Tuesday, December 21, 2010 - Page 2
Gadgets

Most Popular Repurposing Tricks Of 2010

We love it when people bring out their inner MacGyvers and share with us all how to make one thing into a very useful, or just entirely cool, other thing. Here’s some of our favourite DIY conversions from the past year.

Software

13 Lonely Planet European City Guide iPhone Apps Free Right Now

Thirteen Lonely Planet European City Guide iPhone apps are absolutely free right now. Here’s the list – complete with links to iTunes – so that you can grab them all:

Science

US Navy Launches Pilot With Electromagnetic Shove

Steam-fired Navy planes are so passe. Over the weekend, the US Navy used a huge electric charge to catapult a manned flight into the air.

Entertainment

The 10 Best Musical Christmas Light Houses Ever

You may have thought you had the best Christmas lights in town, but unless you coordinated it to music, you’re wrong. From High School Musical to Gustav Holst to death metal, these houses have you beat. Better luck next year!

Science

These Prosthetics Limbs Look Better Than Many Real Ones

Let’s get something straight – amputation is an awful, tragic thing. That being said, these personally customised prosthetic limbs are wonderful in that they make people mobile again – and look like German sports cars. Great industrial design for a great cause.

Gaming

This ‘World’s Largest iPhone’ Is Actually An iPad Voltron

What’s the best way to spend $US28,000? I dunno! Probably something charity-related. But a noticeable way to spend $US28,000 is to group a bunch of iPads together and call them the biggest iPhone in the world.

Entertainment

This Man Is Now A Drum Machine, Whether He Likes It Or Not

Fantastically weird artist/DJ/programmer Daito Manabe is at it again, this time outfitting a friend with his infamous electroshock visualiser and rigging it up to respond to music generated by playing that same friend. Like a big twitchy, fleshy drum machine.

Software

App Deals Of The Day

Today’s deals include lots of discounts on iOS games and Windows Phone 7 apps, plus lots of freebies for Android users. Click through to see the full list!

Geek Out

What’s That Disembodied Head Doing In My Backyard?

Ghostly faces, disembodied eyes and haunting chandeliers can be found floating against trees and reflected in the water in small cities in Spain. But there’s no need to call the Ghostbusters just yet.

Entertainment

This 1982 Tron Holiday Special Really Should’ve Existed

Remember that nightmareish Star Wars Holiday Special? Well, what if it had been Tron instead, and featured pitch-perfect guest appearances by Dom DeLuise and OJ Simpson? This. This is what. And it’s incredible.

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