Monthly Archives: October 2009

Burger Kings Windows 7 Value Meal Available in Japan

by Arnold
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Burger Kings Windows 7 Value Meal Available in Japan

Sorry for getting your hopes so high. I invented the title because I’m not really sure whether Burger King Japan is actually offering Windows 7 as part of a value meal package. But  what I know and perhaps you do to by now is the fact that Burger King has released (tech lingo when new products came out) a new Windows 7 Whooper version. To make this new version of Whopper special, Burger King has stacked up 7 burger patties  in an normal Whooper. Of course that 7 is pretty much symbolic. Read more »

Acoustic piano used as voice synthesizer

by andy
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As someone who learned to play the acoustic piano from an early age, is a fan of synthesizers, and is a geek, this ticked all the right boxes — a rather bizarre creation of a voice synthesizer using an acoustic piano. Check out the video. It’s in German but with subtitles. See if you can understand what the piano is “saying”, based on the recording of a young child, without looking at the words. Really interesting concept. Totally impractical, but hey that’s not the point. Via Read more »

WoWeekly: Hallow's End World Event is Unfair To Clothies!

by Lia
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WoWeekly: Hallow's End World Event is Unfair To Clothies!

How is everyone’s Hallow’s End coming along? I’m practically done with my achievements. I just need to go throw some stinky eggs at the Alliance town and I’m all set. Then I can parade all over town with my “the Hallowed” title… since that’s the only thing I’m going to get, aside from a crappy pumpkin head gear (which I totally hate by the way, blech) and a pumpkin pet. While it’s great that the Headless Horseman mount is free for everyone (but OMG, drop rate low much?!), what I don’t understand is why the Horseman’s Horrific Helm can only be used by plate wearers! The Horseman’s Baleful Blade on Read more »

Windows 7 Beats Harry as the Best Pre-Order Product

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Windows 7 Beats Harry as the Best Pre-Order Product

Words on the streets say that Windows 7 is now the biggest pre-order product of all time beating Harry Potter. But that’s for the Amazon UK Store only.  Not only is Windows 7 the biggest pre-order product of all time but it has also sold more copies during the 8 hours of its release in July. Obviously, Windows 7′s strong sales performance even at it pre-order stage beats Vista’s entire pre-order stage. Read more »