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Eat pizza and remember Pi (view original)

[Post Time: 2009-08-21 12:29:38]
Of course, as a true geek you already know Pi to at least 88 decimal places, but what could be better than combining pizza (food staple) and a dish with the hallowed number on it? Enter the Pizza Pi Plate (get it?). The heavy stoneware plate is great for making your own stonebaked pizzas and is 15″ [...]

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Nintendo History of Mario wall clock (view original)

[Post Time: 2009-08-19 11:06:41]
Here’s a great wall clock decorated with twelve different images of Mario, charting his evolution from the extremely pixelated early years to his current higher definition state — after all, he’s been around for quite some time so he’s certainly seen some changes in hardware capabilities. Sadly, I caught this gem just a little too late [...]

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Bing recommends… Google! (view original)

[Post Time: 2009-08-19 11:06:41]
Ever since it’s launch Bing has been labelled ‘decision engine’ by Microsoft. And go figure what Bing’s recommendation is when you want to search the web… indeed, GOOGLE!

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Bizarre Sony patent to detect viewer smiling and laughter (view original)

[Post Time: 2009-08-19 11:06:41]
This is an absolute must-see patent from Sony. Not only is the concept great but the drawing is absolutely priceless. First, the concept: Sony thinks it can improve your game playing experience if it knows when you smile or laugh at something on screen. It will do this by tracking bodily gestures and sounds via a camera [...]

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Download Astro Boy Project: Atom Wallpapers (view original)

[Post Time: 2009-08-19 11:06:41]
Here’s a sampling of kick ass wallpapers that will do Osamu Tezuka proud. Of course, they’re in lieu of the Astro Boy CG movie that’s coming in October. The wallpapers are a product of the Tokyo Denki University. Download Astro Boy wallpapers from the lower right thumbnails. You have an awesome eight to choose from.

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Mio Striped Bowl Spotted at Comiket 76 (view original)

[Post Time: 2009-08-19 11:06:40]
Avid fans of the moe-anime K-ON can probably recall the scene involving Mio’s blue and white striped bowl from episode 6. Those of you needing a little reminder, or who haven’t seen the scene before, it can be found on youtube. Of course, due to Mio’s popularity, it’s only natural that anything involving her would [...]

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Apple MacBook Touch details leaked? (view original)

[Post Time: 2009-08-19 06:41:18]
It seems that detail for the future Apple MacBook Touch have been leaked or discovered. As usual, these are only rumours and have to be taken with a whole bag of salt. Make that a lorry. The MacBook Touch will be a fusion device, a mix of MacBook and iPod Touch/iPhone with a 9″7 touch screen. There [...]

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Video: Pressure sensitive computer keyboard concept (view original)

[Post Time: 2009-08-19 06:41:18]
Here’s a pretty cool evolution of the standard computer keyboard, using flexible membranes printed with resistive carbon ink that react to changes in applied pressure due to more contact being made by the keys above. The keyboard has a lot of interesting applications, such as the ability to input basic gestures, gaming that reacts to varying [...]

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Should Firefox add multitouch support? (view original)

[Post Time: 2009-08-19 06:41:18]
There’s an interesting set of diagrams and discussion over at the Mozilla Wiki about adding multitouch and gesturing to Firefox. It doesn’t mention what this is in response to — Apple MacBook multitouch trackpad, perhaps, or the increasing number of mobile devices with touchscreens — but of course it is dependent on associated hardware to work [...]

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Give your iMac a backpack or six (view original)

[Post Time: 2009-08-19 06:41:18]
Here’s one of those ideas I would never have thought of, but fortunately Twelve South has. That space around the back of your iMac: what is it good for? Not much, so why not put a BackPack on it: a sturdy little shelf that could hold a hard drive or even a Mac Mini (apparently). They can be [...]

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