Desktop wallpapers can serve as an excellent source of inspiration. However, if you use some specific wallpaper for a long period of time, it becomes harder to draw inspiration out of it. That’s why we have decided to supply you with smashing wallpapers over 12 months. And to make them a little bit more distinctive from the usual crowd, we’ve decided to embed calendars for the upcoming month. So i
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So, let's paint the picture, shall we? There's a rat, a bundle of electrodes, more wiring than an electrician would know what to do with and some sort of wheeled apparatus. In the background stands a team of crazed Japanese scientists, intent on never sleeping again until said rat controls said vehicle entirely with his mind. Nah, it's not a re-run of a WB classic -- it's real life, and it's happe
Engadget • 13 hours ago
Uh, wow, guess the megapixel race isn't over. Sony just announced the world's first 16.41 megapixel CMOS sensor for mobile phones putting today's 12 megapixel units to shame. The 1/2.8-inch back-illuminated Exmor R model IMX081PQ sensor packs an industry smallest 1.12μm unit cell size and is capable of shooting 1080p at 30fps or 720p at 60fps. Sony claims to have solved some of the iss
Engadget • 9 hours ago
Is everyone ready for some football? Today, we have a special treat for you. Chris Modarelli, Art director and Senior Designer for the Cleveland Browns has taken some time from his busy schedule to walk us through the process of creating a season ticket design for the Cleveland Browns. Let’s get started! Step 1 The first thing I did was to create a grid pattern that will contain several images.
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First of all, put away those credit cards, American readers, this is so far a Japan-only affair. Nintendo's celebrations of Mario's 25th birthday are extending beyond custom DSi and DSi LL consoles to a repainted Wii machine and a pretty sweet bundle to go with it. The sporty red number above includes one of the newfangled Wii Remote Plus controllers -- which can do MotionPlus tracking without the
Engadget • 7 hours ago
Whether it’s Hulu, or 85 million-plus daily tweets or millions of photos being uploaded to Facebook, Internet traffic keeps growing and growing. That’s not going to change any time soon, mostly because the Internet is now becoming a crucial part of our daily lives. In some parts of the world, it’s hard to escape the ‘net, so to speak. Soon, thanks to the mobile Internet revolution, a massive new m
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Ars Technica takes a look at the surprising drop in retail game prices over time
When we're not spending $150 on "collector's edition" versions of games or buying $50 worth of post-launch DLC, we're spending less than ever on brand new retail copies of video games. Ars Technica explores the history of game prices in comparison to the current climate in a recent piece, astutely pointing out that when adjusted for inflation, game prices of yesteryear are vastly higher than today
CollegeHumor figures it out, creates the Jersey Shore RPG
How had we never put this together before? MTV's sorrowfully popular reality show Jersey Shore shares common elements with every RPG ever: Dudes with outrageously spiky hair, puzzlingly proportioned women, so much fighting, near-incomprehensible dialogue ... the list of similarities goes on and on.Continue reading CollegeHumor figures it out, creates the Jersey Shore RPGCollegeHumor figures it out
Tony Curtis buried with iPhone
As many of you have likely heard, actor Tony Curtis passed away in his home last week at the age of 85, due to cardiac arrest. Curtis was best known for his lead roles in movies such as Some Like it Hot and The Defiant Ones. The late actor was put to rest Monday, the funeral being attended by family and friends. It's reported that Curtis was buried with some of his most cherished possessions, inc
Want FaceTime on 3G? Try Tango
Tango is a video and audio chatting app that does what FaceTime should have done. It works on a 3G (or a 4G) network. This free app was released last week and I have been testing it over the weekend. It performs pretty much as advertised using it on my iPhone 4. You can make and receive calls over either a WiFi network, or over the cellular network. Even better, the app works with a variety of And
HOW TO: Customize Your Background for the New Twitter
The Better Profiles Series is supported by Gillette. Learn more about Gillette and its products at Gillette.com.Last month, Twitter unveiled a total site redesign. The new Twitter homepage is robust, more like a stand-alone application, and offers support for multimedia, keyboard shortcuts, and easy access to various types of content.The new design also has different dimensions (originally based o
Facebook Now Allows You To “Download Your Information”
Whoah. Until now there hasn’t been a way to download info off of Facebook. At today’s Facebook event in Palo Alto, Mark Zuckerberg just announced a way to port your data off of Facebook, “People own and have control over all info they put into Facebook and “Download Your Information” enables people to take stuff with them,” says Zuckerberg. Stay tuned: Product Manager David Recordon is filling us
Sam Raimi will Direct 'Wizard of Oz' Prequel with Robert Downey Jr.
Filed under: Movie News, CinematicalDirector Sam Raimi has officially been given the reigns to direct the prequel to 'The Wizard of Oz' (which up until now was a project that was still very much up in the air as Raimi continued to work on his World of Warcraft adaptation). You'll remember that this is the film called 'Oz: The Great and Powerful', and it tells the origins story of how the Wizard of
Chicken Nuggets: Is That How They're Made? A GOOD Fact Check
A lot of people have checked out our post on how chicken nuggets are made, which shows a disgusting image of a pink material and an even grosser video and offers this set of facts: Mechanically separated chicken—the stuff chicken nuggets and patties are made from—is what you get when you grind an entire chicken through a sieve, soak it in ammonia, and add flavor artificially. With some prompting
Fossa Sofa by Aurélien Barbry
Finding a nice contemporary sofa isn't easy. Most of the time there is always an element that ruins it. Creating a contemporary sofa that has a look that is changeable is even harder. With the sofa you are about to see this is possible without much work. Creative seating solution Fossa Sofa created for COR is a creative seating solution with a modular perspective. According to its French designer
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