I know April Fools’ was several days ago, but the video mash-up of Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed and Konami’s Metal Gear Solid 4 was pretty interesting. I didn’t really get the video (the joke), but it was more of a gameplay demo with Solid in Altair’s costume. The game (MGS 4: Guns of the Patriots) still looks awesome, but not as ‘purty’ as Jade Raymond… =)
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Via: TechEBlog
In Singapore, names are converted to English when issued a birth certificate. In this case, a young man, born May 13, 1990, gets his name converted to the best name ever: Batman Bin Suparman.
How f’ing awesome is that? LOL.
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Via: Weird Asia News
Who knows what the next iPod product Apple plans on releasing? Designer Peter Hwang has come up with an idea. Called the iPod “Capsule”, it looks like a very worthy replacement to the Shuffle. The concept looks like a medicine pill, sporting a two-tone (pink and silver) color scheme; except, you don’t swallow these. The iPod Capsule concept features the same “Home” button that is found on the iPhone and iPod Touch.
However, Hwang didn’t stop there. He even brewed up his own iPod Capsule docking station that is equipped with speakers and is capable of charging and syncing the MP3 player.
Too bad this isn’t reality.
One more pic after the jump.
By Dylan Marvin, the artwork shows a less cartoony representation of “Futurama”.
Is it just me or does Leela look hot? Imagine what Leela (or Fry) would look like under the hands of Pixeloo (the guy that brought us the freaky looking Mario and Homer Simpson)…oh boy.
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Via: Geekstir
In an effort to reduce the amount of ice-related traffic accidents, researchers at French company Eurovia have developed a special paint that can turn itself pink to warn drivers of the hazardous road condition. Made from a polymer containing a thermochromic pigment, the paint is temperature sensitive but this isn’t exactly a new technology; the same polymer has been used in the frozen food industry.
In the image above, the white (colorless) represents temperatures above 2 degree Celsius. It turns pink once the temperature drops below 1 degree. The next step for researchers is to improve visibility during the night.
“We have been proud to test this new coating, whose purpose is to make our roads safer,” Devanne told New Scientist.
“Our first on-site tests have produced some encouraging results – the coating is resistant to harsh weather conditions and is mechanically resistant too,” he says. “However, we have still have some work ahead of us to optimize the final product.”
But, is this really necessary? I don’t need some special paint to tell me how cold it is outside. If I see snow falling, or snow on (or on the side) of the road, it’s pretty obvious that I should probably slow down. I have a better idea. Why don’t they invent special a special gravel mix that isn’t susceptible to ice formations, that way, we don’t have to worry about slippery roads.
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Via: New Scientist
This is one of those gadgets where you wonder, “Why didn’t I come up with that?” The Pushpin Wall Hook is a gigantic version of your ordinary pushpins that you use to hang up papers on a bulletin board. The Pushpin Wall Hook works exactly like the smaller version (stab it into a wall), except they can be used to hang much more heavier items, like an umbrella or your coat. A screw is used as the anchor. They come in three “chic” colors: red, white, and black. The Pushpin Wall Hook costs $7.95 each at Baron Bob.
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Via: Nerd Approved
