Frankenfight: Apple "iPhone" Vs. Greek Gods December 21, 2006
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The iPhone monicker has been burned deep into the hearts and minds of both man and journalist alike. Its mythology has transcended that of even the elusive touch-screen iPod or Apple tablet, bordering on archetype.
But exactly how strong is this mythology? Can the iPhone's legend stand up to the greatest myths of the history of man: those of the ancient Greek civilization?
There is only one way to find out...and it involves the three-headed ancient god of reason that is the Frankenreview.
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GQ's Gear of the Year: Nothing You'd Ever Want to Buy December 21, 2006
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After months of deliberation, the stylish lads at Men.Style have
revealed 2006's top gear. Their manifest is essentially a laundry list
of pretty-boy tech (aka stuff you'd never buy) with price tags high
enough to give you vertigo. Case in point, they chose Geneva Lab's
$1,075 XL speakers as best iPod accessory. Anyone who can afford to
drop $1k on a pair of iPod speakers feel free to adopt me. Among the
duds of '06, they listed the...
Buffalo's Silent Mouse Keeps Your Wife From Leaving December 21, 2006
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Back when we were living in a one bedroom/living room/kitchen dump,
our wives would always complain about the keyboard and mouse noise
keeping them up at night. Or waking them up in the morning. Or
bothering them while they were listening to music. Come to think of it,
they probably just wanted a divorce.
Nevertheless, Buffalo's silent mouse, which probably uses a similar technology to Thanko's, would have come in handy back then, if just to give them one less thing they could harp on.
BOMU-SL, the silent mouse for demanding users [Akihabara News via uber gizmo]
Transformers Movie Trailer: Think Big December 21, 2006
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I hated the Transformers cartoon, but I did like some of the toys - it’s a truck, no, it’s a thermo-nuclear attack bot. Anyway, having brought you the original Transformers patents blog, here’s the movie blog.
I know this has been knocking around on the Net for a little while but I only saw it this morning, so there. It’s the 2 minute trailer – the second one – for the upcoming Transformers movie. It looks great, but then so did the trailer for Pearl Harbour.
If it's robotic kick-ass and destruction of cities, then this will be the place to be next July. That gives director Michael Bay a whole 7 months to throw in another soppy love story and really screw it up.-Martin Lynch
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Ridiculous Gadget of the Day: BreathCapture December 21, 2006
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Not so much a gadget as just a test tube, this BreathCapture is a pendant that holds someone's breath so you can take it around and smell it any time you want. Yes. That's right. Someone's breath.
Assuming this loved one has breath you actually want to smell, how long will the thing last? One sniff? Five sniffs? Then you have to have your lover go breathe into the vial again?
Of course, the pendant does come with free engraving, and you can even make it into a cross shape to combine your spirituality with your lousy judgement in sentimentality. – Jason Chen
Product Page [Breath Capture via Random Good Stuff]
Do You Have Mouse Rage Syndrome? December 21, 2006
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Survey time folks. Today we have Mouse Rage Syndrome which, apparently exists. And it’s all down to the damn Wibbly Wobbly Web. The ailment has been classified by the Social Issues Research Centre (SIRC) following research into the surfing habits of 2,500 UK Web users. The effects include increased heart rate, screaming at the display, furious clicking and mouse bashing.
The cause: badly designed Web sites that load like snails - picture them as the geriatric drivers of the Web. Test guinea pigs were shown a ‘perfect’ Web site that loaded fast and was easy to navigate before being presented with crazy graphics and slow loading pages. The effects were very noticeable according to SIRC.
"Some changes in muscle tension were quite dramatic While this was happening, the participants faces also tensed visibly, with the teeth clenched together and the muscles around the mouth becoming taught. These are physically uncomfortable situations that reduce concentration and increase feelings of anger.
The test results indicate that users want Google-style speed, function, and accuracy from all of the Web sites they visit, and they want it now. Unfortunately, many Web sites and their servers cannot deliver this.”
I scream at my display all day long and my mouse has taken more bashing than Naomi Campbell’s employees. I’m just so happy my condition has a name. Pity it’s Mouse Rage Syndrome though.-Martin Lynch
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Top 10 Worst Gaming Deaths December 21, 2006
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Mortal Kombat. Anyone that ever fed money into this game at the arcade will know that the worst way to die – or – the coolest way to annihilate someone – will smile with fondness at those spinal cord ripping moments. Yuck, but there you go.
Now Screwattack has compiled its Top 10 worst Ways to Buy The Farm. Some are plain silly but there are some doozys too. Frog’s Giant Fist, the embarrassment of being ‘Teabagged’ in Halo 2, God of War’s interesting use of a ship mast and Mortal Kombat’s Decapitation.
I’d like to have seen some Gears Of War chainsaw action in there so I went and found some here. Happy Bloody Christmas.
Feel free to let us know what tweaked your Killometer.-Martin Lynch
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