Saturday, March 28, 2009
Games
Puke Into the Centrifuge That Is the Storm-G Arcade Game
2:30PM Andi Wang | Just like any other racing game, the object of Sega’s Storm-G is to get down to the finish line as quickly as possible. However, unlike other racing games, there’s a twist—literally. More »
Robots
Time Will Eat Your Flesh While Robots Stay Beautiful
1:45PM Brian Lam | “I’m all for fighting the good fight, but I don’t care how much you work out or how much cream you put on-things change.” Cindy Crawford, as an ageless robot applies some tonic. [Allure] More »
Phones
Palm Throws Down a C&D Warning on the TealOS Skin
1:30PM Adrian Covert | Displeased with others copying their work, PalmInfoCenter reports that Palm snuffed the TealOS skin for PalmOS phones, which imitates the Palm Pre’s newer WebOS interface. More »
Games
Toshiba’s Digital Billboard Lets Japanese Pedestrians Interactively Game Using Their Mobile Phones
1:00PM Adrian Covert | Nikkei has a post about Toshiba’s new Digital Billboard in Tokyo’s Akihabara district, where passerbys can dial up a number and connect to an interactive game which is displayed on the giant sign. More »
Phones
Police Chief Unintentionally Shows that BlackBerry+Driving=Car Accident
12:30PM Andi Wang | Police Chief Brian Wilson, of Washington, issued a public apology after his squad car crashed into another vehicle because his eyes were on his Blackberry instead of the road. Tsk tsk. More »
Random Stuff
How Peeps Are Born
11:40AM Matt Buchanan | Peeps taste like the foam rubber inside a Temperpedic mattress, but enough people devour the marshmallow birdies that they’re reborn every Easter. The Tribune shows us the industrial womb they’re born in via photogallery. [Tribune] More »
Online
OnStar Wants You To Twitter From the Car?
11:20AM Jason Chen | Gear Live just received a survey asking whether or not they’d be interested in Twittering from their car. Yes, THAT Twitter. More »
Regulars
Glowing Girls Blade Runner Fashion To Life
11:00AM Jason Chen | Twenty-seven years later, these girls are wearing EL wire and conductive thread in order to bring the spirit of Blade Runner into the 21st century. Or, they were hocking a book. Not sure. [BBGadgets] More »
Design
Dornbracht Supernova Bathroom is An Island…A Fantasy Island
10:40AM Sean Fallon | In my fantasy, Calgon takes me away to the Dornbracht “Supernova” bathroom. A luxury installation where all the fixtures are located in the centre of the room—an island of pure design bliss. More »
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