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Video Game Vault: Paperboy
In this classic game, “players take the role of a paperboy who delivers newspapers along a suburban street on his bicycle.” ScrewAttack takes a look back at Paperboy after the jump.
From the semi-isometric view, the player attempts to deliver a week of daily newspapers to subscribing customers, attempts to vandalize non-subscriber’s homes and must avoid hazards along the street. Subscribers are lost by missing a delivery or damaging the subscriber’s house, and can be recovered after a perfect day’s delivery
PushPin Lamp
At $50, the PushPin lamp not only illuminates your workspace, but it also doubles as a cork board.
Or you can be like me and build your own. And by build your own I mean stick push pins into a light bulb. It doesn’t exactly function, but it does ruin a perfectly good light bulb
[via Geekologie]
(Video) The Soup: iPhone
“The Soup” shows us some other uses for the iPhone. This is definitely one of the more interesting parodies, or so we think. Continue reading to watch.
[via Engadget]
Steve Ballmer’s Office
If you’ve always wondered what Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s office looked like, then an inside look — courtesy of Ben — after the jump.
The Real Hustle: Bag and Pin Snatch
In this The Real Hustle segment, “the hustlers manage to steal the mark’s handbag and gets her to reveal credit card numbers via a fake call center.” Continue reading to watch.
Honda Civic Mugen RR Hits Japan
Limited to just 300-units worldwide, the Honda Civic Mugen RR sports a tuned engine that generates 240hp @ 8000rpm and 160 lb-ft torque @ 7000rpm. More pictures after the jump.
Complementing the added power and and decreased weight are a new bodykit, upgraded brakes all around, a retuned suspension, new wheels and tires, and logo-emblazoned Recaro sport buckets…pricing in Japan has been set at ¥4,777,500 ($38,750 USD)
[via MotorAuthority - Autoblog]
Sony Ericsson W580 Video Preview
PhoneArena provides us with a hands-on video preview of Sony Ericsson’s W580. It features a 2.0-inch QVGA screen, 2.0-megapixel camera, M2 card slot (512MB included), EDGE, Bluetooth 2.0, USB connectivity, built-in FM tuner, and “music illumination” effects. Video after the jump.
(Video) Linux Gets Text-Based YouTube Player
A programmer created a nifty application that reads/decodes YouTube videos and displays them in ASCII text. See it in action after the break.
I used the lynx text based browser to search for a video on youtube, then I dug through the source found the keys required to build a request to download the desired video. Once downloaded I invoked the shell from lynx to launch mplayer to play the downloaded video
[via HackedGadgets]
(Video) Stephen Colbert on the iPhone
Stephen Colbert tries to convince Apple to send him a free iPhone by showing us his imaginary version. Continue reading to watch.
New Grand Theft Auto IV Trailer
Rockstar has just released a new Grand Theft Auto IV trailer, and we’ve got it for you guys after the break.
Munich Airport in LEGO
That’s right, you can find the Munich Airport recreated in LEGO at LEGOLAND Deutschland. Continue reading for more pictures.
(Thanks, Jefferson)
(Video) Vortex Bot Climbs Walls
This nifty robot uses “patented ‘tornado in a cup’ technology to suck themselves onto flat surfaces including walls and ceilings.” Continue reading for a video.
They then use 6 drive wheels to get around, and can send back video via secure Bluetooth. Current versions are controllable with a joystick, but they have the capacity for autonomous operation and room for a variety of payloads
[via OhGizmo!]
Strange Buildings
Yes, all of these buildings actually exist, or so we think. To start things off, “Mr. Robot” — pictured above — looks to be straight from a Sci-Fi flick. Hit the jump for more images.
Mini City
This incredibly detailed miniature city comes complete with a drive-in movie theater, Mt. Rushmore, Las Vegas, and more. View more pictures after the jump.
