Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Software

The SniPod Touch: When Apps Go Deadly

11:45PM January 20, 2009 | Mark Wilson

This official US Army M110 Sniper Rifle has all the necessary accouterments: long barrel, scope, and an iPod touch.

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Lego Obama Presidential Inauguration Brings Hope to Bricks Too

11:16PM January 20, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

There’s also hope and change in the land of the brick: Behold the Presidential inauguration of Barack Obama in Lego bricks, complete with every single character that will be at the Capitol, including Lego Oprah.

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Science

Terry Pratchett Battles Alzheimer’s With Retro-Futurist Headgear

10:12PM January 20, 2009 | John Herrman

Legendary author Sir Terry Pratchett might have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in the real world, but his prototype anti-dementia helmet looks like the stuff of science fiction.

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Entertainment

CBS’s ‘Worst Week’ Mistakes iPod for iPhone, Sends Nerdier Viewers into Convulsions

9:14PM January 20, 2009 | John Herrman

‘Worst Week’ is apparently some kind of adapted British show about a guy whose life sucks, or something. I don’t know. All I do know is that this guy’s iPhone is not an iPhone.

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Metal ‘Portraits’ Make an Optical Illusion Out of Your Face

8:04PM January 20, 2009 | John Herrman

Sculptor Brian Cox has made a hobby out of turning people’s faces into a real-life, stainless steel Rubin vase illusions. Novelty gifts, as a whole, now have a new standard for, well, novelty.

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Gaming

PSP Gets 5.03 Update

6:40PM January 20, 2009 | Jason Chen

The Sony PSP just got the 5.03 firmware update, which improves stability somewhere, somehow. Enjoy the photo of Jessica Chobot licking a PSP, because it’s 1AM here. [PSP Blog via Kotaku]

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Software

Ustream’s iPhone Viewer App Now Live In Time For the Inauguration

6:38PM January 20, 2009 | Jason Chen

That Ustream viewer app we talked about is now live in the iPhone App Store, free for your downloading pleasure. Get it now to avoid disappointment tomorrow morning. [App Store]

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Japanese Security Firm Yaroo’s Logo Looks Suspiciously Familiar

6:00PM January 20, 2009 | Elaine Chow

Apparently China isn’t the only place where popular logos seem to be mysteriously borrowed by other businesses. You don’t have to search too far to find Tokyo security firm Yaroo’s inspiration.

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Daywriter Nightwriter Shelves Help You Write Pretty Passive Aggressive Missives

4:30PM January 20, 2009 | Elaine Chow

Billing itself as interactive furniture, this Daywriter/Nightwriter functions both as a shelf and a dry-erase board. It also seems like a great way to make passive aggressive notes towards your roommates look vaguely artistic.

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Geek Out

Anti-Static Shoes Will Make Sure Rich Bachelors Cling to You

3:20PM January 20, 2009 | Elaine Chow

All you entrepreneurial gold-digging nurses out there, listen up. Your efforts to marry that rich, sick dude are for nothing if you don’t have this handy object in your repertoire: anti-static shoes. [Japan Probe]

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