Archive for November 2009
Salt and Pepper Robot Shakers
Salt & Pepper ($30), the domestic robot helpers you have been waiting for! Dutifully marching across the dinner table laden with salt and pepper, they remove the need for you to reach across your meal. Which we all know is the height of bad table etiquette.
BassJump – Portable subwoofer for MacBook
Designed exclusively for MacBook, BassJump ($80) is a sweet, one-of-a-kind, go anywhere, USB-powered subwoofer that turns your MacBook into a mini sound system. One single USB cable delivers power and sound. Custom software blends the music coming out of your built-in speakers with the sound output of the BassJump for dramatically enhanced audio performance
Lego Matrix Trinity Help
After around 440 hours of work, and just in time for the 10th anniversary of the original movie release, LegoMatrix is pleased to present to a Lego version of the famous Bullet Time dodge scene from The Matrix.
Void V02 Watch
The Void V02 ($199) is designed delicately using a proportioned half glass and half stainless steel front. The design draws heavily on the Scandinavian design tradition using simple geometries and materials often found in architecture. The solid stainless steel case comes in four different colors/surfaces (black, brushed, polished and gold).
Super Street Fighter IV: Character Trailer
Here’s the latest trailer for Super Street Fighter IV featuring Cody, Guy and Adon. I hope this isn’t the final character roster. I really want Capcom to either include the Yun and Yang twins or Ibuki from SFIII. We need some characters with speed!
Ricky Ortiz Wins Street Fighter IV at NorCal Regionals 2009
Ricky Ortiz may have lost to Alex Valle during the 5-on-5 team battle between Northern and Southern California, but he won when it counted most — during the Street Fighter IV Singles Grand Finals. Chants of “NorCal” and “Ricky” filled the room as Ricky’s Rufus simply tore apart Alex’s Ryu. As anyone in the Street
Incase Chrome Slider Cases
‘Tis the season, so outfit your iPhone and iPod touch in the holiday spirit with Incase’s new Chrome Slider Cases ($35). Available in Black, Gold, Copper and Silver, the Chrome Slider Cases offer durable protection for your most precious devices in true holiday style. Featuring hardshell plastic construction with a minimal wall thickness of 1mm,
Obey Climber Puffer Jacket
This Obey Climber hooded puffer jacket ($160) comeswith sherpa lining. metal snaps and embossed leather patch at wrist. Designed with 100% nylon and available in black.
Audi MTM TT-RS
The MTM Audi TT-RS can be ordered in 3 different stages of power enhancement. Besides the maximal stage of 424 BHP with 84 BHP more as the 340 from the series car, MTM also offer 2 stages with 404 and 408 BHP and 550 Nm. MTM sports rims with the original BIMOTO design in 19
Ryu Hayabusa Graffiti
Hot off the tails of the Ryu Hayabusa vinyl figurines, is Ryu Hayabusa in 8-bit graffiti glory by GameBoyOne. Check out a complete collection of his work on Flickr.
TOKI WOKI Scroll Clock
The web geek side of me was very impressed by TOKI WOKI’s Scroll Clock created using only the MooTools framework. Very clever and creative use of javascript!
Element Cornerstone Jacket
Unless you’re flying a kite, windy weather sucks. Take the pain away with the Element Men’s Cornerstone Jacket ($52). Designed with 100% wet nylon ripston and 100% nylon dull ottman. Available in black or brown.
Wapakman Starring Manny Pacquaio
The latest picture from Topel Lee, Wapakman stars real life boxing champ Manny Pacquaio as a normal man who becomes a superhero and must battle – in this trailer alone – a woman with supersonic breasts, a man made of lava and, of course, a giant crab.
Rotobox Ryu Hayabusa
Rotobox Vinyl Anatomica has created a super limited edition (5 pieces) of Ninja Gaiden’s Ryu Hayabusa ($260) as part of the Ganmetall Celsius Tribute Series 3. Get yours before they’re gone!
NorCal Regionals Street Fighter IV Tournament – November 21-22, 2009
NorCal Regionals (NCR), Northern California’s biggest fighting game tournament returns with style, this weekend at the Domain Hotel in Sunnyvale, CA. If you’re a fighting game fan, you won’t want to miss this huge two day event, that draws in the top Street Fighter IV players in the U.S. – Justin Wong, John Choi, Mike
Hard Graft 2UNFOLD Multi-Use Laptop Bag
Possibly the most versatile Hard Graft 2Unfold so far – matt black Italian Nappa leather juxtaposed with a dark brown shoulder strap. This multi-use laptop bag (~$560 US) is something of a sartorial transformer offering many different configurations to fit your needs, carry it unfolded as a briefcase, shoulder bag, safecase, backpack or fold it
Help Olivia Munn Choose her MYMAG Poster
Olivia Munn can’t decide what photo she wants to use for the poster that will be included with her MYMAG. She’s asking you to help by voting for your favorite. Personally, I like poster 1 the best!
Super Street Fighter IV – New Video Previews and Official Info
Super Street Fighter IV, the ultimate vision of Street Fighter, will be coming to the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system in Spring 2010. The follow-up to the critically acclaimed Street Fighter IV will further redefine the fighting game genre with classic 2D Street Fighter fighting action,
Sony Pictures 2012 The Movie: Flooding the subway
Advertising agency Espaco/Z has created quite an interesting ad campaign for the launch Sony’s 2012 The Movie in Brazil. They painted flood art on the walls of the Cantagalo subway that stretches roughly 45 meters long. The work looks awesome, but I wish they would’ve done the ceiling too!
Jessica Gaona
One bright thing that came out of the ACTiveGamerS Street Fighter IV tournament, was meeting convention sketch artist Jessica Gaona. From my brief talk with her, Jessica has been drawing ever since she could get her little hands around a pencil. And although her focus hasn’t always been anime drawings, she’s bringing a flair into
ACTivegamerS LA Street Fighter IV
Tami and I took a trip down to ACTivegamerS LA with Northern California’s top SFIV players. After some serious partying the night before the big event, Ricky Ortiz, John Choi and Filipino Champ, all managed to place in the Top 8. Marn, who recently moved to Las Vegas from the East Coast, won 1st place
Zacuto Z-Finder for Your Video DSLR
I recently picked up a Canon 5D Mark II strictly for video purposes (don’t worry Nikon fans, there’s no way I’m giving up my D700 for still photography). One of the must haves that I found out very quickly is a LCD enhancer made by Zacuto called the Z-Finder ($395). The Z-Finder allows DSLR cameras
Ninja Assassin Trailer In LEGO
Custard Productions has taken their stop motion LEGO brilliance to another level. They’ve completely redone the Ninja Assassin movie trailer with LEGOs. I don’t even want to imagine how long this took to do.
Ne-Yo Never Knew I Needed Music Video
Here’s the official music video for Ne-Yo’s “Never Knew I Needed” track off Disney’s Animated Picture and Soundtrack “Princess and the Frog.” In addition to Ne-Yo’s song, the album will also include tracks from Randy Newman, Jim Cummings, and Anika Noni Rose who voices princess Tiana.
