Metal Gear Solid: Philanthropy from Hive Division on Vimeo.
Many of our longest-lasting pop culture characters owe a large part of their success to their malleability, their retention of what makes them special in the face of regular re-invention in forms that run the gamut from the inspired to the totally lame~
The X-Men are of course no X-eption, an attribute that leads us to today's case in point, X-Men Misfits #1 (Del Rey Manga Original, $12.99). Written by Kainaq Telgemeir and Dave Roman, and drawn by Anzu, it presents a manga version of Marvel's mutants so removed from the world of cataclysmic battles for the fate of the world than Professor Xavier can only chuckle paternally when new student Kitty Pryde brings up the word "superhero" in his presence~
Gigantor—or Tetsujin 28-go ("Iron Man #28") as he was known in the land of the rising sun—was the first giant robot featured in manga, which of course means the Japanese needed to build a "life-size" version of him in Kobe as an homage to his greatness~
Obscura CueLight from Gizmodo on Vimeo.
Steve plans to sell the burger at his restaurant for $499~
Who the hell's gonna buy a 200lb, week old hamburger (which, technically, appears to be a cheeseburger) for $500?~
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is one of the most highly anticipated video games of the year, so it's no surprise that Microsoft is giving it its own Xbox 360 bundle. But this ain't your normal bundle~
In addition to coming with the game, it comes with a custom case, two wireless controllers and a 250GB hard drive. And that's why it's interesting: the current Xbox 360 Elite has a 120GB HDD, and this new big one won't be available separately~
Do you often look for free Wi-Fi signals? Do you also not mind looking like a total crazyperson? Well, the Wi-Fi Dowsing Rod was designed with you in mind. This device, which is shaped like a y-shaped branch, looks like something that people thought was high technology hundreds of years ago, but was really just a stick. Now you can bring that same sense of futility to your hunt for a signal to check your email on. The future!~
via : miket
Using a combination of Melatonin, Balm Mint, Valerian, and Passionflower, Pearly Dreams toothpaste supposedly helps you get a better nights sleep. But don’t take the manufacturer’s word for it—the product is fully endorsed by Aerosmith’s Brad Whitford:
Yeah, that doesn’t sound like some canned marketing response or anything~“After a night of rocking on tour, there is no better way to get to sleep than with PearlyDreams!”
If you try to play the pirated version of Batman Arkham Asylum for the PC, you will plunge into a room filled with poison gas~
Not in real life of course. The ESA doesn't have that kind of power. Yet. But this is how Eidos will stymie people who don't have legitimate copies. When Batman leaps into the air, his cape will open, but it won't stay open to let him glide~
The first time you have to do this is to cross a room filled with poison gas. You have to glide to a platform where you can get a line of sight to throw your batarang at the switch that activates a vent, clearing the gas out of the room. But with a pirated version, you will plunge into the gas. This won't kill you, however. One of the slick things in Batman Arkham Asylum is that when you miss a jump, you can simply press a button to rescue yourself with a grappling hook, and then try the jump again. Imagine the frustration at your repeated failures to glide, bat-like, to your destination! Or check out this thread on Eidos' forums~I've got a problem when it's time to use Batman's glide in the game. When I hold
"I woke up and heard a strange scratching sound. I turned on the light and saw this monster working its way along the wall using his claw," said Mrs Duan of Suining, southwest China~
Mrs Duan said she was so scared she grabbed a shoe and beat the snake to death before preserving its body in a bottle of alcohol~
