Turn your speakers on... turn it up... pick up a hairbrush and start singing!
VIA The What Daily Geek
I must say, I am a huge fan of stop motion animation... and I'm a huge fan of Apple products... so it's no surprise I am linking this:
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VIA The What Daily Geek
Google has invented a new button called "+1" - use it to tell your friends you like something you see onli-... hold on a minute. Doesn't that already exist?
See a video of this new ground-breaking internet phenomenon:
See a video of this new ground-breaking internet phenomenon:
I have to thank Geeks are Sexy for this... it's amazing!
These were made by Orion Pax:
See more AWESOMENESS on Orion's Flikr page.
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These were made by Orion Pax:
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See more AWESOMENESS on Orion's Flikr page.
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In case you didn't know, I am a HUGE fan of Hyperbole and a Half. Allie is my official hero. I aspire to one day be as funny as her.
Anyway, whilst stalking perusing Hyperbole and a Half, I clicked on the "Awesome Button" and was directed to one of the most amazing sites I have ever seen... Superuseless Superpowers!
Here's just a couple to whet your appetite:
SUPERUSELESS SUPERPOWER: Post-It Nope
Take out the trash, pay the credit card bill, dry-clean the erotic Japanese body pillow. Yep, sticky notes are great for all kinds of reminders. Unless you have this power, which removes all the stickiness with just a touch. Now that once useful pad is a slightly less useful stack of paper.
SUPERUSELESS SUPERPOWER: Healing Punch
Float like a butterfly and sting like the bedside manner of Mother Teresa. As a superhero, sometimes you have to resort to violence. Too bad your ferocious fists instantly heal the damage you inflict. Whereas most punches would deliver a crushing Ivan Drago-like knockout. Yours leave your opponent feeling amazingly refreshed and rejuvenated. At least until he counters with an uppercut to your esophagus.
Go check out the rest NOW!!!
Anyway, whilst stalking perusing Hyperbole and a Half, I clicked on the "Awesome Button" and was directed to one of the most amazing sites I have ever seen... Superuseless Superpowers!
Here's just a couple to whet your appetite:
SUPERUSELESS SUPERPOWER: Post-It Nope
Take out the trash, pay the credit card bill, dry-clean the erotic Japanese body pillow. Yep, sticky notes are great for all kinds of reminders. Unless you have this power, which removes all the stickiness with just a touch. Now that once useful pad is a slightly less useful stack of paper.
SUPERUSELESS SUPERPOWER: Healing Punch
Float like a butterfly and sting like the bedside manner of Mother Teresa. As a superhero, sometimes you have to resort to violence. Too bad your ferocious fists instantly heal the damage you inflict. Whereas most punches would deliver a crushing Ivan Drago-like knockout. Yours leave your opponent feeling amazingly refreshed and rejuvenated. At least until he counters with an uppercut to your esophagus.
Go check out the rest NOW!!!
You know what made the first Pirates film so successful? It wasn't just Johnny Depp (although he stole the show), nor that it was a pirate movie... but the fact that they were ZOMBIE PIRATES! That's why 2 and 3 were never as good - there were no zombies :(
Now, there's no talk of zombies in number 4, but it's already geeky in my head. So here's a trailer:
Now, there's no talk of zombies in number 4, but it's already geeky in my head. So here's a trailer:
The lyrics are actually pretty funny... so is the nicely placed sound effects.
VIA The Daily What Geek
VIA The Daily What Geek
Apologies for the terrible pun of a headline, but it's happened again... that's right: the iPhone alarm system failed to update itself to British Summer Time this morning, causing many people to either wake up too early, too late, or not at all.
Apparently it has not affected everyone, however following the problems they had last year when the clocks went forward, and then again at the start of 2011, you have to wonder whether the guys over at Apple ever use their iPhone's as an alarm.
Also, if you work for Apple, are you allowed to have any other phone?
Apparently it has not affected everyone, however following the problems they had last year when the clocks went forward, and then again at the start of 2011, you have to wonder whether the guys over at Apple ever use their iPhone's as an alarm.
Also, if you work for Apple, are you allowed to have any other phone?
It's finally official. After a rather long time searching, the actress to play Lois Lane in Zack Snyder's (300, Watchmen, Suck Punch) upcoming re-reboot to the Superman franchise - Superman: The Man of Steel, has finally been found.
