This “True Gaming Legends Confidential” episode “delves” into the rise and fall of Pac-Man. Continue reading to watch.
Watch in amusement and terror as Pac Man’s meteoric rise to fame gets him everything he ever wanted and leaves poor Dig Dug drunk and flailing in the gutter..
[via Kotaku]
This is why burning CDs at ultra high speeds isn’t such a good idea, you might just end up with a shattered disc and CD-ROM drive. Video after the jump.
The above video will give an idea of what happens inside a CD-ROM drive as this dude places a CD on the end of a Dremel tool. Needless to say don’t try this at home
[via Newlaunches]
Novell has just released two “Get a Mac” spoofs. They were shown at the recent BrainShare Conference. Videos after the jump.
The first video plays off the Win/Mac rivalry and pokes fun at how the industry often ignores Linux and its surprising user base size. The second video does a great job of poking fun at the way Microsoft and Apple market their products while pointing out open source software’s advantage of being a community effort
[via Tuaw]
Not your standard “Will it Blend?” segment, Tom Dickson whips up an IT Infrastructure smoothie for Novell BrainShare attendees. Continue reading to watch.
. Naturally, this involves a copy of Vista from Novell’s best buddy, a SUSE figurine, Apple Mighty Mouse and a can of Red Bull
[via Engadget]
Remember the R2-D2 mailboxes from last week? Well, they’ve already hit the streets..in some cities at least.
A few days ago, we brought you news of the R2-D2 themed mailboxes the US Postal Service was getting ready to launch in celebration of the 30th anniversary of Star Wars. Well, they’re out, and despite our speculations that they’d be confined inside post offices for fear of theft, pictures sent to us show otherwise
[via OhGizmo]
Would you ride an indoor roller coaster without banked turns or rails to keep you safe? We sure wouldn’t. Check out that and four other roller coasters you probably shouldn’t ride…if you’re faint-hearted.
So you’ve seen the backyard roller coaster, now check out this strange pedal-powered attraction, which doesn’t look very safe to say the least. Continue reading for lots more pictures.
…future of the green amusement park: The Skycycle at Washuzan Highland Park in Okayama, a pedal-powered roller coaster. They clearly have some dramatic topography to take advantage of here, and it looks truly frightening
[via TreeHugger]
That’s right, a very wealthy individual ordered a custom Airbus A380, fitted with all the luxuries you’d expect from something that costs $400-million. A few pics of the interior have surfaced, check them out after the jump.
..that flying palace created by jet interior expert Edése Doret, who put together the spectacular innards of this aircraft that will have two dining halls, a 600-square-foot master bedroom, game room, a whirlpool tub and a whole lot more
[via Gizmodo]
