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Marshall Alexander One-piece Papertoys
Posted on 02 Dec 2008 | Tagged as: Web | 38 views
In case you got bored with CubeECraft Papercraft Toys and are interested in something new, you may want to check out Marshall Alexander’s website which offers diagrams you can print out, cut out and have fun with. The one-piece papertoys consist of a single flat piece of paper, which by folding is transformed into a 3-dimensional model. There’s some really neat stuff on the site including all kinds of monster characters, robots, insects, fish, even 1970’s video game consoles.
Check out marshallalexander.net.
YouTube Goes 720p Widescreen
Posted on 28 Nov 2008 | Tagged as: Web | 52 views
With more and more people transitioning from older 4:3 televisions to newer LCD and Plasma 16:9 TVs, you knew it was only so long before YouTube would make the transition also. Earlier this week (as an early holiday present) YouTube went from a standard 4:3 screen ratio to a 16:9 screen ratio, making it too widescreen. What that means is that all the videos you’ve uploaded or seen in the past will have the black bars on the left and right side of the video. From here on out though more and more people will be shot and uploaded in HD widescreen making the black bars more and more uncommon over time.
New Google Gmail Feature: Themes
Posted on 21 Nov 2008 | Tagged as: Web | 64 views
Logging into Google earlier today I noticed a new feature: Themes. Themes let you customize your Gmail experience with a distinct look. There are currently about 35 themes to choose from and I’m sure Google will add more in the future. Some of the themes are even customized to you depending on your location. To choose a theme, go to Gmail and click a thumbnail on the Themes tab of your Settings page.
More on Gmail themes.
LIFE Magazine Photos on Google Images
Posted on 20 Nov 2008 | Tagged as: Web | 61 views
Search millions of historic photos from the Google LIFE photo archive, stretching from the 1750s to today. Most were never published and are now available for the first time through the joint work of LIFE and Google. Once you find a photo that interests you, click it for a larger version with a short description along with the location, date taken, photgrapher name and size of the photo. You can browse the photos through decades, categories or just choose to search whatever you have in mind.
A Bunch of New Gmail Features
Posted on 04 Nov 2008 | Tagged as: Web | 63 views
Gmail: Google’s approach to email, has recently announced a bunch of new updates. Gmail has already not too arguably been the best online e-mail solution and the new slew of updates just prove that even more. Maybe with all these new features, Google will finally take Gmail out of Beta? Here are the highlights of the new features:
- Tons of new emoticons that are now available in e-mails, not just chat
- Colored labels to better categorize your e-mails
- Chat with groups of people, not just one on one
- Chat with your AIM friends in Gmail chat
- New 20MB maximum attachment file size
- No invitations needed anymore to sign up for Gmail
- Check up to five e-mail accounts through Gmail
MTV Music Video Service Goes Online
Posted on 28 Oct 2008 | Tagged as: Web | 48 views
Following the trend of TV media going online recently, MTV dropped a bomb today by flipping the switch on mtvmusic.com. The site has tons and tons of music videos to watch from the MTV vintage vault to present day material (broadband or FIOS internet connection highly recommended). The site is currently in Beta but the music videos they have are up and running well. Just type in the artist or song you’re looking for and see if it’s available yet on the service. Yup, this internet thing may not be a fad afterall…
More @ mtvmusic.com.
AC/DC MS Excel Spreadsheet Music Video
Posted on 26 Oct 2008 | Tagged as: Web | 46 views
The music group AC/DC came out with an interesting idea for a music video. An official song video that is meant to be downloaded and viewed in MS Excel. Apparently Excel isn’t just used for adding up numbers with formulas but also as a way to show off artistic videos. Although I couldn’t get it to work on my computer (must be a Mac thing) I was able to watch the YouTube video and it is seems different and unique, much like AC/DC’s style of music.
Sex Drive The Movie 10 Minute Preview
Posted on 19 Oct 2008 | Tagged as: Web | 43 views
Sex Drive looks like a pretty funny movie but how do we know if it’s really worth our ten bucks? How about by watching the first ten minutes of the movie (10:52 to be exact) absolutely free! The first ten minutes of Sex Drive really make you want more too. The characters seem funny and so does the story. This idea of giving away xx minutes of a movie is a good one. Something I hope to see more of in the future.
Crazy Shuttle For Some Quick Fun
Posted on 14 Oct 2008 | Tagged as: Video Games, Web | 46 views
I was looking online to see if there was a free version of Crazy Taxi somewhere out there and came across Crazy Shuttle. It’s a Crazy Taxi rip-off where you go around picking up pedestrians and running over others as you try to get them to their destinition in the fastest time possible and it’s fun! What makes it different than Crazy taxi is instead of a 3D world to drive around you can only go drive left and right while swerving up and down. Yes, that’s a freshly hit Cody from Final Fight laying on the ground. Anyone know who the girl is?
Play the game @ Newgrounds.
Neave.com N-Blox: A Falling Blocks Game
Posted on 10 Oct 2008 | Tagged as: Video Games, Web | 149 views
I’m guilty of playing Tetris on Game Boy for hours straight. In fact I’d play it so much that I’d see falling blocks in my dreams at night. A while ago, an Interactive Designer named Neave created a falling blocks game called N-Blox which plays similar to Tetris and is just as addicting. Be sure to check Neave’s other games and just browse around the awesome, newly redesigned site, Neave.com.
