Monthly Archives: March 2009
Video Game Fashion: Super Mario Star Cufflinks
When Mario touches a star in the video game, he suddenly becomes superhuman and get destroy everything in his path. You should get this same feeling when you slip on these Mario star cufflinks. The cufflinks are handmade using plymer clay. The cuff links are available for $24 at The Clay Collection.
[via Walyou]
Categories Super Mario Brothers, The Clay Collection
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Apple Movie Trailers Creates A Twitter Account
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has decided to jump on the Twitter bandwagon. Apple has decided to communicate directly to other Twitter users in regards to the official trailers and theatrical content that they have available on their website. Trailers have a very prominent placement on the Apple website. Apple will be using the Twitter account to announce new trailers and answer questions about the trailer services.
To follow Apple’s Twitter account, check out: http://twitter.com/itunestrailers.
Categories Apple Inc., Twitter
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Brass Knuckle Bob, A Plush Toy For the Gangster In You
Want to train your kid to be a gangster at an early age without them actually getting hurt? Then you should get them this plush toy called Brass Knuckle Bob. Bob is part of Michelle Valigura’s “Concealed Weapons” line of toys. The toy is recommended for ages 15 and up and is produced by Switcheroo. Quantities are limited and they run for about $20. Buy them at Strangekiss.com.
[via NerdApproved]
Categories Brass Knuckle Bob, Michelle Valigura, Switcheroo
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Richard Hutten’s Cloud Chair May Make You Dizzy, But It Looks Stylish
Richard Hutten’s Cloud Chair is a stylish art piece that will be launched in Milan next month. The Cloud Chair is made of aluminum and nickel-plated. The chair is limited edition. This chair reminds me of Cloud Gate in Chicago’s Millenium Park by Anish Kapoor.
[via CubeMe.com]
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iPhone 3.0 Operating System Declared Jailbreakable, But Just Not Yet
The iPhone Dev Team Blog stated that anyone using a Yellowsn0w should resist upgrading to the iPhone 3.0 operating system. Anyone that updates the operating system that is using yellowsn0w will lose the jailbroken software and will be unable to revert the baseband to get it back.
“And for those wondering, yes the 3.0 OS is jailbreakable on all devices. It’s just those using 3G Yellowsn0w that have to show some restraint and wait for PwnageTool to create a custom IPSW that avoids the baseband update,” stated the blog.
The reason why people have on Yellowsn0w have to wait is because the iPhone communicates with the network. Yellowsn0w capitalizes on the weakness of the baseband radio software on the iPhone 2.0 software. Some of those who have Yellowsn0w have access to the iPhone 3.0 through the Developer Program so that is why The Dev Team is warning people now. The Dev Team doesn’t have a timetable for when they plan on releasing a jailbreak tool for the iPhone 3.0 release.
[via iPhonesTalk]
Early Nintendo Employee Howard Phillips Joins Chair Entertainment
Howard Phillips was an early employee of Nintendo of America. Phillips helped form the Nintendo Power magazine and became the face of the “Howard & Nester” comic series. Phillips moved from Nintendo to JVC to LucasArts to THQ to Microsoft. His latest position was the founder and head of Howard Phillips Consulting. But now Chair Entertainment Group has lured Phillips to their company.
“Howard has a remarkable history in the video game industry, and we expect the talent at Chair Entertainment to thrive under his leadership,” stated Epic President Michael Capps. “Howard’s brainchild, Nintendo Power magazine’s ‘Howard & Nester’ comic, left a lasting impression on many of us. Howard’s continued inspiration, as well as his expertise in product development, will be a tremendous asset to Chair as the studio continues to grow and create ground-breaking games.”
Phillips will work on growing the Chair Entertainment studio in Provo, Utah. He will be working with founders and lead developers Donald and Geremy Mustard. Chair Entertainment was bought out by Epic Games in 2008. The reason why Epic acquired Chair Entertainment was because of their ability to compress Epic’s Unreal Engine down to 40MB for Xbox Live Arcade.