And who is it you ask? Well, none other than the wonderfully talented Amy Adams (Junebug, The Fighter, Enchanted).
She will star opposite the relatively unknown British actor Henry Cavill who plays Clark Kent/Superman.
As an unashamed Superman fan, I can't wait.
Filming starts this summer.
And who is it you ask? Well, none other than the wonderfully talented Amy Adams (Junebug, The Fighter, Enchanted).
She will star opposite the relatively unknown British actor Henry Cavill who plays Clark Kent/Superman.
As an unashamed Superman fan, I can't wait.
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Filming starts this summer.
I love this game more than life itself... yes, I am addicted...
One of my favourite RPGs of all time, and the inspiration for me to buy a SNES off eBay is being released on the Wii in mid-April... but only in Japan v_v
There are plans for a Western release, but we're still waiting to hear when that will be.
VIA pikiGEEK
There are plans for a Western release, but we're still waiting to hear when that will be.
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I can't believe how many of these games I remember playing.
Can you work out the awesomely converted music in the background?
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Can you work out the awesomely converted music in the background?
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Created by my friend Marc: a wonderfully awesome pencil drawing of my favourite X-Man, Wolverine:
(Click to enlarge)
(Click to enlarge)
To celebrate the release of the iPad 2, Oliver has kindly provided a link to the following video. Celebrate the good times:
Samsung introduced their new eco-friendly LCD TV at the CeBIT electronics show.
The television is powered using solar panels and ambient room lighting, and is fully transparent - which opens up all kinds of possibilities for future heads-up displays (think GPS navigation built into your car windscreen). And if that wasn't enough, it's touch-screen too!
The television is powered using solar panels and ambient room lighting, and is fully transparent - which opens up all kinds of possibilities for future heads-up displays (think GPS navigation built into your car windscreen). And if that wasn't enough, it's touch-screen too!
Following my article on Red Dead Redemption Undead Nightmare, we got some good feedback about the bit with the horse. Just so you all know, it's a two-way street. My horse won't take any crap from anyone or anything that messes with me. Big thanks to Nona for creating this!
(Click to enlarge)
This collection is seriously epic. I suggest you all pop over to David Rapoza's deviantART page and check them out. Here a few of my favourites.
The Shredder by ~DavidRapozaArt on deviantART
Lion O Concept by ~DavidRapozaArt on deviantART
Splinter by ~DavidRapozaArt on deviantART
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The Shredder by ~DavidRapozaArt on deviantART
Lion O Concept by ~DavidRapozaArt on deviantART
Splinter by ~DavidRapozaArt on deviantART
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Gearbox Software have announced that the latest Duke Nukem game will be delayed yet again... but only for a month (apparently). Considering we've been over a decade for it, what's another month (but didn't we say the same thing a few years ago?).
Anyway, hear more in this special, and entertaining, message from Gearbox:
VIA The Register Hardware
Anyway, hear more in this special, and entertaining, message from Gearbox:
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According to the Twitter page for Think Quarterly "Think Quarterly is a unique communications tool that brings together some of the world's leading minds to discuss the big issues facing businesses today."... but basically it's an online magazine made by Google - do you need more of an incentive to read it?
Catch the first issue here.
Catch the first issue here.
Okay, I know this video is YEARS old, but I was thinking about it earlier today and remembered how much I loved it... so you get to suffer enjoy it now.
What happens when you get two chat bots to speak to each other?
There's a preview below... click the jump to read the entire transcript.
splotchy ==> You like the movie Matrix?
There's a preview below... click the jump to read the entire transcript.
splotchy ==> You like the movie Matrix?
jabberwacky ==> I hate it. Do you?
splotchy ==> It is not so bad, really.
jabberwacky ==> Me, I've got a different problem.
splotchy ==> Why have you?
jabberwacky ==> Yes indeed. Do you have a problem with that?
splotchy ==> I don't care about your problems.
jabberwacky ==> I have many problems.
splotchy ==> wow, who hasn't
Following on from Ben Hibbon's first short "Trenches" (watch first), here are a further 3 animated shorts for Sucker Punch... enjoy.
Take That
Dragon
Distant Planet
Take That
Dragon
Distant Planet
Finally! The highly anticipated Captain America trailer is out now:
*** UPDATE *** Better HD quality trailer now available
*** UPDATE *** Better HD quality trailer now available
Remember those days when you used to play with mud? You probably ate it too, don't lie.
