Here’s a good review of Ninja Gaiden 2, delivered in a rapid and eloquent ‘Charlie Brookeresque’ manner…
(Via The BBPS)
Archive for August, 2008
Ninja Gaiden 2
Friday, August 8th, 2008Creepy clouds
Thursday, August 7th, 2008
A great collection can be found at… Environmental Graffiti
Techno Insect News
Thursday, August 7th, 2008It seems unlikely that this will become a regular feature…but here’s some nice stuff.
This fibreglass lamp is from Brooklyn based Site Specific Design and priced at a whopping $2,600.
(Via the revamped Geek Alerts)
Mechanical Scorpion (Via ICanHasHappy)
One of the many wonderful creations from ‘Steampunk Entomologist’ Mike Libby’s
Insect Lab Studio.
Inside the Famicom
Thursday, August 7th, 2008
Benj Edwards has written an interesting exploration of Nintendo’s Famicom (precursor to the NES) in celebration of its 25th birthday.
Armin Heinrich is probably rich
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008
Apple have done well to maintain their uber-trendy brand image and the iphone is already a status symbol among the easily impressed. Armin Heinrich has deftly tapped into this market with the ‘I am rich’ application which is available from the app store for the princely sum of $999. With no functionality whatsoever, the red jewel of the ‘I am rich’ icon serves to remind you/inform people that you were rich enough to endorse this poignant pseudotechnotrendsettery.
(Via Etre)
(Via Wrong Distance)
Save… the planet/your cranium/your money
Tuesday, August 5th, 2008
This beautiful helmet from British designers Roof, is made from braided bamboo fibres. It could well save your life… but at £198, some people may prefer the head wound.
(Via Inventorspot)
The Future of Web browsing
Tuesday, August 5th, 2008
Adaptive path and Mozilla Labs have teamed up to present Aurora, a video project to explore possible advances in Web based technologies, the first part has just been released and can be found at… Adaptivepath
Recycled Skateboards
Tuesday, August 5th, 2008
If like me, from the generation of skaters who have the scarred, aching knees of a pensioner despite being in your mid-twenties. You may appreciate some of these ‘design classic’ interpretations made out of recycled decks, which are considerably less likely to unceremoniously dump you on the ground than their previous incarnations…
(Via Inhabitant )
I am 8-bit
Monday, August 4th, 2008
If you find yourself in LA between 14th August-7th September be sure to check out the Fourth Annual I am 8-bit exhibition, which is all kinds of awesome.
http://www.iam8bit.net/
Comic Book Plasters
Monday, August 4th, 2008
(Via Wishingfish)