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check back into the hotel dusk [nintendo ds]

hotel dusk

If you like adventure games, things that are pretty, or just having an interesting experience in general, then listen up: maybe, just maybe, there’s gonna be a sequel to Hotel Dusk, the gorgeous graphic detective game. In Japan, the game was known by the snappy title Wish Room: Angel’s Memory, and the Japanese sequel is…

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November 13th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: video games

technabob quickpix: when a picture is worth 1000 words

where babies come from – portal wear for tots

portal_babies

When the ESRB gave Portal a “T” rating, I don’t think they meant “T for Toddler”. But your tots can get this hysterical “Where Babies Come From” C-Section graphic on an infant body suit, tiny t-shirt, or a baby bib over at CafePress.

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August 13th, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: just plain fun quickpix video games

3d3 flexscan scans 3d images on the cheap

3D3 Flexscan 3D Scanner

Looking for an inexpensive way to turn real world objects into usable 3D digital models? This relatively low-cost solution takes an unusual approach to digitizing models into your computer.

3D3 Solutions’ FlexScan3D lets you use an ordinary LCD projector and digital camera to help produce wireframes that can be imported into 3D computer graphics programs…

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August 21st, 2008 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: digital imaging

typographic synthesizer makes fonts like music

Meek FM Typographic Synthesizer

This unconventional design tool provides a unique way to create new typefaces. Working somewhat like an analog music synthesizer, knobs and button pushes influence the shape of your font characters.

Designed by Rob Meek and Frank Müller, the Meek FM Typographic Synthesizer uses a custom controller device along with special software to allow manipulation of…

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February 22nd, 2008 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: design interactive strange + wonderful

reveal watches tell time a little bit at a time

Reveal Watches by Daniel Will Harris

The funky-cool Reveal Watch by pioneering typographer/designer Daniel Will-Harris tells the time by gradually revealing the digits hidden behind a set of partially opaque discs.

As each minute and hour passes, the previous number gradually fades away, revealing the next number in the sequence. There’s a little tiny dot in the center which indicates seconds…

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September 17th, 2007 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: design timepieces

make your own atari 2600 game

Lunar Lander Label

Actually, you can only make your own fake Atari 2600 box art with this fun online image generator, but it’s still fun.

You can create your own goofy labels over at Label Maker 2600. The site lets you upload your own image, a game title, as well as your colors and copyright notice. Post a…

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August 10th, 2007 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: just plain fun retro video games

wacom bamboo touch tablet revealed

Wacom Bamboo

Graphics tablet maker Wacom has announced their latest touch tablet, designed for the consumer and small business market.

The Wacom Bamboo will retail for under $150 when it’s released later this Spring, and features a wide variety of features for both creative and functional uses. The small (appx. 4″ x 6″) drawing surface fits nicely…

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May 15th, 2007 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: computing digital imaging

fake wii channel: wii bday

Wii Bday by Paul Pape

Wondering what Nintendo might fill up all of those available channel slots with on the Wii? Artist-designer Paul Pape has come up with this interesting vision for a new channel, the Wii Bday Channel.

The fake channel is actually a 30th birthday greeting that Pape created for a friend of his (who happens to be…

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April 13th, 2007 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: design just plain fun video games

buggy saints row: the musical

For anyone who’s played the game Saints Row for the Xbox 360, you know it’s riddled with graphical glitches and hiccups. Now some dude by the name of Cabel has put together a fun little musical ditty that mashes up these glitches with an off-off-off-Broadway musical.

While it’s not necessarily comedy genius, and it’s a…

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February 6th, 2007 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: just plain fun video games