Archive for January 24th, 2008

Vista SP1 due on February 15th?

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

Posted Jan 23rd 2008 9:03PM by Nilay Patel
Filed under: Desktops, LaptopsVista SP1 has already been previewed, gone through a Release Candidate cycle, and had a changelog released — so all that’s left is for Microsoft to hit us with it, right? Not so fast, Sparky — according to various sources, you’re still going to have wait three more weeks to get your hands on that hot SP1 action: circle February 15th on your Ballmer / Gates pinup calendar and start counting the days. Of course, Microsoft isn’t confirming anything one way or another other than Q108, so don’t get too excited, but after all we’ve been through together, we can’t imagine the Redmond crew not giving us a (late) Valentine’s Day present — we’re like, totally serious, right?

Choro-Q remote control car

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

The Choro-Q remote control car sounds and looks like the perfect gift for a bored office executive.

Surprise! Takara New ChoroQ, Q Steer, the world smallest and the highest performance Choro Q! Running in 6 directions! It’s an epoc making!

Gotta love the Engrish on that site. Still, we know how fun is universal and should not let something like shoddy grammar stand in our way. If you’re interested in picking up the Choro-Q, it retails for a mere $12.

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