Archive for August, 2008
Other Nerds Say Nintendo Jacked Their Joystick
Filed under: Celebritoyz
TMZ.com: That Wii wand you’re waving around like a madman at your friend’s party might not be Wii-motely Nintendo’s after all.At least that’s what a tech company in Maryland wants you to think. It’s suing Nintendo for jacking the joystick and other patents it… Read more
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Breakdance to Your iPod, Yo
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TMZ.com: Remember the movies “Beat Street” and “Breakin’”? They were the “West Side Story” of the ’80s, and they helped popularize the boom box. The iPod never got such a cultural push.Sure, you can electric boogaloo to your iPod, but frankly, it’s just not… Read more
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Gameworld: Videogaming enters the Third Dimension
SAN JOSE, California (Reuters) - Videogamers, your glasses to transport you into three dimensional space.
Source:Gameworld: Videogaming enters the Third Dimension
iPhone security flaw exposes private data
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A security flaw in Apple Inc’s iPhone allows unauthorized users to gain easy access to private contacts and e-mails even when the device is locked, but the company said a fix is on the way.
Source:iPhone security flaw exposes private data
David Duchovny's sex disorder likened to alcoholism
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Did life imitate art when David Duchovny, who plays a sex-mad writer on the hit US TV show “Californication”, seek treatment for sex addiction?
Source:David Duchovny's sex disorder likened to alcoholism
Winehouse falls ill, misses Paris concert
LONDON (Reuters) - British soul singer Amy Winehouse pulled out of a Paris concert at short notice on Friday after falling ill at home in London, her spokesman has said.
Source:Winehouse falls ill, misses Paris concert
Hack Turns iPhone into Macro Camera
Photo credit: eastrain/Flickr Forget about buying cheap, tacky plastic add-ons to mod the iPhone’s camera. Flickr-er Daniel Forsythe instead used his knowledge of cellphone camera lenses to make this quick-and-dirty manual focus hack for the iPhone. It’s simple. All you…
Source:Hack Turns iPhone into Macro Camera
Review: Flexy Motorola Phone Bends in Half, Breaks Our Hearts
Motorola Z10 Look! Hardware that breaks – on purpose! Shattered warranties aside, the Z10’s apparent bendy kick-slide design skews towards the flashy end of the spectrum, but hey, we’re not shallow. We care about what’s on the inside, too. But…
Source:Review: Flexy Motorola Phone Bends in Half, Breaks Our Hearts
Dutch say Pisa no longer Europe's most leaning tower
BEDUM, Netherlands (Reuters) - The Tower of Pisa is being challenged by a lesser-known 12th-century building in the northern Dutch town of Bedum as Europe’s most steeply leaning tower.
Source:Dutch say Pisa no longer Europe's most leaning tower
Woman wearing veil told to leave Italian museum
ROME (Reuters) - The head of one of Venice’s most prestigious museums apologized on Wednesday to a Muslim woman asked to leave the building by a guard because she was wearing a veil over her face.
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