Yesterday we showed you Spider-Pig and Homer made of folders, and today here’s a cool rendition of Day of the Tentacle’s Purple Tentacle taking over a Linux desktop. This folderpiece—made by reader Damien Nozay—is the first entry in our ongoing desktop clutter art contest, sent just a couple hours after the announcement. Minutes later, reader Zachary Colen sent us this retro folder illustration of the ‘Killjoy’ medal from Halo 3:
The fellows at NXP Semiconductors and Purple Labs have teamed up to put together the Purple Magic 3G mobile phone. The Linux based handset will retail below US$100, and if that does not have you interested, perhaps the video calling ability, incorporated MP3 player and high-speed internet browsing will have your bargain alarms hitting overdrive.