Tag: tech Digest
Zombie attack documented on Twitter
Twitter isn’t just people telling you their cat just turned over and yawned. Honest. There’s some really imaginative ideas springing up to use it for fictional purposes. At least, I hope Zombieattack is fictional…
Your Studio and You: South Park does propaganda video
Imagine Seagram hiring then-unknown, pre-South Park Trey Parker and Matt Stone, to create a good old-fashioned studio propaganda movie – sort of – called Your Studio and You. Imagine they rounded up stars from James Cameron to Angela Lansbury,…
Guitar Heronoid – Android plays Guitar Hero
Okay, I thought the whole point of robots was that they were supposed to make our jobs easier, not take over our leisure time activities. But on the heels of the Wii playing robot comes an android that plays…
Google advances on e-world domination with purchase of DoubleClick
Casually dropped on a Friday afternoon is the bombshell news that Google is to acquire DoubleClick for $3bn. DoubleClick is a huge provider of online advertising, and in purchasing it, Google consolidates its grip on all electronic media, from…
Earth to Iris: Yanks put router in space
The Department of Defense's Iris project goal is to put a genuine router in genuine space by early 2009. While there are plenty of internet-boosting satellites right now, they all work through ground stations or via radio signals to…
Rolling Stone wants its own MySpace, while Joost signs CBS deal
Big developments in the online world this week, as Big Media figures out how it fits into the Web 2.0 ecosystem. Rolling Stone magazine is apparently planning to launch its own social network, to beat MySpace at its own game.
Pac-Man chomps his way onto Wii
The latest retro game to appear on the Wii’s Virtual Console service is perhaps the most well-known of them all: Pac-Man. The ol’ pill-chomper is one of three new Virtual Console games this week, alongside ActRaiser and Bonk’s Revenge.
Twitter to get new groups features soon
Micro-blogging service Twitter is a Web 2.0 phenomenon, but how will it evolve? Well, features for groups of users are “on the radar” according to Twitter developer Alex Payne, who also reckons the service shouldn’t be seen as a replacement for blogging.
CompuBeaver PC mod
Your eyes do not deceive you. This is a fully functional mini-ITX computer inside a stuffed beaver. Why? Well, according to the system’s maker, Kasey McMahon, the CompuBeaver is where “nature, technology and science converge.” As a Canadian, I…
25 ft Economy Model Inflatable Outdoor Movie Theater
If you've ever wanted to set up your own drive-in movie operation and have a spare meadow to plunk down a 25 ft Economy Model Inflatable Outdoor Movie Theater, $15,000 will get you rolling. Comes with a high-end DVD…
