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Steorn gives up on free-energy, starts charging for USB-powered divining rods
It all makes so much sense now. After conducting an elaborate infinite free-energy ruse from a rented art gallery in London, Steorn's business model becomes clear: get people talking about your name (no press is bad press, as they say) and then use that brand recognition to sell some crap. Meet the €289 (that's $400 mister) USB Hall Probe that turns your $1,000 PC into a $40 magnetometer. It's for "Hobbyist and educational experimentation scenarios," they say with a straight face. Look, we have no idea if this performs any better than the cheap hand-held gaussmeters available on-line. But considering the source, we can only offer an educated guess.[Thanks, Tekdroid]
Warrior Epic's intriguing game mechanics
We're watching the development of Warrior Epic with great interest. For me, part of the attraction is its unique visual set, which I've mentioned before. However, Brice Lucas, Community Manager for Possibility Space, the group that's developing WE, gave a few more intriguing tidbits concerning how WE will play that have me looking forward to playing this even more.First, while we're all familiar with the way death is handled in MMOs, WE offers something a little different. According to Brice, in addition to the standard resurrection of your character, you may also choose to leave him dead, and attach his spirit to another of your characters. Doing so will allow you to use a special spirit attack in battle that your dead warrior will activate. The efficacy of this attack will depend on the warrior's strength and level at the time of his death.
