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Virtual Chorded Keyboard for Tablets: Piano Prose

chorded keyboard by teague labs

Touch-based interfaces have generally made it easier for the user to interact with devices, but that’s not the case when it comes to typing. Virtual on-screen keyboards have small keys, provide no tactile feedback and take up a significant amount of the screen. The folks at Teague Labs think they…

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February 12th, 2012 by: Lambert Varias

Mega Star Wars Duels: A Long Time Ago and 8-Bits Away

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After his Super Bros collection, featuring all sorts of my favorite characters rendered with some pixel love, Ty Lettau is back with some Star Wars… love. This time around, he focuses on the battles between good and evil, Light Side and Dark Side, Jedi and Sith.

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February 12th, 2012 by: Range

Cinemagram: Like Instagram for Animated GIFs

cinemagram gif animation app iphone

There has been a revival of interest in animated GIFs since you can make some fun stylized animations with them. Some of the more recent stuff is pretty interesting, which is probably why the Cinemagram app was just released for iOS devices. It allows you to easily create animated GIFs…

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February 11th, 2012 by: Range

Mike’s Mega Man and Mario Mosaics Make Me Mappy

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No matter how many new video game franchises come along, it’s still some of the earliest console games which have the most popular gaming characters of all time. Take, for instance, Mario and Mega Man. Both released nearly 30 years ago (yikes, I feel really old), these iconic gaming characters…

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February 11th, 2012 by: Technabob

R2-D2 Still Life: The Fruit Bowl You’re Looking for

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R2-D2 is one of the most versatile maintenance droids out there. He can project holograms, repair spaceships, hack security systems, swim through swamps, and even vacuum your carpet. But I never thought about using R2 as a fruit bowl – until now.…

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February 11th, 2012 by: Technabob

Is Facebook Breeding Murderers (and Laptop Killers)?

Facebook Kills

In this day and age, people aren’t just being judged by who they are or what they’re really like in real life anymore. They’re also being judged by the number of friends or followers they have on Facebook and Twitter and the kind of reputation they have on these networks.…

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February 11th, 2012 by: Hazel Chua

Course of the Force: A Relay Race with Lightsabers!

Let’s be honest, not much will get your average geek to run. I mean, the typical things such as free smartphones, hot chicks in skimpy Comic-Con costumes, and obviously nachos will do the trick. You might be inclined to take a run for charity but lack the motivation. When you…

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February 11th, 2012 by: Shane McGlaun

Diablo III Delayed… Again… ARRGGGHHHH!

If you have sensitive hearing, you might want to cover your ears because gamers around the world are about to shout ARGGGHHHHH en mass. Yeah, I guess this isn’t really that much of a surprise considering all the long delays that Diablo III… has been hit with over the years.

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February 11th, 2012 by: Shane McGlaun

2 Guys Build the LEGO Super Star Destroyer

Rodney Brazeau from Geeksaresexy got a call from his friend, who just bought the LEGO Super Star Destroyer model. He was all like, “Hey man, I just spent way too much money on this thing. It’s going to be massive and fun.” So Rodney was like, “Can I come over?”…

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February 11th, 2012 by: Conner Flynn

According to the Geek Zodiac, 2012 is the Year of the Undead

geek zodiac by james f wright and joshua g eckert

… and of the Undead Slayer. Because being born in the year of the dumbest monster is quite depressing. Invented by James F. Wright and Joshua G. Eckert, the Geek Zodiac takes its cue from the Chinese Zodiac, but instead of animals the two assigned science fiction and fantasy archetypes…

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February 11th, 2012 by: Lambert Varias

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