Best home made lightsaber duel ever!

This is VERY cool. A couple of dudes battle it out in [this video on VideoSift](http://videosift.com/story.php?id=630). The choreography is excellent. One of them knows or has been shown some martial arts, so there’s that touch of realism. There’s another...

Skype launches in Australia

An [article published by The Age](http://www.theage.com.au/news/breaking/skype-on-a-virtual-certainty/2006/04/27/1145861453695.html) announced the Australian launch of [Skype](http://www.skype.com/) yesterday (April 27). > Australian broadband users have been able use...

a paper clip for a house?

Kyle MacDonald is on a mission. To trade a paper clip for a house. > He announced on his [one red paperclip blog](http://oneredpaperclip.blogspot.com/) his intention to take the clip he’d used on his resume and trade it up, step-by-step, until he got a house....

VirtuSphere – 360-degree immersive VR experience

I just watched a show on TV that showcased [VirtuSphere](http://www.virtusphere.com/). > The VirtuSphere platform consists of a large hollow sphere that sits on top of a base and allows the sphere to rotate 360 degrees. Wearing a wireless, head-mounted display, users...

Show me the product!

Speaking of [broken promises](https://verbum.one/?p=75), why is it that IT suppliers can’t seem to manage their stock? I ordered a new G5 Dual PowerPC Mac from [Apple](http://www.apple.com.au) in early December 2005. That took about 3 weeks before I received it....