General Banjo-Kazooie XBLA release delayed until Dec. 3
November 21, 2008
Filed under: Retro, Microsoft Xbox 360
Microsoft is currently “investigating” the holdup, urging customers who did not receive a redeem code to contact their retailers’ customer service departments. That’s always a grizzly task. GEDDIT BECAUSE GRIZZLY IS A TYPE OF BEAR AND BANJO IS A BEAR.
Gallery: Banjo-Kazooie (XBLA)
General Banjo-Kazooie XBLA release delayed until Dec. 3 originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Google Brings LIFE Magazine Pic Archives to the Web
November 21, 2008
Filed under: Cameras, Computers, Google
Google continues its march towards organizing all the world’s information. Just what has it done this time Google worked with LIFE magazine to digitize and distribute LIFE’s enormous archive of photographs, which span over a century and countless cultural, political, scientific sporting, and other historical moments.
Since this was released, we’ve spent far too much time browsing the archives, and we’ve found everything from Hitchcock to Billie Holiday, from ‘The Third Man’ to ‘2001,’ and the historic Lindbergh flight to the Apollo 11 launch. The majority of the pics have titles, descriptions, photographer information, and dates, which makes searching for pics from “World War 2″ and “New York,” for example, surprisingly easy. You can search by decade, by year, and by pretty much any other search term you can think of. Paul Newman Check. Dresden, Germany Got it. Picasso wearing a cow’s head mask Of course!
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Google Brings LIFE Magazine Photo Archives to the Web originally appeared on Switched on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Neil Young Argues for Electric Car Revolution in Detroit
November 21, 2008
Filed under: Automobile Tech, Celebrities, Green Tech
The award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter Neil Young is bound and determined to tear down and rebuild the motor in Motor City, according to Autoblog and a piece that the singer wrote for Huffington Post.
Sharing popular concerns about fuel prices and efficiency, Young has been hard at work in current months, trying to develop practical electric automobile conversions. His masthead automobile — a revamped ‘59 Lincoln dubbed Linc Volt — has gotten some media attention of late.
Riding that wave of publicity, Young has penned a piece for the Huffington Post, challenging Detroit auto manufacturers to “make a good deal for the future of America” and to “stop building autos that contribute to global warming now.” Referencing his Linc Volt model and other competitors for the Progressive Insurance Automotive X Prize, Young vehemently argues that the requisite technology is realistic, if not already available.
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Neil Young Argues for Electric Automobile Revolution in Detroit originally appeared on Switched on Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:54:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
sWAP Phone Watch
November 20, 2008
It looks like mobile phone watches will never go out of style as people keep trying to find a winning formula for a mobile phone watch. The sWAP mobile phone watch certainly isn’t going to come cheap, as it costs £249, and you’ll get:
- 1.3 megapixel camera
- MP3 playback
- 1.5″ TFT color touchscreen display
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Built-in alarm clock
- Stylus
- SMS and MMS support
- 128MB internal memory
- microSD memory card slot
Sony Ericsson T700 To Come In Black
November 20, 2008
If you want the T700 in a new color scheme, your wish probably just came true (and no, you don’t get additional wishes). SEMC Blog has posted pictures of the T700 in Shining Black. There isn’t any additional information regarding the color scheme, but hopefully it will be available in stores sometime soon.
iBone Chew Toy Gives Sneak Peek at Dog-Centric App Store
November 20, 2008
Filed under: iPhone
We’re going out on a limb here and assuming that the Haute Diggity Dog iBone comes jailbroken and ready to rock, or at least that’s the impression we get from checking out that heretofore unseen bevy of icons. Customized for the “tech savvy dog on the go,” this here iPhone chew toy gives dear Fido access to bark / hand-shake training, posture lessons, Washington Huskies sports updates (it’s the Clemson Tigers in all honesty, but work with us here), a mysterious fitness app and a bone application for times when supper just seems too far away. You know your pup’s worth the $11.95, you just know it.
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Apple Co-Founder Stars In Kinda Funny Outerwear Webisodes
November 20, 2008
Filed under: Computers, Celebrities
After enjoying a lucrative career after co-founding Apple with Steve Jobs, Steve “The Woz” Wozniak can do whatever he wants. He’s dated Kathy Griffin (to each, their own), played on a Segway polo team, and is now starring in a collection of on the internet ads for a clothing company.
The commercials are for SCOTTEVEST, which designs clothes with numerous pockets and one-of-a-kind features to incorporate gadgets, so it’s no wonder they’d go with someone like Woz. Two of the ‘Woz-i-sodes’ are up now, featuring the corpulent personal man in a ‘Star Wars‘ spoof and fishing video where he uses an iPod nano for a lure.
We’re not sure how many vests or pairs of 14-pocket cargo pants they’ll sell, but more are on their way each week. Check them out here. [Source: Tuaw]
NanoVibronix cleared to market ultrasonic painkiller PainShield MD
November 20, 2008
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets
NanoVibronix’s PainShield MD reminds us (a tiny bit) of DARPA’s wound-healing ultrasound wrap, but its purpose is to halt pain, not bleeding. The pocket-sized device emits ultrasonic waves through a disposable patch that can easily be slapped onto the patient’s skin. The fundamental tech isn’t new, but NanoVibronix is hoping physicians and patients will pick PainShield up because it’s portable and convenient; the patch means medical personnel don’t have to hold or operate anything during treatment. It’s just been cleared by the FDA, so it should reach the market soon-ish.
NanoVibronix cleared to market ultrasonic painkiller PainShield MD originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
GTAIV ‘Lost and Damned’ DLC dated for Feb ‘09
November 20, 2008
Filed under: News, Xbox Live Marketplace
According to USA This day, the GTAIV “Lost and Damned” episodic DLC will release on February 17th, 2009 and feature main character Johnny Klebitz who’s a member of the Liberty City biker gang “The Lost”. Rockstar VP Dan Houser describes Johnny as “a very different character than Niko, with a very different background” and promises that “the story will show you a different side of Liberty City.” No other story information was revealed and pricing is still up in the air. Just be happy we have a release date.
[Via Joystiq]
GTAIV ‘Lost and Damned’ DLC dated for Feb ‘09 originally appeared on Xbox 360 Fanboy on Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
FEAR 2: Project Origin going digital over Steam, Direct2Drive
November 20, 2008
Filed under: Personal computer, First Person Shooters
Alma just won’t be contained in a box. Warner Bros. sent word that the recently renamed F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin will be released over both Valve’s Steam and IGN’s Direct2Drive digital distribution services on February 10, 2009.
If that date sounds familiar, it’s the same day the survival horror FPS will scare up Personal computer, Xbox 360 and PS3 retail shelves as well. Just think, now you won’t even have to leave your home to get creeped out by Monolith’s spooky little girl.
[Via press release]
FEAR 2: Project Origin going digital over Steam, Direct2Drive originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 27 Oct 2008 21:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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