Another year has come and gone, and with it, comes another iteration of my holiday geek gift guide. The gift lists are chosen because they appeal to me, and the people I shop for. Feel free to let me know if I’ve missed any lists that you find helpful, and I’ll ad ’em to the… Read more »
Posts By: Scott
A Tiny Lens for my Camera Phone
I got a present in the mail yesterday straight from China. The tiny little macro/wide angle lens I purchased had finally arrived (apparently free shipping from China takes a while). Yes, you read that correctly. I purchased a lens for the crappy camera on my phone. I figured this was a $10 experiment to see… Read more »
MapCrunch (random teleportation)
Do you want to take random trips around the world (via Google Street View)? MapCrunch allows you to teleport around the word to some pretty beautiful places on Google Street View. It also looks like you can submit you own cool places via Twitter (@mapcrunch) to be the “View of the Day” on MapCrunch. I… Read more »
Remote Controlled Ghost
Happy Halloween a bit late. Did you get a lot of candy two nights ago? Michael at Utah Aerials was dive bombing kids as they collected Halloween candy with his homemade remote control Ghost (which he lovingly named “Mr. T”). Take a look at his construction video. I think he needs to make a flying… Read more »
Old Smartphones
I ran across an article yesterday that took me for a little trip down smartphone memory lane: From Brick to Tile: We Look Back at a Decade of Smartphone Evolution The article walks through a brief history of smarphones, starting around the year 2000 and moving to recent phones dominated by Android and the iPhone…. Read more »
Mentos Media Winning Awards
A couple pieces of Mentos media (a video and comic) have been in the news the past few days for winning a couple awards. The first is from a Mentos Fresh Goes Better contest on deviantART. The contest provides a template with a “before Mentos” box on the left, and an “after Mentos” box on… Read more »
e7 Flash Game
I just ran across a fun new flash game by Jonas Richner. The game is called e7, and even though it’s nothing elaborate, it really pulls you in. You’re goal is to save the earth… “It’s force is huge Earth will be dust” You’re dropped off in a pod of some sorts by your spaceship… Read more »
A History of Computer Icons
I ran across a nice article tonight that takes a brief trip down memory lane through the history of computer icons. The first icons are from 1973 on the first GUI interface of the Xerox Alto, taking you all the way up to Windows 7’sbig shiny icons of today.
CrosT Application for WebOS
For the past several months, I have been working with a colleague of mine (Matt) on a mobile app for WebOS (Palm Pre and Palm Pixi). It started with an idea from Matt’s wife while they were waiting at the port of entry in Nogales to cross the border back into the US while visiting… Read more »
Mentos & Diet Coke World Record Broken Again
The Guinness World Record for Mentos and Diet Coke has been broken yet again, this time by the Tour College of Changchun University in China. The previous record was set by Turbia University for 1911 fountains. The new record was set with 2175 fountains. “We ordered 2,450 packs of sweets from a local supermarket, and… Read more »
Mentos Powered Rocket Car
Those crazy guys at Eppybird have done it again. They’re the guys who brought you the amazing Mentos fountains. This time around they’re using Coke Zero (apparently it works as good as Diet Coke) and Mentos to make a rocket car. 108 bottles of Coke Zero and 648 Mentos propel the car (and driver) 212… Read more »
Super Mario Crossover
Have you ever wanted to run your favorite old-school Nintendo characters through the original Super Mario Brothers? Well wait no more, you now can with Super Mario Crossover. You have a choice of Mario, Link from Zelda, Bill R. (didn’t know that was his name) from Contra, Simon from Castelvania, Mega Man or Samus from… Read more »
David After Dentist: Family Video to Viral Sensation
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 Presenter: David DeVore – David After Dentist Description: What motivated our family to post the first “David After Dentist” video. What was our reaction to the video going viral — and why we decided to embrace the massive popularity. How David has reacted to all the attention and how we have… Read more »
Cracking the Books ‘ User-Generated Content in Education
Tuesday, March 16, 2010Presenters:Clyde Boyer – Trinity Education GroupRon Reed – RL Reed ConsultingAnita Givens – Texas Education AgencyMargarita Pinkos – MPinkos Education Consultants Description:"Age considers; youth ventures." This aphorism has never seemed more real than in a typical U.S. public school classroom: the students are operating on several levels simultaneously in media-saturated environments, while… Read more »
Mobile Content is Social
Tuesday, March 16, 2010Presenters:Tom Watson – Facebook IncJustin Shaffer – Hot Potato Media IncMichael Sharon – Facebook Inc Description:This whirlwind tour through various interaction models, content strategies, use cases and interface tweaks will be peppered with anecdotes, secrets and tips to help you create addictive social experiences on mobile. You’ll hear from Michael Sharon and… Read more »
