30GB Zunes simultaneously fail

Beginning around midnight last night Pacific time (2008-12-31), 30GB Zunes everywhere started freezing at their boot screens, with the progress bars ironically at 100%.  Zunes that were in use at that time spontaneously rebooted in order to get to that frozen state.  Obviously, this was due to a disturbance in the force, emanating from Cupertino. […]

OPPO BDP-83: A Truly Universal Blu-Ray Player

You may not have heard of the company, but among audio- and videophiles “in the know,” Oppo, a Chinese manufacturer, reigns as a “best bargain” champ among very high-performance disc-player brands. The company makes a noted effort to include high-quality parts and better-than-usual engineering designs to maximize both audio and video quality, plus, uses extensive […]


Amazing Bioloid Humvee Transformer (Video)

Built out of a Bioloid Humanoid Robotics kit, this amazing Humvee transformer robot can actually transform from its initial truck form into a fully functional, badass-looking robot. Not an average robot kit, the Bioloid Comprehensive Kit from Robotis allows you to build and configure over 26 robots! The Bioloid Robot Kits from Robotis are the […]

Apple iPhone 3G Hits that Magic $99.00 Number

By Will Sullivan, Contributing Writer, [GAS] Nope, contrary to some recent speculation, it’s not from Wal-mart (where the “discount” is currently only two bucks). It’s from AT&T… …the catch? It’s only the 8GB model…and it’s a refurb. (And there’s the obligatory two-year contract, natch.) Still…it’s under a 100 clams! (The 16GB model, also reburbed, goes […]

Nikon’s New S60 Face Detection Ads are Hilarious

These are absolutely hilarious. Apparently, the face detection technology on Nikon’s new S60 camera can spot up to 12 different faces in a scene. Check it out. However, even though the ads are very good, customers’ reviews on amazon.com seems to indicate that this camera is a real piece of junk. Proof that you should […]

500 Rounds Per Minute Nerf Vulcan Gun Hack

In its original version, the Nerf Vulcan is already one of a hell of an office war weapon, but when slightly modified with a few extra battery packs, it quickly becomes a rather frightening instrument of destruction. Check it out: To accomplish this, the guys from Manapotions increased the voltage inside the Nerf Vulcan’s firing […]