Outdoor subwoofer & satellite system coming from Polk Audio

August 26th, 2008

Polk Audio plans on launching one of the first outdoor capable subwoofer and satellite speaker system at this years CEDIA Expo. Pics are not available yet, but what we do know is that the system will be comprised of new, Atrium series speakers, each with an outdoor theme. The Atrium Sat 30 speakers are designed [...]

iceorb - ’cause your trays are so 1960

August 21st, 2008

Wait, you’re still using ice cube trays? Your grandma uses ice cube trays. All those trays do is sit there, holding ice cubes, take’n up space. Time to get multitasking playboy; you need the iceorb.
 

Makes 21 cubes of ice on a vertical wall
Stores up to 51 cubes - airtight and odor free
Chills wine and other [...]

Presenting your C&C Red Alert 3 cast

August 20th, 2008

Command and Conquer set the de-facto standard for video game cinematography long ago, and the upcoming release isn’t going to disappoint. There is a former Playmate, a UFC Heavywieght champion, and even Star Trek’s Sulu.  No word on who is going to play what charecter with the expection of Ms. McCarthy. She has been cast as [...]

Tech or tail? Playboy show has guys choosing between gadgets and classy ladies

August 11th, 2008

Mmm — the sweet, sweet smell of exploitation.
Playboy TV’s shameless new show puts a guy with three girls. He must dismiss one immediately, then whittle it down to one after a little vetting process. Once he goes on a “real” date with his one remaining chick, he has to choose at the end whether to [...]

Playboy phone confuses this blogger

May 12th, 2008

I do not understand. What’s the point of having a Playboy-branded cellphone if it doesn’t have photos of unattainable naked ladies pre-loaded onto it? Is the idea that some future bunny will see the logo and be overcome with the idea of posing for me, so that I might shoot her nude form with the [...]

Spoiler Alert: GTA IV walkthrough

April 29th, 2008

Well, a little ole game by Rockstar was released last night and I’m positive some of you have skipped out on work or class to play this morning. If that’s the case and you’re taking a tiny break between killing prostitutes or blowing things up then steer clear because I’m about to reveal a complete [...]

CrunchArcade: THQ Wireless gets you inside the Playboy Mansion Grotto

April 7th, 2008

Put on your creative thinking caps, fellas. Following the launch of Playboy Mobile last week, THQ announced “Playboy Games: Pool Party” for mobile phones that let you customize your own Playmates and have them compete in pool-related activities. The Playmate Editor allows you to be as pervy as you want so you can create a [...]

Playboy cellphone only marginally linked to mag (pretty bad phone, too)

April 4th, 2008

In the interest of human dignity, I will spare you any “funny” jokes about this Playboy cellphone. The only thing that makes it a Playboy phone is the logo on the front. That’s it.
And on top of that, it’s a pretty terrible phone for 2008. Only a 1.3-megapixl cam and 10MB onboard memory. You [...]

Live from the Miss Playboy Mobile press conference

April 3rd, 2008

Doug Aamoth and Peter Ha here in Hugh Hefner’s private loft on the 34th floor of the Palms Hotel in Las Vegas. Nine girls will be competing for the title of “Miss Mobile Playboy” as a kickoff to Playboy’s second generation of mobile content.

Comcast in Seattle getting six more High-Definition channels in March

February 15th, 2008

Rarely do I give Comcast praise, but today I feel I must. The cable company monopoly will be adding six new HD channels to its catalog in March, just in time for my birthday, and they’re good ones! Well, most of them.
Those of you who are still using standard definition need to seriously think about [...]

International roaming plans for iPhone announced: Expensive, but better than the alternative

November 2nd, 2007

International iPhone playboys, take notice: AT&T has announced flat-rate data plans for international traveling. We’ve heard a few horror stories of iPhone users being taken to the ringer by AT&T for international roaming rates, sometimes without even turning their iPhones on. If you’re a globetrotter, you’ll want one of the plans, which start at $25 [...]

Court case decides bloggers are really journalists (except Cory Doctorow)

October 31st, 2007

Gentle readers, congratulate us. We, as bloggers, are now legally protected as “journalists”. Or at least we’re getting there. Take that, legitimate press.
Phillip Smith has just won an important case that sets a precedent that we’re going to use at some point. He’s a blogger. He was an angry blogger due to some bad [...]

Researcher says human-robot marriage will be acceptable one day

October 12th, 2007

Get ready for sweet man-on-robot love, folks. A Dutch university has awarded a British researcher a doctorate for his paper on the possibility of human-robot marriage. The researcher argued that, in time, with increasing robot sophistication and evolving attitudes toward marriage, we’ll one day live in a world where it’s perfectly acceptable to marry a [...]

Playboy Launches College-Only Social Networking Site

August 22nd, 2007

In order to combat sluggish sales, Playboy has recently launched Playboy U, a social networking site just for college students. Remember when Facebook was just for college students? Well Playboy U is sorta like that.

iPorn fer Yer iPhone

June 29th, 2007

Playboy, always at the forefront of high technology and commerce, has created some special wallpapers for your iPhone. Not much skin in these — they want you to “buy” their “magazine” to see boobs — but it’s important that people understand that even in the dusty halls of Playboy, behind a vaseline-stained skrim and rolls [...]

Game Content Under the Microscope: An Insider Talks

May 15th, 2007

An avid gamer since his youth, author Steven L. Kent has seen the evolution from flat 2D arcade games to epic non-linear 3D adventures. Kent talked to CrunchGear for the second part of our series on video game violence and content.
For more than a decade Kent has been the video game industry’s most prolific [...]

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