http://matwolf.com/blog Random things that one may find interesting Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:42:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Apparently Mario & Luigi AKA the Mario brothers are done saving the princess and have decided to open up competing take-out joints in Manchester, United Kingdom. On top of the names, the colors of the stores are also the same of the Nintendo characters. Mario typically wears red and Luigi wears ... http://matwolf.com/blog/video-games/mario-luigi-stores-in-manchester-uk/ There's something special about driving to work in the morning and sipping on your cup of joe while knowing that the vehicle you're riding in is getting it's energy from that same magical ground up bean. Okay I'll probably never own a coffee car but there is a real one ... http://matwolf.com/blog/inventions/coffee-car-runs-on-starbucks/ It's been 10 years since the PlayStation 2 first came out in Japan. It is the best-selling console of all time, having reached over 140 million units sold as of September 30, 2009. New games are still being released on the system later in 2010. Kotaku made a nice little timeline ... http://matwolf.com/blog/video-games/playstation-2-ten-year-anniversary/ Over the past couple years Facebook has really taken off to become the online resource for keeping up with your friends. It's not just for college students anymore. My mom, sister, borther-in law, girlfriend and just about everyone I know is on it whether I want to be friends with ... http://matwolf.com/blog/social-networking/why-i-hate-facebook/ Mr Yoshi Akai built a pretty awesome Lego sequencer which to get working in itself is an amazing feat but it goes even deeper. The different coloured Lego pieces each have their own sound and the higher the Legos stack, the more complex the sound. There are many more music ... http://matwolf.com/blog/lego/lego-sequencer-bleeps-and-bloops/ This iron is special because it won't lay flat on the table due to the weight of the handle which forces it to stay upright. This makes this one of the safest irons I've ever seen. In addition to not starting house fires it also helps you prevent leaving an ... http://matwolf.com/blog/inventions/safe-iron-that-wont-lay-flat/ Although the release date is still unknown, Tecmo is soon to be coming out with a remake of Tecmo Bowl available for download on PSN and XBOX Live. Hopefully the gameplay will be as addictive as it was for the NES and SNES versions of the games released years ago. http://matwolf.com/blog/video-games/tecmo-bowl-throwback-coming-to-psn/ We all know that the mail never gets delivered on Sunday but now Saturday may be a no mail day as well due to less demand for snail mail. In addition to this there may soon be an increase in postage and postal office closures. The Postal Service experienced a ... http://matwolf.com/blog/random/usps-considering-cutting-mail-on-saturday/ Back in late 1987 Bandai released Stadium Events, a game part of the Family Fun Fitness series. Early the next year Nintendo bought the right to the series and re-released it as the the Power Pad. The two Family Fun Fitness-branded games that had already been released, as well as Bandai's ... http://matwolf.com/blog/ebay/stadium-events-nes-game-sells-for-41300/ To celebrate Missile Command's 30th anniversary, Atari has released a remixed version of the game for the web. The website says it best: Chock full of power ups, tricky enemies and intense boss battles, Missile Command by OMGPOP has the makings of a modern classic. This game actually has some ... http://matwolf.com/blog/video-games/missile-command-30th-anniversary-game/ Send the hit game Peggle Nights to a friend or relative — absolutely free! All you need to do is sign up for the PopCap Passport, your first-class ticket to fun! You will also receive exclusive offers, game previews, contests and more! Peggle Nights is a very fun, addicting game ... http://matwolf.com/blog/video-games/give-your-friend-peggle-nights-for-free/ Life Cereal A breakfast cereal made of whole grain oats, distributed by the Quaker Oats Company. It was introduced in 1961. The cereal's advertisements currently sport the slogan "Life is full of surprises". The Game of Life A board game created in 1860 by Milton Bradley that simulates a person's travels through his or ... http://matwolf.com/blog/comparisons/life-cereal-vs-the-game-of-life/ I know that it can be difficult to find an outlet when you're at an airport or bus station and desperately need to charge your cell phone or laptop. This concept is a chair that the user sits in a and rocks back and forth with their power plugged in ... http://matwolf.com/blog/inventions/charge-your-cell-phone-by-rocking/ Code Organ let's you type in a website URL of your choice and it will play music based on the code of that website. It will actually analyze the code of any website based on what's inside the <body> tags and will based on an algorithm, define chords, synth style and ... http://matwolf.com/blog/web/code-organ-play-website-code-music/ Following the 2009 bicentennial pennies that were released last to celebrate 200 years since Lincoln was born, the U.S. mint is releasing an updated penny with a similar look to what we're used to. Not much changes on the heads side. The tails side gets a slight redesign but also looks somewhat ... http://matwolf.com/blog/random/2010-lincoln-one-cent-redesigned-penny/