December 2008
pew pew: comic book sound effect generator
December 27, 2008 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
Do you think you can be the next Leinil Yu, or the next Steve McNiven, or the next Dave Gibbons? If you think so, then good luck. I hope you succeed. I have nothing else to say to you.
But if you’re bored, you might want to check out The Surrealist’s comic book Sound Effect Generator.
Every time you reload the page a different set of sound effects are generated…
classic literature comes to the ds
December 27, 2008 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
There are a lot of wonderful classic novels available in the public domain, and they’re just sitting there, available for you to download and read at your leisure. Using homebrew software, you can even put those novels on your Nintendo DS. But Nintendo’s just done the likes of Project Gutenberg and homebrew one better with their 100 Classic Book Collection…
1/4 scale RC tank: is this still a toy?
December 26, 2008 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
I had my fair share of toy weapons as a kid: laser rifles that spark and pop when you pull the trigger, swords of all shapes and sizes, a slingshot. Apparently kids these days have much higher standards. Mark – 1 Tanks recently unleashed a 1/4 scale of the Germans’ WW II beast, the King Tiger Tank. This…man-toy is 6′ long, 8′ if you count the gun, and 38″ wide…
lego reindeer-bot brings creepy to christmas
December 26, 2008 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
While no one can fault the crafstmanship or creativity of this Lego Reinbot, there’s just something about him that’s a little lacking in joviality. He’s got sinister style in spades, though, and while I like him, I’m pretty sure he thinks I’ve been naughty…
millennium falcon sled takes you into hyperspace
December 26, 2008 by technabob · Leave a Comment
So maybe it won’t make the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs, but this Millennium Falcon sled should take you down the neighborhood snow mound in 10 seconds flat…
math clocks and watches: it’s problem-solving time
December 26, 2008 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
Until ten minutes ago, I wasn’t aware that telling the time was too easy for some people. Here are a couple of timepieces so smart they’re stupid:
Here’s the square root watch; I guess all that’s left to say is you can get this for $40 over at SkyMall. Also,what is 8:15 in square root time?
Now this, this would be the entrance exam at a Mensa Preschool…
ladies: disguise your gaming gear as makeup
December 25, 2008 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
In a perfect world, there wouldn’t be any female gamers, but instead, just gamers. Instead, sadly, we live in this world, and someone thinks girl gamers feel the need to disguise their gear as clutch bags and makeup. That’s the knee-jerk reaction for most geek chicks, anyway…
neo-victorian keyboard and monitor [steampunk]
December 25, 2008 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
Here’s something that the LXG would greatly appreciate: hardware modder/antique & scuttlefish lover/ potential Cthulhu worshipper Paradox has created what he calls a “Neo-Victorian keyboard”; he also modded a widescreen monitor to go along with it…
baconize websites with bacolicio.us
December 25, 2008 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
It is said that Jesus is the King of Kings, and that three kings visited him when he was born. So what better way to get into the holiday spirit than to plaster a huge strip of bacon – made from The Meat of Kings (try it with onion rings) - on your screen while you’re surfing?
Just add “http://bacolicio.us/” to the beginning of any site’s URL and boom! BACON!..
foxit releases kindle rival eslick
December 24, 2008 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
After going against Adobe with their own lightweight PDF reader, Foxit are now taking on Amazon’s Kindle with the release of their own e-book reader called eSlick.
Foxit took a long hard look at the Kindle’s specs and said, “Hmm. Pork.” No…
