Friday, November 28, 2008

After 2 years of development, this is what they ended up with

It's funny, the yet-to-be-released Meizu M8 kind of reminds me of something else, but I can't quite figure out what. Perhaps you can help me remember?


Source: Engadget

How to save water in your bathroom

I always wondered why we need to use clean drinkable water to flush the toilet. Isn't there a simple way to save this (more and more) precious resource that is clean water? Apparently, there is:



Caroma, a company that focuses on designing interesting bathroom products, has developed this simple idea for reusing the water used to wash hands and teeth, to flush the toilet. And the good part is that you don't have to redesign your all bathroom to install something like this. The water supply is already there, you just need to re-route it to the sink instead of the toilet tank.

Source: EcoGeek

Thursday, November 27, 2008

This can't be real, because if it is...

... then this guy is not only the "bike hero", he's my hero! For all Guitar Hero fans, check out this great video of how to play this game on the streets:



Source: Kotaku

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

How to cheat on exams: YouTube to the rescue

Don't mind the ad before the real video:



Source: CNet

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Star Wars fans, rejoice!

You can call me a geek, nerd or whatever but the truth is that when I see something like this, my body shivers of excitement:



As Yoda would say: To theaters, it will come.

Friday, November 21, 2008

You're welcome

Seen here

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Portal: yet another one for the fans

You already know I'm a sucker for everything Portal-related. So, it's not news that I would post a video such as this one:

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Make a chocolate cake in less than 5 minutes

If you're looking to turn this...


...into this...


...in less than 5 minutes, maybe you should look into this great tutorial. It teaches you how to make a one-person chocolate cake as quick as...well, chocolate cake that is ready in less than 5 minutes :-)

Monday, November 17, 2008

0.999... = 1

Did you know that 0.9999... is equal to 1? Don't believe me? See some proofs here.

Free online flash games

I used to maintain a small list of the cool (and free) online games that I would encounter while stumbling upon the Internet, but since I found this list, I think mine's becoming a bit obsolete :-)