Much of what separates the Barnes & Noble nook from the Kindle 2 is sheer novelty. I can take or leave the color multi-touch screen, and the size and weight differences are elementary. It is the nook’s subtle additions that set it apart. It is like the folks at Barnes & Noble made a list of everyone’s gripes with the Kindle and then set about correcting them. (more…)

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Old-fashioned treasure maps are so last decade, but then again so are hooks are positively last century in an age of ever improving prostheses. But who cares, its a t-shirt and a clever one at that.

Price: $20 [Glennz via Fashionably Geek]

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Dubai based designer Beau Jangles Sterling silver geeky cuff links can only be described as awesome. There are a few designs of which you should take note. Here you can see four very cool designs, there are a lot more on the site, but these all had a certain amount of geek pizazz. He also does custom designs out of Sterling silver, just in case these are not geeky enough for you.

First, the Ray Gun cuff links which are featured in the title picture and are slightly reminiscent of Star Wars blasters. These are not particularly discreet, but look oh so tempting and are very reasonably priced at only $35.00.

Three more cuff link designs after the jump. (more…)

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“Pirated Vista — A darkness descends!” That was the subject line of an email sent by a Microsoft representative to a major software distributor. A copy of the email appeared in Computerworld:

Good afternoon, as of this week, Microsoft has activated a function in Vista called ‘Reduced Functionality.’ This is a specific function in Vista that effectively disables nongenuine copies of Windows. Therefore anyone who has a pirated copy of Vista will experience:

A black screen after one hour of browsing
No start menu or task bar
No desktop

Please communicate this antipiracy initiative from Microsoft to your resellers — note this function has only just been activated in Vista worldwide and therefore any issues with nongenuine versions will start to arise from now onward.”

Microsoft seems to be taking a hard-line on the issue of Vista piracy. The “Black Screen of Darkness,” is sure to attract its critics. A temporary workaround has already been published on ZDNet. By running opening up command line through Internet Explorer, pirates are able to run a script to deactivate the Black Screen of Darkness.

Oddly enough, if you purchase your operating system, you do not need to use workarounds. Once you have it working again, it is highly recommended that you get out there and purchase a legitimate serial.

Sources: Techrepublic, Computerworld, ZDNet

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If the summer movie list leaves you unexcited, the summer gaming line up will not.  There are an unprecedented number of hot first person shooter titles coming out over the summer. Whether you have a PC, a 360 or a PS3 there is sure to be a title to catch your interest.  Rather than jam all of this into one article, it is going to be a three part series.  We are going to avoid the niceties and focus on what really counts, the things that go bang.  We have gone out of our way to source as many images of the weapons as possible.  There is a high likelihood, however, that we missed some out.  If you believe that one was missed, make a comment and include a link to an image and we will work on getting it up.   The first part of our series is Halo 3.  Please put your fanboyism on hold and appreciate some of the fine games that are available for the different consoles.

Bungie’s Halo 3 is perhaps the most anticipated game for Xbox 360 gamers.  It is not going to hit any other platform initially, though it may go to PC later.  Microsoft is going for broke marketing the game.  “Halo 2″ had the most impressive first day sales of any game ever released.  $125 million on its first day alone, there are only movies that have ever beaten “Halo 2″ in the box office, “Spiderman 3″ and “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest.” This could be just the game to dig Microsoft out of its Xbox 360, considering the amount of faulty consoles that they sold.
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