Thursday, January 27, 2011

Source Code

This looks dope..........

When decorated soldier Captain Colter Stevens (Jake Gyllenhaal) wakes up in the body of an unknown man, he discovers he’s part of a mission to find the bomber of a Chicago commuter train. In an assignment unlike any he’s ever known, he learns he’s part of a government experiment called the “Source Code,” a program that enables him to cross over into another man's identity in the last 8 minutes of his life. With a second, much larger target threatening to kill millions in downtown Chicago, Colter re-lives the incident over and over again, gathering clues each time, until he can solve the mystery of who is behind the bombs and prevent the next attack.

Filled with mind-boggling twists and heart-pounding suspense, Source Code is a smart action-thriller directed by Duncan Jones (Moon) also starring Michelle Monaghan (Eagle Eye, Due Date), Vera Farmiga (Up in the Air, The Departed), and Jeffrey Wright (Quantum of Solace, Syriana) - Trailer addicts


Flexible Smartphone stand that makes your life easier

Here is a pretty cool accessory design for the smartphone user who hates holding it up for long periods of time.  The thing I love the most is how adaptable it is to fit your need at the time. Designed by Clint Spencer & Ryan Eder

Vyne is a hands-free viewing accessory for the smartphone. It is designed to be worn sitting down in a stationary position for viewing media content for an extended period of time.  Constructed of a flexible elastomer neck and plastic clip, Vyne allows users to easily watch movies, slideshows, and video calls in a variety of configurations & locations with maximum comfort and minimum fatigue. -Vyne



Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Great futuristic phone concept

 Here is a very cool phone concept from  Kristian Ulrich Larsen...........

Kristian Ulrich Larsen’s nifty Flip phone concept is a triple display handset running stock Android that pops out like a tent, collapses into a curved slate, and folds out like a little book. -link

 Here is his website. Pictures below..........


What is being creative? from Kristian Larsen on Vimeo.






New super technologies expected in the next five years

IBM has released its annual "Next Five in Five" list predicting five innovations you can expect to see in the next five years. Expand photo at the bottom.  


Tuesday, January 18, 2011

New "Curb Your Enthusiasm" coming to NYC

It's about time. Larry David is taking over New York with Season 8 of Curb you Enthusiasm. You don't get too much from the trailer from HBO other than pure joy from the knowing that Larry David will be wrecking havoc on his old stumping ground. A date has not been confirmed yet. -Link

1st Cellphone powered by Cola!

I know it sounds like a joke, but just keep reading...
Daizi Zheng’s green cellphone concept has a biobattery that uses enzymes from carbohydrates in drinks like Coke or Pepsi to generate electricity; it also has a biodegradable handset..........





Daizi Zheng’s green cellphone concept has a biobattery that uses enzymes from carbohydrates in drinks like Coke or Pepsi to generate electricity; it also has a biodegradable handset.
This is a client project aimed at designing an eco-friendly phone for Nokia. As a result of my research, I discovered that conventional phone batteries are: expensive, harmful to the environment and difficult to dispose of. In addition, the conventional battery manufacturing process consumes many valuable resources. The concept is based on the idea to create a pollution free environment by using bio-batteries as an alternative to conventional batteries. A bio-battery is an ecologically friendly, energy supply system which uses enzymes as a catalyst to generate electricity from carbohydrates (currently sugar). In order to use the bio-battery as a power source for the phone all that is required is a small supply of a sugary drink. Once the battery dies only oxygen and water remains. Bio-batteries are fully biodegradable and have, on a single charge, a potential life-span three to four times longer than conventional lithium batteries. Meanwhile, bio-batteries are a whole new way of looking at batteries and afternoon tea. -Link

Sunday, January 16, 2011

Glasses Free 3D

This guy has lost his mind. It just doesn't look safe. I might try it once.............
It's a way of viewing 3D video without wearing glasses!


Friday, January 14, 2011

iPad turned Arcade Gaming Machine

Its been a pretty slow Friday so I decided to post something from the CES 2011..............(courtesy of intomobile.com)

Making its debut at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show this past week was the iCADE miniature arcade game controller for iPad. Check it out. The old-school joystick, large buttons and arcade cabinet make this a must-have iPad accessory for the retro-gamer. The cabinet opens from the top, allowing you to slide your iPad into it in portrait or landscape. All controls connect via Bluetooth, and yes, while this is surely a novelty, it’s one I could see tucked-away in my office for use from time to time.
The folks at ION Audio have outdone themselves on this one, as it fits the iPad beautifully, and works pretty darn well to boot. To check it out in action, hit play on the video above.
Look for the iCADE to become available at some point this spring for $99.

Thursday, January 13, 2011

Sega’s New Pee-Operated Video Games

Could it get any weirder. Sega wants men to have fun when they are urinating in public. Is it just me or is it an attempt to catch your attention while you pee. Are we that ADD that we can't concentrate long enough to use the restroom. Here is some info.....................

Sega is venturing into the urinals of Japan with their new bathroom-based gaming consoles called Toylets. The consoles, which will be free to play, will feature a variety of games which range from the benign to the truly weird. The controller in all of the games is the user’s stream of urine.

A pressure-sensitive plate is embedded in each urinal to detect the length and strength of each player’s pee supply. The stream becomes an integral part of the game: in one, the on-screen play simply measures the player’s output. In another, the stream acts as a pressure washer to scrub graffiti from walls. A game called The North Wind and Her is a little moreƂ misogynistic, using a strong stream of urine as the north wind which is trying its best to blow a girl’s skirt up. Milk From Nose compares the strength of a user’s urine stream with the previous player’s: two sumo wrestlers try to push each other out of the ring using milk they blow out of their noses. The stronger you can pee, the stronger the milk stream from your character’s nose will be.

Players who earn particularly boast-worthy scores can insert a USB stick into the console to download the data and later show off to friends. The game screen can also be used to display advertisements either before or after the game. While we’re highly disturbed by the prospect of a touch screen anything in a bathroom, we’re guessing that giving men something to aim for in the urinals will result in much, much cleaner public toilets. Gajitz





Here are a few games.................
  • Manneken Pis, in which the pressure of the stream is directly translated to how much liquid was urinated.
  • Graffiti Eraser, where graffiti on a wall is removed with a hose. The stronger the pressure of your urine, the faster the wall becomes pristine.
  • The North Wind and Her, in which a horny north wind tries to blow a dress off a girl. The stronger the pressure of your urine, the harder it blows.
  • Milk from Nose, a faux-sumo game in which two characters blow milk out of their noses to push the other out of the ring. The stronger pressure between you and the person that used that urinal before you wins. Yes, it’s a multiplayer game – albeit non-realtime.

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Iphone4 on Verizon Feb 10th

Its about time............


On Feb. 3, existing Verizon customers can preorder the iPhone 4 ahead of general availability. Everyone will be able to buy the phone on Feb. 10.
The price is $199.99 for 16 gigabytes of storage, $299.99 for 32 gigabytes -- the same as on AT&T... but plus 99 cents?
HotSync is included, which means that up to five Wi-Fi devices can tether to the phone and use its data connection. - NYT

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Domino Clock

This is pretty dope.....


Carbon Designs’ playful concept involves three over-sized ceramic dominoes – one for the hour, two for the minutes – with the dots changing from black to white to tell the time. More info


Tuesday, January 4, 2011