Archive for February, 2011

Crysis 2 isn’t far off (the release date is March 22nd) and it has been a bit dinged up from last week’s full game leak but we’re still excited. Above is the “Story” trailer, in which the plot is set and you can get a taste of what to expect in the game. Basically something happened […]

Back in 2007, Radiohead decided to try to upend their whole business model by offering their seventh album, In Rainbows, in digital form for whatever listeners wanted to pay.
It’s debatable how well that experiment went for Radiohead, but according to a 2007 report from Warner Chappell, most people ended up paying nothing for the […]

The secret recipe that lists the ingredients of every bottle of Coca-Cola is a thing of legend. Often described as one of the best kept secrets in the world, urban legend says that only two people in the world know the full secret recipe, and they are never allowed to fly on the same airplane […]

Last night’s Grammy Awards were host to two major upsets. The first was Arcade Fire’s victory for best album for The Suburbs… a band and album that the vast majority of Grammy viewers had apparently never heard of. More germane to geeks, though, was the fact that Christopher Tin’s “Baba Yetu” won a Grammy for […]

When Windows Phone 7 launched last year without multitasking or cut-and-paste support (features Microsoft ridiculed Apple for years for not having in its iPhone OS), Microsoft promised to remedy the situation promptly.
How promptly? Four months later and we still don’t know, but it is coming, as Microsoft has announced that they are prepping […]

If you’ve been eagerly anticipating Rocksteady’s upcoming sequel to 2009’s Batman: Arkham Asylum because you hope to multiplay Robin the Boy Wonder alongside your friend’s Batman, prepare to be disappointed.
Rockstar has just confirmed that Batman: Arkham City won’t have multiplayer or co-operative play, contrary to rumors.
Why? It’s all about making sure the single player game […]

Looking to express yourself this Valentine’s Day and you figure the traditional Hallmark V-Day card just won’t cut it with your geeky sweetheart this year? Then how about blinding her with science with one of these U.S. Patent inspired illustrated Valentine’s Day Cards?
Created by maker Steve Hoefer, these five patent illustration cards feature drawings of […]

A major concern of launching any new hardware platform is that there will not be enough applications available to drive demand. Research In Motion (RIM) may be looking to minimize this concern, as it pertains to its PlayBook tablet, by allowing it to run applications which are built for another mobile operating system. Specifically, in […]

If you have ever seen a Strandbeest in motion, you know they are a visual symphony of kinetics and aesthetics, like a fine piece of art in motion. In addition, these walking works of art can be solar powered, wind-driven, or even motorized.
Not leaving well enough alone, though, the folks at Crabfu Artworks received a mini Strandbeest […]