From the Technabob blog:
Posted: 03 Sep 2012 02:45 PM PDT
If I could play the guitar and play it well, then I'd definitely go out and try to score myself one of these awesome customized Mario Bros. guitars. I mean, just look at it.
Of course, the first thing I'd actually play is a rocked-out version of the Super Mario Bros. theme. How about you?
This custom guitar was made by 'geekd out', who hails from Australia. He describes it as:
24 Fret, Full size, amazing quality. Full floating tremolo, Locking neck, Easy access to the top of the neck, Mushroom inlays, amazing sound, and looks fantastic.
Here's a clip of him playing his awesome guitar:
Looks like the Super Mario guitar is for sale up on G33KeD for $489 Australian Dollars (~$500 USD), and you'd better move quick if you want one. You never know if Nintendo's lawyers will swoop in and try and stop to this wonderful (but likely unofficial) guitar.
[via Obvious Winner]
Posted: 03 Sep 2012 09:45 AM PDT
If you're a fan of rock 'n roll, odds are you're familiar with the band Queen, and you know the late vocal talent of Freddie Mercury was the frontman for the group. To celebrate his birthday, Rovio made Freddie Mercury an honorary member of the Angry Birds family.
Rovio has released a new animation featuring Freddie the Angry Bird riding his bicycle to a famous Queen song called "Bicycle Race." The video is live as of right now and you can view below. The video shows a birdified Mercury cruising on his bicycle wearing his Queen crown.
The mustachioed avian animation was created in support of the Mercury Phoenix Trust and Freddie for a Day, an event planned for September 5th to help raise funds for the fight against AIDS.
| Posted: 03 Sep 2012 07:00 AM PDT While most sit-down restaurants offer a way to add on a tip when you sign the credit card slip, It's a bit of a hassle to have to fish for some loose change or bills in your wallet after paying for a cup of coffee or snacks using your credit card. But if DipJar gets traction, then you might soon be able to leave tips simply by 'dipping' your card into the jar.  DipJar is an electronic jar of sorts that has been programmed to charge you $1 every time you dip your card into it. So if you want to leave a $5 tip, you're going have to swipe your card five times, so that might sound taxing. But really, how tiring is it to have to dip your card five times into the slot? I'd imagine not very much – though it might wear out the stripe on your card faster. The DipJar is currently being tested for use in coffee shops, restaurants, cafes, and every other establishment out there that accepts tips. You can contact the crew behind it if you want to get a DipJar for your own establishment. All you have to do is tell them a bit about your store and location and sign up on their site. If they like you, they'll send you a DipJar so you can start collecting tips electronically. |
| Posted: 03 Sep 2012 06:45 AM PDT It seems like Apple's getting pretty bad at keeping its secrets. Either that, or people are just getting better at uncovering them. While they don't have a complete, working phone, the folks over at China's iColorOS somehow managed to get their hands on various parts of the iPhone 5 to assemble their very own version of the device.  By parts, we mean the exterior stuff like the case and metal plates because I'm sure no one would be able to leave Apple HQ with the actual insides of an iPhone 5 and live to tell the world about it. (I'm kidding. I think.)Here's what the leaked images prove:
        Of course, the exterior of the iPhone 5 tells us nothing about what's going on under the hood, like whether or not it's running a new A6 chip or the same A5 from the current iPad, nor does it tell us about the display's resolution, or any other hardware improvements, like the hotly-anticipated 4G connectivity. Guess we'll just have to wait until Apple's September 12 event for the full reveal. [via Nowhereelse.fr via Dvice] |
