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App Store Rip Offs Worry Developers

Ars Technica points us to the growing concern over App Store applications getting ripped off and/or copied by other developers. The applications they compare are two eBook readers: Classics and Classics: Jane Austen. Classics is popular, and was ...

From JOEL HOROWITZ, PSFK,  20 Feb 2009
Related Topics: Jane Austen,  Ars Technica

Snuggie Pub-Crawls Invading American Bars

We’ve mentioned the Snuggie a couple times (here & here) this past year, so we thought it’d be appropriate to mention our invite to the Snuggie Pub Crawl in New York City. Similar crawls are going on in 15 other cities across the country, with ...

From JOEL HOROWITZ, PSFK,  20 Feb 2009

Japanese Streets Paved In Grass?

We came across a planning concept showcasing Japanese streets completely paved in grass. While we can’t find any information about the idea or creators (all copy is in Japanese), the carefully composed images are quite interesting, albeit practically ...

From JOEL HOROWITZ, PSFK,  19 Feb 2009

8 Years Old: Average Age For First Cell Phone In UK

The Telegraph reports that British children are given their first mobile phone around 8 years old. Doug Aamoth with CrunchGear makes a good point that the survey conducted was in an affluent area, which could slant the results, but nonetheless it’s ...

From JOEL HOROWITZ, PSFK,  19 Feb 2009

Surfing Google Earth On the Wii Fit

Two German artificial intelligence researchers have developed a hack for the Wii Fit that allows them to surf Google Earth terrain. While the Wii Fit has already demonstrated another capability in the internet-assisted health care realm, the hack gives ...

From JOEL HOROWITZ, PSFK,  18 Feb 2009
Related Topics: Google Inc.,  Silver Surfer

Play-Powered Toys Eliminate Need For Batteries

Toys tend to move as much as their masters – and that’s why the smartly designed Fastronaut toys harness all that kinetic energy from throws, rolls and bounces to power themselves. LEDs on the toy-cars and action figures display how much power has been ...

From JOEL HOROWITZ, PSFK,  18 Feb 2009

Japan Gets E-Newspaper, Ailments Via Wind Turbines

Where will these cool electronic devices get their power? Perhaps from one of Japan’s 1,400 electricity-generating wind turbines - much to the dismay of its neighbors. Asahi Shimbun reports that over 70 residents living close to these massive ...

From JOEL HOROWITZ, PSFK,  10 Feb 2009

Broadway Takes To The Subway

At a dress rehearsal on Saturday night, the production faced obstacles familiar to every straphanger - stalled trains, delays due to track work, and all the other uncertainties of public transit in New York City. Add to that the need to carry a ...

From JOEL HOROWITZ, PSFK,  27 Jan 2009

Ad-Sales Decline, Quality Of Advertising Follows

Hamilton Nolan at Gawker wrote an interesting post about the decline of good advertising on television. It’s been quite noticeable lately (in New York at least) how many prime-time advertising spots have been bought by what seems to be infomercial and ...

From JOEL HOROWITZ, PSFK,  26 Jan 2009
Related Topics: Lexus

Madrid’s Newest Green Tech Flagship

Construction has begun on Madrid’s radically designed, sun & rain catching International Convention Center. Reminiscent of a massive telescope reflector, the structure will be a photovoltaic panel and glass covered cylinder resting atop its side, ...

From JOEL HOROWITZ, PSFK,  26 Jan 2009

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