Tag: penguin
Social Media backlash freezes Hamleys' instore Penguin plans
Hamleys', the UKs most famous toy shop, have u-turned on plans to bring live penguins into their flagship Regent Street store in London after facing a fierce social media backlash from animal welfare supporters. Whereas Hamleys' had initially billed the…
Apple iPad: Everything a UK owner needs to know
Here at Tech Digest, we've been covering the iPad, rumours and all, since it was just a spark in Jonathan Ive's madly creative head. What with the Apple tablet now officially launched here in the UK, we thought we'd…
iPad on track for rumoured March 26th launch?
As the days countdown towards the launch of the iPad, rumours this week circulated claiming that production had slowed and the iPad would miss its late March launch. Apple denied such claims, and now sources speaking to DigiTimes seem certain…
Penguin's iPad books get impressive demo showcase
E-readers like the Amazon Kindle and Sony Reader better watch out; Penguin have just showcased what they plan to do with the iPad's iBooks store, and it's looking mighty impressive. All look set to be fully interactive, with sound…
Apple iPhone App Store Weekly Round-Up Jan 13th
Snowed in or snowed under with work? Fear not! The App Store round-up is sure to have something either to warm your cockles in the blistering cold or to aid your heavy workload. This week we've got a sneek peek…
Facebook testing native Twitter integration?
A Facebook engineer has been spotted tweeting from an application called Penguin FB, as you can see in the picture, and it doesn’t take a genius to work out that the FB probably is probably short for Facebook.
So, putting two and two together combined with denials from Facebook and the removal of the tweet by engineer Ross Blake, there’s a very good chance that this was a test of a Twitter application on Facebook which allows users to tweet directly from the world’s biggest social network.
The move would be in line with Facebook’s drive to get in on the act in some way, whether that be by aping Twitter or, in this case, by trying to hold on to a lot of the traffic through the API. Doubtless, we’ll hear more about it soon.
(via Facebook Insider)
Blog of the week: Fuck You, Penguin
Do you know an animal that needs a good talking to? Fuck You Penguin does just that. Quoting from the strapline, it’s “A blog where I tell cute animals what’s what.”
There’s quite a bit of swearing, but it’s wonderful to see someone so apoplectic with rage at the concept of a beaver wearing a shirt, or calling Mooses dorky. My favourite though? That’ll be this one.
Fuck You, Penguin (via @laurent_fintoni)
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Bunny Webcam might just get you in the night
In a straw poll I just conducted with a few former colleagues over Skype, I asked five people whether this product is cute or creepy. Turns out that four out of five rated it as “cute” – surprising, because I think it’s one of the the scariest things I’ve ever seen. Place your vote in the comments.
It’s a plush bunny toy, with a webcam in its nose. The webcam’s not that great – 1.3 megapixel, and it captures in 640×480. Not awful, but not brilliant. Still, if you’re buying a plush bunny webcam, then let’s face it – you’re not doing it for the specs.
There’s a wide range of these webcams, from the cute (cow, penguin) through the obscure (supposed-to-be-a-mole) to the utterly trouser-browningly-terrifying (“Angel Baby”).
Bunny-in-a-wittle-hat webcam
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Four way Wii remote charger on its way
You can complain all you want about the Wii being just a party gaming machine that doesn’t cater to the ‘core gamers, but at the end of the day it is a GREAT party gaming machine that doesn’t cater to the ‘core gamers. However if you want to have a proper Wii party, you’ll need three other noobs a full collection of Wii remotes. The trouble is, they will invariably run out of batteries mid Kart race and you’ll be left desperately searching for fresh ones inside old TV remotes and that ‘massage’ device your wife keeps.
Penguin and MySpace offer fans the chance to create the next Bond theme
It’s surely every Bond fan’s dream – to write and record a James Bond theme. And now you have the chance to do just that, as well as win £1,000 of music equipment to go with the honour.
