Offbeat posts

Memes have been a staple of the Internet since emails were sent out with subject lines that started with “RE: FW: FW: FW: CC: RE: FW: RE: FW: FW: FW:”. 2010 was another stellar year for memes as old celebrities unintentional hit the spotlight and regular folks joined them in utter memeness. This graphic by MySpace takes 10 of the best ones from the year and visualizes them for us nicely. Below, you’ll find the live memes all on one nice page for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy….

What people use as their favorite browser is often a tell-tail sign about their personality and understanding of the Internet. Most of the time, people use what they have originally (IE) but the trends seem to point to the blessed fact that even the non-tech-savvy in the world are realizing that there are options outside of a certain pre-installed Microsoft product. This graphic depicts most of the popular web browsers by comparing them to their celebrity personifications. Are you a Samuel L Jackson or a Matthew McConnaughey? Are you one of those who have recently become Christopher Nolan browser…

CNN may not be the first mainstream media outlet to create a blog on Tumblr, but their entrance there yesterday means that they won’t be the last. As an unofficial “trendsetter” for mainstream media sites after their (purchased) success on Twitter, others will be watching to see how much success they can have on the site that has traditionally been seen as dominated by hipsters (that don’t like to be called hipsters). The staff of 5 who will be updating Tumblr while still performing their normal duties hope to bring a lighter touch than what is normally found on the CNNMoney Tech News section of the…

Hands-free just got hands-on, as Microsoft’s would-be Wii-killer, Kinect, is the first to get its own sex game. Though the game (which at time of writing, is still nameless), produced by adult videogame developer ThriXXX, is not an official port – you need a PC running Windows 7 – it… sorta looks interesting, a little, I guess? There’s a video, but out of respect for the thousands of parents obviously browsing Techi with children on their laps, you’re gonna have to click Read More to see it. Basically, it works like every other Kinect game: wave your hands around to accomplish a task. You thought…

Welp, Tron: Legacy is out on Friday, and if you currently exist, chances are you’re going to see it. In the event you don’t exist, there’s probably a hypothetical quantum world where your un-self will see it anyway. This movie’s moistening the loins of geeks the world over, and I’d be hard pressed to imagine you’re not one of them. You’re reading Techi, after all. With the advances in computing in the last 28 years, you’d have to think that writing Tron 2 would be quite a task – y’know, now that the internet exists and all, the world of Tron would seem to be limitless. But that’s just what Legacy director…

One could argue that it takes latte art up five levels. In this video by rnzohar, the concept of putting drinkable images on the foam of your latte or cappuccino goes well beyond flowers and seashells. While not the first mechanical “java printer” it is definitely the most detailed that we’ve seen. For non-coffee-drinkers, it also works on the head of pint of beer. For non-beer-, non-coffee-drinkers, perhaps a bubble bath would do. Either way, the creator has a dilemma: I can not figure out a reasonable way to turn into anything except for a temporary curiosity. Any ideas? Here is one of the predecessors…

Remember the days when nearly all of your Christmas gifts were clothing or accessories. Sure, there were a few household appliances sneaked in there, perhaps cologne or perfume, and an occasional piece of jewelry, but aunts, uncles, brothers, sisters, and parents would fill the underbelly of the Christmas tree with sweaters you’d never wear and underwear that sort of felt uncomfortable getting as a present. Those days are closer to being behind us as the digital age makes more of an impact on the holidays. As this graphic by our friends at Savings demonstrates, more and more people are turning…

Star Wars creator George Lucas has been busy of late, pulling together the makings of his grandest special effect to date: resurrecting the dead. But it’s not exactly what you think. Or, maybe it is. You didn’t honestly believe Lucas was drawing a big pantagram on the floor and sacrificing lesser farm animals, did you? Either way, it’s considerably less metal than that. I’ll let Lucas’ friend, director Mel Smith, fill you in. George has been buying up the film rights to dead actors in the hope of using computer trickery to put them all together, so you’d have Orson Welles and Barbara Stanwyck alongside…

Santa is so sick of this toy delivery thing, guys. Not because he isn’t passionate about showering the well-mannered children of the world with gifts; on the contrary, it’s the only way he gets down. But let’s be real: Santa’s been doing the same damn thing every Christmas for like 200 years now. The guy just needs a change. And change he has brought to his otherwise predictable nightride, trading in his legendary sleigh for… a hovercraft? Powered by air and the smiles of children the world over, Santa’s new ride looks like a rad time if I’ve ever seen one, but let’s be honest: this has got to be less…

To the best of my knowledge, the Techi crew has let fly with a number of interesting Rubik’s Cubes in the past… or maybe it’s just been me. Either way, this one pretty much takes the cake in my opinion, as it’s made of movable type. Being a nut for both typography and Rubik’s Cubes, I’m tickled shades of pink not found in the visible spectrum of light. But the catch, as you’ve no doubt noticed by the photo, is that this Cube is in Chinese type. Only Cube you’d have to learn a new language before solving. Unless, of course, you already know Chinese. Designed by fellow type enthusiast Shaun Chung, I don’t think…