Over at Google I/O last week, one of the interesting but under-reported items on the event floor was the Meta Watch from FOSSIL. The folks over at This Is My Next managed to play with it a bit, and in…
Play Ghost in the Shell…with Kinect!
I’m a big fan of Danny Choo and the way he’s managed to let nothing stop him from making his passion his life and career, and one of the things he does regularly is work on a televison show called…
Video :: Japan’s Earthquake Prediction System
According to friends I know in Japan, this handy little app also has a mobile phone counterpart that goes off if there’s been seismic activity detected. It’s pretty remarkable when you think about the absolute dearth of similar early warning…
A Look Inside the Microsoft Home of the Future
One of the things I adore about fun and quirky little “see what the future will be like” technology expos and specials are the ones that take you into what the future home will look like. In this case, up…
Introducing Trudi the Plush Portal Sentry Turret
I wrote about Trudi over at Geek.com, but couldn’t resist mentioning her again. She’s adorable, she’s cute, she’s clearly a little baby turret, and Jonathan Guberman put so much time and love and care into her that she needs to…
Mario/Portal Mashup is Plain Awesome
One of my colleagues at Geek.com wrote about this today and it was so great I had to share it with the world. The video posits the question: what if Mario had a Portal gun? Well, the honest answer is…
Starcraft 2 Siege Tank Made from Lego Blocks
This is a story I covered very happily over at Geek.com, but I had to share it again. One man, 2 actuators, 4 motors, and a ton of Lego pieces – oh, and toss in a passion for all things…
Video :: World’s Smallest Crossbow Can Do Serious Damage
The beautiful thing about this tiny, tiny crossbow is that it can fire real bolts and do some serious damage with them. The crossbow is made by the same person who made the tiny cannon that made the viral video…
Street Fighter X Tekken Gameplay Video
I mentioned this over at Geek.com first, so head over there for more in-depth analysis of the game and the production of the crossover title, but I had to share the gameplay video here too. Anyone who knows me knows…
Transformers Thriller Dance
(image via Technabob) I’m a bit of a fan for quirky, odd, and really strange and geeky things – this certainly qualifies. I mean, it’s the Transformers – the Autobots specifically, doing the Thriller dance while the song plays in…