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Newton iPhone Casemod: Past Swallows Present

Technabob — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:17:16 +0000

Charles Mangin is on a mission to meld Apple’s failed Newton handheld with their highly successsful iPhone. If he manages to pull it off, this is what he thinks it’ll look like.

Can you say “full of win?”

And given the fact that Charles has created such awesome Frankestein’s monsters as the G4 Cube Mac Plus, and the Apple ][ Disk Drive Mac Mini, he might just succeed.

I'm rootin' for you, Charles. I've always thought that this would be a great mod if anyone managed to do it.

[via Flickr]

Space Invaders + Newton’S Law = Physics Invader

Technabob — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 12:40:25 +0000

What happens when you take Space Invaders and give them realistic physical properties? I’ll tell you what you get. You get Physics Invader.

Created by Yoshio Ishii for Japan’s NekoGames, Physics Invader is a Flash based game applies physics, including gravity and mass to the demise of the 8-bit aliens. As your laser cannon pierces each invader, its tiny little pixelated body falls to the ground, and their little carcasses pile up at the bottom of the screen. But why write up wordy descriptions of the game when you can play it for yourself?…

Sir Isaac Newton would be so proud.

[via Indie Games via The Awesomer]

Classic Apple Moment: Newton Handwriting Recognition

Technabob — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 19:41:35 +0000

Here’s a fun little retro vid clip I came across earlier today. The 9-second clip from an old Simpsons episode is short, sweet, and really funny.

With all the recent iPhone buzz, it’s kind of fun to look back at Apple’s earlier, less than successful entry into the handheld market.

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Now if you’re really feeling nostalgic, and have 9 minutes to kill, check out this great Newton “Getting Started” video.

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As much as I don’t long for the good ‘ole days, at least the Newton supported cutting and pasting content.