eBay is often full of random auctions. Today we came across an auction with a BIN (Buy it Now) price tag of $30,000. What you get for $30,000 is a lot of video games, consoles, accessories and more. All of the items come from a game store that deals primarily in used console games. The store is shutting down in a few weeks time and all the games need to go. [Read more…]
Huge Collection of Video Games for Sale – $30,000 BIN
August 16, 2010 by 1 Comment
Dell Streak will Jump direct to Android 2.2 in the US
August 16, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Over here in the UK, a leaked Android 2.1 firmware was made available to download for the Dell Streak on the O2 network. It isn’t clear at the moment if this is an official ROM that O2 will eventually release, or if it was a test ROM.
Over in the US, it appears that the Dell Streak will skip Android 2.1 and jump straight to Android 2.2. This information comes from a member of staff at Dell who posted an answer on Twitter…
@dzerveviktory Honest answer is that it’s complicated. From the info I have, current plan in the US is to go right to Froyo. #dellstreak
HTC DROID Incredible Android 2.2 Update Coming August 18
August 16, 2010 by Leave a Comment
It appears that on August 18 the HTC DROID Incredible Android 2.2 update will be arriving, or at least will be starting to arrive OTA to users.
The information comes from Mashable who heard from sources that Verizon [VZ] were to start pushing the update this Wednesday.
We’ve heard from our sources that the Verizon team members already have Froyo installed on their Droid Incredibles. Now the update is essentially ready for primetime. Froyo has been making its way onto some of the most popular Android handsets in recent weeks. The HTC Evo 4G, the Motorola Droid and the Nexus One have the updated OS.
Worlds Longest Email Address is 345 Charachters
August 16, 2010 by Leave a Comment
The shorter an email address is, the easier it is to mention it to someone. Just imagine what it would be like having a new contact write this one down…
“Can you send me the document via email?”
“Sure, what’s your email address?”
“contact-admin-hello-webmaster-info-services-peter-crazy-but-oh-so-ubber-cool-english-alphabet-loverer-abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz@please-try-to.send-me-an-email-if-you-can-possibly-begin-to-remember-this-coz.this-is-the-longest-email-address-known-to-man-but-to-be-honest.this-is-such-a-stupidly-long-sub-domain-it-could-go-on-forever.pacraig.com”
“Thanks, the document is on it’s way.” [Read more…]
35 Dollar Tablet Demod on Video
August 16, 2010 by Leave a Comment
The 35 dollar tablet was recently revealed. It appears to be another type of cheap computing device that probably wont launch at $35 like previous attempts at the $100 laptop. But, we’ll remain hopeful that it does happen.
The video below shows the Android 1.6 based tablet running at some speed although the video looked to be running a little faster. If it runs as quick as it does in the video it will be quite amazing. What will be more amazing is seeing it launch at $35 which we hope it can as that will help out a lot of children learning in the future. [Read more…]
Vlingo for Android Dropped from $10 to Free
August 16, 2010 by Leave a Comment
The Vlingo app for Android OS based smartphones has just dropped in price from $10 down to free. This is more than likely due to Google Voice Search which just had a large update recently which essentially duplicates a lot of what Vlingo can do.
The problem Vlingo was challenged was with the price of the app. With Google [GOOG] offering Voice Search for free, it seems to have forced the company in to doing the same. Another problem that could make Vlingo struggle is that Google could potentially start making Voice Search an integrated part of Google Android. [Read more…]
Star Wars Blu-Ray Landing Next Year
August 16, 2010 by Leave a Comment
George Lucas has announced that Star Wars will be coming to Blu-ray next year. The announcement was made at the Star Wars Celebration V.
The announcement also mentioned that the Blu-Ray version would also be part of a box set with all six movies being included in the set.
‘Blu-ray is the absolute best way to experience Star Wars at home in pristine high definition, said George Lucas, creator of the Star Wars Saga. ‘The films have never looked or sounded better.
Bigtrak Replica Now Available
August 16, 2010 by 1 Comment
If you grew up in the 80’s then you’ll remember Bigtrak. Firebox is selling an exact replica of the MB original and it is now called Bigtrak 2010.
The Bigtrak 2010 is exactly the same size as the original and was actually created with the same moulds that were used to make the original.
For those who do not remember, Bigtrak works by feeding it commands on the interface that sits on top. You can tell it to move forwards, rotate, move backwards and flash a light on the front. When telling it to go forwards you work in lengths like “move forwards 5 lengths” and then rotate 30 degrees. A whole sequence could be programmed to make Bigtrak move around your living room. [Read more…]
iPhone 4 Leica Camera Design
August 16, 2010 by Leave a Comment
When the Apple iPhone 4 was first revealed a few months back, Steve Jobs described the iPhone as being like a Leica camera. This inspired one guy to look up what a Leica camera was and then adapt an image and resize it so it could be printed out and attached to the back of an iPhone 4.
By adjusting an image of a Leica M8 and resizing it to the size of an iPhone 4, Rapahel Salgado of BeyondTheTech managed to print out a Leica camera with the flash and camera aligned with the flash on the iPhone 4 as described below…
I took the image and with the magic and efficiency of Photoshop, I proportioned it to the dimensions of the iPhone 4, stretching a few things around, especially to accommodate the place where the rear camera and LED flash would line up. I also removed the “M8” model name and replaced it with an “iP 4” as well as the Leica name to Apple. Lastly, I changed where it said “LEICA” in the lens to “IPHONE.”
I printed it out from my Canon photo printer and cut it so it lined up nicely in the inside of the Griffin Reveal’s clear backside, used an Exacto knife to cut out the rear camera and LED flash area, and topped the edges with a black permanent marker to hide the edges of white photo paper.
Samsung Epic 4G Review Roundup
August 16, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Sprint [S] is launching the Samsung Epic 4G in the next couple of weeks. The Epic 4G is Sprint’s version of the new Galaxy S class smartphones that Samsung is pushing out. The differences with this version of the Galaxy S class is that it has a slide out QWERTY keyboard along with 4G connectivity making it easier for some to use who prefer not to use a virtual keyboard, and also quicker thanks to it using 4G rather than 3G.
The screen on the Epic 4G is 4 inches and is a Super AMOLED type built by Samsung. The touchscreen also uses capacitive as can be expected on a phone of this type. When it launches it will run Google Android 2.1 which will be followed by an OTA update to Android 2.2 later on this year.
The processor inside is a 1GHz Samsung Cortex A8. [Read more…]
Casio Exilim EX-FC160S Golf Camera Announced
August 16, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Casio is launching a new Exilim point & shoot digital camera. To add to the basic features seen in most point & shoot cameras, Casio has decided to do something unique by gearing the camera towards golfers.
The camera has a 10 megapixel sensor that is backside-illuminated. What this allows it to do is capture video at 240fps in good quality. The idea behind this camera is that you put it on a tripod and record your golf swing at 240 frames per second. The camera then plays the footage back at 30 frames per second essentially slowing the footage right down. When this is done, the Exilim digital camera places lines on the screen to help you track your golf swing and see where you need to improve. [Read more…]
Sega Office Prank Turns Desk in to Papercraft Green Hill Zone
August 14, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Check out the video below of what staff at the Sega office did as a prank for one of their co-workers called Aaron who took some time off work.
Rather than destroying his desk, the decided to build a papercraft model of Sonic the Hedgehog Green Hill Zone complete with coins, hills and the twirly finish sign.
Check out the video below to take a look at how they put it together… [Read more…]
