Archive for November 16th, 2009
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Udder pitcher makes me want a glass of moo
16, Nov 2009There’s not a lot to say about this pitcher. You’re looking at it, right? That’s what it is. It costs $22.
[via BoingBoing]
Gift Guide 2009: Toys
16, Nov 2009Intro
The problem with creating a category for toys on CrunchGear is that almost everything we review is a toy – it’s fun, cool, and great to play with for at least a day or two until our attention is inevitably drawn to something else. That said, here are some gift ideas for the toy lover [...]
- In: Tek Oh!
- Tags: gg09feature, gg09toys, gift guide 2009, Headline, Toys
The New Oxford English Dictionary has announced that 2009’s Word of the Year is unfriend. While it is perhaps not used as broadly as the newly-verbed friend, the latter is already in the dictionary, so they can’t very well call it new. The best they can do is run with unfriend, which implies and extends [...]
So we’re in agreement: this kid is crazy, right? He’s ranting about losing in Modern Warfare 2, then proceeds to freak out. I damn near started chanting “EC DUB! EC DUB!” when he attempted to reverse fireman’s carry the wall. That makes no sense, no. Warning: he uses salty language to describe his displeasure with [...]
- In: Tek Oh!
- Tags: Headline, modern warfare 2, video games, Videos, wtf
Pictured: Magellan’s new iPhone car cradle
16, Nov 2009
Hey, you! I know you. You’re the one that gets all hot around the collar over shots of unreleased iPhone accessories, aren’t you? Boy, oh boy – are you gonna love this..
New stealth jumpjet starting hover trials
16, Nov 2009
The Harrier jumpjet is one of the most famous aircraft in the world. Ideal for carrier take off and landings, the jumpjet has been part of the US military arsenal for many years. The problem is that it isn’t very fast. Now the next generation of jumpjet is entering testing to see if it measures up.
I haven’t played through all of Super Mario Galaxy, but what I did play was pretty forgiving. Compare that to the punishing, yet rewarding, difficulty curve of the original games or newer games like Demon’s Souls — it’s like comparing a sprint to a ramble. However, Miyamoto has stated in a recent interview that Mario Galaxy 2 will be “really challenging,” which is encouraging. They need to remember that their company has its roots in games that were hard as coffin nails.
- In: Tek Oh!
- Tags: CrunchArcade, nintendo
Gift Guide 2009: Headphones
16, Nov 2009Intro
So you’ve taken the plunge and bought (or are going to buy) a sweet new personal media player. iPod, Zune, Walkman or other, they’re all capable of holding all your favorite music. But what’s the point if it sounds like garbage on that chintzy pair of included earbuds? Every pair of white headphones you see [...]
- In: Tek Oh!
- Tags: gg09accessories, gg09audiovideo, gg09feature, gift guide 2009, Headline
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Google might be in the middle of turning the navigation market on its head with hints that their free turn-by-turn service might make its way to the iPhone, but that’s not scaring the big players away. TomTom and Telenav have both been on the platform for months and show no sign of turning tail, and now another big-name has jumped into the mix: Magellan.
Just minutes ago, Magellan announced that their first application, Roadmate, has hit the App Store at an “introductory price” (which, more often than not, tends to be the final price drummed up for the sake of pumping launch sales) of $79.99.
Why are we so attracted to disaster movies like 2012
16, Nov 2009Here’s another topic I’m stealing from Ron and Fez: disaster movies. We sorta discussed this a few times already, but the movie 2012 broke all sorts of records at the weekend. I’d make a big stink about Americans having zero taste, but if I could make $80 zillion per movie sleeping through my lines like the cast of 2012 presumably did, you can guarantee I’d be right there alongside them. That aside, the topic on the radio show was this: what is it about disaster movies that make people so excited?