Gameloft’s upcoming NOVA FPS for the iPhone could be one of the most anticipated games ever for the handset. Featuring “multiplayer deathmatch and team deathmatch modes over WiFi / Bluetooth,” in addition to a single-player campaign with dozens of levels. It will hit the iTunes App Store on December 17th. Video after the break.
[via Toucharcade]
Though not very practical, this rocket pod-equipped motorcycle is sure to get you attention, and most certainly in trouble with the law if fired on public roads. Continue reading to see what happened when the scenario plays out.
In the hierarchy of bad ideas, mounting a rocket launcher to a motorcycle then firing it on public roads definitely falls under the “genius” category.
[via Jalopnik]
Julian Smith and friends spent 7-hours filming Techno Jeep, a techno song created using nothing but sounds made with the vehicle — remixed using a synth / mixer. Continue reading for the video.
Finally, we get an inside look at the Netflix distribution center — courtesy of King5. The company’s 52-plus hubs, located around the US, ships 1.8-million movies everyday. And yes, every single envelope is packaged by a human rather than machine. Video after the break.
The exterior of Boeing’s Dreamliner 787 may be nothing special, but its interior is another story. In the video — embedded after the break, you’ll see “a custom interior by Greenpoint Technologies that sports a full conference room, two bedrooms, self-contained airstairs, as well as a full bathroom complete with bathtub and wall-sized mirror in the rear of the aircraft.”
The company also says the new material will hold up better to the wear and tear of flight than traditional aluminum. Boeing says it has orders for more than 850 of the planes, which officially sell for around $150 million each.
[via Flightglobal – Jalopnik]
Verizon charged customer Ted Estarija a hefty $21,917 in overage charges after his son used 1.4 million kilobytes (1.33GB) of data. Normally this wouldn’t be an issue, but Ted didn’t have a limited / unlimited data plan active for the phone. However, Verizon just may waive the fees due to the story going public. *Update* It works out to be approximately $16/MB and not $1.99/MB as originally stated.
Apparently, the father made the bankruptcy-worthy mistake of failing to set the family up on a real data plan.
Not having a computer or internet connection hasn’t held 87-year-old Dorothy Miller back from Twittering. She uses a service called Celery, which enables anyone to tweet with just pen, paper, and a fax machine. Video after the break.
[via Newlaunches]
That’s right, Arnim Ramdass left his wife Donna Cambell immediately after winning a $19-million lottery jackpot ($10.2-million lump sum) with his co-workers — his share was $450,000 after taxes. The geekiness began when he decided to cut all cable, phone and internet services at their home. You know what they say: “the love of money is the root of all evil.”
She eventually found out he was hiding his lottery winnings and asked for her share of the money, but he refused. Campbell went to court to fight Ramdass, but lost since she didn’t have any right to Ramdass’ winnings.
The problem with texting while walking is that you can’t really see what’s in front without having to move your phone. Type n Walk aims to change that. This iPhone app basically “displays a transparent viewport of what’s directly in front of you.” Video after the break.
Type n Walk was designed to work with your favorite apps — not try to replace them. Use it to compose your email, text message, status update, or tweet and paste it into your target app (or the browser) to send.
A funny tech ad requires both an eye-catching design as well as a clever tag line. These twelve examples show just how it’s done. First, we have Google’s “Find More Easily” ad, which definitely makes locating things easier. Click here for first picture in gallery.
You might have seen plenty of advertisements on the road sides or when you have flipped over magazines. I hope that you might have just skipped most of them, but there are some cool creative advertisements which would make you look twice.
[via Techieblogger]