Cian Mac Mahon
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Oh Noes! Another earworm - meets - video: BANG BANG!
13/08/08 10:48
This particular MINER loves movies that depict the world in ruins: Wall-E. Children of Men. I Am Legend. (Okay, maybe not that last one.) However this ASCI-art-meets-”l33t speak” take on the “mutually assured destruction” scenario (as presented in another flick fave War Games) is so much more interesting and clever.
I mean, how can you go wrong with “WTFCLOUDS,” “AFK-47s,” and “TTYLtanks”?
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Also, it has a really … ah … unique … German industrial tune stuck in all of our heads. It’s not totally drowning out our the recent Fresh White Eggs earworm, but it is coming damn close!
BANG BANG!
I mean, how can you go wrong with “WTFCLOUDS,” “AFK-47s,” and “TTYLtanks”?
Click here to launch a new browser window;
Also, it has a really … ah … unique … German industrial tune stuck in all of our heads. It’s not totally drowning out our the recent Fresh White Eggs earworm, but it is coming damn close!
BANG BANG!
Gadget PRON: Three lickable techtoys you’ll never be able to afford
07/08/08 10:50
When we gadget geeks aren’t coveting our shiny iPods, we can usually be found gazing at anything made of glass and chrome, swooning over PS3s and pining at HDTVs behind shop windows. So it should come as no surprise that the moment this link zipped into our inbox, we had to send for the tissues to wipe up the … drool.
Click the above link later; we’ll fill you in here. Technology.17things.com has a list, along with glorious photographs, of some spectacular gadgets. From record players (that look like they are made of water) to tabletop football sets (which would look more at home on a spaceship then in our living rooms), this list has everything a gadget junkie would ever want … if they have a bit too much money on their hands.
Take this $10,000 set of Sony speakers, for instance. These tall cylinders of pure joy are made out of glass. They glow, in true futuristic gadget form, and radiate sound in 360 degrees. We want.
And then there’s the FAK3 360. This wooden cabinet can rotate with just the push of a finger, and is constructed from lovely, lovely dark wood. It can house keyboards, a desk, tons of storage space and a television. Makes us glance at our wallets, worryingly.
And finally, behold the magnificence that is the Ovei home cinema pod. Imagine putting yourself into an escape pod from some far future starcraft. Now put $100,000 worth of sound and video equipment in there with you. Would you even want to be rescued? Kindly keep the pod bay doors closed, HAL.
Yeppers, life is damned good for a gadget lover. Until the significant others see the bank balance, that is.
Click the above link later; we’ll fill you in here. Technology.17things.com has a list, along with glorious photographs, of some spectacular gadgets. From record players (that look like they are made of water) to tabletop football sets (which would look more at home on a spaceship then in our living rooms), this list has everything a gadget junkie would ever want … if they have a bit too much money on their hands.
Take this $10,000 set of Sony speakers, for instance. These tall cylinders of pure joy are made out of glass. They glow, in true futuristic gadget form, and radiate sound in 360 degrees. We want.
And then there’s the FAK3 360. This wooden cabinet can rotate with just the push of a finger, and is constructed from lovely, lovely dark wood. It can house keyboards, a desk, tons of storage space and a television. Makes us glance at our wallets, worryingly.
And finally, behold the magnificence that is the Ovei home cinema pod. Imagine putting yourself into an escape pod from some far future starcraft. Now put $100,000 worth of sound and video equipment in there with you. Would you even want to be rescued? Kindly keep the pod bay doors closed, HAL.
Yeppers, life is damned good for a gadget lover. Until the significant others see the bank balance, that is.
Craziest Building EVAR
25/07/08 10:55
Italian architect David Fisher has decided to build his first-ever skyscraper. However, unlike most buildings out there, he’s decided … to make it move.
What Fisher has conceived may well be the wet dream of Rubix Cube lovers: a skyscraper in which every one of the building’s 80 stories will twist independently, powered by the wind and solar energy.
