Archive for February 2011
The Great Gatsby: Now Available on NES!
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The Great Gatsby… isn’t just a famous novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, it’s also a NES game! Thanks to Charlie Hoey you can now play this retro game right on this website. |
February 16th, 2011
Kork Case for iPad Protects your Tablet and the Environment
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Cases for the iPad are rampant and you can find one to suit any style and need. If your aesthetic focuses on the practical and green, the Kork from A Produkt is for you. The case will protect your iPad from scratches, drops, and bumps and is made from green… |
February 16th, 2011
Dell Marketing Stunt Goes Horribly Wrong
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It’s hard to write this with all the laughing I’m doing at how supremely stupid this marketing stunt was. I mean if stupid was an Olympic event, these guys would win all the gold. Bryan Chester and his supervisor, Daniel Rawson – marketers at Dell in Round Rock, Texas, were… |
February 16th, 2011
SeaLife Mini II Dive & Sport Camera is Good for 130-feet Under Water!
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Generally, when I see a rugged camera the thing promises to survive getting damp or being under a few feet of water at most. Drops are generally only a few feet or you will still kill most rugged gear. When SeaLife says it has a rugged camera they really mean… |
February 16th, 2011
Fujitsu Unveils the World’s Second Dual Touchscreen Android Phone
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Kyocera caught everyone’s attention when they introduced Echo, a dual touchscreen phone running Android. The Echo didn’t stay unique for long though, because Fujitsu recently showed off their own dual touchscreen Android phone at the Mobile World Congress 2011. The yet unnamed smartphone is different from the Echo in that… |
February 16th, 2011
Luigi4Dead: Zombie Luigi Statue
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As expected, Kodykoala follows up his Mecha Luigi statue with a zombified version of the other Mario brother. Not even Koopa would want to mess with this bad dude.… |
February 16th, 2011
Perpetual Motion Machine? Nah. Just a Cool Optical Illusion Courtesy of M.C. Escher
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This machine is claimed to be yet another one of those fabled “perpetual motion machines” that makes its way onto the Interweb every once in a while.… |
February 15th, 2011
Wind-Up Battery Concept: My Fingers Hurt Just Thinking About It
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Someday, engineers will figure out a way to make gadgets that never need to be recharged. But until they do, you always run the risk of running out of juice while you’re on the road away from a charger. There are lots of solutions out there, ranging from solar to… |
February 15th, 2011
Sonim XP3300 Force Phone is Rugged and Claims World’s Longest Talk Time
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Sonim makes all sorts of rugged phones and typically being rugged is all they are really known for. The latest offering from Sonim is rugged and has some other really cool features as well. The big feature is that the phone claims to have the world’s longest talk time on… |
February 15th, 2011
KRE-O Transformers Construction Toys Look Awesome
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I played with LEGOs all the time as a kid and the construction blocks have been around for years. There are other construction brands that are similar to LEGO on the market, and Hasbro has announced a new competing offering called KRE-O. The new construction toys debut with a number… |
February 15th, 2011
