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Link Fire: 14th July 09

Dennis Yeo — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:40:41 +0000

Gadgets

Solid rose gold iPhone 3GS revealed – This luxurious beautiful rose gold plated iPhone 3GS with a pink hue and imbued with 53 pink diamonds comes at a price of ￡21,995. [link]

Panasonic CF-30 torture test – The Panasonic CF-30 toughbook gets run over by a truck and survives the ordeal. [video]

Ironkey S200 USB drive – This USB drive, apart from its high standard of data security also comes with a self-destruct feature! [link]

Science/Tech

Windows that save birds’ lives – A film used on the exterior of glass panels has been developed to prevent birds from colliding into them. This film allows birds to detect the presence of an obstruction but is not visible to the human eye. [news]

Cool

Close shot of F-18 Jet – This US-Navy F-18 Hornet flies dangerously close to an apartment building for a fly-past during a tactical demonstration in Detroit. [news]

36 wall mounted innovations – Awesome stuff mounted on walls. [gallery]

Funny

Life lessons from Mario – Mario teaches you how to get women in real life. [pic]

Odd/WTF

Shoe burger – A burger shaped like a sneaker. I sure do hope it doesn’t smell like one! [pic]

Strange airport – This airport in Gibraltar actually has a taxi-way intersecting a regular public road! How odd is that, and hopefully none of those cars get blown apart by the passing jet blasts. [link]

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Life Size RX-78-2 Gundam Opening Ceremony in Odaiba, Tokyo

Dennis Yeo — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:17:56 +0000

Part of the opening ceremony of the 1:1 scale life sized RX-78-2 Gundam model in Odaiba, Tokyo captured on video with a news report. This is in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Gundam series.

1:1 Life size RX-78-2 Gundam in Odaiba, Tokyo

As part of the celebration, Playstation Home Japan will also put up a digital version of the giant Gundam robot which will stand guard at the plaza till mid-July.

Life size RX-78 Gundam opening show part 1

Life size RX-78 Gundam opening show part 2

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The World’s Fastest

Dennis Yeo — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:08:55 +0000

10 of the world’s fastest in one single video.

World’s fastest:

shooter
cup stacker
clapper
100-meter race
undresser
soccer goal
stamper
Rubik’s cube solver
pizza maker
gun reloader
expert minesweeper

The World’s: Fastest

Now that’s some serious speed overload.

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Link Fire: 13th July 09

Dennis Yeo — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:02:14 +0000

Games

Super Mario sketch – Super Mario sketch performed on India’s Got talent, and as always, Luigi has to do all the dirty work. [youtube]

Dragon Quest IX low ratings – Amazon Japan’s customers have given Dragon Quest IX on the Nintendo DS a pretty low average rating of 2.5 stars, with some calling the game an outright rubbish. The most complained feature is the single data save slot for the game. [link]

5 million kills on Battlefield: 1943 – With only just one day of release Battlefield 1943 has hit an astonishing 5 million kills, as gamers race to unlock the fourth ‘Coral Sea’ map when it reaches 43 million global kills. [link]

Toys

Real life duck hunt – Real life duck hunt game. Not with real ducks, but with a flying toy duck and an infrared gun. You don’t hurt the real ones but still get the fun. [link]

Cool

Custom Power-Up Prime Transformer – Custom Power-Up Prime transformer spotted on eBay. The model was formed by combining Leader Class Optimus Prime and Leader Class Jetfire with some modifications. It looks like this awesome custom mod can actually transform into both a truck and a giant jet plane. [gallery]

Color-changing umbrella – Skyline Squiderella umbrellas have their fabric infused with hydrochromatic ink that change colors when it comes into contact with water. Definitely bring rainbows to your day when the day gets wet. [link]

Creative dumpster use – The many creative ways dumpsters can be used. Flowerpots, table-tennis table and patches of lawn. [gallery]

Heart attack grill – A quadruple bypass burger served by a ‘nurse’ at the Heart Attack Grill and more. [gallery]

Original Ghostbusters Ecto-1 car- This original Ecto-1 Ghostbusters vehicle was owned by Universal Studios and has been spotted recently on eBay. Did the recession really hit them so hard that they had to sell it? [link]

Funny

Only in the subway – Funny pictures taken in the subway. Some are just weird. [gallery]

Spot the difference – Spot the difference, spot the obvious. Sometimes it’s hard not to notice at all. [pic]

There, I fixed it – Ghetto mobile phone handsfree kit. Perfect. [pic]

Programmer’s cake – The life of a programmer on cake. [pic]

Odd/WTF

Spider pizza – This serving of pizza has a unique ingredient to the usual stuff, and that’s spider! It probably provides a very good boost of protein like what insects and arachnids usually provide. Ewww! [link]

