It Came From Hell Ep. 19

Nintendo GameCube follow-up not due until 2006? A report in a Japanese business magazine has suggested that Nintendo may release its next home console later than expected, although the company still plans to be first to market in the next-generation console race. Speaking to business publication Diamond Loop, a Nintendo executive is quoted as saying that it is "not an absolute" that the next Nintendo console (aka "N5") will arrive in 2005. That date emerged in response to widespread belief that Sony and Microsoft would release their next systems in late 2005, with Nintendo pledging at E3 this year that it would beat both of its rivals to market. However, Nintendo now believes that its rivals will not launch their systems until 2006, and as a result the timescale for the N5 has apparently been pushed back slightly. ATI RV360 reference board specs leak ATI's RV360 graphics chip - the successor to the Radeon 9600's RV350 chip - will go into volume production next month and will appear in cards clocked at 450MHz or higher soon after. "So claims Xbit Labs, citing sources close to ATI. The company has prepared three RV360-based reference cards for OEMs, targeting high-end gaming, mid-range multimedia and low-end consumer markets, respectively." read more here. Nokia to acquire Sega.com Mobile phone giant Nokia is to acquire the assets of Sega's online and wireless gaming operation to boost its own N-Gage online games device. "The Sega Network Application Package (SNAP), which enables networked multi-player games, will form the core of Nokia Mobile Phones' Entertainment and Media Business Unit's online games service." check out the full story < href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/59/32415.html" target="_blank">here. Toilet humour Missed targets at the toilet in the middle of the night may well be a perennial problem, but a southern California company aims to ease the crisis with the latest in sensory technology. Arkon Resources, a consumer products based in Arcadia, California, just released the latest version of its night light, LavNav. The lavatory-navigation light, which retails for &#036;30, is a sensor-studded light that customers install at the bottom of a toilet seat. The light detects approaching footsteps, then casts a red shadow on the toilet if the seat is up -- a gentle reminder to women that everything is not as it should be. The toilet shines green when the seat is down.