Archive for August 2009

Back in 2007 Optoma released the HD80 1080p projector. It’s initial price was a whopping $3,000 (USD), but actually it was one of the cheapest in its class. Think about that for a moment. Now think of the quality and size of a $1,000 HDTV nowadays. Think about that for…

Visual novels aren’t quite the same deal in the west as they are in Japan, which is why we don’t get incredible titles like 428. Occasionally, however, some developer throws us a bone, and this time, it’s in the shape of Bionic Heart.

Bionic Heart… is an interactive

I found this great time capsule image over on Flickr earlier today…

I’m not sure where Flickr contributor Rotin managed to dig up this postcard image, but I can’t believe there was actually a Pac-Man Land… attraction at the Six Flags Over Texas theme park back in the 1980s, and

As a child, 20-year old Wu Zhongyuan dreamed of owning a flying machine. It seems that in his hometown Luoyang, in central China’s Henan province, some people, including him, had to “climb mountains” to get to their school. Unlike most of us, Wu acted on his childhood wish and made…

Elevators have become a common fixture in urban environments. People don’t really acknowledge them anymore; we just pass through them to get somewhere else. Kind of like the Midwest. I’m kidding. But anyone who goes to advertising company Dubois meets Frogger‘s Antwerp office will definitely take note of the building’s…

I’ve never been crazy about the in-game look of World of Warcraft…, but the style of the art is much more appealing to me… and I’m happy to say it even looks good on the side of a PC case. Even when the focus is perhaps not one of

The Tanooki suit was just one of the many charms of Super Mario Bros. 3…, but the real thing ain’t got nothing on this amigurumi version. Mario’s never looked so adorable.

Just look at that. Totally better than the original.
Looks like this little guy is sold out of

Western Digital recently introduced the Essential SE edition of their popular My Passport USB-powered external hard drives. The My Passport Essential SE comes in two sizes, 750GB and 1TB, with the same slim and simple case as the other My Passport drives. And did I say they’re USB-powered?

Seriously: A…

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, lightsabers were used to eat Asian delicacies. No, not really. But now you can. As long as you live in Japan, that is.

These new ChopSaver chopsticks from Kotobukiya are modeled after miniature lightsabers, and are perfect for picking up…

Looking for a nice little time-waster this weekend? PixelPop is a quirky little Flash game that should burn at least 5 minutes of your spare time.

The objective of PixelPop… is simple. You just stand there in your hot pink Japanese super hero leotard, gyrating your hips to the music.