News & Articles

Wallets with baby photos get the highest return percentage – Experiment reveals wallets with baby photos get returned 42% of the time. The least percentage of returns were wallets with donation cards that suggest of recent donations. [link]

Colored bubbles invented – These are the world’s first bubbles with colors that do not stain when they pop. They go by the name Zubbles and are currently on sale with two colors, blue and pink. [link]

British iPod scam – A group of British conmen tricked a group of German bargain hunters into buying a batch of dirt-cheap iPods, only to receive a bag full of potatoes instead. [news]

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Incredible Model Plane Acrobatics

Dennis Yeo — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 00:07:09 +0000

The annual Electric Tournament of Champions since its inception in 2004 has been the place for electric events. In this video recorded from the event is one called airplane acrobatics. Here, skilled pilots fly model RC planes and perform amazing maneuvers just like real acrobatic planes, but without the g-force as well as having the capability to pull off much riskier tricks in the indoor environment.

ETOC indoor airplane acrobatics

The part where the plane hovers like a helicopter looks absolutely cool.

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Link Fire: 11th July 09

Dennis Yeo — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 10:14:05 +0000

Gadgets

Slow uplink chip bogs iPhone 3GS network speed – An early version of a 3G uplink chip used by the iPhone 3GS is the cause of the iPhone 3GS’ slow uploading speed. [link]

Rechargeable air horn – Good for 70 blasts, as loud as typical air horns and rechargeable via compressed air. [link]

Games

Dragon Quest IX launches in Japan – Launch day report on Dragon Quest IX: ‘Defenders of the Starry Sky’ for the Nintendo DS. [1up]

MechWarrior 4 is arriving – MechWarrior 4 reveal trailer released. [video]

Toys

Pool pong – An adapted swimming pool version of beer pong. [link]

Software

Microsoft calls Google Chrome OS a ‘decoy’ – Microsoft’s VP says the release of the Chrome OS will not be a threat to the Windows OS line, as it looks to be just a tool that will allow casual users to access Google’s other online offerings easily. [link]

How-To’s/Tips & Tricks

Diet coke/Mentos booby trap – How to make a diet coke and Mentos booby trap that will drench your unsuspecting victim. What you’ll need, a bottle of diet coke, a Mentos mint, scissors, a needle and a piece of string. [video]

Cool Stuff

10 multipurpose game furniture – Furniture designs that come with secondary facilities for gaming. [gallery]

Amazing multi-colored salt ponds – These salt ponds from San Francisco emanate vibrant hues, directly caused by the specific species of organism inhabiting the ponds within a range of salinities. [flickr]

Ultimate concrete crusher – This crushing machine delivers over 1.4 million pounds of force that pulverizes a solid column of concrete into smithereens. [video]

Funny Stuff

Baby loves peace – This baby could be the youngest advocate of peace in history. [pic]

There, I fixed it – Multi hotdog BBQ skewer. [link]

Odd Stuff

The ultimate human smasher – Woman smashes soda cans and destroys watermelons with her busts! [youtube]

Family drops their own pee around neighborhood to recover lost pet – A family in Bristol, UK went around dispersing their own urine hoping that their missing dog may catch their scent and return home. [news]

News & Articles

Chinese snake siamese twins – A pair of twins dubbed the ‘snake duo’ from China were born without external sexual organs. Doctors were unable to determine their actual sex at birth. [news]

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Link Fire: 10th July 09

Dennis Yeo — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:41:25 +0000

Gadgets

Sony Vaio W hands on – First hand look at the Sony Vaio W notebook. [engadget]

Black & white clock – This clock concept automatically detects the amount of light in its surroundings and applies either black or white illumination to its display. [link]

Electronic watch tattoo – This concept implants an LED display which shows through the skin, and is powered perpetually by the body’s own kinetic energy. [link]

iSaw is a hoax – Remember the iSaw? As previously predicted, it is a hoax with a purpose to remind people to save trees by not printing unnecessary stuff on paper. [link]

NES controller netbook sleeve – Specially for Nintendo geeks. [flickr]

Science/Tech

How ants survive from being cooked in a microwave oven – I didn’t know ants could do that in the first place. [link]

Games

20 most badass game cosplay costumes – The best gaming cosplay costumes make their way into this top 20 list. [link]

Post-it Donkey Kong – Giant post-it stop motion animation of the Donkey Kong game. [youtube]

Command and Conquer 4 announced – C&C fans, this is what you have been waiting for. [news]

Command and Conquer Red Alert on the iPhone – The remake of the classic C&C favorite is making its way to the iPhone. [link]

Pac-man bandages – Pac-man will ease your pain. [link]

