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Google’s Facebook page transformed into digital playground by Redditors
The Next Web reports that a few savvy redditors discovered that a few unsavvy internet users have been trying to search for things on Google’s Facebook page (the aforementioned www.facebook.com/Google), and decided to help them out, posting links that they might be interested in. This eventually led
FLASHBACK OF THE DAY: Hope you have a red potion handy.
Chogrin with some classic Zelda-inspired pictures that remind us why we always tried to keep our hearts full-so that damn beeping would stop. [img: PencilMayhem]
SIMS GLITCH OF THE DAY: Marvels of medical science expansion
Today’s Sims glitch showcases the addition of parasitic Sims growing out of other Sims.
What’s in a name? Why we’re giving new technologies more human namesakes..
Here’s something Microsoft and Sony should start chewing on before announcing new devices. Laura Wattenberg, writer for Slate and purveyor of BabyNameWizard.com recently talked about the rising trend of bestowing more human names on our technology, focusing specifically on Apple’s newest handheld cy
Mobile gaming on the bus: Solved!
Not satisfied with urinal games (guess how they’re controlled)? Do you think more of life’s banalities should be gamified? Then you might want to take a look at the Game Strap, a hand-held game console that hangs from the handle straps found on buses and subways. The console, designed by Jiang Qian
When animals play videogames, we all win.
The world’s is facing uncertain times: revolutions, Occupy protests squelched by all-too-liberal uses of police pepper spray and batons, and the looming threats of NDAA and SOPA hanging over our heads. It’s a lot to think about. In the meantime, here’s a video of a bearded dragon playing Ant Crushe
