Apple Watch goes on view today in the US UK and other countries – but not yet in Ireland. But here’s a fun project to design an build an anachronistic Apple II Watch – a device that never was! Amateur electronics designer Aleator777 spent about 3 weeks designing and building his tongue-in-cheek timepiece. He’s even written […]
“It’s a tale as old as time,” begins ‘Frank Underwolf’ in this funny parody of House of Cards released yesterday by Sesame Street. “Three Pigs – three houses: straw, sticks, bricks. But only one that I really want to get into: the White Brick House” It sounds familiar – and it works on it’s own level […]
Only a sick and fevered mind could have imagined this ‘Star Wars’ title sequence, in the style of techie action man MacGyver. Which goes to show that it’s an ill wind that doesn’t blow some good. I do hope the guy is feeling better now though. [youtube]http://youtu.be/C54yPPiQMfw[/youtube] HT: Emmet Ryan, who – thankfully – is […]
Mark Zuckerberg launched Facebook in 2004. That was a different world, and Facebook has played a part in shaping the world of today. But imagine if ‘The Facebook’ (as Zuckerberg originally planned to call it) had been launched in 1995. [youtube]http://youtu.be/jYd_5aggzd4[/youtube] Too young to remember 1995? It’s a parody of this real commercial for AOL. Related articles Mark […]
Russell Brand has embraced a meme which mocked him on Twitter, and has recorded his own version of Blur’s Parklife, with the help of Irish band The Rubberbandits. The comedian’s tendency to use long, over-wordy sentences with observations on politics rang a bell with one Twitter user, who was reminded of the 1990s hit song: Russell Brand's […]
Amazon’s announcement of Echo last week came as a surprise to many. Think Siri or Cortana, except it’s not just another app on a device. Instead it comes in its own standalone hardware: a cylindrical audio interface, i.e. a speaker with seven embedded microphones which is always listening, ready to respond when you use a keyword to awaken it. If that […]
Humans of New York is a famous photoblog, whose author takes pictures of people in public places and publishes them along with a snippet of conversation he had with each subject. This video shows what happened when an actor pretending to be the HONY photographer interacted with people on the street. It’s funny, especially when he tells people […]
Here’s a funny video from IKEA, introducing “a device so simple and intuitive, using it feels almost familiar”. The “device”? The IKEA catalogue. It comes with no cables and “eternal” battery life. The navigation is based on “tactile touch technology”- and there’s no lag. “Each crystal-clear page loads instantaneously, no matter how fast you scroll”. Isaac […]
This is offered without comment – except to say that it’s spoiler-free, although it might encourage you to spoil your diet. It appears that somebody felt that ‘House of Cards’ was a little too lean. Luckily, there’s Tumblr to put that right! There’s more at the ‘House of Carbs’ Tumblr. via Mashable. Related articles ‘House of […]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nN9lNJuqG4[/youtube] Anyone for a Sesame Street / Cookie Monster Lord of the Crumbs ( Lord o the rings Parody? ) Happy Friday!
