iToilet - The Apple Product You've Been Waiting For

Some Apple fanboys obviously had too much time on their hands, but rather than waste their time away they decided to invest in an arduous journey to bring you the long-awaited iToilet! Okay, so maybe not so much "long-awaited" as "crazy", but it still manages to be mildly amusing at the least.

In actual fact, the iToilet is just a regular toilet spray painted over in silver colour and emblazoned with the Apple logo to make it more hip and "with it". But here's where it truly separates from toilets of the regular and uncool kind - it apparently even has internal computer parts in it too!

Check out the full story including a video from Engadget.

Simplicity...

And in the Blu corner... we have a winner!

The war between next-gen DVD formats Blu-ray and HD has been going on for quite some time now, with the PS3 fully backing the Blu-ray format with a built in Blu-ray player and Microsoft backing the other horse with its own Xbox 360 HD-DVD player add-on.

For months the war was waged with third parties such as Universal Studios, Paramount and Warner Bros taking sides with the HD-DVD format, and Sony Pictures, Disney and Twentieth Century Fox throwing in their lot with Blu-ray. Even retailer giant JB Hi-Fi with chain stores Australia-wide took its chances with Blu-ray by solely stocking Blu-ray DVDs on their shelves and leaving HD-DVD out in the cold.

The final blow however comes as Warner Bros. neglects the HD-DVD format and switches allegiances to support Blu-ray. This latest news essentially seals the fate of HD-DVD leaving billions of dollars worth of now useless hardware and DVDs.

In line with the HD-DVD redundancy, this can only mean bad things for the Xbox 360 HD-DVD add-on. Indeed, Microsoft have announced on a blog that they are discontinuing the add-on following the news of HD-DVD death. Which leaves Sony sitting pretty and primed to reap in the dollars with their next-gen console, the PS3 being the cheapest Blu-ray player currently on the market.

Ten Things Video Games Taught Me About Life

Found this on a forum and it gave me a laugh, so I thought I'd share it with you:

1. Eating fruit not only aids digestion and a healthy physique, but it also allows you to consume ghosts without chewing. (Pacman)
2. Being a jedi and strong in the force means you never need to eat, shit, or have a shower. (Knights Of The Old Republic)
3. If you're holding a crowbar, nobody will dare object to you being a deaf/mute. (Half-life)
4. You can't jump while carrying ten large-scale weapons in your backpack. (Doom)
5. You CAN jump while carrying ten large-scale weapons in your backpack. (Half-life)
6. Dead human corpses are 'containers', and can be used to store guns and crystals! (Knights Of The Old Republic)
7. You can recover from life-threatening wounds by consuming an entire ham. (Final Fight)
8. It is normal and indeed, expected to find large rotating boxes hovering in mid-air which will inexplicably heal you. (any game ever, but particularly Metal Gear Solid)
9. When fighting the forces of evil, it is gentlemanly to wait your turn to smash the other guy in the face. (Final Fantasy)
10. Kicking really fast causes your feet to catch fire. (Street Fighter II)

If you enjoyed that, then definitely give The Laws of RPGs a read. Some of them are extremely hilarious and well worth the read, I promise you.

Wedisk - Flash Drive For Gamers

If you're a self-confessed Wii addict and you haven't found any healthy outlets for your addiction yet, you may want to buy a Wedisk! It's a small, retractable flash drive in the shape of a Wii controller! Cute eh? You can even let your racist tendencies shine - it's available in black or white.

For more information and a video demonstration, click on this link.

Life is Viewtiful!

Look out iPhone - make way for the new LG beauty! Did I say "beauty"? I meant "Viewty". Believe it or not, that's the name of LG's new flagship phone. LG Viewty. I can't believe it. First you name one of your phone's the LG Chocolate when it wasn't even remotely a shade of brown (or remotely edible or chocolate tasting I might add - I know because I tried), and now this?! What the bloody hell are you thinking LG??! Arghh! So okay - what an incredibly lame ass name, but maybe you'll get over that when you hear the features.

Here's the scoop: incredibly sleek, sexy design, touchpad interface, mp3 player, radio, organiser and let's not forget the main feature - the stunning 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and video capability. The only thing that's missing is a 3.5mm headphone jack.

At 103 x 54mm x 14.8mm and weighing in at 112g, the LG Viewty's a little on the bulky side, but that's to be expected with the amount of features it's packing under the hood. LG's new phone comes in at a great time too - the iPhone has yet to be released in Australia which primes the Viewty with a good 6 months to snipe the competition before the iPhone gets released here. And speaking of the iPhone, there's some pretty cool mods out there for the Viewty that converts your interface to look just like the iPhone! Check it out! You may just be able to see the little green phone symbol in the lower left hand corner - the only indication that this is indeed NOT an iPhone!

If this seductive bombshell grabs your fancy, then find out more by clicking here.

More pictures and a thorough review are also available from www.iMobile.com.au

Street FIghter IV To Be Released!

It's been a whopping 17 years since the debut of the smash arcade hit Street Fighter II in 1991- the game which arguably revolutionised the fighting game genre. Now in 2008, Street Fighter IV is hitting the streets in Tokyo this July. Unfortunately there's no word when it's coming to Australia, but it's probably a safe bet that we won't see it until the end of the year at least.

In the meantime, here as some absolutely stunning screen shots from the game itself!

The game boasts some slick graphics that sees Capcom depart away from the cartoony style that plagued the whole Alpha series, and return to the more realistic style ala Street Fighter II.

While a lot of the old, classic characters have been re-introduced, there's also a few new characters coming into the mix.

Cue Abel - a mean looking, blond haired hulk with no past (above), and another mysterious femme fatale known only as Crimson Viper (below).

Check out more screenies and updates on SFIV from Kotaku!