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Dell Launches Special Edition X-Men XPS Gaming PC

May 31, 2006 | Posted by bLavish as Gaming at 1:12 pm | Comments off

Dell has recently unveiled a special edition X-Men XPS gaming PC.  Unfortunately, like the XPS 600 Renegade announced earlier this year, the X-Men PC will sell for $10,000. So, I guess you need to decide- next year’s tuition or that pesky mortgage payment- or the collector’s edition X-Men XPS Dell gaming PC?  Well, duh!  The gaming PC.

Inside your redesigned XPS casing you will find an Intel Pentium 965 Extreme Edition processor with Dual Core Tech, scores & scores of RAM & a Quad NVIDIA SLItm graphics card featuring four GeForce 7900 GPUs, if you know what the heck that is.

The aluminum XPS case has state-of-the-art thermal management to keep things cool inside & out.  You have a total of six choices when it comes to your $10,000 machine.  I’ll go with pink or maybe black to emulate the darkness & emptiness of my wallet after such a costly purchase. 

Via:  New Launches

Mariah Carey’s Billion Dollar Gillette Legs

May 31, 2006 | Posted by bLavish as Tid Bits & News at 10:40 am | (7) Comments »

Mariah Carey was recently chosen to be the spokeswoman for Gillette’s newest & greatest razor campaign, Legs of a Goddess.  Carey refuses to comment on what she is being paid for her razor sharp role, but it must be a lot of green since the pop star has reportedly taken out a $1 billion insurance policy for her sexy legs. 

Carey did coyly say, “I don’t want to talk about money.  But I would say that if your legs were insured for a billion dollars it wouldn’t be the best thing to go around talking about it.”

Mariah would not be the first to insure body parts, if we may be so crude.  Heidi Klum liked her right leg better than the left with an insurance policy of $1.2 million compared to only $1 million for the leftie.  Betty Grable, Jamie Lee Curtis & Fred Astaire have all famously taken out insurance policies on their limbs.  Maybe I should look into getting my right pinky toe insured, it’s rather a cute specimen. 

Via:  Luxist

 
 

Xbox 360 Live Vision Camera Coming September 19

May 30, 2006 | Posted by bLavish as Gaming at 2:13 pm | Comments off

According to Engadget, the much-awaited Xbox 360 Live Vision camera finally has a release date, whether Microsoft sticks to it or not.  Mark September 19th on your calendar & plan on waiting in line.

Still without a price tag, the Xbox Live Vision cam is set to video-conference, video email & heighten your level of Xbox fun with gamer picture customization.  Europe & the US will see a simultaneous release of the camera which has had Xbox fans in an excited heat since the first mention of the device.

 

Wheelman, the Motorized Skateboard

May 30, 2006 | Posted by bLavish as Gadgets at 10:32 am | (2) Comments »

Well, if you like the idea of skateboarding, but not a big fan of the whole sweat & work part of it- why not try on the Wheelman.  The Wheelman is a 19mph motorized skateboard ready to make moms everywhere nervous.

Just squeeze the fuel pump & you’re ready to roll.  To stop, discontinue squeezing the fuel pump.  Has skateboarding ever been so easy?  Umm, yes.  But I don’t think it’s been this fun or possibly this dangerous.  For $1500, you might as well go ahead and take out an insurance policy. 

Via:  Gizmodo

Stuart Golf USA X1R Remote Caddie Golf Caddy

May 26, 2006 | Posted by bLavish as Be A Golfing Pimp at 1:43 pm | (1) Comment »

Improve your golf game the easy & lazy way with the X1R Remote Caddie from Stuart Golf USA.  Ready to move on to the next hole but too tired, or lazy, to push your old-fashioned golf caddy, why with the push of a button you can be going in no time.  If pushing a button is too much, however, I’m sure they’re working on a telepathy-controlled caddy just for you.

For just $2,000, or roughly 400 Starbucks coffees, you can carry around all kinds of things from golf balls & tees to your favorite beer.  The caddy battery last about 27 holes on a single charge, unless you horse around a bit in between holes.  I have to say that what interests me the most about this remote controlled machine is the potential to sneak the caddy about on the golf course as a ghost and alarm the technology-fearing golfers. 

