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Sometimes things just make sense
I know there are a lot of people out there like me who can’t stand when they have a good meal in front of them with no way to eat it like a civilized person. Missing utensils is the worst thing ever. Whether you’re getting take out, to-go or something else, you want to be able to chow down like a normal person. With Din-Ink you can!
all you need is a pen or a pen-like object to use as a handle and slip the cap on the end to turn it in to a proper spoon, fork or knife. So cool! I want to keep a set in my glovebox for emergency picnics. Best of all is that they’re cheap.
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days review
Turns out most of you didn’t have a copy of K&L2 OR R6V2. Well, we ended up playing a little co-op K&L last night and if I had to sum up that game in one word it would be “Shaky”.
Most of the time the shaky is a good thing, it makes the game feel like it was filmed by someone other than the characters you play as, just how a movie is filmed by a cameraman who is not in the film. But sometimes, especially when running, or when you are surrounded by enemies and being shot at, the camera becomes this rotating, swirling lense with no gravity. You can get, not motion-sick, but motion-bored maybe? They kind of overdo it is what I’m saying.
Aside from that, the look of the game is a desaturated, bleached-out run through the underworld of Shanghai. You spend more time in sweatshops and rainslick backalleys than in any normal video game locations like “Warehouse A” or ” Office Complex #2″. It’s gritty and it’s messy.
Over all, it’s a nice change. I’m in to the game, and plan on finishing it in the week. I can’t wait to see what multiplayer has to offer. I hear it’s good.
The Trailer for Bioshock: Infinite is breathtaking
The first Bioshock was a masterpiece of gaming. It was loved by almost every person. That doesn’t happen very often. Then they let another team make the crapy sequel, and NOW they’re making a sequel/prequel to the original called Bioshock: Infinite. And the trailer looks absolutely incredible. From the looks of the trailer, you’re in a flying city, with telekenetic powers and metalo-men. I gota say, this looks pretty awesome.
We need to put Toy Story, Red Dead Redemption and Mass Effect together for real now!
It took me a few minutes of looking at this picture before I completely understood what I was looking at. I saw John Marston from Red Dead, but then I saw Buzz Lightyear, or was it Shepard from Mass Effect? No Wait Oh, AAh! Now I get it!
It’s kind of funny to think that the characters that people play with as children can also be used by grown ups in their video games, huh? That’s what I was thinking.
Modnation Racers Tonight for Gaming With Verne
Whoa, we’re back and Holey Moley! We’re playing a new game! Tonight is Modnation Racers on the PS3 at 6:30 PM PST. I heard this was a pretty cool game if you like Mario Kart (who doesn’t?) but want to play as you own character. I’m looking forward to it, Mainly cuz I haven’t played a good racing game in a while.
You guys know the rules: Send a friend request to Schmer1969 on PSN, be polite and have fun. See you all there.
Super Glue + Silly Putty + Alien Sorcery = Sugru
You know that feeling when you discover something and all you can think about is how much better life would have been if you’d found out about it years ago? That’s the way I feel about driving alone in the car pool lane and that’s how I feel about Sugru.
Sugru works like this: You mold the putty-like substance in to the shape you want and then let it dry over night. the next day your sculpture has turned in to a heat, cold and water resistant rubbery material that adheres to anything while being completely safe to mess with. It’s a do-all material that you can use to fix anything from broken coffee mug handles to leaky pipes. It’s basically from the future. The creator describes it as being a tool to help you hack your everyday life, making things more useful and personal. I totally agree.
I’m looking forward to trying this stuff out on a ton of little things around my house. I’ll have to let you guys know how it works out, but I’m thinking good.
Gaming With Verne – 09/08/10 – Red Dead Redemption
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Here’s the latest video from our Monday Night Gaming with Verne. We played Red dead Redemption again, mainly because no one was on NCAA football. I understand, though, you’re all mainly European, so I get that.
I added some ways in the video where you can let me know what games you want to play, just let me know (as always, PS3 and no COD are the only stipulations). Special thanks to bigbadwolf for playing along/shooting me in the back on a more than one occasion. Let me know what you guys want to play next week!
Peace!
-Vee
So I started using Fring for my iPhone and I like the direction this is going
Fring is a pretty cool little program that brings together all of your favorite online services like Facebook, Twitter, G-Chat, Last.fm, Skype and other in to one place. It’s pretty cool and I really think that this is the direction that a lot of companies should be looking. You don’t have to be the idealist that creates the social network, but if you can put them all together and make it easier for the little guy, then you’ve got my vote (and my money if you’re good enough).
Check out Fring for the iPhone, it completely free! You can’t beat that deal, amirite?
Fruit Ninja for iPhone AKA 100 hours of productivity wasted
The video above is actually for the iPad version of Fruit Ninja (it has a two player version!) but the iphone version is still pretty fun. There really isn’t much to the game. You just chop fruit in half as it flies in to view on the screen. For some reason this game scratches the itch of feeling like an expert and swordsman and that makes it very difficult to put down.
It’s only 99¢ on the iTunes store and you can get it right now! It’s not often you find a game that is easy to pick up but impossible to master no matter how much you try. But that’s what Fruit Ninja is!
I got my OWLE Bubo and *spoiler alert* it’s awesome!
So I got an OWLE Bubo a few days ago and it’s pretty much the coolest accessory I’ve ever got for my iPhone. It’s turned what was already a very cool video capture device in to a semi-professional rig… and I haven’t even added any lights, mics or battery packs to it yet.
The best thing about the OWLE so far is how much the lenses expand the scope of the camera. with a .45 wide angle lense you can really notice how much more of the picture you iPhone takes in. The next feature that I like about this thing is how sturdy and solid the design feels with the phone in it. The OWLE is milled from one solid piece of metal and that heft helps too keep the camera steady as you film, and the two hold points make it easy to make steady pans and sweeps so your shots look smooth.
All in all it’s made me want to take more video, made the video I take look better and get a lot of people to ask me about camera system. All good things.
Thanks OWLE! Head on over to their site (wantowle.com) and check out their youtube channel for a lot of videos about the device (WANTowle Channel). And stay tuned too to the site for a few example shoots and video reviews.
Check out this guy’s set up!
