Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Slim is coming sooner than later, according to the spy photos released earlier this year of its hardware components. So, it’s only fitting that we count down the five most creative mods of this current generation. Continue reading to see them all.
Rather than use common sense, Lauren Rosenberg of Park City, Utah decided to follow Google Maps Walking Directions onto a highway and into danger. That’s right, “she walked into the street and was (surprise!) struck by a car.” Video after the break.
Now she’s suing Google for in excess of $100,000. The problem is that you only get 320×480 pixels on a Blackberry screen (if you are lucky) and if Google needed to put warnings on its Maps pages, there’d hardly be any room for a map.
[via CNN]
Amazon is selling the Logitech X-540 surround sound speaker system for just $88.99 shipped, originally priced at $99.99. The “Frequency Directed Dual Driver satellite speakers and a thundering subwoofer create a three-dimensional soundstage that envelops you and immerses you in the action.” Product page. Video review after the break.
From crisp clean highs to deep thumping bass, this is everything you need to go from playing the game to feeling like you’re actually in it.
[via Amazon]
Just hours after the Lakers closed out the Western Conference Finals series against the Phoenix Suns, comes the official NBA Finals 2010 schedule. Game 1 is set to begin Thursday, June 3rd and will be broadcast live on ABC at 9pm EST. Click here to see the full schedule. Continue reading to watch the highlights from last night’s game.
This amateur astronomer didn’t need a multi-million dollar telescope to capture the International Space Station crossing paths with Jupiter, just a standard store-bought model. Even more surprising, these images were captured during the daytime hours to boot. Continue reading for one more picture.
Of course, Jupiter is about 356 million miles from Earth, and the ISS is roughly 250 miles, but this still makes for an incredibly cool little image. Did I mention it was taken at 9:00 a.m. yet?
[via Gizmodo]
In addition to being one of the most popular videos online today, the post walk-off grand slam Kendry Morales celebration clip shows a freak accident in which the star Angels’ player fractures his left leg. Continue reading to watch.
YouTube user “MADCODERYT” said goodbye to HTC’s Sense UI, and hello to Android 2.2 Froyo on his EVO 4G. Unfortunately, “root is naturally required for the 2.2 port to work — and there will undoubtedly be some hurdles to overcome to make this totally usable.” Video after the break.
The largest distribution of the EVO so far has come at the hands of Google itself, which provided the Android 2.1- and Sense-equipped handsets to attendees of its recent IO conference.
[via Engadget]
Ever wonder how grenades work? If so, you’ll be interested to know that the original 15th – 16th century devices from Europe were quite simple to say the least, albeit unpredictable. Continue reading to see that fact and more — courtesy of OnlineSchools.
YouTube user “bornforthis43” spent approximately 120-hours creating this amazing NES stop-motion video, which is comprised of 7000-plus pictures. The games in order are: “Kirby’s Adventure, Contra, The Legend of Zelda, Metroid, Mega Man 2, and Super Mario Bros.” Video after the break.
[via Buzzfeed]
File this under: angry computer users. In Soviet Russia, computers beat you, but then still get destroyed anyways should the victim be a cop. Continue reading to see what exactly caused this law enforcement officer to inflict pain on a helpless computer.
[via Makeuseof]