So don’t try to. Anyway, the big deal with this post is some dude who exercised his talents at an event called Brickmagic over at North Carolina built a LEGO bicycle from lots of green bricks. LOTS of green bricks alright. It's not functional but hey, the effort is worth some praise. Actually for … [Read more...] about Lego Bicycle Is Not Suited For Riding
Archives for May 2011
Treintafel Train Table Is A Scream
That's pretty much the long and short of the Treintafel—it's a Train Table for a wide demographic of choo-choo enthusiasts. Though nothing about it breathes hi-tech, it's an admirable work of fine woodcraft that shouldn’t be lost on anyone. The Treintafel doesn’t require a separate train set to be … [Read more...] about Treintafel Train Table Is A Scream
Lady Gaga Would Love These Cyborg Mannequins
Fan Xiaoyan has got war on her mind. War and the innate beauty of females. When both themes are slapped together, the result is something akin to Lady Gaga in that oddball Bad Romance video—metallic silver encrusting the flesh. Or at least plastic flesh—mannequins—as displayed in a recent … [Read more...] about Lady Gaga Would Love These Cyborg Mannequins
Renault Twizy Now Available For Reservations
In case you never heard of the Twizy before, it's a line of compact cars from Renault that are so slow, they don't register as cars in certain countries. Oh right, they're really small too. Small to the point of having space for just two passengers. If you wish to ride the wave of the future, … [Read more...] about Renault Twizy Now Available For Reservations
Big Willie Style: Check The Trailer That Will Smith Brought To The MIB 3 Set
If you happen to waste a few minutes of your life on showbiz news, no doubt a little Will Smith might have slipped into your infotainment diet. Ignoring Willow Smith's musical dirges that pass for pop music and wife Jada's short-lived dalliance with her own heavy metal band, Will Smith has caused … [Read more...] about Big Willie Style: Check The Trailer That Will Smith Brought To The MIB 3 Set
Bees Feel Very Threatened By Cellphones
It's not so much the radiation as the disrupting signal that messes with their intricate comms network. Like most social insects, bees work together with a naturally endowed means of transmitting various signals. The problem arises when a group of Swiss researchers placed a cellphone next to a hive. … [Read more...] about Bees Feel Very Threatened By Cellphones
Really Bad News: Eidos User Info Just Got Compromised Big Time
The people at Eidos Interactive must be sweating like mad right now after the catastrophic hacks on two of their websites yesterday (the Deus Ex site and Eidos Montreal). The really bad news is some 25,000 email addresses and several hundred resumes risk being compromised at a file sharing site. … [Read more...] about Really Bad News: Eidos User Info Just Got Compromised Big Time
Google Releases News Near You For Android & iOS
Google is taking local news to the next level with a new addition to their mobile news service. The "News Near You" service, once activated, uses your location (with your express permission) to update you on the exact goings-on in your local area. The local news stream will appear in its very own … [Read more...] about Google Releases News Near You For Android & iOS
Apple Approves Prostitution iPhone App?
What would you call a service that bills itself as a venue “for generous men looking to spoil, and dynamic women looking for financial support with bills, or who just need some excitement in life!” And what would you call a company that bans dictionary apps for containing racy words but allows an … [Read more...] about Apple Approves Prostitution iPhone App?
PSN Outage Also Cutting Into Used Games Market
We know we've mentioned the possibility of people switching over from PSN to Xbox Live a few times before, but who knew we had that kind of reach? Apparently, the top 10 online titles for the PS3 have seen a 7.4 percent US price drop while many of the same games saw a bump in Xbox 360 version sales. … [Read more...] about PSN Outage Also Cutting Into Used Games Market
Modern Warfare 3 Concept Art & Full Story Emerges
Kotaku has hit the mother lode on what's sure to be the game to watch for the coming year. And a few months from now when you're going to be completely fed up with anything even remotely pertaining to warfare, you can look back on this exact moment and know this is when it started. The game will … [Read more...] about Modern Warfare 3 Concept Art & Full Story Emerges
iOS Developers Being Sued For Using In App Purchases
A number of iOS developers have been threatened with legal action for using Apple's in-app purchasing system within their applications. The company behind the lawsuit claims that Apple's in-app purchases infringe on their patent. There are no details as yet which company is taking the legal action … [Read more...] about iOS Developers Being Sued For Using In App Purchases