However, one of the most interesting things about this tower — other then the fact that it frickin’ moves — is the way in which it will be built. The only thing which will be built at the tower’s site will be the building’s thin core (which will be used as an elevator for people and cars). Everything thing else will be constructed in an Italian factory. Using this method, one tower floor can be built in six days!
Architect Fisher already has two orders for these remarkable towers; one is planned to be built in Moscow, and one in Dubai.
We just hope the stairways don’t switch places like in Harry Potter…
Skateboard to human - Don't Tread on Me!
25/07/08 10:44
So you miss the big jump with all your friends watching. Your ‘board gives a snap on landing, which gives you an opportunity to blame it for your lousy jump (and not yourself).
Tip: Don’t try to punish the skateboard. Ever. As seen here, it will pwn your ass.
Tip: Don’t try to punish the skateboard. Ever. As seen here, it will pwn your ass.
Broken Skateboard Has Last Laugh - Watch more free videosWhich iPhone Apps should you buy?
17/07/08 10:43
Now that Apple seems to have (mostly) appeased geeks by allowing them to install third-party applications on the iPhone, the Next Big Question is, which ones should they purchase for their phones?
While most of us MINERS are too broke to buy an iPhone ourselves, Gizmodo has a constantly-updating Liveblog which may help iPhone fans hack their way through the more useless applications. So far, our favorites are:
While most of us MINERS are too broke to buy an iPhone ourselves, Gizmodo has a constantly-updating Liveblog which may help iPhone fans hack their way through the more useless applications. So far, our favorites are:
- World 9: Wicked cool. Start the app, put the phone in your pocket and — yes — run and jump about. As you do this, the phone makes Super Mario Bros. sound effects. 1-UP sfx FTW!
- MPG: This app helps you plan your fuel spending
- iTunes Remote: Made by Apple, Gizmodo calls this “pretty much the perfect iTunes remote.”
DeLorean making a comeback
08/07/08 10:58
The DeLorean DMC-12, one of the most iconic cars in Hollywood history (”When this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious…”) and unfortunate real-life poor performer, is being manufactured once again.
Auto news blog Jalopnik.com recently toured the DeLorean Motor Company’s Texas factory, which is producing the new cars.
The “2.0″ version of the DeLorean DMC-12 appears to be the same well-known vehicle on the outside, built from “80 percent originally manufactured parts and 20 percent upgraded parts” from the original design, Jalopnik.com reports. But the interior of the car is receiving a super-sized upgrade that rivals that hover conversion seen in Back To the Future II.
While the 80s DeLorean sported a stereo tape deck, the 2008 version’s amenities are positively posh, including:
If the pix in this post aren’t enough for you, feast your peepers on Jalopnik’s amazing photo gallery for more images. No word on a Flux Capacitor upgrade for these 2008 cars yet. We’ll keep you posted, if only to make a “1.21 jigowatts” joke down the road.
Photos source: Jalopnik.com
Auto news blog Jalopnik.com recently toured the DeLorean Motor Company’s Texas factory, which is producing the new cars.
The “2.0″ version of the DeLorean DMC-12 appears to be the same well-known vehicle on the outside, built from “80 percent originally manufactured parts and 20 percent upgraded parts” from the original design, Jalopnik.com reports. But the interior of the car is receiving a super-sized upgrade that rivals that hover conversion seen in Back To the Future II.
While the 80s DeLorean sported a stereo tape deck, the 2008 version’s amenities are positively posh, including:
- An Alpine IVA system with a 7″ display
- Eclipse speakers
- JL Audio subwoofer
- Genesis P-5 Amplifier
- GPS navigation system
- Satellite radio
- iPod adapter
- A “backup camera” for driving in reverse
- Bluetooth cell phone interface
If the pix in this post aren’t enough for you, feast your peepers on Jalopnik’s amazing photo gallery for more images. No word on a Flux Capacitor upgrade for these 2008 cars yet. We’ll keep you posted, if only to make a “1.21 jigowatts” joke down the road.
Photos source: Jalopnik.com