Archive for June, 2011

Pigs are flying: I completely support @aplusk on this one

Jun 30 by JD Rucker | add comment

The fat lady may not have sung yet, but pigs are definitely flying. While I’m not the biggest fan of most celebrities’ lukewarm attempts to stir up controversy about causes they support, I have to jump in on the current battle Ashton Kutcher is waging on Village Voice Media. I don’t like to get involved more »

For all of those games that you didn't finish on the NES

Jun 30 by Rocco Penn | add comment

Have you ever been tempted to pull out the old Nintendo Entertainment System from the attic just to finish that one game you never got around to? Do you wonder what happened at the end of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game that you were going to get but ended up getting a Super Nintendo instead? Are more »

7 Cool Twitter Infographics

Jun 29 by JD Rucker | 2 comments

Twitter is a polarizing force. Most people, particularly those who are tech-savvy, either love the 140-character-social-networking-microbloggy-thingy or they despise it with an absolute passion. You tweet or you don’t tweet. Few are indifferent towards it. As a result of its popularity more »

Five things about Google+ Facebook should worry about

Jun 29 by Navneet Alang | 4 comments

For a company that has had trouble understanding social, the response to Google+, the company’s new social network platform, has been remarkably good. But no-one so far has suggested that Google+ will be the proverbial “Facebook killer’. And nor should they. We have no idea how the mass market will respond to Google+, especially more »

Saints Row: The Third voted best E3 gaming trailer on YouTube

Jun 29 by Rocco Penn | add comment

There were many who tagged this year’s E# convention as a disappointment, but there were some games that got more buzz than others. Saints Row, while not getting the attention, did wow some people with their release, particularly on YouTube. From the official E3 channel, users were able to vote on their favorite more »

Video games dominate Hollywood in release week sales

Jun 29 by JD Rucker | add comment

With the start of summer, the start of blockbuster movie season begins. While the money-making is strong for many summer releases, they often pale in comparison to big game releases. Much of it can be attributed to the prices – a newly released video game costs much more than the price of admission more »

GPS tech turns on a light for the blind

Jun 29 by Ty Dunitz | 4 comments

The visually impaired don’t get a lot of help when it comes to next-gen tech to help them better live autonomous lives. For generations, the most cutting-edge apparatus has been an extendable stick. Whee. But designer Xun Ye is turning all that negligence on its ear with the Origin GPS, the first truly more »

America: the Twitter perspective

Jun 28 by JD Rucker | add comment

If you someone asked you where you were from, you would probably reply with your city or state. That’s the real world. On Twitter, we tend to answer that question a little differently. Do you live in Funkytown? How about Naptown? Bucktown? There are more than a few people who live in “Gotham”. There more »

All-electric jet could take to the skies by 2035

Jun 27 by David Lux | 3 comments

The future of aviation was on display at the recent Paris Air Show. Many concepts at the show featured super-fast speeds and low emissions, but one concept, the VoltAir, stood out for its zero-emission, all-electric propulsion technology. As powerful as it is efficient, the VoltAir will be powered by a pair more »

Charities are doing an awful job at social media

Jun 27 by JD Rucker | 6 comments

There is a decent amount of “good” going on through social media. Changes, revolutions, and innovations happen on and as a result of social media every day. And yet, for every good action, there are thousands of neutral or negative actions that occur that wash the benefits out with noise. How should more »

How a hybrid engine works

Jun 27 by Rocco Penn | add comment

As the roads fill with the quiet, environmentally-friendly hybrids, most people are now aware of the premise. The electric half of the hybrid starts the vehicle going, then the gas half kicks in once it gets to a certain speed. While the basic concept is easy to understand, there’s a lot more to it more »

Chimp plays first person shooter (and blows stuff up very well)

Jun 26 by Connor Livingston | 3 comments

It’s not a cute little chimp pushing buttons randomly. As you’ll see in the video, this guy plays Far Cry 2 well enough to get some kills and blow up some barrels. Rise of the apes? Probably (see below). Still, the power of the opposable thumb is evident, as is the highly developed brain and oddly natural more »

Phone phishing. It's the new funky.

Jun 26 by JD Rucker | 2 comments

With nearly 70% of the US adult population accessing the internet via their mobile devices, it has become a strong play for the devious phishermen in the world. Security is always a concern when getting online, but on devices where encryption and bouncing internet connections happen regularly, more »

Valve + Nintendo = Gaming heaven?

Jun 25 by Ty Dunitz | add comment

Valve and Nintendo have sort of been gaming chalk and cheese in the past – but that may not be so forever! Valve co-founder Gabe Newell has whispered what is perhaps the sweetest nothing into Joystiq‘s ear regarding a possible harmonious future on Nintendo’s upcoming Wii U. “We’ve always loved Nintendo,” more »