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Just because the animation wasn’t made for 3D, doesn’t mean that we can’t use modern tools to bring the days of retro gaming into the modern age. Hell, we’ve already seen it work the other way around. Deviantart user Cezkid utilizes his mad skills to create 3D versions of classic 8-bit gaming art, including this Super Mario rendering. Also included ...

Imagine the reaction if something resembling the iPod was released in the 70s. People would have assumed it was some sort of extraterrestrial device. What other choice would they have? So, if the iPod had been released in the in the 70s, of course it would have looked a little different. Ok, maybe a lot different. The Pocket Hi-Fi, an ...

It wasn’t so long ago that companies started integrating video into their billboards. Now, there’s a whole new sensory effect being used to peddle goods. The Bloom chain of grocery stores is using scent to sell their brand new line of meat. Between 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., lovingly known as rush hour, the ...

Facebook and the Zuck might not be the evil corporation that the media makes them out to be. But then again maybe they are. Not so worried about Facebook’s aim of global domination… I mean, connection? 70% of Facebook’s users are outside of the US. Oh, and if your Grandma isn’t on Facebook yet, just wait. Women aged 55 and ...

According to sources across Twitter, Apple’s new iOS 4 for the iPhone will be available for download around 1 PM ET. If any of you are as eager as I am to get your hands on the final product, then I’m sure you’ve been checking iTunes every few minutes. Occasionally, Apple plants the download on their Software Update site a ...

Imagine we lived in a world where everything was still handled manually. Including computing. If you can’t afford a computer this is a cheaper alternative to shelling out hundreds for your very own PC. Computing is lazy anyway. I personally prefer to hand-press my blog posts. Link

We have a soft spot in out hearts (and occasionally a hard spot in our pants) for stuffed animals and plushies. It’s one of the many childhood comforts that have crossed over into adult territory. So the opportunity to create an accurate stuffed animal of my likeness or any of my idols is too awesome to ignore. I Am A ...

If you don’t live in the Gulf area, it’s hard to really grasp the massive impact of the BP oil spill. You can look at all the satellite imagery and superimposed splotches on maps all you want, but to really understand the magnitude of this disaster, I had to use If It Was My Home. If It Was My Home ...

Can we get a version of this sans Ghost Rider? Cageflix is a single-use Netflix online app which uses the Netflix API to add every Nic Cage movie to your queue with one click. That’s right, all 49 of them. Wait… 49 of them? Jesus. Link [via]

Farmville is no longer just a Facebook sensation. Soon enough Zynga’s going to be porting their benchmark farming game for the iPhone. Once the iPhone version is released, forget it, there’s going to be no way to avoid it. So all of us farm haters better just get used to it. Even without the iPhone, Zynga has all but dominated ...