McBain, the full episode from the Simpsons Did you know that the McBain clips in the Simpsons actually make a complete episode if you stitch them together? Neither did I. So credit Gawker for putting this together. Now I present you with episode 1, McBain – you have the right to remain dead. {edit} The links does not work anymore. Go to… Read More
Now that Google Glass is Jailbroken, what does it mean? its good.. right? The jailbreaking of Google Glass (glassbreak?) is good, and bad. For those who remember back in the iphone1 days, there was all this panic that it would open the door to massive abuse, the phone could be bricked and even the whole network can be taken down … Still waiting for that to happen. Instead,… Read More
In game purchases pushed to the extreme, and should be illegal If you have not seen the video already, I have placed it at the end of this post. The game in question is Super Monster Bros by Adventure Time Pocket Free Games. This is a review from IGN, and its worth watching. What is unbelievable about this is the cost of in app purchases. Half… Read More
The best FPS controls for the iPad! The Drowning. This is how it needs to be done I have played my fair share of FPS games on the iPad and never enjoyed any of them. When it comes to the UI for games, only SimCity like games seems to make the natural leap to iPad. Well I think that has changed. Enter ‘The Drowning’. This game is not out yet, which really… Read More
Wow. iOS 6.1.3 just came out and login bypass hack This is not that big of a deal, and if you are not using a SIM phone, you do not need to worry about it, but just goes to show that your phone is not completely safe. The new lock screen bug was first documented by YouTube user videosdebarraquito, who posted a video demoing the… Read More
Example Gameplay Video of SimCity 2013 and cheat codes I have not bought SimCity2013 and do not plan to till there is a hack that will allow me to play offline. The main time I would play is on the train or stuck at the airport or other times when I have down time. I do not always have access to the web during… Read More
YouTube does the Harlem Shake. Coolest HTML5 effect from a major site This is pretty cool. Go to YouTube.com and type in ‘do the harlem shake’ into the search box. Be sure do have your sound tuned on. Let it run then if your browser supports it, check the sweet CSS effects. Nice eh? BTW, I tried in IE and it did not work, so I recommend… Read More
R’ha – a one man show I came across this short movie called ‘R’ha’ made by German film student Kaleb Lechowski. The film is visually stunning and Lechowski said it took several months to complete by himself. The story reveals a plot of an alien race betrayed by its own machines in search of their independence.… Read More
Hyper Fast HTML5. Fastest Javascript CSS ever. I cannot believe I did not write about this when I first saw it. Famo.us is a firm that decided to see just how fast they could get an HTML5 to render. The test was to render 3D in using HTML only, no plugins. The way they got this page to run so fast is… Read More
Introducing the new Metaio Creator with Cloud Capabilities This just popped up in my email. More public service announcement more then anything. 🙂 Check it out. If you are building AR apps, you will want to know bout this. Create Augmented Reality experiences in minutes The Metaio Creator is the only augmented reality content management tool available. If you use augmented reality content… Read More
Remote home monitoring system on the cheap. Or how to catch a cat. Its travel time! And like any traveler who lived in Oakland I’m worried someone is going to break into my place. There are older tricks I use to try to reduce the risk, have friends stopping by, I have a timer that turns on and off the lights and TV. The normal stuff for those… Read More
The Microsoft Surface commercial is bad. And they should feel bad too When I first saw the commercial for Microsoft’s surface, my first reaction, was ‘Ug’. Why the hell are all these kids jumping around just because a keyboard was connected to a tablet? Kind of like why when I drink a beer, tonnes of my friends and a bevy of hot babes do not suddenly come… Read More
Here are the rumored iphone5 earbuds (headphones). And.. what? Video Ok, so first off, I have no idea how real this is, however, Tinhte.vn, who released the photos and images have been able to get sneak peaks before, let’s have some fun and say they are legit. Also check the vidoe at the end of the post. First off, how in the world are these… Read More
Live stream video on Facebook with ustream’s new BFF features Got an iphone or Android? We you have known for a long time that you can live stream video using a number of apps out there. However, typical mobile phone users do not do that. Instead they film something on their phone, update it later and share it later still. What if you could live… Read More
Epic driving on the Streets of San Francisco from DC SHOES: KEN BLOCK’S GYMKHANA FIVE I have been living in the Bay Area since 92 when I left England and the Air Force to study Architecture at UC Berkeley. As such, I know the streets if San Francisco pretty well now. All the years I have driven (and motorcycled) in SF, I have always wished I could punch it a… Read More
A potential Android equivalent to Siri called Robin. And you can get it now, but it only useful for driving My Android is stuffed away right now, so I had to test on my tablet, but all and all, its seems to work, MOSTLY as seen in the video. I did have a few issues with Robin understanding me, but 80% of the time, it worked pretty well. Check the video at the end. Everything… Read More
A Portal into the real world This is a great video for all those Portal fans out there. Now if you are asking; ‘What is Portal?’ It’s an addictive puzzle game where the player has a portal gun which opens two portals between surfaces, allowing players to literally walk through walls. This is a bit of an over simplication, but watch… Read More
When someone makes a video with horrible singing to try and hire an engineer, you know things have gotten tough. What can you say? This guy named Amir posted a request to hire a programmer in [softwaredev-92] for his company fitbuddies. But instead of the normal ask, he created a video and sang to it. Horribly. Now we all know its really hard to find a coder much less a coder willing to work on… Read More
Clang!! Very cool kickstarter video for a proper sword playing game with a Gabe Newell cameo no less First off, the idea. If you have ever played any sword playing game you know it pretty much sucks. Triggers for a sword? Really? I was hoping that the Wii or perhaps the xBox would make this better. But not. So the guys at the Subutai Corporation decided to do something about this by creating a… Read More
Trailer for South Park: The Stick of Truth. Looks cool I know you have all heard already, but there is a new RPG South Park game and I grabbed the video. The game is simple enough, you are a new kid in town trying to join the South Parks stick gang is an effort to save SouthPark from “vampires and hippies”. You will see your… Read More