Win Vista SP1 Out and How it Works out For You?

After over a year of waiting, you finally got that packet o' bits known as Windows Vista SP1. We're gonna guess you downloaded it almost immediately—that's what we did. So, tell us how about it. Share your experiences, good or bad in comments section..

Hot Dog Temperature Alert System for Car Owners too Stupid to Have Pets

If ever I want to give my late, unlamented sister-in-law—she's not dead, she's just not my sister-in-law any more—a present (other than a punch in the chops) then I need look no further than the Hot Dog Temperature Alert system for cars. Install it, turn it on, and if the temperature rises above a preset one, then the windows roll down automatically, the horn sounds and a man in uniform appears as if by magic with a red hot poker that he rams up your ass. Okay, so I made that last bit up, but here's a story about my late (I wish) unlamented sister-in-law that you might enjoy.

Cellphone Delivers 666 Days of Standby, Eternal Damnation, a Camera

A phone that can stay on standby for months without needing to be recharged is a pretty cool idea, right? But where would such amazing abilities come from? One would think that if it was possible to do, many major manufacturers would offer that as a feature. But only from one random Chinese company? Well, considering the I-Coloured Mobile ZJ268 gets 666 days of standby — not 665 and not 667, mind you — I think it's pretty obvious where that power comes from. Trust me, it ain't worth it. [Product Page via Engadget

Sub-$800 One-Screen Optimus Will Have Raised Keys

Apparently, when Jesus called Art.Lebedev's Optimus Tactus keyboard "Optimus Retardus" for its lack of physical keys, the design team listened. Or not. Either way, Lebedev's latest plan is to indeed make a visual keyboard with just one full-color screen as opposed to many tiny ones. But it will overlay physical transparent keys (like on the Upravlator). In the end, you'd actually have a hard time noticing that each key isn't its own display. The goal is to get this thing into production by year's end, and to sell it for under $800—a bargain by Art.Lebedev standards. Later, the dudes will move to E-Ink or e-paper for lighter, wireless keyboards.