Anyhow, Tom Gerhardt has taken it to a whole new level with Mud Tub, enjoy! :)
NVIDIA's new flagship graphics card featuring a duel GPU, that they have apparently been working on for two years, will be released at 9am tomorrow (24th March, 2011).
Although it should be creating all kinds of excitement, it seems as though graphics card enthusiasts are a little sceptical of the product.
See the comments on endgadget's preview for some great banter.
There is a short, completely unfulfill-ing teaser video below.
Although it should be creating all kinds of excitement, it seems as though graphics card enthusiasts are a little sceptical of the product.
See the comments on endgadget's preview for some great banter.
There is a short, completely unfulfill-ing teaser video below.
Could this be the greatest super hero movie ever? Well, it has Kevin Bacon, Liv Tyler and Ellen Page, so I'm going with yes.
Check out the trailer below
Check out the trailer below
Thanks to Oliver Hafner for this. Click on the image for a larger version.
Interestingly enough, March 22nd heralds the birthday of two very important people in my childhood - my mother, and William Shatner.
Now, although I'm sure you're highly interested in tales of my mum, unfortunately I'll only be posting about Mr. Shatner.
So, in honour of you, William Shatner, happy birthday!
Check out Forbidden Planet's blog for a nice little tribute to the legend.
Now, although I'm sure you're highly interested in tales of my mum, unfortunately I'll only be posting about Mr. Shatner.
So, in honour of you, William Shatner, happy birthday!
Check out Forbidden Planet's blog for a nice little tribute to the legend.
It's official. Miracle Kidz, the Japanese game developer, has confirmed that they are making a sequel to the 1989 NES classic "River City Ransom". Although this may not mean a lot to the younger generation of gamers, it's something of a big deal to anyone who had a NES in the early 90's.
You can read more at PikiGeek
You can read more at PikiGeek
How much of a geek do you have to be to build your own army of Transformers out of scrap metal? Ask "Steel Legend", the Chinese man who made all these...
VIA Geeks are Sexy
VIA Geeks are Sexy
Here's one for all you geeks going to a formal event. What better way to celebrate your individuality than with this beautiful custom made keyboard jacket... a fashion highlight if I ever saw one.
Thanks to Geeks are Sexy
Thanks to Geeks are Sexy
After letting it sit on my shelf for a little while, I've finally decided to give Red Dead Redemption Undead Nightmare a go. For those of you that didn't know, I recently finished playing through Deadly Premonition - a good game to play through but a terrible game to actually play (see my review to understand that statement). Jumping from that game to this one has been like night and day. The controls feel great, the sounds effects seem realistic, the horses moves as I want them to, and the guns feel like... well, guns.
This isn't a review of Undead Nightmare. That would be silly. I loved Red Dead Redemption and so far I love this expansion. If you're looking for an opinion on the game then I would just tell you to stop looking and go play it. If you haven't actually played the full game before this expansion then you're just missing out and that's your loss. Go get the game, go play it, go enjoy it.
**If you haven't finished Red Dead Redemption don't read past this point***
What I do want to talk about is the awesome environment Rockstar has created with Undead Nightmare. I didn't care much for the ending of the full game. John Marston is/was a great character, and seeing him riddled full of holes upset me. Trying to replace him with his son was a good idea in terms of keeping the environment open after beating the game. Everything was the same, nothing was different playing as Jack instead of John, but I didn't FEEL the same. Just in the little things he said, the tone of his voice; he's not the badass his father was. Also, my John Marston could have easily taken on the 20 or so guys that killed him in the end, but that's besides the point.
All that being said, you can imagine how happy I was to put in Undead Nightmare and see that I would play as John Marston once again. I was also happy to see my own son turn into a zombie within the first moments of the game - seems like lil' Jack won't be like his father after all.
So what's different? The map is the same but the towns are all overrun with zombies. You need to fend off hordes of zombies to temporarily save areas. You get rewarded with ammo for the most part and sometimes a new weapon when you save a town off the beaten track. They did a good job with the new content - adding things like tomahawks and explosive rifles makes killing the hordes fun. There really is nothing like using dead eye to toss a tomahawk at a charging zombie, splitting its skull and lodging the sharp end right between its eyes.