Toys

Hello Kitty Mario papercraft – Hello Kitty dresses up as Super Mario in papercraft. [link]

RC plane that shoots ammo – RC model plane modified to carry a payload with air-to-ground capabilities. [youtube]

Anime & Manga

Neon Genesis Evangelion swiss army knife – NGEVA swiss army knives spotted at Tokyo GiftExpo. [gallery]

Bandai and & MegaHouse Yakiniku Toy – Nope, you can’t cook real food with this toy. [link]

Hello Kitty car – A Honda car with a Hello Kitty theme. Of course it has to be pink. [gallery]

Software

Google Chrome OS partners – Google announces its partners for its new revolutionary OS offering. Acer, Adobe, ASUS, Freescale, Hewlett-Packard, Lenovo, Qualcomm, Texas Instruments and Toshiba. [link]

Intel working with Google for Chrome OS – Intel partners with Google for the new Chrome OS. [news]

Cool Stuff

Robotic cheetah – Robotic cheetah designed by Andrew Chase replicates the movements of its real life counterparts. [link]

Yoda cake – May be with you, the force will. [flickr]

Funny Stuff

Bald man’s comb – You only need it where hair remains. [pic]

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Link Fire: 9th July 09

Dennis Yeo — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:52:37 +0000

Gadgets

Transformers themed Asus G60 – The G60 gaming notebook by Asus gets pimped up with a Transformers theme. [flickr]

Games

9 best game fireballs – The greatest animated game fireballs ever. [gallery]

Battlefield 1943 launch day clogs up servers – The game Battlefield 1943 gets much more players than expected on launch day. Many servers were full resulting in lots of players left out of the action. Meanwhile EA assures that more servers are being added. [news]

World of Warcraft F2P – Blizzard’s World of Warcraft could turn to a free-to-play model in the future. [link]

Capoeira video game – Video game featuring the martial art Capoeira to arrive in Q4 2009. [news]

Anime & Manga

Baby Chun Li cosplay – Cosplaying starts at a young age for this tot. [pic]

Software

10 things about Google Chrome OS – Ten things you should know about Google’s new open source Chrome OS. [link]

The Google Chrome OS FAQ – Answers to common questions about Google’s Chrome OS. [link]

Cool Stuff

Keyring key design – Ingenious, simple and very useful. [link]

Heavy duty Wiimote control – A 15-ton grappler modified to be controlled with a Nintendo Wiimote via Bluetooth. [link]

Modded Asus Eee PC – A guy modifies the Asus Eee PC and adds LEDs with light-up notifications for IM, Twitter and email. [link]

Rice paddy art – Rice paddy crop art for the year of 2009 in Japan. [gallery]

Jet car – Jet AirCar spotted on eBay. Supposedly built as a tribute to the concept of the flying car. Not air-worthy though. [link]

World’s largest RC helicopter – At 1:5 scale, this Mi-24 RC helicopter is the largest of its kind in the whole world. [video]

Funny Stuff

Guinea pigs – Guinea pigs eating watermelon. [youtube]

Concentration – It’s hard to concentrate on two things at the same time. [pic]

Safety instructions – 3 warnings should be enough. [pic]

40 funny restaurant names – To be honest, some of them could actually drive potential customers away. [gallery]

Crazy scooter modification – Well, this is just crazy. [pic]

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Link Fire: 8th July 09

Dennis Yeo — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:17:31 +0000

Gadgets

Solar Fairy lights – Charge in the day, twinkle at night. [link]

iSaw USB Saw – In case you need a chainsaw on your desktop powered by USB, here it is. Most probably a hoax. [link]

Nokia 3720 – The waterproof and dustproof Nokia 3720 is the rugged king of phone abuse. [link]

Home sushi conveyor – Toy train that delivers sushi round and round featured at Tokyo Toy Show 2009. [link]

Games

Assassin’s Creed 2 features 20 hours of gameplay – Longer than the first game. [news]

Halo teabag shirt – The ultimate humiliation. [link]

Toys

Luigi Lego – 3D Luigi made from Lego bricks. [link]

Constructicon Devastator – Action figure from the Transformers 2 movie. You know you want it. [link]

Mugen can beer – Infinite joy of opening cans of beer. [link]

Software

Google announces Chrome OS – Following the success of Google’s Chrome browser and Android OS. Google announces the the Chrome OS aimed for netbooks. [announcement]

iPhone 3GS unlocks released – Updated versions of redsn0w jailbreak and ultrasn0w carrier unlock by dev team for the iPhone 3GS 3.0 have been released. [link]

Cool Stuff

Earth apple – The world map carved on an apple. [pic]

