It seems like a distant memory now, but there was a time I could walk out of my house without a mobile phone and never give it a second thought. As the years have gone by I have found myself growing increasingly attached to my phone. To be perfectly honest, I would rather not be bothered with phone calls and emails when I’m out–so why the hell do I bring my damn phone with me when I’m riding on a mountain bike trail? Seriously, it’s unhealthy. So, I have to ask–are you like me? Do you feel naked without your cellphone?
No, we are not kidding: the infamous Zune Guy, that dude who got three Zune tattoos, and then decided to get rid of them, says now that he avoided buying a Zune last time he was at Best Buy and got an iPod classic 80GB. He openly admitted it in the Zune Scene forums.
After disappearing for a while due to a fair use scuff-up, the aTV software that helps turn the Apple TV into the media centre it should have been is now back and freshly updated. Big new features are a GUI installer for loading the hack onto a USB stick, eliminating the messy command line work that used to be required, and support for external USB devices for connecting a bigger hard drive or NAS for more storage, on top of everything else this nifty unofficial upgrade does for your Apple TV.
Aurora Feint, the iPhone game that was de-listed because of security concerns, has made it back onto the App Store. So what did the developers do? They ripped out the contact list integration entirely, opting for a more Nintendo friend code-like system that they will introduce in the near future. And if you’re still worried about their security, this is what they’ve currently got in place:
newVideoPlayer("/Brother_s_Brothers_Final.mov.flv", 506, 423,""); This video is some sort of really strange new attempt at going viral sponsored by Samsung, pitching the Q1 Ultra using comedy. Normally, not something we’d be all that interested in. This, however, stars Bob Odenkirk and Mike Naughton. Yes, the same Bob Odenkirk from best-show-of-all-time Mr. Show. So we’ll give it the benefit of the doubt. It’s about these two guys who are brothers-for-hire, allowing you to pay them to pretend to be your brothers. They use the Q1 Ultra a bit, but you can tell they just crammed in references to it after they had written the main sketch. Why Samsung had decided to do this now, over a year after the Q1 Ultra came out, is anyone’s guess. After the jump, Rap the Musical from Mr. Show, just because.
(Photo by Steve Morse) Not to be outdone by those crazy Danish bastards out on the isle of Samso, Science Daily reports an equally crazy group of Missourian bastards in Rock Port now generate all their electricity using wind turbines. Rock Port went completely wind-powered last week, making use of the 75 wind turbines spread out across three Missouri counties, and local experts are excited about the potential for wind power throughout the state. However, PopSci thinks it won’t be so easy to make this a widespread trend in the US.
Nothing puts a damper on summertime activities quite like an infestation of pests. The warm weather brings out all kinds of creepy-crawlies, and getting the upper hand on them is no easy task. There are plenty of traditional methods of handling the situation, but they all lack one key element–fun. Indeed, a twisted type of pleasure can be derived from exterminating these pests if you have the right tools. So arm yourself with the following gadgets and enjoy some sick summertime fun.
Architecture has always been a mixture of art and engineering, but as we press on through the 21st century, the role of computers in the design process is becoming more and more integral. Algorithmic architecture is on the cutting edge of this movement, and the complex, rhythmic designs can be truly breathtaking. With that in mind, OObject has collected a list of 15 schemes that portray this emerging field at its best. [OObject]
After two weeks of using the iPhone 2.0 full-time, each of us here has developed a fondness for a handful of apps that we can’t live without. Some of them show up in just about everyone’s top five (Yelp, Facebook), and some of them we’ll just attribute to the guy being a weirdo (MooCowMusic’s Band). Here they are in an order that I deem most appropriate. Basically, the ones I like are up front.
What a brilliant idea by someone at LG to name their KF600–a phone we’ve covered before–the Bikini. What better way can you think of, besides more money, to convince your models to pose in Bikinis? None. None better. Just when we thought Samsung had the upper hand on shoehorning Korean ladies into product photos, LG goes and takes it to another level. Will we see a subsequent “Samsung Topless” retaliation? Can we, please?
