Friday, September 30, 2011

The New Volkswagen Beetle

Now scroll. (Thanks to Daring Fireball by John Gruber.)

That Isn't Art

People post ridiculous "art" to Tumblr. These pieces frequently make it into Popular. Garrett Murray reblogs them in That Isn't Art and call them out for being stupid. If you wanna be featured called out by Murray, you can make one of these yourself by following the instructions at http://goo.gl/Vo2bL.

Monday, September 26, 2011

Sub City New York and Paris

This is from LikeCool.com, probably the #1 site in the same blogspace as RAW. You heard that right, they're competition. Nah. But they're really cool, I like them a lot. And you will, too, I'm sure. Anyways, the videos about Sub City New York and Paris "are two short films about that moment in New York and Paris when you emerge from the subway and find yourself in a new and sometimes unexpected world." Check these Vimeos out.

Household Chores Can Be a Great Medicine for Heartbreak

Yup. Two things you don't want in your life. The other substitute for something of the same kind. But seriously, read the article on LifeHacker: Household Chores Can Be a Great Medicine for Heartbreak

Friday, September 23, 2011

[Today Only!] Philippines vs Chinese Taipei FIBA Quarterfinals

Philippines vs Chinese Taipei at 6pm (Philippines/Taiwan/China Time) live on AKTV13 (IBC13) & BTV in Manila, and online here:

Turn fitness into a game where everyone wins

It's still in a limited beta, but you can try requesting for an invite code for now. The idea is, in games of today, there are things like leaderboards, and quests, and badges/medals/rewards and so on. Here, there are these same game elements but instead of playing games, you do physical activities that hopefully would get you become more fit. Check it out at
www.fitocracy.com

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Ellen DeGeneres' housekeeper

is Pinay! Watch "Mindy" interview winners at the recent Emmy Awards from Ellen's Video Gallery, showing clips from The Ellen DeGeneres Show. You can watch more at Mindy's Movie Minute videos all from The Ellen DeGeneres Show as well.

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

[puzzles] The Google Puzzle

I never heard of this one before. Have you? Check it out at TheGooglePuzzle.com. Apparently it's Japanese-made and so it's available in English or in Japanese. I also learned about this one through an online ad in Japanese. Check it out, it's free. Works best with the Chrome Browser though.

Submarine Cable Map!

This is cool. You can see a map of submarine cables that connect computers across nations across large bodies of water. Check it out at SubmarineCableMap.com. As my friend Rad said, "this is the Internet."

Sunday, September 18, 2011

[Limited Time] Free Game Download!

This is for real guys. If you haven't heard about Portal (and Portal 2) yet, watch this video trailer/teaser. FYI, Portal was released in 2007. It's that old and yet you probably haven't heard of it because it costs $20 usually - I only heard about it this year as well and I'm only for free games. Basically it's one of the most innovative games in recent years.

Friday, September 16, 2011

Don't tell me this ain't cool...

Watch this video on YouTube and if you want more, go check out the whole collection of videos on their channel. Of course, there are always those "suggested" links to the right. :D

Ever heard of Dynamo?

He's 10 years younger than David Blaine, and he's more into hip-hop. Watch his whoa-inducing magic tricks at his YouTube channel, but better yet, check out his blog (as of today, it's not been updated since Jan 2011 though).

More whoa!

Don't worry. You're not the only one in awe. Watch the "Impossible Magic Trick" video on http://youtu.be/-Ft0RjJmTSo. You might have seen it before already, though.

This is cool! Can you do this?

Watch the video first: http://youtu.be/WPw-b0KXENE. If you wanna know how to do it yourself, check out this second video: http://youtu.be/uxZphm_DxIE.

When grandma & grandpa are in front of the laptop

This is an old one but I don't recall ever sharing it. Watch and read about Mr. & Mrs. Huffman at the Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/14/bruce-huffman-esther-huffman_n_962277.html.

Thursday, September 15, 2011

I have never seen...

...a really cool, more futuristic, yet very feasible-in-the-near-future set of cars than this showcased at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Check. It. Out!

UBF

That's "Useless But Fun." Check out this experiment called "Google Gravity." It's Google search - that really works! - but with gravity. Try doing a search. Try also moving the window around. I haven't yet tried it in a mobile browser or a computer with accelerometers though!

ifttt

If this, then that. Curious yet? Check this website out: ifttt.com/wtf.

The reason behind the changes in Star Wars

The Star Wars' two trilogies have been released on blu-ray (i.e. the medium that's supposedly better than DVD, which replaced the CD, which replaced cassettes, and so on). Star Wars fanatics notice slight changes that anger them. Why did George Lucas make those changes? Watch the "George Lucas Strikes Back" {HD Trailer} on YouTube. :-D

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

The (New) Robot Dance

No, it doesn't have to be robotty. Anyway, you haven't seen what robots are capable of (in terms of dancing) until you have watched Keepon. His/her/its first dance video is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3g-yrjh58ms. But his first real music video is to the tune of Spoon's "Don't You Evah". Hear more from one of its inventors on today's episode of the CNET Crave Podcast.

Monday, September 12, 2011

Infographics are cool

Visual.ly is a website about Infographics & Visualizations. From there you can create, share, and explore a ton of infographics. One of the easier ones to use and create an infographic out of, off the bat, is the Twitterizer. Here's mine, compared vis-a-vis Conan O'Brien's Twitter stats: http://bit.ly/rqCIbR. And, before I show you this another interesting infographic, let me ask you a question. Are you using Yahoo! or Gmail or something else (what?) for your e-mail? Okay, check this out: http://tinyurl.com/3brvo92.

Friday, September 9, 2011

Run Windows apps on Mac or Linux

No Windows license required (unlike Bootcamp, VMWare Fusion, or Parallels)! Not all apps are supported yet so go try the app first - it's called CrossOver. Take note that they have two versions, one for general purpose Windows apps, the other for Windows games (usually the full screen ones); and they have a bundle (both versions) option as well.

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Thursday, September 1, 2011

More High Wow-Factor Videos

http://vimeo.com/877053 - This one is "A short love story in stop motion" by Carlos Lascano.
http://vimeo.com/rickmereki - Rick Mereki has 3 very interesting, very innovative, very creative videos (titled "MOVE," "LEARN," and "EAT")
http://vimeo.com/26877221 - "Gulp," the world's largest stop-motion animation shot on a Nokia N8. By Nokia, of course. Talk about how money can buy you things. The making of "Gulp" is shown in this video: http://vimeo.com/27019750.