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The Frick Collection’s Secret Rooms

6:00AM May 2, 2011 | Jack Loftus

When I become an incredibly rich technology magnate, perhaps next year, I will craft my palace as Henry Clay Frick did in 1913. There will be bowling. My staff will have their own diner. And the secrets will be many. More »


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Cat Laser Bowling

2:28AM February 19, 2011 | Jason Chen

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How Is Knokkers Not An Olympic Sport?

12:20AM January 21, 2011 | Brian Barrett

Knokkers is one of those rare athletic endeavours that’s greater than the sum of its parts. And when the parts in question are jumbo-sized billiards and bowling, that’s really saying something. More »


Robot Progress Report: Can We Beat A Bucket Of Bolts At Bowling?

2:20AM October 22, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

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Someday, robots will be better than us at everything. Even cuddling. But how are things going on the lanes? Chris Barnes, one of the world’s best human bowlers, and EARL, the world’s best robot bowler, faced off to find out. More »


Smart Bowling Ball Searches For The Perfect Technique

6:00AM January 11, 2010 | Jack Loftus

The few times I go bowling each year are more about pitchers of cheap beer than they are satiating some desire for the perfect game, but nevertheless I’m intrigued by this “smart ball” from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. More »


Steve Jobs Really Is The Kingpin At Apple HQ

12:46AM November 13, 2009 | Danny Allen

A bunch of us hadn’t seen this little effigy of the Jobsian One before, and it’s just too weird not to share. Dax Norman paints famous folks on bowling pins and took these shots outside 1 Infinite Loop in Cupertino. More »


Gadgets

Surely, This Remote-Control Bowling Ball Is The Devil’s Contraption

2:00AM November 9, 2009 | Jack Loftus

You though that Roger and the Dude got mad when that guy stepped over the line in The Big Lebowski? Just wait until they run into this bewitched remote-control bowling ball. The Dude most certainly does not abide, man. More »


Gaming

Wii Bowling Ball: Tear It Up Like Jesus

2:44AM June 19, 2009 | Sean Fallon

Jesus Quintana that is. That’s right, with this Wiimote accessory you are just a pair of ugly shoes away from an unparalleled home bowling experience. More »


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May the Perfect Game Be With You Thanks to Star Wars Bowling Balls

4:30AM October 20, 2008 | Jack Loftus

Real Jedi knock bowling pins down with their mind, but we plebeians have access to the next best thing with these Brunswick Star Wars Viz-a-Ball bowling balls. Better yet, we can all avoid wretched hives of scum and villainy like Mos Eisley, and buy them over at Amazon for about $US92-$US120 each. There’s Yoda and C-3PO, and even a Darth Maul ball, although we hear that one relies a little bit too much on special effects and bad acting to get the job done.

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Bowler DSLR Bag: The Jesus Approved

12:10AM October 1, 2008 | Matt Buchanan

Not the most practical DSLR bag, but Acme Made’s Bowler is definitely the awesomest, if only for the strong odour of The Big Lebowski. You won’t be able to cram a million lenses into its satin-lined polyurethane shell, but if The Jesus carried around a DSLR, you know it would be in this bag. And you don’t fu—well, you know the rest. If the red’s a little too flamboyant for you, there’ll be navy and black versions following it in December for $US40. [Acme Made via Crave via BBG]

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