Tech and Amusing Stuff

Firmware 1.1.4 has been released for the iPhone and iPod touch, but no one has been able to find any new features. Perhaps it gets the phone all ready for that sweet SDK who knows.

Stay tuned

Sony has finally decided to bring the coveted Dualshock 3 to the U.S. look for it in store shelves in April.

Via Engadget

PS3 MGS Bundle include:

• 80GB PS3
• Dualshock 3(finally)
• Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
• $500

PSP God of War bundle include:

• God of War themed PSP
• God of War: Chain of Olympus game
• Superbad on UMD
• Voucher to download Syphon Filter: Combat Ops
• $200

Both bundles will be available in June

Via Engadget 

MacBook updates:

• 2.1GHz Intel Core 2 Duo / 1GB memory / 120GB hard drive / Combo drive: $1099
• 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo / 2GB memory / 160GB hard drive / Double-layer SuperDrive: $1299
• 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo / 2GB memory / 250GB hard drive / Double-layer SuperDrive: $1499

MacBook Pro updates:

• 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo / 2GB memory / 200GB hard drive / 15″ display: $1999
• 2.5GHz Intel Core 2 Duo / 2GB memory / 250GB hard drive / 15″ display: $2599
• 2.5GHz Intel Core 2 Duo / 2GB memory / 250GB hard drive / 17″ display: $2799
• All MBPs come with NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT graphics card with 256MB on the $1999 model and 512MB on the other two models. And also with multi-touch gesture

Via Engadget

Via Neatorama

……..it’s the PMP ‘UPOP’ concept for the Korean market only, it features a slide-and-tilt LCD touchscreen with 800 x 480 resolution.

More features include a 61-key pad, Text to Speech, English-Korean dictionary, live TV streaming with DVR capabilities, and of course Windows. Why am I still living in the U.S.?

Via AVING 

Via YouTube

“Piercing expert Diabos Mutantes from Sao Paulo in Brazil was responsible for this rather painful and scary wolverine-esqe hand job.”

Via about:blank

Via LiveLeak

The Ursa unit is located approximately 130 miles south-east of New Orleans. The water depth averages approximately 4,000ft.

Production from the platform is transported approximately 47 miles via an 18in-diameter oil pipeline and a 20in-diameter natural gas pipeline, to the West Delta 143 platform. Pipeline construction began in 1997. The steel catenary risers at the TLP will be installed by J Ray McDermott, using the Derrick Barge 50. The pipelines will be installed by Allseas Marine Contractors, using the pipelay vessel, Lorelay.

The deck is comprised of six modules, namely the wellbay, quarters, power, drilling and two process modules. These deck modules are arranged in an open-truss frame design, 300ftx300ftx50ft-high, with a total steel weight of approximately 12,500t. The total topside weight is approximately 22,400t, including all equipment and the drilling rig. J Ray McDermott International in Morgan City, Louisiana carried out the module construction, which was begun in July 1996. It incorporates complete separation, dehydration and treatment facilities, designed to process 150,000bbl of oil and condensate per day, plus 400MMcf of gas and 50,000bbl of produced water per day. The quarters module houses up to 110 people.

Via WebUrbanist

Via Crooked Brains

Wald International has modded this CL-Class Mercedes Benz into what they call the “Sports Line Black Bison Edition”

Via MGear