[via Gamasutra]
Wonsik Chae Comes Up With Tea Bag Lighting Concept
Korean designer Wonsik Chae has come up with a light in the form of a teabag. It has fluorescent molecules that reacts to the chemicals in a teacup. When you pull up the teabag, the fluorescent molecules slip into the tea thus “drawing a light.” If you draw it multiple times, the tea gets darker and the light gets brighter.
[via DesignBoom]
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Capcom Ships Out 4 Million Copies Of Resident Evil 5
In Japan, Resident Evil 5 sold about 400,000 copies. As the game is growing in popularity, Capcom has decided to ship out 4 million copies of Resident Evil 5 across the world. This number does not indicate the number of games sold. The demo version of Resident Evil 5 was downloaded about 4 million times as well.
“Thanks to the company’s proprietary engine, the MT Framework, Capcom was able to make Resident Evil 5 a multi-platform title, giving a vast number of players the opportunity to enjoy the game,” stated Capcom.
The whole Resident Evil franchise has shipped over 40 million copies across the globe since the first game was introduced in 1996.
Last month Capcom was victimized by UBS last month for an order that did not go through. UBS made a $31 billion order in Capcom stock, but canceled it. They meant to order 31 million Yen worth of stock ($314,000) instead.
[via XboxAddict]
Categories Capcom, Resident Evil 5
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Lars Behrendt’s Project Lotto Turm Constructs Skyscraper Using 55 Shipping Containers
Lars Behrendt has put together a model of a skyscraper that uses 55 shipping containers stacked on top of each other. This project is called the Lotto Turm and it is a plan to revamp the Oesterreichischer Platz. The Oesterreichischer Platz is a parking spot in the southern part of Germany.
The shipping container structure will be split into two parts. The first part will be a courtyard area that is isolated from traffic and noise. And the other part will be a high-rise tower that has stairs which can go all the way to the top. One of the containers will be purely a swimming pool.
More pics of the model below.
[via DesignBoom]
Categories Lars Behrendt, Lotto Turm
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Apple Sends Cease & Desist To Procreate Inc. About Flypod/Podium Products
Apple Inc. has sent a cease and desist letter to Procreate Inc. regarding intellectual property. Procreate is a small Washington based company that has built a several products that focus around Apple products. Procreate lists four products on their site, but only the Podium product is available for sale right now. Podium is being developed under the name “Pivotal.” Podium (pictured above) acts as a stand for the iPhone or iPod that sells for $68.
“Our client has asked us to contact you about your client Procreate Inc.’s intent to use applications to register FLYPOD and PODIUM as trademarks,” stated the letter from Apple’s legal team. “Apple is concerned [that the] use of the marks for such goods — which are identical, substantially related, and/or complementary to Apple’s own IPOD brand products — will confuse consumers into believing Apple is associated with your client’s products, when it is not.”
Another product that Procreate is developing called the Flypod has not yet turned up, but it has a patent application that has been published. The Flypod is described as “electronic and/or mechanical accessories for portable and handheld digital electronic devices, mamely, stands, holsters and/or docking stations…and battery chargers, electrical connectors, wires, cables, adapters and remote controls” in the application.
Apple believes that Flypod and Podium is taking their name substantially from the iPod trademark and POD in general. “In light of the nature of Procreate Inc.’s goods, there can be little doubt that Apple’s IPOD mark is known to your client and that the ‘POD’ component of Procreate’s marks is a direct reference to the IPOD mark,” Apple added in their cease and desist letter.
Procreate disagrees with the cease and desist letter.
“If you look at our product and then look up the word Podium in the dictionary, I think it becomes pretty clear where our branding inspiration came from” stated President and CEO of Procreate Scott Baumann. “We were certainly surprised by the allegations and will be consulting with our legal counsel regarding this matter.”
[via AppleInsider/AP]
Categories Apple Inc., Procreate Inc., Scott Baumann
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