iPhone Art Graces Cover Of The New Yorker

A couple of months ago we told you about artist Jorge Colombo who was making waves with his iPhone art. Using Brushes, a $5 iPhone app, he creates amazing art using only his fingers on his phone. Well his work is now being featured on the June 1st cover of The New Yorker.

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Microsoft To Unveil New Search Engine, Crowd Hits Snooze Button

Sources say that next week, Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, will debut a new Microsoft search engine that sorts your queries into familiar categories such as articles, photos, and reviews. We’re not saying that Google is perfect by any stretch of the imagination, but Microsoft is waging an uphill battle with only 8.2 percent of the total search market.

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TV Promo Gives Us A Peek At DJ Hero Peripheral

Gametrailers TV is now airing promos reminding people that E3 is just around the corner. In one of those ads low and behold…DJ Hero! A Spike TV host is holding the mysterious peripheral in her lap, giving us a better idea of its size and final look.

We too will be getting an up close and personal look at DJ Hero at E3 next week. The Review Crew will be scouring the floor of the L.A Convention Center for all the best game goodies. Make sure to catch our coverage right here. (like how we turned a story about someone elses E3 coverage into our own? We’re tricky that way!)

[Via Joystiq]

Charge Your USB Gadgets In Your Car

It’s great to have cigarette lighter sockets, and 12 volt plug-ins in vehicles, but they won’t do you any good if you need to charge a USB device. Santok to the rescue! The company has come up with a gadget that will let you charge all your favorite devices, even if you’re not around a laptop or computer.

The charger plugs right into your cigarette socket and splits the one outlet into 4. You will now have 2 cigarette lighter sockets and 2 USB outlets. Sweet!

Although it appears to be available on Santok’s website, no prices are listed at this time.

[Via GeekAlerts]

Apple Bans "Hot Dog Down A Hallway"

Apple has banned yet another App from being sold in its store. This time a game is at the center of the controversy.

Metaversal Studio’s Hot Dog Down a Hallway has players launch a hot dog down a corridor lined with various hazards. You earn “achievements” described using suggestive slang terms.  Ya, it’s chalk full of sexual innuendos.

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Water Powered Flashlight

Imagine, a lamp powered by nothing but water. It exists! Of course only in Japan!

The NoPoPo Mini Lantern uses the proprietary NoPoPo hydro-electric battery from Aqua Power Japan. Use the included syringe to fill the battery full of water and away you go. The charge will last up to ten years! The battery can be charged up to 4 times before it dies. Hmmmm, overall battery life of 40 years, not bad at all.

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Disney Working On Robotic Obama

Technicians over at Disney have been hard at work creating a life-like robotic Barack Obama, destined for the Hall Of Presidents exhibit at Disney World in Florida.

Obama provided his measurements and voice, Disney did everything else. Apparently Obama likes what he sees. He has reportedly told Disney staff they made him better looking than he really is.

The only part Obama wasn’t keen on was the speech his robotic counterpart is programmed to give. Disney wrote the initial script, but it has since been tweaked by Obama and his White House staffers.

Disney won’t say how much the robotic Obama cost to make. The public will get it’s first glimpse of the robotic Obama July 4th.

[Via NYTimes]

Rogers Announces Pricing For HTC Dream And Magic

Oh Canada! You’ve waited patiently, and now Rogers has finally announced how much you will be shelling out to get your hands on the HTC Dream and Magic phones. And the magic number is? $199 with a 3 year contract. Want to shrug off the contract? Well then you can expect to pay $649.

The wait is almost over. June 2nd Android comes to Canada!

iPhone App Lets You Walk While You text

Trying to text or email while walking down a busy street may not be the smartest idea in the world. That being said, many of us have done it. Well a new iPhone app aims to make that task a little less challenging.

Phase2 Media has just released Email N’ Walk. The app turns on your iPhone’s camera to give you a live view of what’s in front of you. A superimposed text box also appears letting you type while keeping an eye out on the sidewalk.

It’s sad our lives have become so busy we can’t stop for one minute to send a message. Actually we’re just jealous we didn’t think of this idea first. It may only sell for $0.99 but there’s money to be made here!

Review: GP2X Wiz

It’s pretty hard to compete against the Big N when it comes to hand held gaming systems. From the GameBoy to the DSi, Nintendo continues to dominate the hand held gaming market. True Sony has made a dent with the PSP, but it doesn’t come close to what Nintendo has achieved.

Now another player has entered the ring to try and steal a few gamers away from the big guys. GamePark Holdings is trying a different approach, develop a Linux based hand held gaming system to cater to homebrew games and emulation. Can GamePark Holdings (formerly GamePark) carve out its own market with its GP2X Wiz?

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