Multitouch multiplayer Pong demo for iPhone

Boing Boing:

No wires, ma!

[Hatena::Diary via Asiajin and Waxy]

First Blu-ray record, Divertimenti, released

Engadget:

“Fans of high-def audio rejoice: The first Blu-ray recording has been
released. Fans of anything other than Divertimento, hold your horses:
The first release is from Thondheimsolistene, an orchestra from Norway.
“Divertimenti”, as it is called, will be released by the 2L label in
full HD audio glory along with a SACD track for those not on the
Blu-ray bandwagon just yet. Formats include 2.0 LPCM, 5.1 LPCM, 5.1 DTS
HD Master Audio, 5.1 Dolby True HD, 5.1 Dolby Digital at 48KHz, and it
has been confirmed to work just fine on the PS3.”

[Via MiC]

More People Have Read This T-Shirt Than Your Blog

Perfect.

Tcritic:

I like the humor behind Despair Wear, by the same people that brought you the Demotivator posters which were of course a parody of the nausea inducing successories (who I’m not even going to link to).

I like this one as well

via

Valve Announces Steam Cloud

IGN: “Ever been frustrated with losing your game saves every time you
reformat or get a new computer? Valve is taking steps to prevent that
with Steam Cloud, an upcoming update to their Steam download service
that will store saves, graphics setting, and key binding server-side.
If you need to get a new computer or if you’re over at a friend’s
place, this means you can download products previously purchased
through Steam and be able to pick up and play with little distraction.
This will be rolled out for Steamworks and will be valid for any PC
game that uses it. It’s also free.

Other upgrades to be integrated into Steam include driver
auto-updating, a system that checks your computer’s hardware and
predicts performance, calendar functions, and official communities.
Essentially, in addition to Steam Cloud, Steam will be being tweaked to
make it easier for players to interact with each other, share game
videos and screenshots, and better determine which games can run on
their systems.

While Valve didn’t disclose any sort of real timeline as to when the
Steam Cloud might become available, its history of major Steam releases
could indicate we might see something around the release of its major
title for 2008, Left 4 Dead, which is scheduled for this November. Or
not. This is Valve, after all.”

RIAA Drops Allofmp3 Lawsuit Pretends Mp3Sparks Doesn’t Exist

Digg: “The entertainment industry had US diplomats lean on Russia, claiming
that if it didn’t shut down the site, the US would block Russia’s
admittance into the WTO. So, eventually, Russia did shut down the site
through somewhat questionable means. Of course, within minutes of it
being shutdown, the company reappeared under the name Mp3Sparks.”

Top 10 Additions to Your Phone’s Contact List

Lifehacker:

“Nearly every new webapp on the block offers some kind of text message
integration, but not all of them are the kind you’ll want to keep on
every phone you own. However, there are a few contact numbers and
services that make even the cheapest phone a high-tech wonder that can
schedule and plan events, transfer money, price a potential purchase,
or do just about any Google search. Let’s take a look at 10 contact
numbers and email addresses worth making frequent SMS correspondents.”

LINK TO FULL LIST

Ninja star thumbtacks for posters and bulletin boards

Boing Boing:

“No one’s making these yet, but surely someone’s clever enough to realize the geek potential and start marketing them. This is right up Thinkgeek’s alley.

chromoly is a new partnership between designer jonathan
sabine and ad man adam pickard. the collaboration has only resulted in
one project so far, ‘ninja tacks’. the humourous tack design may look
like a deadly ninja star, but is really just an elaborate thumbtack.
the tack bears similarities to sabine’s earlier project ‘bourgeois brass knuckles’, a clever corkscrew design. both pieces combine ominous appearances with utilitarian function.

I’d buy a set in a heartbeat, along with those fantastic corkscrew brass knuckles.”

ninja tacks by chromoly [Designboom]

Watchmen’s “Tales of the Black Freighter” Due On DVD

Scifi Wire:

“The New York Times reported that Zack Snyder, director of the upcoming Watchmen movie, will release the comic-within-a-film Tales of the Black Freighter as a DVD within days of Watchmen’s opening.

Snyder had originally contemplated either incorporating the
pirate-themed comic into the film itself or adding it as a DVD extra on
the Watchmen DVD.

But Warner Brothers, which is releasing Watchmen, will now release Tales
as a separate-but-related Snyder-helmed movie exclusively on DVD five
days after the main movie rolls out in theaters. The DVD will also
include a documentary-style film called Under the Hood that will delve into the characters’ backstories.

Fans of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ Watchmen graphic novel will recognize both Tales and Under the Hood
as key side narratives that inform and illuminate the main storyline,
about a group of costumed superheroes who investigate the death of one
of their own in an alternate-history 1980s New York.

Eventually, Tales of the Black Freighter will be followed about four months later by the DVD release of Watchmen itself and then an “ultimate” edition in which the two are edited together into one megamovie, the newspaper reported.

Watchmen is slated for release on March 6, 2009.”

Desk Drive Creates Desktop Shortcuts to Your Removable Media

Lifehacker:

“Windows only: Freeware application Desk Drive monitors your computer
for new media—like a new CD, DVD, or thumb drive—then automatically
creates a desktop shortcut pointing to your newly mounted media. Disabling autoplay is safer
and less annoying than leaving it enabled, but that means you have to
open up My Computer every time you plug in a thumb drive or insert a
new disc. Desk Drive gives you quick and easy access to that media from
your desktop as soon as you plug it in, similar to the default (and
arguably better) behavior found on Macs. The downside: Desk Drive takes
up way too much memory (around 17MB in my test), so it may not be worth it unless you’ve got boatloads of RAM.”

Desk Drive [Blue Onion via FreewareGenius]

Guinness ball cap with built-in bottle opener

Boing Boing Gadgets:

“This pedestrian ball cap has a garish bottle opener riveted onto the
bill. It’s an officially branded Guinness product; too bad the best
non-draught Guinness comes in a can.

It’s $20, plus shipping.”

Catalog Page [BeWild.com]