Horror
”Money Can't Buy Taste: The Tackiest $150,000 Home Theater You'll Ever See
When tacky rich people Tony and Penny Caciolo planned out their home theater setup, apparently they decided they wanted it to be an homage of their favorite place on Earth: the Italy section of Epcot at Disney World. At least that's what it looks like. This horrifying setup comes complete with fake storefronts and what looks like the champagne room from a Staten Island strip club. And did I mention the pool with a swim-under waterfall that leads to a grotto with a LCD TV inside?
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Internal Microsoft Vista Video is as Painful as Videos Get
You've gotta wonder how, in a company the size of Microsoft, there's not a single person who has the balls to step up and say "Hey, you know what? This Vista music video we're making for the sales department, complete with a cheesy Bruce Springsteen impersonator and horrible music, damages the dignity of not only everyone involved in its production, but everyone who watches it." Seriously, how did this little slice of cringe-inducing embarrassment ever get made? What year is this? I need to lie down. I'm sorry. Check the video after the jump. UPDATE: The video is an internal spoof, an insider confirms. First: Good for them saving their sense of style and decency and humor. Second: Could they please not spend the money staging fake concerts and really good spoof videos and keep the SP patch works coming? We kid because we love XP!
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The Steve Jobs Photoshop Gallery of Good, Evil, and Awkwardness
Yet again, the results of a Gizmodo Photoshop contest prove just how warped and twisted the minds of Giz readers are. The most recent challenge: use your skills to depict Steve Jobs as either good or evil. The results ranged from inspired to unsettling to confusing to borderline-offensive, which is just what any good Photoshop contest should end up with. Now, my friends, onward to the Gallery of Champions! Let's see what your fellow readers created. I apologize in advance to Steve and to all of your brains for what you're about to see.
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Now Available: The Ugliest Cellphone Ever Created
Not only does this Givori Serendipity phone look like it was designed by some sort of ADD-afflicted, semi-retarded Midwestern housewife at a forced-labor craft fair, but it costs $3,100. Hell, I'd pay that much to make sure I never become friends with anyone who would use this thing. More »Japanese Robot Cat Provides Companionship, Nightmares
This is a commercial for a horrifying Japanese robotic kitty called Yume Neko Smile. It's just like a real cat, except it won't leave dead birds on your doorstep, won't scratch up your furniture and doesn't have a soul. Buy yours today! [Akihabara News]
Old PS3 Online Banner Ad Now Banned in the UK for Glamorizing Violence
While this clip isn't the ad at issue, it's from the same series of "This Is Living" spots you might remember Sony put out months ago. The banned banner features Kovac (the guy in the tub) simply holding a knife and gun below the lines, "You on my side? Listen up, I've killed for less. The music plays Puccini in my head." More »
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Deletemusic Worm Goes After What Really Counts
Call me crazy, but this sounds much worse to me than past viruses in the news: A new worm goes straight after MP3 files, deleting them all from your hard drive before moving on to find more victims. It's spread mostly via external devices, so as long as you don't plug in some random thumb drive you found on the street you should be OK. But seriously, stay away from my MP3s! Make me reinstall my OS, fine, but just don't touch the music. [Symantec via The Register and Uber-Review]Mary Poppins Turned Into She-Devil: It's All In The Editing
If you ever wondered how important video and film editing is, this trailer will show you exactly how a bin full of innocuous footage can be skillfully turned into a frightening and powerful sequence. Just add talent. More »
Download Free Old Time Horror Radio Shows in MP3
If you are still looking for the perfect background music for your Halloween party tonight, or just looking for some music to creep out the trick-or-treaters This may have the perfect solution. The Monster Club has a huge library of oldie horror radio shows available for download in MP3 format. Forget those Halloween noise CDs—just play a couple of these bad boys and show those damned kids what horror was really like, before the Internet. Wait, the world still existed without the Internet? That is a pretty horrific idea itself. More »
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