Nintendo’s most iconic foray into the handheld gaming market is finally being recognized as “an innovator” that “changed the way people play electronic games” by being inducted into Strong National Museum of Play’s Toy Hall of Fame. Among twelve finalists, the Game Boy joins the Big Wheel and the ball to be added to the list of important cultural toys.
Yes, the ball is just now being inducted into the hall of fame, meaning Nintendo’s handheld made the cut in two decades, while the ballSource: Houstonist RSS Feed

Earlier this week, Seesmic rolled out support for the new Twitter Lists for its Desktop client. Today, that same functionality comes to its web-based client. And with it comes a bonus: Geolocation support.

Now, to be clear, most users still won’t be able to use this geolocation support just yet, as Twitter has yet to enable it for most users. But if you do happen to have it, Seesmic supports it. As you can see in the screenshot, it looks pretty nice. If you see a little locationSource: TechCrunch.com RSS Feed

THQ has released its financial results for the second quarter of its fiscal 2010, which ended September 30, 2009, and things are mostly looking up. The company lost money this quarter compared to the same period last year, posting non-GAAP net sales of $100.38 million, down from $151.62 million during Q2 of its fiscal 2009. However sales are up for the entire year, with THQ posting net sales of $334.28 million for its fiscal 2010 thus far, up from $272.69 million last year, a 22 percentSource: Xbox 360 Fanboy RSS Feed

I wrote recently about the movie The Tourist that some projects just don’t seem to die, no matter how the talent involved comes and goes. Maybe they should, though. Especially if they end up being Angelina Jolie films. We’ve just seen the US trailer for Salt, and the more I look at that, the more it looks ridiculous. (And I’m told it’s a disaster; we’ll see about that.) Now The Tourist, to which she just provisionally signed, is undergoing yet another talent swap — lead actor Sam Source: SlashFilm RSS Feed

The Olympus E-P2 Micro Four Thirds camera has been rumored to become official by the end of the year and it looks like later today or very early tomorrow morning it will finally be announced. Like in most cases with hot new gadgets, the official pictures and specs have been leaked before launch.
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See: Olympus E-P2 Features & Pictures Get Leaked [Micro Four Thirds E-P2 to be Launched Officially Tomorrow]

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We’re pretty sure Apple decided to implement an IR sensor in their Mac Mini line simply to mock the user. For those who are unaware, the built in sensor only works with the standard Apple Remote; unless you happen to have a programmable PDA or similar you’re SOL. An alternative solution would be to install a USB IR receiver. But then your beautiful Mac Mini is forced to sit alongside an ugly black box. Why not have the best of both worlds? [SqueeZe] wrote an (almost)Source: Hack A Day RSS Feed

A new kind of material (of which currently no actual picture exists anywhere) with the consistency of pudding that hardens instantly when exposed to magnetism has been developed by a team of researchers at Japan’s Yamagata University. And once the substance, a mix between high polymer and iron oxide granules, hardens, it can become up to 500 times stiffer than plastic.

The researchers say when the magnetic field is 300 milli-tesla strong, for example, the material hardens 300-fold inSource: CrunchGear RSS Feed

Hey Japan. Remember all those games you made for, oh, decades that we couldn’t wait to get our hands on in the West? Well, we thought for once we’d give something back. We know you like Batman. And Batman: Arkham Asylum is really wonderful. So of course you’ve wanted it. Ever since it came out here in August.
So, Eidos is going ahead bringing you the game on January 14, 2010. Unfortunately, it’s up in the air whether you’ll get the cool extras we did, like a replica Batarang and really Source: Xbox 360 Fanboy RSS Feed

Shaving design: just what you woke up for this morning! This amazing shaving machine was made by designer Kristen Beck to be a shaving device that’ll work for life, not just for a couple years, only good for one type of facial hair. No! This is the one, the only one you’ll ever need! It’s got a ball and socket connection!

This shaver right here has one body, multiple heads. Like I said a moment ago, it’s got a ball and socket connection so it can follow the contours of the faceSource: Yanko Design RSS Feed

Need more Android smartphones from Verizon Wireless? The HTC Droid Eris is rumored to be launched on November 6th as the second Android smartphone line up for Verizon Wireless subscribers in US. There is no official announcement yet but here are more live photos of the 5 megapixel touch screen phone on phonearena. The low cost Android smartphone is expected to be priced at $99 with 2-years service contract and after the mail-in-rebate.

Full HTC Droid Eris Specifications [viaSource: SlashPhone RSS Feed