15 weird suitcases – Suitcases filled with strange purposes and surprises. [gallery]

Capri Sun Jacket – 140 used Capri Sun pouches makes 1 Capri Sun jacket. [link]

Optimus Prime truck – The leader of the Autobots spotted on eBay. [link]

Funny Stuff

There I fixed it – Poor man’s pool. [pic]

10000 yen handkerchief – Wipe your sweat with money. [link]

Funny road signs – 50 funny road signs from around the world. [gallery]

News & Articles

Passenger jet with technical glitch has its problems fixed by riding passenger – He happened to be a licensed aircraft engineer. [news]

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Link Fire: 7th July 09

Dennis Yeo — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:03:20 +0000

Gadgets

iPhone 3GS is the best – Apple’s iPhone 3GS tops new smartphone rankings. [news]

Robot ramen machine – Move away humans! This robot ramen machine can produce a bowl of ramen from over 40 million recipes in two minutes. [news]

Waterproof mini USB drives – Super Talent releases Pico Mini USB drives that are also waterproof. [link]

EZ Toilet foot-flusher – No more using of hands to flush the toilet again. The more hygienic way to flush waste away. [link]

Games

Gaikai game streaming service – An upcoming cloud gaming service called Gaikai allows users to stream and play games from any platforms right to the web browser without any downloads and addons with just minimal PC requirements. [news]

Germany bans public display of Counterstrike – It is now illegal to publicly display the game, Counterstrike in Germany. [link]

Mario goes 720p – A Nintendo Wii emulator called ‘Dolphin’ has made it possible to play Super Mario Galaxy at 720p resolution. [link]

Toys

SegaToys Dream Cat Venus – Realistic looking pet cat toy launches. [link]

Cool Stuff

Ninja coat hook – Shuriken-shaped hook for hanging all your ninja costumes. [link]

40 great desktop wallpapers – Wallpapers to spice up your desktop. [gallery]

Stunning home theatres – 12 of the most stunning and creative home theatres. [gallery]

Funny Stuff

55 vehicle motivational posters – Demotivational posters, to be exact. [gallery]

Army pictures – 106 funny army pictures. [gallery]

Road rage deterrent – Show off your pseudo-biceps and scare adversaries away! [link]

Odd Stuff

Train vs tornado – A fast-moving freight trains comes head-on with a tornado. Watch what happens. [video]

News & Articles

Joey Chestnut wins annual Nathan’s hotdog eating contest – Chestnut chomps down 68 hotdogs in 10 minutes while Japan’s Kobayashi came in at second with 64.5. [news]

Most expensive cities – The 2009 top-20 list of the world’s most expensive cities to live in. [link]

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Cool Post-it Stop Motion Video

Dennis Yeo — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 03:00:57 +0000

Check out this awesome stop-motion video featuring Post-it notes on the wall as moving displays. This was done as a senior year project by Bang-yao Liu at the Savannah College of Art and Design.

DEADLINE: Post-it stop motion video

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Link Fire: 6th July 09

Dennis Yeo — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:16:13 +0000

Gadgets

iPhone 3GS bad battery life – iPhone 3GS users find that Apple’s iPhone 3GS battery has trouble making it through a workday without a charge in-between. [news]

Darth Vader alarm clock – May the force wake you up. [link]

Science/Tech

Tires without the air – These tires from Michelin do not use air and can absorb shocks just like normal tires do. The best part? No more punctured and flat tires. [gallery]

Games

Blazblue: Calamity Trigger review. [link]

Xbox 360 portable – Newest version of the Xbox 360 portable from benheck forums. Comes with built in WiFi. [gallery]

Anime & Manga

Manga keyboards – Keyboards pimped up with painted manga girls. [link]

Cool Stuff

Playmore notebook – For writing on one side and play on the other side. Simply crush up the paper for some paper-ball sports. [link]

Walking on water – Now everyone can walk on water, and even play on it. [link]

World’s biggest hamburger – Miyazaki City of Japan has created the world’s biggest hamburger weighing in at 136.2kg. If you’re wondering why the bun is black it’s because squid ink was used as an ingredient. [link]

Candy circuit board – An edible circuit board for geeks with a sweet tooth. [link]

Cheeseburger cupcakes – How to make cupcakes that look like cheeseburgers [flickr]

Subway map dress – Never get lost again, if you ever get lost riding on the subway just take a look at your (gf’s) dress. [link]

12 extraordinary table designs – 12 interesting yet useful table designs. [gallery]

News & Articles

F-22 in Japan – The current most advanced jet fighter F-22 arrived and seen hanging around in Kadena Air Base, Japan. [youtube]

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Life Size RX-78-2 Gundam Opening Ceremony in Odaiba, Tokyo

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