Month: December 2009

The minimum wage machine

Ever wanted to work for minimum wage? Well a thoughtful socialist artist has come up with the Minimum Wage Machine, so instead of getting a job in the local supermarket, why not catch a plane and shimmy over to New York to see Blake Fall-Conroy's artwork and earn yourself some pennies. Turning the crank will…

Fantasy Festival: Last FM app lets you create the new Glastonbury

Last.fm has been a bit quiet recently as Spotify corners the online music streaming. However cute little apps like this Fantasy Festival from Sony could bring a bit of life back into the site - still a hangout for music purists and adventurers. Sony's Fantasy Festival combines music with the slightly nerdy attraction of the…

Spotify not coming to Xbox or Playstation.. yet

One of 2009's hottest web services, free music application Spotify is not quite about to take over the world. Though a hit on PCs and smartphones, the service won't be making the transition onto games consoles in the near future. Rumours that Spotify would be incorporated into the Xbox 360 and PS3 were squashed by…

Snoop Dogg records with err.. TomTom

In one of the more surprising collaborations of the 21st century Snoop Dogg is recording with TomTom, the GPS gadget makers. A little bit out of the ordinary for Snoop Dogg who is better known for his rap records such as Pay tha Cost to be tha Boss and collaborations with serious figures in hip-hop.…

Wii accessories get big: the exercise bike and dumbells

Wii accessories are getting bigger. That simple tilt sensitive controller will shortly be joined by a full-blown wii-connected exercise bike. Made by Big Ben Interactive the Cyberbike is an exercise bike - but an exercise bike made interesting by its connection to one of the decade's biggest games consoles. No longer do you just have…