SpikeTV is advertising the fact they're about to show the full Star Wars saga on TV (that's honestly all they're celebrating; why doesn't ITV do this?) with a neat bit of marketing. Bus stop windows in New York are being converted into 'use in case of emergency' boxes, complete with lightsabers. Or at least fluorescent lights signifying lightsabers. Either way, being as it's Star Wars, it won't be long before we're hearing reports of fanatics smashing these things open and taking home whatever's inside.

(via Gearfuse)

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Blaow! 50 Cent returns with 'Blood in the Sand', sequel to the universally acclaimed '50 Cent: Bulletproof'. You play as 50 Cent, fresh from getting revenge for being shot in the back like 9 times, and now having to protect your assets from a 'crooked overlord'. As if those assets wouldn't have been gained from being either 'crooked' or an 'overlord'.

Microsoft is claiming to be able to push out a consumer version of its coffee table-cum-PC, Surface, within the next three years, lopping a couple of years off their original forecast of 2013. VP of Specialised Devices and Applicatiobs at MS, Tom Gibbons, told Fortune magazine:

"In the three-year time window, we absolutely see how to get there. If we can beat that, we'll try to beat that."

However, Gibbons admitted the company struggled to stick to their promise of having the $10,000 units shipped to business clients by the end of last year.

(via Engadget)

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I hate Facebook apps. Writing about them requires me to login to Facebook, which I hate doing as much as I hate Facebook apps. That's one for you to ponder. Currently the link for this particular application is down, so all I can relay to you is hearsay and conjecture.

Samsung have just released the 'Virtual Torch Relay'. To participate, you create your own torch, which you can then pass on to your friends, who in turn pass it to theirs etc. There is a scoreboard based on some sort of related data, and its leaders are in with the chance of winning a pair of tickets to the Olympic games in Beijing.

Light your torch and get involved here

(via Tech Crunch UK)

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If you missed it Google Israel went all black yesterday in honour of Earth Hour (something to do with raising awareness of energy conservation). Offline, Israelis were invited to turn off their lights from 8pm - 9pm, which is utterly ridiculous. Why not ask people to make sure they leave lights off during the day, rather then ask them to sit in darkness for an hour in the middle of the night?

Bird-Electron have announced some wonderful new technology. The EZISON 0 is an aluminum portable speaker which looks like a London Underground Tannoy box. Despite being 6 x 6 x 3 cm, it weighs 180 grams. There is no volume control, just a 'Hi' and 'Lo' switch. It'll draw power from your music player, thereby reducing the battery life. The retail price is $73/£35. Demand is rumoured to be high, please put in your orders early to avoid disappointment.

(via Gizmodo)

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Rockers Def Leppard have confirmed at least three of their songs will featured on the next Guitar Hero.

In a recent US radio interview, guitarist Phil Collen revealed 'Photograph', 'Animal' and 'Rock of Ages' are likely to make an appearance in GH4, which has been penciled in for release at the end of 2008.

I thought making a list of my favourite websites would be incredibly easy. I've spent exactly half my life on the Internet. Part of the first generation raised on it. I use it everyday.

But after 5 minutes I realised, in reality, nowadays I use the Internet like a pensioner at 'club', and only visit things like 'Guardian Unlimited' and 'BBC News'. Far cry from my days as a 1337 h4xxor, feasting on a diet of warez and pr0n. Anyway, I digress. Here are 10 sites that you doubtlessly would have already been to because, whilst being incredibly vast, the Internet is f*****g tiny.