Archive for January 2011

When I first saw the Kinect demo for Forza… I was extremely turned off. But almost every day, hackers are revealing the true potential of Microsoft’s device. You see, I think the greatest thing about the Kinect isn’t that it lets you control games with movements or gestures. I think

This neat T-shirt design falls under the “now why didn’t I think of that” category:

“And the C3POscar goes to…”… was made by Rodrigo Ferreira. It’s still up for voting, so if you want to see this made into a shirt, head over to Threadless now.

One of the more interesting little finds I saw over at CES was this gadget which claims to convert any of your 2D content into 3D on the fly.

The VideoEFX takes content from your 2D video sources and instantaneously converts it into 3D for viewing on 3D-enabled sets. Now…

This unusual gadget connects to your computer, and can be programmed to emit a variety aromas on digital cue.

With an expected retail price of $69.99 (USD), ScentSciences‘ ScentScape device is a compact plug-and-play USB device which can be synchronized with your content, outputting scents along the way. The compact…

I have seen a bunch of stuff over the years with the brown and gold leather bearing the iconic Louis Vuitton logo. I have never liked any of the real Vuitton products that used the fabric, and I certainly don’t like this fake Chinese rip-off. This has to be one…

I really like products that are made out of stuff that most of us would never think to make them from. These new Triumph Motorcycles product prototypes are exactly what I mean. Working for an exhibition for the Birmingham Institute of Art and Design, designers took various parts from Triumph…

High-end audiophiles with the money to get the best often end up eyeing the McIntosh line of gear. This stuff apparently sounds really good (not that I would know since I can’t afford to listen to one) and it’s crazy expensive at the same time. One of the iconic design…

It’s not only iOS devices that have a good grasp of touchscreen UIs, Microsoft isn’t bad at them either. However, there are only a few computers available that allow you to use gestures, and one of those is the Microsoft Surface. At CES 2011, M$ unveiled their next-generation Surface 2…

This cool little portable speaker is named Perch and it will connect to your favorite Bluetooth devices. It will also charge your cell phones.

It even comes with an alarm clock, microphone, and will work well with most smartphones. I wonder how good the sound will be coming from this…

Here are two things that might not be that familiar to young gamers: LiveScribe pens are magical little buggers that record written notes and audio. Zork… on the other hand, is a legendary interactive fiction-type series of computer games. In interactive fiction games, players enter text commands to navigate and