The default setting for the gender of heroes in video games is male, so its really cool that The World’s Most Awesome Dad hacked Donkey Kong so his daughter could rescue Mario and play the game as Pauline, turning that character into a hero.
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FATHER OF THE YEAR HACKS DONKEY KONG FOR 3 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER (VIDEO)
In TECH on March 10, 2013 at 4:43 amDITA VON TEESE DEBUTS WORLD’S FIRST 3D PRINTED DRESS (PHOTOS)
In TECH on March 7, 2013 at 3:24 pmStyle icon Dita von Teese is used to turning heads out of her clothes, but on Monday the burlesque performer inspired awe while keeping her clothes on. That’s because von Teese wore the world’s first articulated, 3D printed dress.
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THE WORLD SMALLEST & LIGHTEST CELLPHONE IS SOLD IN JAPAN…ALLEGEDLY (PHOTOS)
In TECH on March 5, 2013 at 11:27 am
Americans love big things including cellphones. But will we love the world’s smallest and lightest cellphone? Sold in Japan only, the Phone Strap 2 is the sequel to the original Phone Strap which was released some time two years ago.
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THE SAMSUNG GALAXY S IV: GSM/WDCMA/LTE OH MY! (DETAILS)
In News, TECH on March 4, 2013 at 11:26 pmSamsung’s PR sent out some invites to the launch of its latest flagship phone, the Galaxy S IV, last week and we were lucky to cop one. Here’s what we know so far: A huge celebrity will be performing at Radio City Music Hall on the 14, the day the phone hits New York.
MOMA TO EXHIBIT 14 VIDEO GAMES AS ART (DETAILS)
In TECH on February 27, 2013 at 8:11 pmLove video games and live in New York City? If you said yes then head to the MoMa on Friday because your favorite game will be part of a 9 month long exhibit. 14 games will be installed in the museum’s Philip Johnson Galleries including: Pac-Man (1980), Tetris (1984), Another World (1991), Myst (1993), SimCity 2000 (1994), vib-ribbon (1999), The Sims (2000) and more.
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SONY ANNOUNCES THE PLAYSTATION 4 IN NYC (DETAILS)
In TECH on February 20, 2013 at 8:03 pmSony announced its latest hardware in the console wars, the Playstation 4, a new gaming device that is an upgrade to the Playstation 3 console released seven years ago. The event unfolded live at the Hammerstein Ballroom this evening in NYC before a crowd of 1200 journalists who still don’t know what the PS4 looks like.
DRAKE PATROL: YOLO IS AN ANDROID SMARTPHONE IN AFRICA (DETAILS)
In TECH on January 24, 2013 at 2:24 pmYOLO, the most overused and annoying phrase (after swag) ever, is now an Intel smartphone to be sold in Kenya. The Android powered phone sports a 3.5-inch touch display, runs on an Atom Z2420 processor and can hit speeds of up to 1.2GHz. YOLO can also encode and decode 1080p video, and also supports HSPA+ data speeds. The phone was announced by Intel and its Kenyan partner Safaricom at CES 2013.
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SOUTH AFRICAN SLUMS GET BOOST FROM iSHACK, TECHNOLOGY (PHOTOS)
In TECH on January 9, 2013 at 5:18 pmShacks are the default iconography of poverty and slums around the world. Whether you’re looking at a favela in Brazil or a shanty town in South Africa, one thing is certain: you will see zinc sheltering the poor. iShack won’t change the landscape of poverty too much but it will offer some of the world’s poor access to electricity and better housing thanks to solar panels and a grant from Bill Gates.
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IN PAPERTAB EACH APP IS A TABLET: WELCOME TO THE FUTURE OF TABLET COMPUTING (VIDEO)
In TECH on January 9, 2013 at 3:55 pmTwo Canadian companies, working wirh Queens University, have created a flexible tablet the size and density of a sheet of paper. Called Papertab, the flexible e-ink tablet was made by Plastic Logic and Intel Labs and will revolutionize the way people work with tablets and computers.
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ANGRY BIRDS IS ON A BRANDING RAMPAGE IN FINLAND (DETAILS)
In TECH on January 7, 2013 at 12:04 amAngry Birds, the breakout mobile game from Finland’s Rovio, is on a branding rampage in Finland, virtually taking over the frosty Scandinavian nation. Since it colonized the world two years ago, the good folks at Rovio decided to slap the Angry Birds tag on everything they can think of. Need an Angry Birds bike, pencil, board game, coffee mug, notebook?
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RUSSIAN SMARTPHONE WITH TWO SCREENS COMING TO AMERICA NEXT YEAR (PHOTOS)
In TECH on December 13, 2012 at 1:43 pmThe YotaPhone is Russia’s take on Android. Sporting two 4.3 inch screens, one on the front and one on the back, the phone promises to save battery life while delivering a unique browsing experience. One screen functions like an e-reader with e-ink, think Kindle, while the other is more conventional.
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SCANADU TRICORDER, THE SCOUT, WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE AND LOWER YOUR MEDICAL BILLS IN 2013 (VIDEO)
In Lifestyle, TECH, Uncategorized on December 7, 2012 at 11:01 amScience fiction will become science fact in 2013 when a new $150 medical device, modeled after Star Trek’s tricorder and designed by Walter de Brouwer, will be available to US citizens. The device will be handheld and compatible with either your Android or iPhone, and will accurately diagnose your ailments without you rushing to an emergency room. Video of the device in action below.
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