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21 Jan 2010 09:19

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Tech: Retro nerdgasm: Final Fantasy is coming to the iPhone (whoa!)

The game isn’t released on the app store yet, but Mashable has some pretty lookin’ screenshots for nerds to nerd about. source

14 Jan 2010 10:31

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Tech: Regarding the “real” iPhone rumors, they’re pretty darn good

  • camera The phone is rumored to have a five-megapixel camera, which would bring it into optical parity with the kinda-flopping Google Nexus One.
  • case Know the Apple Magic Mouse, the coolest idea for a mouse, ever? Imagine an iPhone case that works the same way. Blown away?
  • apps The new iPhone will reportedly have a refreshed App Store, and possibly a new OS. Expect something around July. source

26 Dec 2009 11:46

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Offbeat: “Tape Measure Tricks”: Like Spiderman for home improvement

  • Super-goofy. Possibly fake. Definitely pretty dang awesome. This guy can use his tape measure to do just about anything, it seems. We’d like to see him get us a beer with it.

26 Dec 2009 10:51

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Offbeat: Here’s a Jesus banana peel, for our sake as much as yours

19 Dec 2009 20:40

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Music: ShortFormBlog Saturday Mixtape: Most inventive videos of 2009


  • High-Speed Nudity In Matt & Kim’s simple, clever video for “Lessons Learned,” they run through Times Square stripping all along. Best part? The cops that tackle them totally weren’t planned, but make the video ten times better.

  • Carl Sagan, Remixed When we posted about this a few months ago, we were shocked at how well this remix worked. Beyond being a good video, it’s a good song – way better than most video mashups turn out being.

  • Oddity with a budgetDan Deacon’s been on the winning end of the viral video game before, but he’s clearly never had a budget as big as the one for “Padding Ghost,” which is way more palatable than those videos, but just as fun.

17 Dec 2009 21:53

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Tech: Bitly.tv is the best video tweeting tool we’ve ever seen. Ever.

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  • This is officially awesome. Bit.ly, as you might guess, captures tons of data every single time you throw one of your short links into their shortener. Bitly.tv gathers all of the videos linked and tells you about the most popular ones. Why should you care about this? Simple. It’s better than YouTube’s own popular videos tool. Significantly better. We’re impressed. Keep an eye on this site, guys. source

10 Dec 2009 23:24

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Offbeat: Japanese Jigazo puzzle > American Jigsaw puzzle in every way

Who needs a stupid jumble of blocks that turn into a flower when you could potentially make this puzzle look like anything? Dear Tenyo: Ship us one. We’ll review it. source
 

20 Nov 2009 05:06

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About: We’re building a ShortFormBlog theme for Tumblr. Whaddya want?

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  • This is still early in the process, but recently, we figured out a major breakthrough in short-form blogging technology – using Tumblr – that doesn’t require any of the clunkier database-driven technology we’ve been using. It’s so simple, we’d be complete jerks if we didn’t share it with the rest of the world (possibly with a price tag on it), because it makes Tumblr way cooler. So, fellow bloggers, what would you want from a SFB-style theme? Our hard work could be your next blog. Click the source for a preview.source

19 Nov 2009 11:25

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Politics: We pledge allegiance to Will Phillips, 10, for standing up for gay rights

  • It’s official. Will Phillips is the coolest kid ever. Phillips, a fifth-grader, has chosen to take a different kind of pledge of allegiance – he’s pledging to stay seated when the pledge is recited until gays have equal rights. Despite being ten, he clearly has thought about the ramifications of what he’s doing. And that’s brave.source

19 Nov 2009 10:50

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U.S.: George W. Bush has a pretty sweet-looking new castle coming

Bush’s presidential library, on the campus of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, will feature green construction and an Oval Office replica. Sweet. source