Archive for June, 2010

Google Search Will Cease to Exist in China By Friday [Google]

As a result of Google standing up to cafeteria-manager China, demanding they serve pie every day of the week, China’s revoked their Internet Content Provider license, meaning in 24 – 48 hours the Chinese people can’t access Google at all. More »










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Posted: June 30th, 2010
at 6:58am by Kat Hannaford


Topics: Censorship, Government, Search, Search Engine, china, chinese, google, google china, hong kong, search results


‘Transformable Tomas’ Isn’t Taking Any More Crap From Sir Topham Hatt

Transformable Tomas (Images courtesy FAIL Blog)
By Andrew Liszewski

From the department of unintentionally awesome knock-off toys comes this amazing mashup of Thomas the Tank Engine and Voltron. As a kid I loved both of those shows/toy lines, but when they’re combined the whole is definitely greater than the sum of their parts. I mean friendly steam locomotives coming together to form a giant vigilante robot? That has successful cartoon series written all over it. I just think the smiling face of James the Red Engine on the robot’s chest should be flipped around to reveal angry, vengeful James.

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Posted: June 29th, 2010
at 6:11am by Andrew Liszewski


Topics: General, Toys


Nintendo 3DS Not Launching Next Year…Soooo, This Year? [Nintendo]

This is a funny one. You’d think the President of Nintendo America, Reggie Fils-Aime, would know the date of release for his revolutionary new 3DS, but telling Jimmy Fallon on Friday that it’d launch “next year” was incorrect, apparently. More »










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Posted: June 28th, 2010
at 7:40am by Kat Hannaford


Topics: 3d, 3dTv, 3ds, Games, Gaming, Jimmy Fallon, Nintendo 3ds, nintendo, reggie fils-aime, video games


Man microwaves an iPhone 4

Sigh. But thanks anyway, Daniel.

via DailyiPhoneBlog



Posted: June 26th, 2010
at 11:01pm by John Biggs


Topics: Wtf, iphone 4, video


Best Of Machine And Digital

The Mechanized Digital Watch features a digital font but manipulates it to function as a “mechanized” number because the elements of each digit physically move to create numbers. Every digit is composed of 7 panels and to create a number, panels on the watch face recess revealing contrasting sidewalls. Thus creating the outline of a digit and a whole lot of fun!

Designer: Carl Allen

Mechanized Digital Watch Concept by Carl Allen

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Posted: June 25th, 2010
at 8:00am by Radhika Seth


Topics: Accessories & Fashion, Carl Allen, Mechanized Digital, Product Design, Watch, Watches, concept


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