This electronic beer can opener keychain definitely falls into the “infinite toys” category. That is to say, it grants you to simulate a mundane but strangely satisfying experience on demand.
As you might have guessed, that “strangely satisfying experience” is the mouth-watering sound of a pop top being, well…popped. Sure, it doesn’t compare to having an actual beer, (it might actually make you think of opening a can of tuna, which is not all that great), but hey—if you are feigning for a beer, this is a lot cheaper than hitting …

What’s the point in buying a new iPhone if it looks exactly like the old one? Because once you begin using it, the speed of the iPhone 3GS will amaze you.

There’s a reason why Apple called this the iPhone 3GS for Speed and not the 3GC for “compass” or 3GV for “video recording.” Speed is the central upgrade here, and probably is the single biggest reason you would upgrade to a 3GS from a 3G. And if you’re coming in as a virgin iPhone user, there’s definitely no question: The …

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Upcoming mount changesRequired levels for mounts are being lowered, as are the costs for each.
Isle of Conquest details releasedHot new deets on the game’s upcoming battleground instance.
Mountain Dew Battle-bots now liveMountain Dew released their promotional in-game items — come and get ‘em while they’re… bot?
New zeppelin and portals …

Tex Murphy seriescomes to Good Old Games this week.Futuristic dick.
You see, it’s set ina mid-century Frisco,shown through FMV’s.
Live action, in fact.The first three can be had now;others coming soon.
Anthony once said the games “managed not to suck.”That’s high praise indeed.
Check the gallery for some fuzzy photos. The gameshave no DRM.
Tex Murphy on the Case at GOG.comThe Film Noir Private Eye Returns to the Spotlight as the DRM-free Site Releases the Acclaimed Tex Murphy Series

GameTrailers has uploaded a pretty sweet video looking at Capcom’s upcoming sequel, Lost Planet 2. Looking specifically at the promised co-op, this video shows off some of the teamwork that will be demanded of you and your squadmates while running around E.D.N. III. Check out the video past the break.
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Rumor mongers seem hell bent on Microsoft building a brand new Xbox, despite what we assumed was wonderful news that current Xbox owners wouldn’t have to shell out for new hardware to handle Project Natal. Well, Microsoft has already hit back against 1UP’s rumor of a new Xbox coming in Fall 2010, calling the report “nonsense.” Others have pointed out that the camera hardware actually does almost all of its own processing, so a slight hardware bump to the 360 would be kind of pointless — though most seem to …

Max Payne 3 is going to be quite a departure for Rockstar’s morbid action series, featuring an older, more grizzled (not to mention balder) Max and a brand new Sao Paulo setting, the game’s come a far way from its New York noir roots. So far, in fact, that Payne will no longer even be voiced by James McCaffrey, who brought the character to life in the first two games. This will be a very different game indeed.
“We’re good at casting,” says Rockstar’s Jeronimo Barrera.

If you are an iPhone owner on a pay as you go data plan, the end is near: AT&T has announced that the iPhone OS 3.0 upgrade will terminate your data service. The reason: A “technical change.”
AT&T Free MSG: A new software upgrade for iPhone will be available on 6/17. This upgrade may affect your data service. Please visit att.com/iphone or call 800-901-9878 for a representative. If you download the software and are not on an approved iPhone data plan, your data service will be disturbed.

Erica at TUAW has called …

WTF? I love how this just kind of popped up out of nowhere. News of a King of Fighters MMORPG came and went not to long ago, with laughing happening both ways. But this new footage of a King of Fighters MMO (not RPG) isn’t as funny — it actually looks pretty nice.
Coming out of nowhere, from Dragonfly Studios and Triple Games, King of Fighters On the internet looks to be a 3D brawler with 3D characters that remain somewhat true to the KoF design. The gameplay style reminds me …

Sure, once you get Doom onto a device there isn’t much stopping you in the homebrew department, but we thought the implementation of an NES emulator on webOS outside of the Classic environment was worth noting — even if it happens to be astoundingly simple to pull off. All it requires is a quick trip to root on the device a compile of the FCEUltra NES emulator for Linux and bam, it’s good to go. Hit up the read link for instructions (we’re sure we’re simplifying things just a tad) …