If
your youth was anything like ours, it was full of Kool Aid, Teenage
Mutant Ninja Turtles, and lots and lots of Game & Watch. Marvel at
how they can condense the day's advanced technology into something that
costs $8.99 and comes in a keychain.
Before the NES, the best you could get from Nintendo was a little
clamshell porta-system that allowed you to beat up Donkey Kong, among
others. Though this is no Twilight Princess, you'll still be able to
collect Triforce pieces and free Zelda or beat the living crap out of a gigantic monkey. – Jason Chen
If you’re already bored with your Wii, just find a robot lying around some disused warehouse, do a little programming and voila! What you get is a WiiBot that thinks it can play tennis. As Wii mods go though, this one is quite cute and the robotic swing action is a helluva lot smoother than mine.
Take note how the guy that stood in front of it when it was hitting tennis balls is nowhere to be seen after they swap the tennis racket for a sword. –Martin Lynch
Bad news today for people who use cellphones but don't want cancer: long-term (10+ years) cellphone use has been linked with brain tumors. According to the study, people who had used cellphones for more than 10 years had a 40 percent higher chance than others of developing certain brain tumors. This news comes to us from the same British researcher who said that more research was needed to determine if there actually is a relationship between (long-term) cellphone use and cancer.
The researcher admits that now that we've seen what appears to be a true link between cellphone use and cancer, more research is needed. Couple these new findings with other frightening cellphone news (like how they destroy men's fertility), it makes you wonder why we still happily use them. Having only used a cellphone for three years, I don't appear to be at risk, but I'd wager that many of you fall into the 10+ years category. Is staying in constant communication worth all this trouble? – Nicholas Deleon
That’s the day when the PS3 finally goes on sale in Europe. It’s also the day you won’t stand chance of getting one, unless you’ve been smart and pre-ordered one already or, start dusting off that sleeping bag now.
What’s more, only the 60GB version will be available at launch for £425 so, if you’ve been saving for the 20GB version, it’s time to double that paper route or mug more grannies. Interestingly, the rest of Europe will only be paying £395. The 20GB version will come later.
There will be one million PS3 units going on sale on March 23, with around 250,000-300,000 expected to come to the UK. Sony said there will also be an update of the system software to ‘enhance the entertainment potential’ of PS3 but no details on just what means. Will keep you updated.
Anyone upset by the lack of a 20GB version at launch?-Martin Lynch
Rockers wake up, roll of that groupie and wipe the dried on chicken korma off your forehead! The Top 100 Guitar Solo poll by Guitar World magazine is here and it’s bound to set the cat amongst the pigeons, since no one ever agrees on things like this.
The headbangers at CityRag though have made it a bit more fun by locating videos of the Top 20 on YouTube. In amongst the Top 20 are footage from Stairway to Heaven (number 1, again), Eddie Van Halen’s Eruption (number two) and the above live footage of Freebird by Lynyrd Skynyrd (number 3 - and linked above).
The Top 20
1. Stairway To Heaven - Jimmy Page
2. Eruption - Edward Van Halen (Option 2)
3. Freebird - Collins/Rossington
4. Comfortably Numb - David Gilmour (Option 2)
5. All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix
6. November Rain - Slash
7. One - Kirk Hammet/Metallica
8. Hotel California - Don Felder/Joe Walsh
9. Crazy Train - Randy Rhoads (Option 2)
10. Crossroads - Eric Clapton
11. Voodo Chile - Jimi Hendrix
12. Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry
13. Texas Flood - Stevie Ray Vaughan
14. Layla - Clapton/Allman
15. Floods - Dimebag Darrel
16. Heartbreaker - Jimmy Page
17. Cliffs Of Dover - Eric Johnson
18. Little Wing - Jimi Hendrix
19. Highway Star - Ritchie Blackmore
20. Bohemian Rhapsody - Brian May
Loosen those neck muscles and check out the video list here. You got any views on that Top 20? Feel free to send ‘em in.-Martin Lynch
Bad news today for people who use cellphones but don't want cancer: long-term (10+ years) cellphone use has been linked with brain tumors. According to the study, people who had used cellphones for more than 10 years had a 40 percent higher chance than others of developing certain brain tumors. This news comes to us from the same British researcher who said that more research was needed to determine if there actually is a relationship between (long-term) cellphone use and cancer.
Editor and Contributor | Martin Lynch
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