Via:  Gizmodo

 

Inflatable Backrest Airbed

May 26, 2006 | Posted by bLavish as Furniture at 10:45 am | Comments off

If you have a huge space to accommodate this enormous airmattress, it could possibly be a worthwhile investment.  Besides looking like an aircraft from Star Wars, this airbed has been designed with a coil flex construction to allow for the utmost back comfort.

The built-in air pump on the Inflatable Backrest Airbed inflates & deflates the airbed in less than four minutes time.  Why, that’s less time than my best mile-run.  With your $200 purchase you also receive a nylon carrying case with shoulder straps for those nights when you need to inflate & run.

Via:  Born Rich

Canon Says Goodbye Forever to Developing New SLR Cameras

May 25, 2006 | Posted by bLavish as Cameras, Tid Bits & News at 12:53 pm | Comments off

Japanese camera maker Canon announced today that they will now stop developing new  single-lens reflex cameras as everyone abandons film for digital.  The Tokyo-based company’s announcement comes recently after Japanese rival Nikon stated they would be concentrating more on digital models. 

Canon will continue to make the film cameras currently on the market as lost as demand remains.  Japanese camera makers sold 64.77 million digital cameras last year, compared with only 5.38 million film cameras sold. 

Well, I guess it all makes sense to go digital, but I still kinda like the purity of film. 

Nintendo Wii Will Cost You $250

May 25, 2006 | Posted by bLavish as Gaming at 10:07 am | Comments off

So much is happening in the video game world I can barely keep my pants on, I’m so excited.  The PS3 is coming soon.  The Wii is set to debut late this year, but we all know how that really works.  And selected XBox games will soon have HD-DVD support.  So much going on, too little cash to do it with.

But wait!  The Nintendo Wii, should it ever be released, will only cost around 25,000 yen or $250 American dollars.  Nintendo is shipping six million systems & 17 millions games around the world.  No word on the exact date of Wii sale, but according to Kotaku, the reality may be much later than Q4.
 

Honda’s Asimo Robot Tests Telepathic Control

May 24, 2006 | Posted by bLavish as All About Them Robots at 1:31 pm | (1) Comment »

Well, I don’t want to mention any names (1984, Anthem, War of the Worlds) but I fear we may be answering to the robot one day soon.

Smarty pants researchers have developed an interface for Honda’s Asimo robot that tests the boundaries of science and the speculative nature of telepathy.  The interface allows individuals to “control” Asimo simply by thinking.  Honda & ATR Computational Neuroscience Laboratories have developed a system that uses an MRI machine to measure an individual’s brain signals which are then relayed to Asimo the robot.

In a recent demonstration a person in an MRI machine made first a fist, then a V-sign.  Asimo was able to perform the same movements within a few seconds.  What is potentially very exciting about this breakthrough is that the same system can be used to control a keyboard or a phone which would greatly benefit those with spinal cord injuries.

While this is super fantastic news, that’s right- I said super fantastic- I can’t help but feel a little weary of putting so much trust in a bunch of blinking electronic parts.  Call me Grandma Worries Pants, but it just feels a little oh- ‘Asimo one day will be celebrating the fact that I was able to make a fist & a V-sign after it sent over some willful thoughts in my general direction’- but maybe I am just Grandma Worry Pants. 

Via:  Robot Gossip

Wego Kite Tube

May 24, 2006 | Posted by bLavish as Outdoor Fun at 10:38 am | Comments off

Holy cow, I think I just fell in love.  With the Wego Kite Tube fun looks fun again.  The 10-foot tube can be skipped across the water or flown through the air.  I can now finally live my dream of being a flying frog! 

The Wego seems durable enough for an army with 840D full body nylon double skin cover with PU coating, computerized double-stitched sewing, multiple mesh drain ports & non-slip handle with knuckle guard.  If I had a boat and $600 extra bucks, I think I know what I would be doing all day. 

Via:  Born Rich

 

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