January 31, 2007
Gizmodo has put together a good gadget guide to making last minute Super Bowl party plans. The article starts out with the obvious stuff like picking a TV and HD setups, to some out of the way stuff such as a cordless electric knife with LED lights.
If you're already pretty much set for the big game, it's a worth a read just for the list of beer drinking gadgets. You can read the article HERE.
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January 31, 2007
One of SpeedTV's most popular shows is Pinks. The idea is simple, two contestants race their cars in a best three out of five drag race. The loser of the races hands over the title of their car (the pink slip) to the winner.
You can read more about the show, check out some video, and read about the match-ups at the SpeedTV.com site HERE.
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January 31, 2007
Icehouse beer, along with Maxim Magazine, is giving away 100 prizes, one per day, for 100 days (in case you couldn't do the math yourself).
Prizes range from a Maxim subscription, all the way up to shopping sprees, and 46-inch flat panel TVs. Since the prizes are given out daily, you'll have to keep going back to the site to enter, but it's a small price to pay if you win your own Golden Tee golf game.
You can enter the contest at the Ichouse.com site HERE.
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January 30, 2007
The 650-horsepower (400 lb.-ft. of torque) Leno original is powered by a Honeywell LT-101 turbine engine that runs on bio-diesel fuel. The engine sits in a modified Corvette Z06 hydroformed aluminum frame with aluminum and magnesium structural and chassis components. The vehicle's shell is an advanced construction of carbon fiber over Kevlar. (from GM press release).
All of that, and apparently the the original idea was first sketched on a few napkins. You can read more about the car, and more pictures, over at Jalopnik.com site HERE.
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January 30, 2007
Feature Weapons is dedicated to new military hardware, and is in it's second season on the Discovery Channel. The new episodes are airing on Sundays, but if you've never seen the show and love to watch things blowing up, it's worth catching the reruns of older shows.
Every week the host Mack Richard "Mack" Machowicz gives you a hands on look at some of the newest weapons the military is using, and of course weapons in development that haven't yet made it into the field. For an idea of what they have covered, you can check out their two season guides on the website HERE.
The site has weapon guides, video clips from the show, and even some of the promotional videos from the companies that make the weapons. Plus a background on Mack, episode guides, message board, downloads, and even games.
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January 30, 2007
We all know that the odds for any game in a casino are in the houses favor. Question is, do you know how much? Is that bet your making a good one, or the worst sucker bet you can make?
There's a great site called Wizard of Odds, where you can educate yourself on the odds of almost every game a casino has to offer. The site also has great articles on a lot of the "beat the odds" types of betting schemes you can buy all over the internet, new games and their odds, statistics of betting patterns, strategy, and much more. Well worth a read for players of any level.
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January 29, 2007
Pandora is a "music discovery service". The idea is that you tell them your favorite songs or artists and they'll stream songs to your computer that are similar. The music they send you doesn't rely on what's popular, or what genre it's from, they work to hopefully send you music you'll love. Over time, you can give the site feed back (like or don't like) for better results.
The service is free if you don't mind the ads, or just $36 a year to be commercial free. You can find out more on the site HERE.
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January 29, 2007
"Tennessee-native Bryan Sumner is the World Poker Open champion for 2007! Sumner defeated a world class final table that included Daniel Negreanu, Kido Pham and JC Tran to take the title. For his win, Bryan takes home $913,986."
Bryan beat out Daniel Negreanu in heads up play to win the tournament. You can read a replay of the final hand, and interviews, over at the WPT site HERE.
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January 29, 2007
For a lot of us it's the middle of winter, so there's little chance of playing a round of golf anytime soon. With the Full Swing Golf simulator though, you can play the best courses in the world, all year round, even while wearing you pajamas.
The simulator offers 50 courses including such courses as Pebble Beach and St. Andrews. It also has a specially designed practice course with a visual feedback system to help pinpoint your weaknesses and strengths. Finally, it has 18 different modes of play, including such things as a skins game, alternate shot, and a Ryder cup format.
You can learn more about the system at the Full Swing Golf site HERE.
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January 26, 2007
If you've followed poker at all, then you should know who Gus Hanson is. Like all celebrities these days, Gus has his own website. If you enjoy poker, it's worth hitting the site and looking through the "Tips from the Pros" section (via Full Tilt Poker, that I'm sure set up this site for Mr. Hanson) and also the blog section which looks like it gets updated every week or two.
You can see the site HERE.
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