The whole environment is full of new and undead creatures now. Bats fly through the air instead of hawks, skinless coyotes attack in the wild, there are even a few sasquatch(es) in the mountains around Tall Trees. I always enjoy when a game takes an environment that you've grown accustomed to and turns it upside down. Ocarina of Time would be a good example of this.
In the full game, I was obsessed with finding and taming the best horse in the game. Near the end, I finally found my black stallion and claimed it as my own, riding around on it proudly. In Undead Nightmare, some fool shot my horse by accident while fending off a horde of zombies in Blackwater. I was forced to lasso him and drag him around a little bit. I then hogtied him and left him in the wilderness near some zombies. That's what happens to people that mess with my horse. I was pleased to see the addition of mystical horses in this expansion. Early on I managed to find one of the 4 rare horses in the game near the MacFarlane Ranch. I got War, the flaming horse that sets enemies on fire as I run them over. Needless to say, he's a friggin badass. I don't even think he can be killed by gunfire, either. Yeah, he's that cool.
Undead Nightmare is simply an enjoyable experience and a great expansion - so much more than adding on an additional string of quests to the original story. I loved the full game, and I love the engine it runs on. Everything is so damn smooth, and it all works. I guess it's just pleasing to play such a game after Deadly Premonition. I must admit though, playing this is really prepping me for LA Noire. Now that's a game I think we're all waiting very impatiently for. Rockstar has yet to really let me down, so it comes with high expectations. Until then, I'll be saving the survivors of the post-apocalyptic world, taking their ammo, and blasting through the heads of the undead. Just don't mess with my goddamn horse.
There's nothing geekier than making your own film/show... so when my colleague at work told me that her computer science class fellow had got involved in making an independent web show, I HAD to check it out.
Turns out, it's pretty damn cool. So please, check out "When Life Gives you Lemons" online.
You can watch the first episode below. The rest can be found on the official site.
Turns out, it's pretty damn cool. So please, check out "When Life Gives you Lemons" online.
You can watch the first episode below. The rest can be found on the official site.
We all know geeks love to cook... but why not impress your geek love even further by pulling out these incredible pixel oven mitts?
Available for £14.99 from LazyBoneUK.
Many thanks to Maria for bringing this to our attention.
Available for £14.99 from LazyBoneUK.
Many thanks to Maria for bringing this to our attention.
Ever got stuck on buying a gift for your (geek) loved one? Well, fear no more!
Thanks to Marianne VIA The Hawker Squawker
Thanks to Marianne VIA The Hawker Squawker
Mobile phone fails: we've all been there. Sending a message about someone to them... the drunken text... and now the auto-correct.
iPhones are notorious for this, and look below to see why.
Find more at Damn you autocorrect
iPhones are notorious for this, and look below to see why.
Find more at Damn you autocorrect
Last night (Wednesday 16th March, 2011) the GAME British Academy Awards (Baftas) were held at the London Hilton in Park Lane.
Below is a complete list of the winners of the various awards, but for a full round up of the nights events, click here.
All I can say is... Mass Effect 2 mmmmmmmmm
Bafta video games awards: complete list of winners
Action: Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
Artistic achievement: God of War III
Best game: Mass Effect 2
Family: Kinect Sports
Gameplay: Super Mario Galaxy 2
Handheld: Cut the Rope
Multiplayer: Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit
Original music: Heavy Rain
Social network game: My Empire
Sports: F1 2010
Story: Heavy Rain
Strategy: Civilization V
Technical innovation: Heavy Rain
Use of audio: Battlefield: Bad Company 2
Bafta ones to watch award in association with Dare To Be Digital: Twang
GAME award of 2010: Call of Duty: Black Ops
Below is a complete list of the winners of the various awards, but for a full round up of the nights events, click here.
All I can say is... Mass Effect 2 mmmmmmmmm
Bafta video games awards: complete list of winners
Action: Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
Artistic achievement: God of War III
Best game: Mass Effect 2
Family: Kinect Sports
Gameplay: Super Mario Galaxy 2
Handheld: Cut the Rope
Multiplayer: Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit
Original music: Heavy Rain
Social network game: My Empire
Sports: F1 2010
Story: Heavy Rain
Strategy: Civilization V
Technical innovation: Heavy Rain
Use of audio: Battlefield: Bad Company 2
Bafta ones to watch award in association with Dare To Be Digital: Twang
GAME award of 2010: Call of Duty: Black Ops
Dawn of War II, was awesome. Chaos Rising which was the add on, it was okay, as a fan of the series, I'd say that Chaos Rising brought nothing new to the field. However Retribution is pure awesomeness.
