Archive for July 11th, 2009
Public Service Announcement: Babies deter theft
11, Jul 2009Flickr
Who knew? Apparently would-be thieves have a soft spot for baby photos. A research study conducted in Edinburgh found that lost wallets containing baby photos were returned nine out of ten times.
According to UK’s The Times:
Hundreds of wallets were planted on the streets of Edinburgh by psychologists last year. Perhaps surprisingly, nearly half of the [...]
I can’t take my eyes off of the video. It’s mesmerizing. It really is amazing how much work and effort goes into creating one of the world’s best jet fighters. It’s like a big, fancy LEGO set that can blow you out of the air. Amazing.
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- Tags: Headline, jet fighter, video
CrunchDeals: Kodak Zi6 for $99
11, Jul 2009
The Zi6 is one of the better mini-camcorders we’ve tested and now you can get one for a mere $99 at Best Buy. It has a 2.4-inch screen, 2 AA batteries and charger, and takes video at 720p video resolution. Why is it so cheap? Click through.
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- Tags: CrunchDeals, kodak, zi6
Oh Brando, cashing in on Michael Jackson’s untimely death? You’re better than that, Brando.
At any rate, the Thriller Skull Phone is an old-timey standard phone in the shape of a skull with blue LEDs for eyes that light up when the phone rings.
Final Fantasy A+
11, Jul 2009via newgrounds.com
Everything I hated in Final Fantasy, in satiric form.
via BBG
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- Tags: CrunchArcade, final fantasy, Headline
Aquarium mouse lets you interface in style
11, Jul 2009
While I’m partial to Fly Guy’s aquarium platform shoes in I’m Gonna Git You Sucka, they just don’t seem practical for everyday use. This aquarium mouse, on the other hand…
What have they done?! Soon we will be ruled over by this bionic goose, Betty, and her devious minions. Why in the world did veterinarians in the UK cobble together the first bionic goose when Mother Nature obviously had different plans by leaving her a half a mile from land with a busted leg. It [...]
CrunchDeals: Wii for $200, Wii Fit for $72
11, Jul 2009
Whoa, Dell, that’s some aggressive pricing on the Wii and Wii Fit. Assuming it’s not a price mistake, you can get — today only — the Nintendo Wii for $199.99 and Wii Fit for $71.99 with free shipping.
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- Tags: CrunchArcade, CrunchDeals, Deals, Games, gaming, Headline, wii, Wii Fit
OSes gone and very forgotten
11, Jul 2009In honor of Chrome OS, here BusinessInsider has collected a nice selection of obscure old operating systems that basically died on the vine.
Take BeOS, for example. Be was one of the most amazing OSes I’d ever seen, especially in about 1995. Then there were real clinkers like Inferno and Arthur, OSes that tried valiantly to [...]
Indie Kindle author lands book deal
11, Jul 2009
And you though self-pubished books were all rubbish. Author Boyd Morrison sold two books, the first one called The Ark, to Simon & Schuster. Boyd uploaded and sold the books himself and raised awareness for his novels by being a member of Kindle Boards and generally self-promoting.
He will be published in hardcover in 2010 and is working on his next book featuring swashbuckling adventurer Tyler Locke.