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That tauntaun sleeping bag that was all over the Internet on April Fools' Day just might go from being a geek dad's dream to being a real product. Think Geek has updated the fake product listing page with this information:
That's right, friends: If Think Geek can sort it out with Uncle George, then this thing might be real. I totally want one, and I don't even have a kid. And I just really, really hope this isn't part two of the joke.ATTN Tauntaun Fanatics! Due to an overwhelming tsunami of requests from YOU THE PEOPLE, we have decided to TRY and bring this to life. We have no clue if the suits at Lucasfilms will grant little ThinkGeek a license, nor do we know how much it would ultimately retail for. But if you are interested in ever owning one of these, click the link below and we'll try!
There's continued talk of a $100 price drop on the 80GB version of the PlayStation 3.
(Credit: Sony)Another week, another rumor that a PS3 price cut is right around the corner. This time the fuel comes from Janco Partners' Mike Hickey, who, according to the site gamesindustry.biz, said in his latest note to investors that Sony needs to chop $100 off the 80GB PS3's price to "restart unit velocity at retail" and that "recent channel checks indicate increased speculation for a PS3 price cut announcement from Sony in the next couple of days."
To cap things off, Hickey added more brutal commentary:
"If Sony does not cut the price of their console, we expect the continuation of languishing PS3 hardware sales and the potential for publishers to accelerate their reallocation of resources away from the PS3 console."
In the same article, there's also some bizarre speculation that Sony will put out a PS3 sans Blu-ray player. This seems a little off the wall, considering that you wouldn't be able to play most PS3 games on a PS3 that doesn't have a Blu-ray player. Plus, the PS3 is basically a Trojan horse for Blu-ray.
Maybe what this really means is that Sony is working on a PS3 version of the PS2 that could play downloadable PS3 games and be backward-compatible for PS2 titles. (OK, I'm kidding, but see if you can say that sentence fast five times in a row with perfect elocution).
When all is said and done, we do agree with Hickey and other so-called analysts who say Sony has to cut the PS3's price by $100 to jump-start sales (duh, right?).
But we've seen specials recently where the PS3 is already selling for less than $350, so in some sense, a soft price cut has been in effect, though a flat $300 is what people are waiting for. The question is whether we're days--or weeks--away from an official cut.
What do you guys think?
Popular Photography magazine has a long history of April Fools jokes and this year they've taken the tradition to their Web site.
(Credit: PopPhoto.com)At first glance, you might mistake it for a profile of the latest gimmicky art photographer, but as you read you'll soon discover that you've been suckered by this year's installment of Popular Photography and Imaging's long tradition of April Fools pranks. This year, the magazine chose to pull your leg through its Web site, with a profile of a phoney photographer named Richard Baresall. The tale, complete with the trademark puns and zany humor that have endeared the magazine's editors with generations of photographers, is a bit more risque than I would have expected from them, but it's encouraging to see them expose this side of themselves.
Popular Photography has been including April Fools jokes in the print magazine for many years now and their readers enjoy finding them and typically write in or, in recent years, comment on the Web site's forums when they think they've discovered the joke. A few years ago, while I was on staff there, the magazine spoofed itself by applying Photoshop fixes to famous photographs, such as Dorothea Lange's Migrant Mother. Some of the readership was upset, but most realized it for the lighthearted joke that it was.
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We almost didn't post this item because we wanted to keep it a secret from our co-workers. That way we could use it on them every day between now and April 1.
The "Phantom Keystroker" is the ultimate prank for office sadist, a devious little device that's sure to make any cubicle dweller go postal (not that it takes much). Once discreetly plugged into an unsuspecting colleague's USB port, it will randomly move the cursor around and type in dummy text whenver it feels like it, Gizmodo says.
Unfortunately it can't be controlled remotely. But it does have a way to time the actions so you can gather other office mates for an impromptu viewing of the pending meltdown.
After dipping its toe in the MP3 player waters with the Zune, Microsoft now has its sights set on getting really mobile.
Vista Cruiser: Now with more Vista
The tech giant is teaming up with Oldsmobile to bring back the Vista Cruiser. This time, Oldsmobile's classic station wagon won't just run on gas; it'll also be powered by Windows Vista.
"Including the door locks, the in-car entertainment, the automatic seats...you name it," said Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. "It all runs on Vista."
CNET Car Tech editors Wayne Cunningham and Kevin Massy have taken the new Vista Cruiser for a spin, but early returns suggest a few kinks still need to be worked out.
"It's really buggy," said Cunningham, pointing out the dead-insect-covered windshield. "And I kept crashing."
Kevin Massy also had problems during his road test of the car.
"At one point, the steering wheel, gas pedal, and brakes weren't even responding," Massy said. "Everything worked OK after we all got out of the car and got back in again."
In a controversial move Apple claims will "turn the mobile arena upside-down," the company announced today that the iPhone will not be cordless.
The iCord will change the way people think about wireless devices.
The iCord, which users will need to make calls on the Apple iPhone, will be sold exclusively through Apple. Starting in June, the iCord will be available in Snow Leopard White in lengths of 20 ft. ($200), 70 ft. ($400), and the high-end, 150 ft. iCord Pro ($700).
To announce the iCord line, the normal Apple.com homepage was replaced with a graphic that read, "The phone? Reinvented. The cord? That too."
Upon hearing the news, several Mac enthusiasts' heads spontaneously combusted. Others moaned in ecstasy and spoke in tongues for periods of up to 15 minutes.
Prospective iCord buyers may want to wait a few months. Apple is expected to launch new iCord colors, such as Black Coffee and Haute Pink, in November. New lengths, such as 30 ft., 60 ft., and 155 ft., are also in development.
The iCord Mini, with a length of just four inches, is also rumored to debut this November.
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OK, this "fancy boat" trend is getting really out of hand. First there was that snotty Lusitania, and now this total abomination from the White Star Line. Called the R.M.S. Titanic, it tips the scales at 46,380 tons and is almost 900 feet long. Needless to say, it doesn't go too fast: just over 26 mi/hr. Chuck Norris could probably outswim that thing. It's also being hailed as "unsinkable" thanks to a convoluted design with all these wacky airtight compartments and electromagnetic switches.
Plus, this ugly seagoing behemoth is loaded with all kinds of unnecessary features: a swimming pool, squash courts, a sunlit cafe, and a freaking Turkish bath. It's a freaking boat. You don't need that stuff! Of course, all that stuff is only going to be available to the first-class passengers who are willing to fork over tons of cash.
Please, let's do something to end this trend of glitzy ocean liners. Got any ideas?
You've seen pictures that lie, musical picture frames and cameras that help you fake it. But did you ever think we would finally get to the scratch and sniff stage?
The EasySmell PU 705 digital camera, announced on Saturday at a press event in Tokyo, will offer seven distinct scent modes.
It's based on the same type of technology that scientists pondered for the in-house smell-o-vision at a Japanese movie theater.
The scent modes include "cheese," "chocolate," "beach," "floral," "cocktail party," "rain" or "diesel" (my personal favorite).
Users choose scent modes as they do scene modes for better photos. The chosen scent is saved with the digital photo as metadata. Any computer with EasySmell software and the accompanying scent emitter plugged in to its USB port can play the chosen scent whenever the photo is viewed.
The scents automatically change with corresponding photos during a slide show, and can even been smelled when viewed on a Web page.
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