Ideas for the world, FREE!
fun
Send a Custom Made Gift Card with Giftly
Aug 19th
Gift Cards No Longer Have to Be That Impersonal, Last-Minute Gift Gift cards have that awful reputation of being a thoughtless gift. No time taken to really think about what this person might want or really need. Now, that changes with Giftly. Giftly allows you to make custom gift cards, choosing up to three places
Need an ATV? Here’s an Option.
Aug 8th
Fun2Rent Offers Peer to Peer Recreation and Powersport Rentals Fun2rent is an online listing that connects owners of powersport vehicles, such as dirt bikes, snowmobiles, and ATVs, with potential renters, who are looking to rent for fun and wish to reduce the financial strain of owning the powersport vehicle. Owners can then charge others for
Display Your Twitter Feed as a News Feed with Twisplays
Aug 3rd
Bring the online on-site with this nifty LED sign Twitter can be kind of clunky to use, running into that fail whale all the time, or sifting through all those new tweets in order to find something good. Now, Twitter can be brought to use with Twisplays, a simple LED sign that lets you broadcast
IRL Gaming: Playing “In Real Life”
Apr 4th
“We only started in September [2010], so this has all happened really quickly,” said Matt Brennan, co-founder of IRL Gaming, an app games developer based on a location-based gaming model.
The first game on this new platform is “Zombies“, where players fight for survival in the middle of a zombie apocalypse, while visiting real world locations to progress and to play the game. Users can sign up for a free beta today, but hurry because there are only eight free betas left. The game can be turned on and off by entering a “safe house”, which can be designated as your home or a place of work, or any other regular hangout. This ensures that the game doesn’t “devour” your real life.
Brennan said that IRL Gaming put a lot of research into the game, engaging online communities and asking fans of the undead how a zombie apocalypse would truly unfold.
“Everyone thinks zombies are cool,” he said. “The name ‘Zombies’ is for maximum searchability and to keep its simple”
As part of the Startmate initiative, an Australian-based initiative that grants startups resources to get up and running, Brennan and the rest of IRL Gaming traveled to the U.S. in March to meet angel investors and successful entrepreneurs, and planned to have a demo of “Zombies” by then.
“By April, and hopefully sooner, the app will be available in the Apple Store,” Brennan said.
HOPA: Quitting Goes Digital
Aug 12th
Abraham Lincoln got it wrong when he said, “A winner never quits, and a quitter never wins,” as ‘Jenny’ seems to have gotten the better end of the deal when she quits using a dry erase board and 33 photographs to communicate the decision. Turns out it’s a hoax by thechive.com, but don’t be surprised if one of your coworkers does the same thing and it’s not a prank.
Sometimes, a quitter can win by having the video evidence that proves the decision to quit, as one teenager did when he quit World of Warcraft after playing over 24,000 hours. Maybe this guy will win a real life after saying “the ‘cooler’ your character looks in World of Warcraft, the sadder your real life is.”
The Infinite House
Aug 7th
Now that we have been talking about open buildings, making a tiny house fit 3 bedrooms and a clothes drying rack, we thought an advert to apply these principles of space would round the week off quite well.
Hornbach, a German supplier of building supplies has released an advert that tells us about engineering, creativity and a sense of space. That a tiny home can be expanded to fit people and hearts is a rather amazing way of putting 3 stories together while promoting the brand that Hornback stands for. The house is infinite and love is too. Enjoy the commercial after the break.
Infographic: How To Win Rock Paper Scissors Every Single Time
Aug 3rd
There are formulas to do everything but how do you win a mind game? Rock Paper Scissors for example. This infographic sets the rules out to beat your opponent’s mind – quite easily. Infographic after the break.
Extreme DIY: Steam Powered Battery Charger
Jul 27th
We are not surprised. When people can run nuclear fusion reactors at home, there sure can exist some old school tech lurking somewhere in the corner. We have stumbled upon a steam powered battery charger. Before you start cutting yourself up with a butcher’s knife, read up all the low tech involved here.
The steam engine used is a 1903 C&BC 6 HP steam engine. Apparently the builder wanted freedom from fossil fuels and hence the choice of motor. This engine when combined with a custom built coil charges up a 48V battery bank. Enough for those blackout days eh? Hit up the source link after the break for full details.
NSFW: Play Condoms Brings Some Geeky Fun To The Bedroom
Jul 10th
If you ever made love to a geeky gamer chick this is the condom you should be using. “Play” condoms are retro video game themed condoms with a twist. Now THIS is what gamers have been waiting for- “Donkey Shlong”, “Bone Zone 2″, “Sextrix” and more irresistible titles. 1 play only! Too bad these are just concepts, for now. Come on Durex, get your game on – adults need some innocent fun on their genitals.. Pictures after the break.
Brilliant: Making Staircases Fun
Jul 10th
Which one would you choose at an airport? The escalator or the stairs? Turns out that more people choose the escalator. Humans are lazy. So some crazy folks decided to make climbing stairs more fun. How? By making a piano out of those stairs. Reminds me of the “The New Fast Lane”. Video after the break.
