Archive for December, 2009
Paradigm Shift intros 5- and 7-inch readers with color (LCD) displays
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It looks as if we’re still waiting patiently for color e-ink to become a reality (at least in a mass produced shipping product),
Virtual world toolbox Metaplace closing its doors
Another virtual world reaches the end of its existence, as Raph Koster announced early last week that Metaplace, the online world that was supposed to be the end-all, do-all of such things, is going to close for good on January 1, 2010. It’s a common story with MMO startups these days: developer has “revolutionary” idea […]
Piccolo Grande: Stretch-limo Vespa?
A stretch-limo Vespa may still garner a fist to the face, but this attention-grabbing idea is better than the last flash of brilliance Vespa South Africa Managing Director Andy Reid put into action. That plan involved fake parking tickets being placed guerrilla-style on large vehicles to drive the point about Vespa’s fuel efficient image.
Mophie iPhone credit card reader coming to a CES near you
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iPhone accessory maker and recession antidote regular Mophie is about to make the most buzzworthy move of its short history by offering
PETA chooses The Sims 3 as its GOTY 2009
Usually when we post something about PETA here on our gamez blawg, it’s about the company protesting this or complaining about that. Not so today, as PETA’s awarded EA Maxis’ The Sims 3 with a Proggy Award for being the ‘Most Animal-Friendly Game’ of 2009. You may remember PETA gave the same award to Fable […]
Kia and Microsoft set to debut UVO at CES, leave us wondering for now
When you think Microsoft car technology you think SYNC, right? Perfectly natural, since it’s the only place Redmond’s bits and bytes have made much of an impact on the automotive scene.
Stanley Torch Watch lights your path, highlights your odd aesthetic sensibilities
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It takes a rather unique — or hilarious! — flashlight to make the pages of this august publication.
This ‘8-bit Xmas’ NES cart makes your heart, NES glow
We apparently missed one release in our Now Playing list for this week: 8-bit Xmas 2009 for the NES. The cart was apparently constructed entirely from new parts and — aside from incorporating the festive light display you see above — is actually a fully functional NES game. The best part: you can totally buy […]
Is the other Schumacher pondering a F1 comeback too?
Ralf Schumacher entered Formula One six years after his brother Michael, with the same Jordan team that introduced his sibling to the grid. That’s about where the similarities end. After an 11-year career with Williams,
The King of Kong DVD signed and delivered, the cheap and easy way
How would you like to own a copy of the critically-acclaimed documentary The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters signed by the film’s underdog protagonist Steve Wiebe? Well, you can have it — in fact, the act of acquiring such a rare gem is actually pretty easy. All you have to do is pay […]
