Finally – the world gets a Jet Pack

First Commercial Jet-Pack Released For £50,000 – Firstly it’s not an actual jet pack as those are not “jets.” I’m glad it’s finally been realised after wanting one since I was five, but, seriously, all you’ve done is strapped a Boeing to a dude’s back with duck tape and replaced the jets with ceiling fans. Give us a shout when it’s the size of a small ruck sack and can blast me from The Cape Royale to Camps Bay in a minute. Jerks. [dailymail]

Johnny Depp Supports Killers – On Saturday night, Johnny Depp will appear on US CBS’ investigative news show “48 Hours Mystery” to defend the West Memphis Three, who as teenagers were found guilty of the hideous 1993 murder of three 8-year-old boys in West Memphis, Arkansas. Depp joins a handful of other entertainers — Eddie Vedder, Winona Ryder, the Dixie Chicks. [cnn]

iPhone App Makes $1Million In 9 Days – More than 300,000 iPhone and iPod touch owners have shelled out to download Plants vs. Zombies since its App Store debut nine days ago. The popular game from PopCap, priced at $2.99, has in fact netted the developer more than $1 million so far, leading to the claim that it has set a new record for App Store launches. [mashable]

Growing Pains actor Found Dead – The disappearance of Growing Pains actor, Andrew Koenig, who played the character “Boner” in the series, has come to an end with him found dead Thursday in a wooded area of a sprawling Vancouver park, apparently after committing suicide. Boner suffered from life-long depression. Shame. [npr]

The Fall of the House of Murdoch – With News Corp. insiders claiming “it’s terrible now,” there is clearly a Shakespearian devolution of Murdoch’s fierce machinery into turmoil, factionalism, and infighting. The old man, nearing the end of his reign, no longer inspires enough fear or loyalty within his own ranks to keep the jostling for power beneath the surface, and a Lord of the Flies ugliness abounds. [gawker]

Big Concerts To Offer Pre-Order Picnic Baskets – In a fresh new move for concert goers, Big Concerts have contracted the services of The Caviar Group of Restaurants (namely Beluga and Sevruga), who will provide pre-ordered picnic boxes at concerts such as the Cliff Richard and Sir Elton. The picnic boxes are available from Computicket website. Genius! [eltonpicnic]

Gaddafi Calls For Jihad against Switzerland – Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi called for jihad (holy war) against Switzerland over the ban adopted last year on the construction of minarets in the country. You may well have no idea what a minaret is, but that should not detract from the awesomness of Gaddafi. Even more reason for us to support him in his quest to become the president of Africa. [timeslive]