For well over a month, I’ve been looking forward to an opulent birthday dinner reservation. But the day before the celebration, I canceled it over a single tweet. More »
Twitter – Online Communities – Social Networking – Trending and Popularity – Celebrities
The sole flaw with the modern hoodie is that it has neither need nor room for these authentic Xbox button cufflinks. $40. [Etsy via Unplggd] More »
Xbox – Microsoft – Games – Video game – Console Platforms
It’s about time that the iPhone gets a custom dictionary, and according to this screen from the latest iPhone OS 4 beta, you’ll find one under keyboard settings. Duck yes! (Discover more recent iPhone OS 4 findings here.) [Thanks Dustin!] More »
I’m asking for a small commitment after last week’s vacation. Digital photography’s predictability makes us soft. So build a pinhole camera—it’s neither hard nor expensive, promise—and take a photo with it. No more whining about lacking fancy equipment! More »
Keyboard Upgrade is an iPad app that allows you to split and resize the base iPad keyboard. For a moment, I thought this idea might be neat or even useful, so I dropped $1 to test it. I was wrong. More »
Salmonella. Escherichia coli. These once feared bacterias have joined the forces of good to sanitize your hands as fancy soaps. More »
Health – Escherichia coli – Biology – Bacteria – Infectious disease
For this week’s Photoshop Contest, you conceptualized the technologically appalling fast food industry of the future. And better yet? Frog Design took your ideas somewhat seriously, offering a class of criticism far beyond our pay rate. The winners: More »
These three simple frames from Gates and Jobs historic All Things D interview possess endless comedic possibilities. But while the whole set by Sad and Useless is pretty fantastic, we’re sure you can do even better. More »
We’ve known Best Buy‘s CinemaNow-branded streaming service was in the works for some time now, but it’s finally launching this month. At the moment, this only concerns those of you with an LG Blu-ray player, since you’ll have access to $3-$4 rentals (and more expensive purchases) first. As the service is refined, it will make itself available across platforms, much like Netflix and all of those other streaming services you probably don’t use. [WSJ] More »
CinemaNow – Netflix – Best Buy – Movies – Arts
The story may be funny, but this is no joke. Microsoft Taiwan, catapulting off the recent success of the Windows 7 burger, has opened a Windows 7-themed restaurant called Hot Fried 77. More »
Set to the tune of OK Go‘s This Too Shall Pass, this fantastic song/video parodies OK Go’s famed Rube Goldberg video—it’s called Mousetrap Never Works. And it’ll have you fist-pumping in vindication of your misspent childhood. More »
For this week’s Shooting Challenge, I asked you to shoot whatever you wanted. As the 116 photos that follow prove, this was a great decision. More »
Photography – Challenge Shoot – Business – Arts and Entertainment – Photographers
The world’s saddest iMac has no friends other than this purple iPod nano. And nobody likes purple, either. $41. [Chinavasion via OhGizmo!] More »
IMac – Hardware – Shopping – Digital Portable Players – Consumer Electronics
I’m not a huge fan of video-based art. But give this clip, likely by the same folks who made this clip, 20 seconds. Then prepare for awesome. The grand finale is near-transcendent. [TNW] More »
Video – Arts – Arts and Entertainment – Business – Alternative Video
This augmented reality billboard in the Netherlands involuntarily pulls passersby into a scene depicting the brutal beating of a paramedic. As the shock wears off, the billboard delivers a brief message regarding the citizens’ role in prevention/cessation of violence. [PopSci] More »
Often, overzealous renders get our hopes up for architectural projects that never quite stun the same way in person. But Basil Childers’ first photos of Shanghai’s Dream Pavilion are even more impressive than the initial renders promised. More »
Really, you could swap out the word “iPad” for about any shiny new toy, it’s just funnier (and a touch truer) with Apple. [thenextweb] More »
