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Make no mistake, Nintendo’s Wii has been hacked to pieces, but there’s nothing like an all new method that keeps the soldering iron residing in the utility drawer to get us all hot and bothered. Unfortunately, what you can see in the video waiting after the jump is only a proof of concept at the moment, but it does show that Twilight Princess can be exploited and homebrew code can be booted directly from an SD card. Also of note, certain versions of the game — most notably, RVL-RZDE-0A-2 USA — have reportedly been found to not play nice with the aforementioned hack, but hey, it’s a start. Click on through!

[Via Exophase, thanks zshadow]

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Early last year, we polled the grand audience and found out just what you liked (and disliked) about Yellow Dog Linux 5.0 for PS3. Fast forward 13 months, and those still waiting on the sidelines have yet another option for jumping in. As of now, Terra Soft Solutions is offering up Sony’s 80GB PlayStation 3 with YDL 6.0 pre-installed for $549.95, and yes, that includes the DVDs containing the OS. Interestingly, it seems as if you’ll still have to pony up for a component or HDMI cable, but at least the option’s there, right?

[Thanks, Fiddlesworth]

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Good gawd y’all, we don’t normally bother with fan renders and mockups, but excepting the awkward placement of the L and R triggers there’s almost nothing about this PSP re-visioning that leaves us wanting. Gank that UMD, add some flash memory, and this is our be-all end-all fantasy portable gaming device — that will likely never ever be made.

[Via PSP Fanboy]

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Anthony Park just released his MyNetflix Media Center plugin. The application lets you add/remove movies from your Netflix queue, browse for movies, and view history and recommendations. The part that will tempt you into installing the beta software however is the ability to stream “Watch Now” movies from the warm comforts of your Media Center. You do have a Netflix account don’t you?

[Via Chris Lanier’s Blog, thanks Matt]

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The Vie GPS Sports Glove basically allows “users to develop workouts, map routes, and send out distress beacons” — designed by Du Tran Nguyen. Click here for first picture in gallery.

However, this concept takes those technologies a step further by offering and interface that can be controlled with one hand thanks to strain gauges embedded in the glove fingers that interact with an E-ink screen

[via Gizmodo]

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If Sony were to release a new PlayStation Portable, we hope it looks similar to the fan-made concept above. Click here for first picture in gallery.

Gank that UMD, add some flash memory, and this is our be-all end-all fantasy portable gaming device — that will likely never ever be made

[via Engadget]

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Similar to its predecessor, Nokia’s N96 features a dual-slide design. Plus, a 2.8-inch TFT display, 5.0-megapixel camera, 16GB of internal memory, integrated DVB-H tuner, microSD card slot, HSDPA, and WLAN. Click here for first picture in gallery.

Also new are the backlit touchbuttons on the face, dialpad and top slider section of the phone. When playing media, they show the typical play/pause/ff/rr functions; when gaming on the N-Gage gaming platform, they show control pad buttons

[via Gizmodo]

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With the Mobile World Congress in full swing, you certainly missed the first breaking moments over the weekend if you did not tune in. Of course, there was also the usual dose of lazy day craziness. Here’s a quick recap:
• Meizu’s M8 didn’t go on sale, but we caught a look at a new mockup image.
• Nipples everywhere finally got the LED love they deserve.
• A photographer was mistaken for a gunman.
• We gave you the low-down on Sony Ericcson’s complete new lineup.
• Apple applied for a trademark relating to portable gaming devices. Neat.

• Eric the intern got a one way ticket into space.
• IBM experts said the Storm worm is netting just under $2 million per day.
• Bluetooth paired up with WiFi.
• We found a $0.46 iPhone headphone adapter. Yes, there’s a catch.
• The Aquafit gymnasium/spa helped us get ripped and stay relaxed.

Now, as you’re all caught up, jump through to the homepage—you’re missing the best of the Mobile World Congress 2008, and you really don’t want to do that.

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Out of left field, Microsoft has bought Danger Inc.—best-known as the Hiptop/Sidekick’s daddy—for an undisclosed hunk of cash. Fear not, Sidekick fans, it’ll be business as usual on that front. But this pretty much confirms that Microsoft’s new growth strategy in areas it’s obsessed with but weak in is simple, ill-fitted assimilation. Obviously, the goal is to grab Danger’s mobile expertise, but I’m not really seeing the mesh here. Well, two words, maybe: Zune Phone. The full, official details below.

Microsoft Agrees to Acquire Danger Inc., Strengthens Mobile Consumer Vision
Acquisition of popular software and mobile services company will enhance Microsoft’s ability to broadly deliver compelling mobile experiences.

REDMOND, Wash. — Feb. 11, 2008 — Microsoft Corp. today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Danger Inc., the company responsible for the software and services powering many popular consumer handsets. The acquisition will align Danger’s nearly 10 years of expertise in the mobile consumer space with Microsoft’s vision to provide innovative and compelling mobile experiences to a growing base of customers.
“Microsoft is a global leader with our Windows Mobile software and expanding mobile services,” said Robbie Bach, president of the Entertainment and Devices Division at Microsoft. “The addition of Danger serves as a perfect complement to our existing software and services, and also strengthens our dedication to improving mobile experiences centered around individuals and what they like.”

The Palo Alto, Calif.-based company provides services that allow people to keep in touch, stay organized and keep informed while on the go through real-time mobile messaging, social networking services and other applications ― all blended together on a single phone that is intuitive and customizable.

“Danger continues to provide an effortless and fun mobile experience for consumers,” said Henry R. Nothhaft, chairman and CEO of Danger Inc. “Now by combining our uncompromised application software and powerful back-end service with Microsoft, we can expand our innovative service offerings even further and take mobility to a new level.”

A Grasp on Consumers

Danger has connected with a customer base that is young and enthusiastic, Internet-savvy and socially inclined. The Danger team has a deep understanding of consumers and a hold on what people want from mobility, making it an ideal group to work with in delivering connected experiences. Adding Danger to the Entertainment and Devices Division will provide Microsoft with additional assets and resources that will accelerate the company’s entry into the consumer space and complement the company’s focus on delivering innovative technologies and services that connect people’s entertainment and information.

Danger will further expand people’s mobile options by bringing a variety of established partnerships to the mix. Microsoft software can be found on more than 160 mobile phones made by more than 50 hardware partners, which are offered through more than 160 mobile operators around the world.
Defining the Mobile Experience

Through focused efforts Danger has successfully delivered a software and services platform to the mobile mass market. Applications on Danger-powered handsets include HTML Web browsing, instant messaging, games, multimedia, social networking, Web e-mail and personal information management applications.

Combining these services with Microsoft’s connected entertainment and experiences technologies, including MSN, Xbox, Zune, Windows Live and Windows Mobile, will provide Microsoft with the tools to accelerate its work to create industry-leading entertainment and communication experiences for consumers.

[Danger]

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Today, in a display of the poor prioritization of science projects in Germany, German scientists will launch 60 fish in to space, presumably to figure out how to make fish sticks taste better.

Actually, the poor fishies will experience six minutes of weightlessness in order to see how they handle motion sickness. Apparently, they get motion sick just like people, and it’s easier to study the effects on them than it is on people as you can, you know, kill the fish and fiddle around with their insides when you’re done with them. After which you can sauté them up and serve them with fresh country vegetables, which is the perfect way to end any long day of ridiculous experimenting. [The Register]

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