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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/29/technology/29...
Cellphones, laptops, digital cameras and MP3 music players are among the hottest gift items this year. For preschoolers.
http://kotaku.com/gaming/pumpkin/day-of-the-pum...
Via Kotaku:
So. It's actually Halloween now. Time to celebrate by busting out the truly special pumpkins. Not special as in "damn, this is a fine piece of pumpkin crafting" (though this is still great!), but special as in "thank you, someone thought to carve a Day of the Tentacle Pumpkin". No, really. Thank you, Nert.
http://badbanana.typepad.com/weblog/2007/10/pix...
Swedish design studio Smansk has created a rather unique way to modernize 18th century French furniture. While many designers are currently reproducing ornate Rococo shapes in new materials, Smansk is taking the original blueprints of Rococo pieces and rendering them in a low resolution, pixelized form. The overly ornate then becomes streamlined and modern. They call it Neo Rococo.
http://www.pennyarcademerch.com/pat070401.html
Product DescriptionThe back does exclaim that one has "Filter Power," but this is only one of several earned abilities. In actual play, one might also choose to create a "New Layer," in addition to several font-related "boosts."
http://micromusic.net/microradio.php3?rnd=68296061
low tech music for high-tech people
http://drawn.ca/2007/09/24/draw-your-blog-post-...
You log in to the site, start a new “sketch”, and after you click the record button, you start drawing on the screen and can even record your voice to go along with it. Once done you click on the stop button and you can then publish the sketch just like a YouTube embed. Put it in a blog entry, send it to friends or co-workers, just anywhere you can put a video, you can put your sketches.
http://jaredr.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251dc...
Jared Rea & his girlfriend's ode to Halo 3's arrival. Very Warhol.
http://www.xbox360achievements.org/achievements...
From Xbox360Achievements.org, a full list of Beautiful Katamari Achievements for the XBox260
http://blog.wired.com/games/2007/09/parents-in-...
When the videogames = violent kids debate rages, Nintendo is usually far from the fray, but as CVG reports, some parents have big problems with the soon-to-be-released Wii Zapper. Here's a sampling of the comments sent in to the Parental Guidance blog at the New Jersey Star Ledger:
http://www.kidrobot.com/products2.cfm?ID=5360
Oki-ni turns back time with this retro themed 8-Inch Dunny. Spaced out and glow in the dark, the oki-ni Dunny commands a legion of digital Dunny invaders bent on destroying your 4-bit universe. Only 1000 of these guys are floating around the galaxy, so at only $39.95, get one before this game is over. This Dunny will be available on Thursday, September 6th, at 11 am EST. $39.95
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1771556
Hilarious.
And Accurate.
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/retro-gaming/possibl...
A fresh app on Google Code claims to allow hacked iPhone users to play classic NES games. Based on the open-source portable NES emulator InfoNES, the emulator still has its training wheels on. Allegedly, games will run slightly slower than on an actual NES (or standard emulator) and you won't get any sound output yet. The controls are a bit wonky as well; as you can see in the video, pressing the image of the d-pad causes Mario to sprint right without pause, as if the d-pad controls are on toggle, which has us thinking twice about its legitimacy (and usefulness). [iPhone NES via Technabob]
