Archive for June, 2009
It’s Time! Get Creative with Microsoft Research’s New Xbox LIVE Community Game “Kodu Game Lab”
Have you ever wanted to create your own video game? Now is the time to put your imagination to the test. Microsoft Research’s new game lab “Kodu Game Lab” launches on Xbox LIVE Community Games today, giving aspiring game makers of all ages the chance to bring their own game creations to Xbox 360. For just 400 MS Points, or $5, anyone with a passion for game creation can harness the magic of programming and game development at every level.
Built using Microsoft’s XNA Games Studio, “Kodu Game Lab”…(a href=”http://gamerscoreblog.com/press/archive/2009/06/30/kodu99884.aspx”read more/a)img src=”http://gamerscoreblog.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=563003″ width=”1″ height=”1″img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MSGamesPressAlerts/~4/mrZ1jhaJxhk” height=”1″ width=”1″/
Original post by Gamerscore News
No commentsMozilla Firefox 3.5 Released
Yo, yo gearheads. After like 3,000 release candidates, Firefox 3.5 is finally in da house! Today marks the public release of Mozilla’s updated browser which features significantly increased speed and privacy options, not to mention an awesome new private browsing mode for all you porn-iacs.
Check out a full list of improvements and updates, via Mozilla, after the jump.
Firefox 3.5 is based on the Gecko 1.9.1 rendering platform, which has been under development for the past year. Firefox 3.5 offers many changes over the previous version, supporting new web technologies, improving performance and ease of use. Some of the notable features are:
- Available in more than 70 languages. (Get your local version!)
- Support for the HTML5 <video> and <audio> elements including native support for Ogg Theora encoded video and Vorbis encoded audio. (Try it here!)
- Improved tools for controlling your private data, including a Private Browsing Mode.
- Better web application performance using the new TraceMonkey JavaScript engine.
- The ability to share your location with websites using Location Aware Browsing. (Try it here!)
- Support for native JSON, and web worker threads.
- Improvements to the Gecko layout engine, including speculative parsing for faster content rendering.
- Support for new web technologies such as: downloadable fonts, CSS media queries, new transformations and properties, JavaScript query selectors, HTML5 local storage and offline application storage, <canvas> text, ICC profiles, and SVG transforms.
Developers can find out about all the changes and new features at the Mozilla Developer Center.
Original post by Andrew Dobrow
No commentsThe A-Z of Awesomeness: An Alternative Method of Learning the Alphabet
The future geeks of America are going to have about as much patience to learn in school as a mouse has patience to escape a mouse trap. Technology has minimized patience to a minimum, thanks to the speed of now. So, how are we going to teach future generations the essentials? Such as reading.
The A-Z of Awesomeness caught my attention right away, so I just know that a 12-year-old boy would just be sucked right in. Me and my Vietnamese boy slave have about the same patience level. In other words? This is the education method of the future! Check out more alphabetical awesomeness after the jump.
Original post by Andrew Dobrow
No commentsLined Paper Pencil Case
Looking for some much needed flash to accompany you in academia? The ultra-realistic Lined Paper Pencil Case is designed to look like a fresh piece of standard lined paper.
The only hazard I could find with this case is that it could easily be confused with a stray scrap of paper and chucked into the trash. Just keep an eye on what you’re writing on or your homework might wind up on your case.
Original post by Andrew Dobrow
No commentsLeather Bandages: Normal Band Aids Just Aren’t Metal Enough
These bandages take a page right from the book of Stryper, the most metal of metalest bands ever. Battle wounds are part of the metal world. When you have fans throwing broken beer bottles at the stage, it’s sort of difficult not to get a boo-boo every once in a while.
But what’s a metal guitarist to do? A simple old band aid won’t cut it. Hell, even duct tape bandages aren’t hardcore enough. These Leather Bandages should fit right in with your full-body pleather jumpsuit.
Original post by Andrew Dobrow
No commentsLeather Bandages: Normal Band Aids Just Aren’t Metal Enough
These bandages take a page right from the book of Stryper, the most metal of metalest bands ever. Battle wounds are part of the metal world. When you have fans throwing broken beer bottles at the stage, it’s sort of difficult not to get a boo-boo every once in a while.
But what’s a metal guitarist to do? A simple old band aid won’t cut it. Hell, even duct tape bandages aren’t hardcore enough. These Leather Bandages should fit right in with your full-body pleather jumpsuit.
Original post by Andrew Dobrow
No commentsAfternoon Linkage for June 30th, 2009
Don’t miss the Billy Mays action from earlier today…
- Nike does have the raddest ad department
- Nice whip
- Toyota of all people has developed a brain-powered wheelchair
- Video game to LEGO transformations
- Michael Jackson energy drink on eBay!
- Neat! QR code ruglette
Have great links you want showcased on Afternoon Linkage? E-mail us: tips AT gearfuse DOT com.
Original post by Vince Veneziani
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