to show other applications in the /Applications folder anymore. And apps no longer run under the root user, instead they identify themselves under the user “mobile”. The...
Scarlett Johansson's Album May 20th →
Scarlett Johansson is not only the most beautiful woman on Earth, but she also has excellent taste in music, as can be gleaned from the fact that her first album, Anywhere I Lay My Head, is composed of ten Tom Waits covers and one original composition that exists so that you don’t go, “she’s cute, but she can only sing other people’s songs.”
The album has a release...
Unicel adds 12 cell sites in Vermont - Barre... →
Unicel adds 12 cell sites in Vermont Barre Montpelier Times Argus, VT - 19 hours ago By Bruce Edwards Rutland Herald COLCHESTER – Unicel has added or upgraded 12 new cell sites in Vermont with three more cell sites operational in the near …