Saturday, October 31, 2009 - Page 2
Geek Out

This Looks Like You (Ha Ha Ha!)

My brothers live across the country. We used to stay in touch by killing enemies or each other on Xbox. But the best was to play “looks like you”, which anyone with a cameraphone can play with their loved ones.


Online

Internationalised, Non-Latin Domain Names Officially Approved

We didn’t doubt that they would, but the ICANN has officially approved non-Latin character domain names. The pleasant surprise is that the system and guidelines for these internationalised domain names (IDNs) look pretty solid, even if hiccups are expected.


Software

This Week’s Best iPhone Apps

In this week’s app roundup: Nikon teaches a photography class, the NBA gouges its most devoted fans (and they like it), board games go digital, Disney gets app-y, and well, Zombie Bikini Babes From Space!


Science

Confirmed: CERN Is Just A Huge Half-Life Level

Plenty of people have given CERN and Half-Life‘s Black Mesa research facility the This Thing Looks Like That Thing treatment, but this tour of the facility’s deepest bowels is just too much. Steam geysers? Endless corridors? Rusty valves? Slime growths?


Cars

The Ridiculously Cool Air Board Personal Hovercraft

The Air Board personal hovercraft is the latest in a long lineage of novelty transportation devices that are as ridiculous as they are expensive. Just don’t think about trying to float this $US140,000 punch-line to the beach.


Geek Out

Why The SF Bridge Broke

San Francisco’s Bay Bridge is still closed after a quick repair job fell apart. Terrifying, since my hometown is known for, you know, earthquakes, and this bridge is just falling apart even without them. Here’s a pretty good visual/text explanation of what is happening. [sci-experiments via TokyoMango]


Science

Astronaut Explains How We’ll Fall In Love With Space Again

Our friend and astronaut blogger Leroy Chiao sat on the human spaceflight advisory committee which released its report last week. Since news stories about it were hazy at best, we asked him to explain what it really said…


Geek Out

Ghostbuster Proton Pack Can Probably Hunt Real Ghosts

I am amazed at the work some people put in their Halloween costumes, like this Ghostbusters proton pack built with LEDs, an Arduino controller, and red and green lasers. I’m so lazy, I’m going to go as the Wolverine.


Gadgets

Bang Bang, Nokia n-Gage: You’re Dead

Bang, bang, n-Gage: you’re dead. Again. Maybe for the last time. Here’s a short look at your meaningless life.


Apple Ad God Lee Clow’s Work — A Look Back

Lee Clow stepped down as the chief creative officer of TBWA/Media Arts Lab, Ad Age reports. Clow and TBWA/Media Arts were responsible for many of Apple’s most popular advertisements.