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Leopard Hacked For Self-Hating PC Users

We had written a very smug, Macs rule PCs drool post reporting that PC users could run Leopard. And then our Mac froze up and we lost it all. So now you just get the news straight, without our giggling. The news, once again: OSX Leopard has been hacked to work on all Intel PCs,…

Electric Paper Plane Launcher; Stocking Filler For the One You Love

Let us assume you have a girlfriend; what would you get her for Christmas? Imaginary problem solved; enter the Electric Paper Plane Launcher Educational Aid. The kit contains all the materials to construct a launch pad for paper planes, which will allow them to travel at speeds of 50km/h. Fifty freaking km/h! If that statistic…

Marantz CR201 CD Player is Better Than Your Offspring

The Marantz CR201 may not scream sexy by name, but by damn, it screams sexy by form factor. The standalone CD player may not tick the right boxes when it comes to functionality, but neither do your kids. The mirrored finish, blue LED-lit CD bay and USB connection for direct digital tune playing will allow…

iPumpkin – iPod, Meet Pumpkin

Do pumpkins and apples mix? Yup, just like peas and carrots. Hmmm…maybe an analogy not involving fruits vs. veggies would have been more effective. [ipumpkin] Thanks Ari!

Poll: Which Katee Sackhoff Would Win?

This fall, Katee Sackhoff is playing two different cyber-bitches: the maybe-Cylon Starbuck in Battlestar Galactica, and the whacked-out beta-bionic lady Sarah Corvus in Bionic Woman. Who would win in a robo-faceoff?

If you fancy winning a Neuros OSD settop box plus NAS or a Nokia N95 smartphone, head over to Boing Boing and enter your ass in the Neuros/Nokia competition. [Boing Boing]

$3.4 Million In-house Cinema Wins HE’s Installation of the Year Award

A house in Austin, Texas has just been awarded with Home Entertainment’s “Installation of the Year” accolade, and we have no reason to disagree with the judgment. Check out the tantalizing gallery below: The flamboyant in-house cinema room boasts 24-karat gold gilding details, hand embroidered fabric seats and genuine antique candle holders throughout. That’s nothing…

We knew Microsoft is developing IPTV for the Xbox 360, but why do IPTV options appear on this guy’s console that’s fresh from Microsoft? Is IPTV around the corner? [kotaku]

Sprint Sprints to be the First to Agree to Phone Unlocking

Sprint has become the first American CDMA wireless company to begin unlocking their hardware once contracts have been honored. The move will allow other unlocked handsets to function on Sprint’s network, but whether the reverse will occur with the other carriers is yet to be seen. For ex-Sprint customers who are happy with their phones…

Torment the Dog, Kids, and Wife with the Palm Z RC Airplane

I have an unnatural obsession with all things remote controlled, probably stems from the need to control the things around me. The new Palm Z Silverlit Mini RC Airplane is the Picco Z for this year and these things are every bit as fun as the Picco Z, minus the vertical takeoff and landing bit.…

Shredmaster JR Turns your Kids into Little Shredders, Spandex Not Included

If you are tired of fighting your kid for play time on Guitar Hero, get them a Shredmaster JR Micro Plug N Play Guitar. This suitably Guitar Hero looking plug n play guitar connects to any TV with AV inputs and has a list of actual music that you have heard of that is fully…

Some Retailers Selling Xbox 360 Pro Bundle

Wow, with no official announcement, the Xbox 360 Pro Bundle is already on sale at (at least) one Best Buy and apparently GameStops around the US. The $350 pack gets you a standard Xbox 360 Premium along with the excellent racing game Forza 2 and so-so action game Marvel Ultimate Alliance. Essentially, you get the…

Apple Catches Microsoft Cooties, BSOD Attacks Leopard! [UPDATE: Fix Found]

It’s a dark day, Apple fanboys. Installs of OSX Leopard have led to the dreaded Blue Screen of Death for many Mac users (sure, it’s sort of happened before, but the headline cracked us up…sorry). We can’t yet be certain just how widespread this problem is, but an Apple thread on the topic has 263…

How Do Unboxing Posts Make You Feel?

We want to know if you guys really want to see us unbox the newest gadgets, or whether you would prefer it if we skipped to the chase and just gave you a review outright. Talk to us, let us know what you are thinking. Help us help you. For the sake of humanity/Jason’s pantsing…

Apple Sets Two iPhone Limit, No Cash Accepted

Bad credit? No credit? No Big problem! In order to thwart iPhone reselling (and the seedy unlocked black market), Apple is reducing the former five per customer iPhone limit to just two—and cash will no longer be accepted on any iPhone purchases. https://gizmodo.com/250-000-unlocked-iphones-have-been-sold-313741 We can only assume that credit cards allow Apple to better track…

ViewSonic Digital Photo Frames Show Off Your Digital Snaps

Viewsonic is getting into the digital photo frame business and the first digital frames to launch will include an 8-inch widescreen frame with an 800×480 screen resolution that displays popular movie formats, has an integrated speaker for MP3 sounds and a remote control at a price under $200. ViewSonic will also have an 8-inch DF87G…

T-Mobile Shadow Official Shots Show Two Suave Color Schemes

If you desperately wanted official shots of the T-Mobile Shadow, well, here they are. We have already given you the rundown on what the Windows Mobile smartphone will be toting, but to recap, the main goodies will be the two-letters-per-key SureType keyboard, 128MB on-board RAM and Wi-Fi connectivity. The pictures show two color schemes (jump…

Limited Edition White PlayStation 2 Bundle Dated for Nov. 4th

A limited edition SingStar PlayStation 2 bundle, which we told you about before, is set to hit the mainstream by November 4th. The pack will contain an exclusive ceramic white PlayStation 2 (previously a Japan exclusive model), the complete SingStar Pop game and two microphones. The package will retail at $149.99 and if you don’t…

Apple to Run iPod Touch Ad…Made By a Teen Fanboy

Arn over at Macrumors points out this cool story of an iPod Touch ad being run by Apple. The thing is, it was made by Nick Haley, an 18-year old student, inspired by "Music Is My Hot, Hot Sex" by CSS. Nick was flown in to the LA offices of TBWA/Chiat/Day to do a HD…

Future People Will Have Nicer Wobbly Bits

In just a thousand years, evolution will turn us all into supermodels, says British evolutionary psychologist and media whore Oliver Curry. That’s because “sexual selection” naturally means that only people with the nicest faces and genitals get to produce babies — which anybody who’s been to a baby shower will totally back up. Says Curry:…