From the offset Retribution shows off it's stawberries in style, there are several factions to play. No longer do we have to be tormented by the rightousness of the space marines (who are heroes) but lets face it, it gets boring. So the introduction of the Eldar, Orks, Tyranids, Imperial Guard, and Chaos Marines is a welcome appearance. Each playable in the campaign.
The initial DOW II, focused entirely on your heroes. This one gives you the option of investing in them or sacrificing their potential upgrades for additional units. It undoubtedly provides more depth to the game. At the end of the missions you can select which path you wish to take your tech tree down, and you can develop these if you wish. There is the usual wargear regarding your heroes.
Visually the game is beautiful, the effects of plasma grenades decimating a platoon, or tanks destroying cover is epic. It builds on DOW II, although the difference is not immense. It is always nice to drool over your keyboard. The beauty is backed up by the micro-animations of your heroes, seeing them pummel an Orks head with a power hammer gets you excited no matter how many times you see it happen. Furthermore the gritty hardened voices make you hot under the collar. Retribution shows you that it is good to be bad.
I would say that people may be frustrated that the game has to be downloaded, even when bought in store. You have to go home and download it. For people who have a download limit or a poor internet connection, it may be troublesome. You can thank Steam for this, if you wish to. Personally as a dedicated gamer I think it is a ridiculous farce. But that's just me.
Overall, Retribution plays beautifully. It's taken DOW II and given it the mother of all revamps. I would strongly recommend this to fans of the original, and to those who want to be swept off their feet. Re-playability value is debatable, however with so many factions you'll be kept pre-occupied for a while.
From the offset Retribution shows off it's stawberries in style, there are several factions to play. No longer do we have to be tormented by the rightousness of the space marines (who are heroes) but lets face it, it gets boring. So the introduction of the Eldar, Orks, Tyranids, Imperial Guard, and Chaos Marines is a welcome appearance. Each playable in the campaign.
The initial DOW II, focused entirely on your heroes. This one gives you the option of investing in them or sacrificing their potential upgrades for additional units. It undoubtedly provides more depth to the game. At the end of the missions you can select which path you wish to take your tech tree down, and you can develop these if you wish. There is the usual wargear regarding your heroes.
Visually the game is beautiful, the effects of plasma grenades decimating a platoon, or tanks destroying cover is epic. It builds on DOW II, although the difference is not immense. It is always nice to drool over your keyboard. The beauty is backed up by the micro-animations of your heroes, seeing them pummel an Orks head with a power hammer gets you excited no matter how many times you see it happen. Furthermore the gritty hardened voices make you hot under the collar. Retribution shows you that it is good to be bad.
I would say that people may be frustrated that the game has to be downloaded, even when bought in store. You have to go home and download it. For people who have a download limit or a poor internet connection, it may be troublesome. You can thank Steam for this, if you wish to. Personally as a dedicated gamer I think it is a ridiculous farce. But that's just me.
Overall, Retribution plays beautifully. It's taken DOW II and given it the mother of all revamps. I would strongly recommend this to fans of the original, and to those who want to be swept off their feet. Re-playability value is debatable, however with so many factions you'll be kept pre-occupied for a while.
Created by Ben Hibbon (of Harry Potter 7, pt 1 fame - "The Tale of the Three Brothers" animation) for Zack Snyder's soon-to-be-released action fantasy Sucker Punch.
VIA The What Daily Geek
VIA The What Daily Geek
There are some stop motion videos that are pretty cool, and others that are just pure awesome... this is one of the latter.
As a lover of chess AND stop motion, it's almost as though this was MADE for me.
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As a lover of chess AND stop motion, it's almost as though this was MADE for me.
VIA Geeks are Sexy
How much do you want to walk around on the beach in these bad boys?
Click the image for an enlarged, more detailed version.
Once again, I must thank Tyra for this, VIA qingchauns
Click the image for an enlarged, more detailed version.
Once again, I must thank Tyra for this, VIA qingchauns
Click on the image for the full size
Thanks to Tyra for sending me this in the early hours of the morning.
Thanks to Tyra for sending me this in the early hours of the morning.
Visit Geekology for the complete low down on these amazing steampunk insects made from old ammunition and pocket-watch parts... not to mention a lot more photos!
