We all know time travel is possible because we saw Marty McFly do it in a DeLorean in 1985. So there.
All he needed was a Flux Capacitor housed in a DeLorean car – one that worked, that is – a dose of plutonium liberated from the Libyans and 1.21 jigawatts [I know, but that's how they pronounced it] of electricity. What better way to celebrate than getting your very own, full-sized capacitor from Diamond Select.
Measuring 16in tall and 12 in wide, this is an official, hand numbered Limited Edition of the one used in Back To The Future. Weighing in at 4.5lbs, it has fully adjustable lights and power settings.
It’s expected to ship next May but can be pre-ordered here for around £130. Just install it, buy some plutonium on eBay and get your mother's Fiat Punto up to 88mph and you're off! -Martin Lynch
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The Nintendo Wii is the most sought after product by UK shoppers in the run up to the Silly Season.
As panic sets in and children start throwing hastily scrawled shopping lists at their parents, new research from Hitwise has revealed that the humble, award-winning Wii console is the most popular search item online for fretting parents.
The Wii had 13 times more hits than even the iPod and twice as many as both the iPhone and iPod combined. The reason of course, apart from the popularity of the device of course, is the fact that Wii shortages are worsening and people are freaking out.
Robin Goad, Director of Research at Hitwise commented: “The Nintendo Wii was the most searched for product by UK Internet shoppers during November. There were thirteen times as many UK Internet searches for ‘nintendo wii’ sending traffic to the Hitwise Shopping and Classifieds category as there were for ‘apple ipod’, and over twice as many searches for ‘wii’ as for both ‘ipod’ and ‘iphone’. Despite shortages of the popular console in the UK, the volume of searches for ‘nintendo wii’ has increased 158% since November 2006, while searches for ‘wii’ have increased by 278%.”
And it’s not just the Wii doing well either for Nintendo, since the DS came in second followed, oddly, in third by Ugg boots. I don’t get it either.-Martin Lynch
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Mobile provider 3 has announced a 24-hour music streaming service for its 4 million UK mobile phone users for just 49p a day.
The company’s Non Stop Music service will offer eight streams of music covering different music genres, from classical to dance, rock and pop. Users merely choose the station they want from their mobile. Each one is on a 4-hour loop and the music will be updated every week. The service has been created in partnership with Ericsson. According to the marketing blurb:
John Penberthy-Smith, Marketing Director, 3 UK said; “At 3 we thrive on providing our customers with the most innovative and exciting services on demand for the best price. The new 24 hour streaming will I'm sure be hugely popular with our customers. Our other music services such as MusicStore and dual downloads have set the pace for the market.”
Even if it doesn’t work, 49p a day is a cheap way to test the new service. At the very least you get to listen to new tunes without ads and the damn DJ interrupting every three minutes.-Martin Lynch
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World Of Warcraft (WoW) has been a gaming phenomenon for years but only now does Dell thinks it’s time to cash in.
The result is a lightly customised laptop with a massive price tag of £2,200. As you can see from the photo, you get to choose from a Horde or Alliance emblazoned model, with backlit keyboard and illuminated speaker grilles. The notebook in question is the 17in XPS M1730 with Intel Extreme Edition Core 2 Duo processors and DirectX 10 SLI graphics.
Users also get some custom wallpapers – jump now for a shot – and there’s a bag of WoW goodies to make you feel less guilty about forking out that much money.
Track your stats with the world's first built-in notebook Logitech® GamePanel LCD
Enhanced graphics with NVIDIA® SLITM technology and AGEIA PhysX Mobile Technology
Pre-loaded with World of Warcraft, World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade and all major game patches
Golden Ticket for a FigurePrints custom statue of your actual in-game World of Warcraft character with your actual armour and weapons
World of Warcraft Beta Club Key Card with a key to future World of Warcraft beta tests
World of Warcraft and The Burning Crusade Collector's Edition Account Upgrade Certificates
Exclusive desktop background artwork and screensavers
Additional loot like a behind the scenes DVD, soundtrack, Warcraft novels, strategy guides, trading cards, etc
Excluding the WoW extras, this is really just a very expensive performance notebook with some stickers.
Still, it's a gilt-edged investment compared to the moron who spent £5,000 to buy someone else's in-game World Of Warcraft character.-Martin Lynch
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