Gadgets

• Slow uplink chip bogs iPhone 3GS network speed – An early version of a 3G uplink chip used by the iPhone 3GS is the cause of the iPhone 3GS’ slow uploading speed. [link]

• Rechargeable air horn – Good for 70 blasts, as loud as typical air horns and rechargeable via compressed air. [link]

Games

• Dragon Quest IX launches in Japan – Launch day report on Dragon Quest IX: ‘Defenders of the Starry Sky’ for the Nintendo DS. [1up]

• MechWarrior 4 is arriving – MechWarrior 4 reveal trailer released. [video]

Toys

• Pool pong – An adapted swimming pool version of beer pong. [link]

Software

• Microsoft calls Google Chrome OS a ‘decoy’ – Microsoft’s VP says the release of the Chrome OS will not be a threat to the Windows OS line, as it looks to be just a tool that will allow casual users to access Google’s other online offerings easily. [link]

How-To’s/Tips & Tricks

• Diet coke/Mentos booby trap – How to make a diet coke and Mentos booby trap that will drench your unsuspecting victim. What you’ll need, a bottle of diet coke, a Mentos mint, scissors, a needle and a piece of string. [video]

Cool Stuff

• 10 multipurpose game furniture – Furniture designs that come with secondary facilities for gaming. [gallery]

• Amazing multi-colored salt ponds – These salt ponds from San Francisco emanate vibrant hues, directly caused by the specific species of organism inhabiting the ponds within a range of salinities. [flickr]

• Ultimate concrete crusher – This crushing machine delivers over 1.4 million pounds of force that pulverizes a solid column of concrete into smithereens. [video]

Funny Stuff

• Baby loves peace – This baby could be the youngest advocate of peace in history. [pic]

• There, I fixed it – Multi hotdog BBQ skewer. [link]

Odd Stuff

• The ultimate human smasher – Woman smashes soda cans and destroys watermelons with her busts! [youtube]

• Family drops their own pee around neighborhood to recover lost pet – A family in Bristol, UK went around dispersing their own urine hoping that their missing dog may catch their scent and return home. [news]

News & Articles

• Chinese snake siamese twins – A pair of twins dubbed the ‘snake duo’ from China were born without external sexual organs. Doctors were unable to determine their actual sex at birth. [news]