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Fish-with-a-face game Seaman tipped for 3DS

, Feb 21st 2012 Discuss [2]

Bizarre 1999 Dreamcast classic Seaman is set to spook a new generation of gamers on the Nintendo 3DS, according to Japanese reports, though it's unclear if Leonard Nimoy will return to the franchise. The game's return is part of Nintendo's plan to bring other classics to the 3D-capable handheld in an attempt to broaden its appeal, the Nikkei reports, with Seaman being just one of the titles apparently in consideration. Read The Full Story

PS Vita queues hardly an Apple threat

, Feb 20th 2012 Discuss [27]

PS Vita First Edition bundles have shown up in some US stores already, but meanwhile loyal Sony addicts are queuing for their turn at the cash-register with the OLED gaming portable: at least, a few are. PlayStation Europe tweeted out  a photo of the first three in line outside a UK store, waiting for the PS Vita to officially go on sale on February 22. Read The Full Story

BlackBerry “Bold Team” cartoon caper falls flat

, Jan 31st 2012 Discuss [2]

RIM has found itself the butt of BlackBerry jokes, after a superhero infographic promotion was mistaken for a new advertising campaign. "The Bold Team" was presented as how RIM would "be bold in 2012", a quartet of personalities - "achiever", "adventurer" "advocate" and "authentic" - each representing an aspect of how the company hoped its BlackBerry handsets would be perceived. Unfortunately, the actual perception was one of bemusement. Read The Full Story

Bee deaths down to agriculture not armageddon say researchers

, Jan 30th 2012 Discuss [6]

Dramatically falling bee populations aren't a sign of the impending apocalypse or even a hive-mind abandoning Earth but the side-effect of neonicotinoid insecticides discovered to be highly toxic to honeybees. Researchers at Purdue University found the insecticides - which are commonly used to coat corn and soybean seeds prior to planing, Science Daily reports - cause tremors, loss of coordination and convulsions, before eventually death, in bees. However, discovering the cause of the decline is only part of the problem: bee populations in the US continue to dive by around a third each year, the Purdue team believes. Read The Full Story

Poland’s politicians don Anonymous-style Guy Fawkes masks in anti-piracy protest

, Jan 27th 2012 Discuss [3]

Polish politicians donned Guy Fawkes masks in parliament this week, in protest of a SOPA-style anti-piracy agreement signed by the government. Members of the leftwing Palikot's Movement produced apparently home-made masks - popularized by comic-turned-film V for Vendetta and now largely associated with hack-collective Anonymous - to show their disdain for the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) the AP reports. Read The Full Story

I’ll build a Lunar Base if you vote for me says Newt Gingrich

, Jan 26th 2012 Discuss [7]

Republican presidential candidate hopeful Newt Gingrich doesn't just have his head in the clouds, it's all the way to the moon: or, more accurately, a permanent moon base in less than eight years, if the American public see fit to put him in the White House. "By the end of my second term we will have the first permanent base on the moon and it will be American" Gringrich said in Florida this week, Talking Points reports, with a Mars mission to follow by the end of the next decade. Read The Full Story

Trafalgar Sun raises 4m lumen artificial star above London

, Jan 24th 2012 Discuss [0]

Hoisting a 4m lumen artificial sun over dreary London for a morning seems like overkill, even when you consider how many Seasonal Affective Disorder sufferers there are out there, but it certainly makes for an eye-catching promotion. Art collective Greyworld was commissioned to put together the 2,500kg fake star for juice peddlers Tropicana, a six month construction project that, for one day only, was suspended above London's Trafalgar Square to brighten an otherwise drab dawn. Read The Full Story

Dancing Bieber-bot a six-figure spectacle

, Jan 18th 2012 Discuss [0]

Pop fop Justin Bieber's show-stopping CES 2012 appearance is believed to have cost toy manufacturer Tosy a six-figure sum, according to insiders, meaning the firm will have to sell plenty of $200 robots just to cover the singer's fee. Exact details of the Tosy deal have not been revealed, but Bieber apparently pocketed more than $100k for the brief appearance alongside the mRobo Ultra Robot, The Daily was told. Read The Full Story

$100m Scientology Super Power Building is jam-packed with odd tech

, Jan 17th 2012 Discuss [66]

Scientology is known for being one of the more unusual - and secretive - religions, but we almost feel like signing up ourselves having seen that practitioners at the new Super Power Building will get access to an "infinite pit" and an "oiliness table." Details of the $100m "Flag Mecca" facility in Clearwater, Florida leaked to The Village Voice, spilling hints at some of the more esoteric equipment being installed. According to the plans, there'll be everything from a wall made of water to an "Electric Fields Generator." Read The Full Story

Nissan Scratch Shield iPhone case heals grazes

, Jan 16th 2012 Discuss [6]

Nissan may not be a name you traditionally associate with iPhone 4S cases, but the company's Scratch Shield model promises self-healing magic to keep your iOS smartphone scrape free. Using the same clever scratch-healing paint as used on Nissan and Infiniti cars, the Nissan Scratch Shield iPhone case can actually repair any blemishes, the gel-like flexible finish changing back to its original form. Read The Full Story

Griffin Woogie 2 demands your cuddles

, Jan 11th 2012 Discuss [0]

Geeks, cease your pacing restlessness: the Griffin Woogie 2 is here! Follow up to the surprisingly successful - and, near the holidays, darned tricky to find in stores - Woogie of 2010, the toddler-targeted huggable iPhone and iPod touch case now gains a personality thanks to the companion Woogie app, adding ten faces that respond to tickling, shaking and lovely warm cuddles. Read The Full Story

will.i.am: “The Ultrabook is the new ghetto blaster”

, Jan 11th 2012 Discuss [2]

"The ultrabook is the new ghetto blaster" claims will.i.am, proving both that CES is never short of bizarre hyperbole and that Intel's "Director of Creative Innovation" can be always relied on to make nonsensical soundbites. Speaking on stage at Intel's keynote at the tech show, will.i.am revealed that he has been carrying an ultrabook - Intel's new take on the ultraportable segment - for some  time now, using it for collaborative music creation with colleagues and fans. Read The Full Story
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