Here is a quick list of cool features of the iPhone that are confirmed to not be in the first version:

• Songs as Ringtones
• Games
• Any flash support
• Instant Messaging
• Picture messages (MMS)
• Video recording
• Voice recognition or voice dialing
• Wireless Bluetooth Stereo Streaming (A2DP)
• One-size-fits-all headset jack (May have to buy an adapter for certain headphones)

Along with this list:

Stuff we already knew it didn’t have
• 3G (EV-DO/HSDPA)
• GPS
• A real keyboard
• Removable battery
• Expandable Storage
• Direct iTunes Music Store Access (Over Wi-Fi or EDGE)

This iPhone thingy is looking better and better everyday. Thats what I would say if I was lying.

[Via Gizmodo]

Ever have trouble getting friends on MySpace and wonder if having a lot of friends ultimately leads to getting more friend requests? If you’re like me, then you are always looking for ways to find more friends on MySpace without actually having to socialize. Don’t add me, I don’t need your pity add.

Read on as I go undercover for the NextLust exclusive story. All the details inside!
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Do you suck at taking pictures? Does your photography of normally decent looking people come out looking horrid? Well, you’re not alone. It’s a good thing that Irish company FotoNation has a new technology to cover your ass and fix your jank portraits.

FotoNation’s Face Tracker technology makes taking photos much easier with its ability to detect the location of faces and adjust the camera’s settings for the best possible picture. And if the subject is ulgy, then it throws the camera out of focus to protect your precious eyes. Okay, I lied about that last part. This technology automatically finds and focuses on faces regardless of where they are in the viewfinder, and then adjusts focus and exposure for results that may even make it look like you know what you’re doing.

So you think you need this? The upcoming Pentax Optio A30 is no slouch with 10 megapixels, anti-shake functions, and this face tracking feature. Also, Pentax has more to choose from with the Pentax Optio S7 and Optio A20 digital cameras, so you really have no excuse for your crap head shots anymore.

I admit I kicked myself pretty hard when the million dollar homepage actually made what it set out to do. But this genius is looking to blow away the competition and get someone to pay him a cool ten million for one ad spot. Sounds enticing but sadly I have to pass. It appears I’m only $9,994,000 away from the getting my specialty massage service ad seen by six other people. Damn, so close.

Go see history in the making here, then at least you can at least one interesting story to tell your grandkids.

[via Digg]

The Surface Tension Arcade coffee table is basically a computer in a glass box, but that dosen’t make a dent in the “I need this” factor - this is a coffee table done right. A drop down panel exposes a joystick and buttons for arcade style gameplay, and the built-in wifi enables you to stream audio right to your stereo. You can browse the internet, look at pictures, watch DVDs, and even set your beer on it. What else do you need?

Specs and more after the cut.

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Besides the obvious Project Gotham debacle there are four other problems I have with Sony’s PSP website:

1. “The Aqua Teens get down with the brotha bunny” - Now its already well known that Sony’s sole ambition is to piss off every minority, along with everyone else, with their awesome PSP campaigns so I can understand the whole “brotha” part. But last time I checked, it was Danger Mouse and not Danger Bunny.

2. “Want to hook up with Kate from ‘Lost’? - I’m going to go ahead and say “No” to that one ace. According to that last episode of Lost, Kate hooked up with Sawyer in a cage full of polar bear crap. If that’s not sloppy seconds then I have no idea what is.

3. “Burning rubber on a 20,000 mile trek from Brazil to NY.” - Now by burning rubber, did you mean salt water or broken gravely mountain pass? In a Ferrari no less, good luck with that one.

4. “Want a vacation in the desert?” - No I don’t and please keep your dumb ass questions to yourself. Really now, who writes this crap? Did Sony take every Japanese eight year old, grab them straight out of their first English lesson and then force them to work as the new online editorial team? Because that actually might explain a lot.

[via DTOID]

Do you get tired of always having to keep an eye on your kids? Wish someone else could do some of the work? Then Lo-jack the little buggers with these kicks with a built-in GPS system. This way you can surf the web for porn AND track your kids every movement via google maps. You can even set up a virtual “fence” that will trigger an alert if the shoes venture outside the area. It’s like a probation anklet for your family members that you just can’t trust.

From a company called GTX, which specialize in putting GPS devices into everyday items. Hooray for big brother!

India’s top mobile phone service, Airtel, has kicked off a new service that allows users to send offerings to their respective temples via SMS. Gods bless cellular technology!

Airtel, India’s leading mobile service, has launched an innovative service, which allows customers to make their donations to temples via a simple SMS. The new service called Temple Offering is aimed at providing a convenient way for customers to pay their respects to their deity by making monetary offerings, from anywhere, using their mobile phones.

SMS offerings can presently be made to four temples — Mantralaya (AP), Siddi Vinayak (Mumbai), Dharmasthala (Karnataka) and Jalaram Temple (Bangalore). The service will be soon extended to Thirupathi, Shirdi Saibaba, Vaishnodevi and Mahalakshmi temples.

Deepak Mehrotra, CEO, Mo-bile Services, Bharti Airtel Ltd, Karnataka, said, “Temple Offering is a service that uses technology to help our customers connect with their beliefs in a very personal way using their mobile. The simplicity of the service is what is likely to appeal to the customer.”

You know what would be really clever? Maybe Airtel could figure out a way to have a “text message from god” sent back to random users. Nah, there would probably be too many dropped phones.

[via Mysore]

So you’re nearing the end of an epic BWL sesh and all of a sudden your back starts to cramp up. Sure, you could tell your team you’re going to be AFK for a sec and head to 7-11 for some nourishment and a quick stretch. Then again, you could avoid that dangerous encounter with sunlight altogether, slide your mattress under your computer desk and let the good times roll. It’s possible with the Office Organix Erogopod 500.

Just think! Think of the possibilities for users who suffer from repetitive strain injuries and carpal tunnel syndrome. And what about the chronically ill and the…wait…why are you looking at the Ergopod 500 like that? You just want to use it for porn don’t you?

Shame on you.

[Via The Raw Feed]

Yamaha Motor Co. aims to make biking a lot easier, and in turn takes away any aspect of physical fitness. The Yamaha PAS is a hybrid motorized bicycle with a large lithium-ion battery to assist riders through difficult passages. The motor senses the load on the pedals and adjusts motor power accordingly, so going up a big hill will take a lot less out of you. When less assistance is needed, like when going downhill, the motor stops helping as much and this helps it conserve battery power. The battery will also power lights for evening riding.

These bikes will be available in February in Japan, with prices ranging from 94,000 to 120,000 yen (about $800-$1000 by current exchange rates) depending on configuration.

[Yamaha’s PAS page]