Do you have a personalised license plate for your car? If so then you’re two steps further on than this blogger who doesn’t even drive. Australia has just gone and upped the geek game. It’ll soon be possible to get some DC Comic superhero license plates. Drive forward Batman, Wonder Woman, Superman, Supergirl, Green Lantern […]
Spotify coming to Windows Phone 7.5
Good news for music lovers – especially here in Europe – who want to give the new Nokia Lumia phones a shot. In fact, this is good news for anyone tempted by the alternative smartphone OS; Windows Phone 7. Spotify and Microsoft today announced that they’ll shortly providing a Spotify app for Windows Phone 7.5. […]
Fullware hacking with Xperia
You could tell that the Kinect was going to be a success when the community started to hack it and evolve its use beyond that of the Xbox. I cite the Kinect as an example of fullware hacking – not just messing around with code but with devices that consume the code. It’s worth keeping […]
More than a war on graymail; secret agents too
This blogger is based in Edinburgh and is very busy with his day job. As a result, I never get to go to blogger events hosted in London – but I do sometimes get sent photos of what I missed. Microsoft’s “roleplaying event” to highlight the latest upgrade to Hotmail is one such example. Mind […]
Motorola launches more Android Tablets in the UK
There’s a shortage of good Android Tablets. As a result there is a shortage of good Android Tablet apps. As a result there’s a shortage in demand for Android Tablets. Do you know what happens next? That encourages the shortage of good Android Tablets. Now that Google’s bought Motorola (even if they claim to be […]
Is big money science behind Can You Crack It?
Gamers are pretty intelligent people. Well, okay, some gamers are. I’m not. I was simply amazed when I read Foldit players took three weeks to solve a retrovirus protein challenge that scientists had struggled with over over ten years. The result? Scientists are now better able to understand some viruses – including HIV. That’s a […]
Star Wars Ultimate Force Tech Lightsaber to slay Christmas
Toy retailer associations get busy at this time of the year to predict what will be the most popular Christmas gifts. It’s a big money bet. If you remember trying to track down a Wii or fighting your way through crowds in shops then its easy to imagine why shops need to know what to […]
Dogtor Whoof
Here’s a rather cute Halloween post from the Cosplay blog. Okay. I know it’s not Halloween any more but I don’t want to miss the chance to share Dogtor Whoof with you. It’s not often you see a sonic screwdriver that’s not only about the same height as the Tardis but nearly as tall as […]
Jimmy Swill’s Wayfarers interview
Ye Olde Gaming Companye has a RPG on the way. Wayfarers is a sword and sorcery style RPG and is being published in conjunction with Mongoose. The game is not yet out but you can sign up for a pre-order today. Jimmy Swill is a co-founder of YOGC and has kindly agreed to do Q&A […]
Three Trail of Cthulhu wallpapers to inspire you this Halloween
Pelgrane Press’s The Apocalypse Machine is about the end of the world. It happened on November 2nd, 1936 and humanity perished in as millions of men and women died. The Apocalypse Machine has two different methods of play; Wasteland and Aftershock. In Aftershock mode players are in the thick of it, the earthquake has just […]