February 2010
an important lesson from tetris, immortalized in cross-stitch
February 13, 2010 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
Craftster forum member whateverjames knows that in life, as in Tetris , all good things come to an end. You can’t keep on clearing line after line forever. Not all of the shapes you’re given will fit and stack the way you want them to
south koreans using sausage as iphone stylus
February 13, 2010 by technabob · Leave a Comment
It’s no secret that the iPhone’s touchscreen is hard to use when one is wearing gloves. But what will iPhone owners do when it’s winter?
final fantasy xbox 360 bundles on the way
February 13, 2010 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
Square Enix has just announced two new Xbox 360 bundles to commemorate the upcoming release of Final Fantasy XIII everywhere else but Japan, where people are already going bonkers for this game. Both bundles are available for pre-order and will be released on March 9th. The Special Edition comes with a limited edition faceplate created by designer Tetsuya Nomura.
perfect dark heads back to the xbox 360 in march
February 13, 2010 by Eran Abramson · Leave a Comment
Oh, I remember this little game. It was made by Rare after their success with Goldeneye
yogen hand-powered mobile device charger turns your hand into a socket
February 12, 2010 by Tal Siach · Leave a Comment
Hand-powered chargers are nothing new, but Fame LLC claims that their product, YoGen , delivers as much power per second as the chargers for your mobile device. In other words, if it takes a couple of hours for your device to be fully charged via its power adapter, it will also take you two hours to fully charge your device using the YoGen. Watch Fame LLC Vice-President of Sales/Husband of CEO/Dentist Robert F.
praying mantis vs. mouse cursor
February 12, 2010 by technabob · Leave a Comment
It took quite a while for the Master of the Mantis-style to realize that even the most powerful strikes won’t work on his seemingly defenseless enemy… …because his enemy wasn’t real. Whoa
plain sight: for these ninja robots, death is an investment
February 12, 2010 by Tal Siach · Leave a Comment
There are very few games where dying is a crucial mechanic, a requisite step; Beatnik Games’ Plain Sight is one of the few games that comes to mind. And that’s just because they e-mailed me to remind that the game is just about done
apple ][ gets a brand new synthesizer
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February 12, 2010 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
I still remember my first Apple computer. It was an Apple ] with a whopping 16k of RAM and it didn’t even have a floppy drive. So the sounds that come to mind when I think of my old [ are the squeals of program data loading from cassette tape
dorian gray gets lego-fied: legos go lenticular
February 12, 2010 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
Will we ever run out of creative uses for those primitive little LEGO bricks? I think not
less lamp: break your lamp the minute you get it
February 11, 2010 by Tal Siach · Leave a Comment
Here’s a crazy idea for those of you with a sense of the absurd. How’d you like to spend about $800 on a handmade plaster lamp, only to crack it open with a pick axe as soon as you take it out of the box? That’s exactly the value proposition you’ll get if you pick up artist Jordi Canudas’ Less Lamp
