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Activision Blizzard Threatens To Pull PS3/PSP Support
Posted by Sean Taylor on June 19th, 2009 View Comments
It’s not often that the world’s biggest game publisher threatens to completely leave a major console twisting in the wind, but that’s exactly what Activision Blizzard President and CEO Bobby Kotick alluded to this morning. -
Stylish 3D Glasses
Posted by Mike Yawney on June 19th, 2009 View Comments
3D movies are all the rage right now. Even DVDs are being sold in stores with 3D extras and features. Too bad you look like a dork watching them…until now!
LazyBone UK is encouraging you to throw out your cardboard 3D glasses and get their stylish glasses instead. The frames are plastic and actually look kind of nice. Well nice compared to those cheap ol’ cardboard specs. Get your own pair for $6.62!
[LazyBone UK - site down right now]
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Let The In-App Purchases Begin
Posted by Mike Yawney on June 19th, 2009 View Comments
We’ve now seen our very first App with in-app purchases. Unfortunately it’s pissed off quite a few people who downloaded it.
Gokivo is a turn by turn directions app…for a buck. Sounds like a nice price. At least that’s what people thought when they initially downloaded it. What the developer failed to mention was that you would have to pay $10 a month to actually get directions. Of course this was mentioned after you paid the $1 fee for the initial app.
You know this is only the beginning. How many crippled apps will we see released over the next little while.
[Via The Apple Blog]
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DJ Hero Gets Price Tag And Shelf Date…Kind Of
Posted by Mike Yawney on June 19th, 2009 View Comments
Can’t wait to start virtually spinning and mixing some phat beats on your console? Well it looks like you’ll have to wait until the fall. While this is not confirmed, both Gamestop and Amazon have now listed Activision’s DJ Hero as having a October 27th release date. Both sites are listing the retail price as $119.
[Via Joystiq]
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Woman fined $1.9 Million For Downloading 24 Songs
Posted by Mike Yawney on June 19th, 2009 View Comments
Photo courtesy: Star Tribune
Two years ago, a judge found Jammie Thomas-Rasset, a Minnesota mother, guilty of illegally downloading songs from a P2P network. A trial took place and in the end Thomas-Rasset was told she had to pay a $240,000 fine. Shortly after the court called a mistrial. It looked like she was off the hook. Yet two years later she finds herself with an even larger fine.
The case has now come back to court and once again a judge has found Thomas-Rasset guilty. Instead of fining her $10,000 per song like she was last time, the court has upped the fine to $80,000 per track. She now owes a whopping $1.9 million!
The RIAA has told the media it is willing to settle with Thomas-Rasset, but it won’t drop the case altogether. As for the fine, Thomas-Rasset has told media outlets “There’s no way they’re ever going to get that. I’m a mom, limited means, so I’m not going to worry about it now.”
Seriously? $1.9 million? Something is wrong with this picture.
[Via Star Tribune]
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iPhone 3Gs Launches
Posted by Mike Yawney on June 19th, 2009 View Comments
A lineup this long can only mean one thing. A new model of the iPhone has just gone on sale. Yes, Apple has released the iPhone 3Gs this morning and people were clamouring to get their hands on it. Just check out this lineup outside Apple’s New York flagship store. A few hundred people waited outside in the light rain to be one of the first to get their hands on the spec-bumped phone.
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Gold To Be Sold At Vending Machines In Germany
Posted by Sean Taylor on June 18th, 2009 View Comments
He's smiling for a reason
Thinking about grabbing a choco bar and a soad-y pop at the airport or train station? Well, you might have to walk a bit further to find one, with reports of a German company installing gold-selling vending machines at over 500 locations.
The gold will be sold at about 30% markup with the prices being updated electronically every few minutes. You have your choice of 1 gram gold wafers for 30 Euros, 30 gram ‘bars’ for 245 Euros and even gold coins for the kiddies.
Thomas Geissler, the vending machine-company owner, said: “German investors have always preferred to hold a lot of personal wealth in gold, for historical reasons. They have twice lost everything.â€Â
In other news, the sound of palm-rubbing from German thieves and hoodlums is deafening.
[Via The Telegraph]
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Syabas Announces New C-200 Popcorn Hour
Posted by Mike Yawney on June 18th, 2009 View Comments
I have to say, we are very excited by this announcement. Ever since we received our first Popcorn Hour box last year, we have been singing its praises at our office. In fact it’s still one of our favorite gadgets by far! Now the company is getting to release yet another set top box, the C-200. -
Temperature Sensing Clothing For Babies
Posted by Mike Yawney on June 18th, 2009 View Comments
New parents are constantly warned by medical experts to make sure their baby isn’t too hot at night. Although it is still a theory, recent studies suggest overheating in an infant can cause SIDS, along with other medical problems. Well an entrepreneur has come up with a way to relieve the anxiety of new parents.
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Keep Cool This Summer With The "Ice Suit"
Posted by Mike Yawney on June 17th, 2009 View Comments
Yet another “only in Japan” product to share with you. This one, to help you stay cool in the heat of summer. It’s called the Ice Suit. Okay the whole suit isn’t made of ice, but it does have small pockets beneath the arm pits where you can insert small re-freezable ice packs.
