Hackers, do you consider nothing sacred? Sack the CIA, beat up credit card companies, fine. But how could you spoil the wedding day of two awesomely rich, good looking people? They’re royalty! But their big day was almost hijacked. More »
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Hey remember Airwolf? Stringfellow Hawke (seriously, the characters real name) would fly around with Ernest Borgnine bringing swift helicopter-infused justice to evil doers. Anywho, I loved that show as a kid and really wanted to be a helicopter pilot. Clearly, that didn’t happen. To replace the hole in my heart that is my career as a helicopter pilot, we have a $10 toy helicopter from Daily Steals. Yeah, it’s not as sweet as flying through a desert canyon at top speed, but it’s a fun way to play with your cat and if you can get Ernest Borgnine to come over, you’re set. — RB More »
So, you’re a ball. A Tarzan Ball, to be precise. You’ve earned the nickname thanks to your astonishing ability to shoot out a lengthy ‘vine’ (I hope it’s a vine) at objects, and then pull yourself towards those objects.
That’s a handy ability to have, especially since you’ve got no legs, no arms, and no other means of transportation. In Tarzan Ball, the rope is everything. But you don’t just swing around the screen aimlessly – that wouldn’t be much of a game now, would it?
Instead, your goal in life is to collect “targets”. Each level has one of these “targets” hidden away somewhere on the screen, usually behind some kind of barrier. Once you navigate close enough to the target, you can shoot your rope at it and just reel it in. That’s when you pass the level.
You can’t die in this game, but it can still be very frustrating. It’s actually one of the tougher games I’ve posted recently. Still, if you enjoy physics games, this one is quite nicely made.
[This is actually the sequel to IQ Ball, which we covered last year! -Ed]
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“Unique and precious pieces of movie art.” That’s what Lomography is promising to deliver with the LomoKino Super 35 Movie Maker — the company’s very first movie camera. Announced earlier this month, the LomoKino is hardly a technological game changer. In fact, it’s anything but. Much like every other camera to come off of Lomography’s assembly line, the Movie Maker is entirely analog. Users must spool their own 35mm film and manually operate the device’s crank to capture images at a frame rate of three to five frames per second, with a shutter speed of 1/100 second. From there, you can either send the film off to get developed and digitally formatted, or cut it yourself and scan it into your movie editing software of choice.
You won’t find any sound, many frills, or, for that matter, a ton of convenience, but that’s also the idea — to return filmmakers to the roots of early silent cinema, with a pared down device that reignites some of the photographic mystery lost with the dawn of the digital age. For those too young to remember the analog era, just think of it as a physical manifestation of Instagram, minus the “insta” part. And the results can be pretty stunning, as many in the Lomography community have already demonstrated with collections of hauntingly silent, washed out shorts. With our curiosity piqued, we decided to stop by Lomography’s boutique in Paris to learn more about the LomoKino. Check out our hands-on gallery below, and click past the break for our initial impressions.
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Lomography LomoKino Super 35 Movie Maker hands-on (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 15 Nov 2011 03:35:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Yesterday we walked you through everything you need to know about using iTunes Match. Today, Macworld highlights a super-fast new trick to help you upgrade all your low-resolution music to the service’s excellent 256 kbps AAC files. More »
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And we're back for another fun filled week. Galaxy Nexus news is happening all over, ICS source code info is now flowing — fun times. Make sure you stick with us for the latest Android news both here and in the Android Central forums. Check out some of the forum threads below:
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If you have an LG Optimus 3D in your hands are currently wondering, when exactly you may see an update for your device we have the answer. Nov. 21 — that's date LG just announced as the starting point for rollout of enhanced Android 2.3 Gingerbread update for the LG Optimus 3D in Europe followed by other markets until the end of the year. So what makes it so enhanced? Well a few things really:
Sounds pretty enhanced to us. Certainly not your run of the mill update you would get on other devices. If you're looking to scope out the full details jump on past the break, where you'll find the press release.
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The environmentally-,minded amongst us know that a regular plastic water bottle, the kind that comes free when you buy the overpriced bottled water within, is a pretty good reusable water container when used in conjunction with a faucet.
However, this still involved the gas required to transport one kilogram (2.2 pounds) of water for every liter [...]
Source: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/11/vapur-the-rolling-folding-anti-bottle/
For the past two years, all sorts of gadget, social media and design geeks have descended upon Savannah, GA. The goal is clear: to spend the weekend hearing from the nerds they look up to, including our pal Major Nelson, who spoke back in 2009. This year was no different — and to make things even more interesting — event organizers invited attendees to participate in the first ever Geekend Hackathon. Teams of up to four members, fueled by a copious supply of Mountain Dew and pizza, were given 24 hours to come up with the most innovative desktop, mobile or web application they could. There was just one catch: teams had to incorporate at least three out of five key words that were randomly assigned to them. The only other stipulation was that if the code used to create each app wasn’t already available online, they had to place the open source that they developed in a web repository before the event.
We were there to catch the results, which showcased a mixed bag of entertaining (and useful) applications. Projects ranging from an app tracking vegetable eating habits to one that uses image recognition to bring your favorite comics to a mobile device showed just what could be done in a day — given enough caffeine, of course. Another allowed you to feed your urge to hug every cat, while a neighborhood advocacy community enabled concerned citizens to vote on issues in their area. Rounding out the field was a field trip database for teachers to share ideas on sites to take their students for the best experience. Two winners — judge’s choice and people’s choice — received a super geeky trophy (pictured above) and a major boost to their street…er online cred. If you’re yearning to find out more about this year’s happenings, hit the coverage link below and start booking your trip for next year.
[Gallery credit: Geekend]
Gallery: Geekend 2011
Geekend steps its game up with a 24-hour Hackathon, promises boost to nerd cred originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 14 Nov 2011 18:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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