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If you’re a fan of games like Minigore or Guerilla Bob, then developers GameLab have a treat in store for you – Pirate’s Treasure for iPhone and iPod Touch – boasting stunning 3D graphics, all-out blasting mayhem and bosses too massive to fit on the screen, this game will certainly keep you entertained!
Pirate’s Treasure shares the same [...]

Skype’s been teasing us with the promise of this for a while now, and we postulated they’d add the feature after Apple revealed iPhone OS 4 would include background VoIP — and yesterday it finally arrived: Skype’s iPhone app now works over a 3G network.

Of course, apps like Goober and Fring have given iPhone users [...]

Calling all Star Trek fans out there: The iPhone 3Gs has a universal translator — Jibbigo. Speak into your iPhone in any of the five supported languages, and the iPhone speaks the translation back.

Jibbigo, by Mobile Technologies, is a bilingual translation app for the iPhone and iPod Touch that translates your speech directly into several different languages. The [...]

The rash of suicides at Foxconn are not due to harsh working conditions but the plight of China’s migrant workforce, says an open letter signed by a dozen Chinese sociologists.
The letter blames the string of Foxconn suicides on the social problems faced by China’s vast class of migrant workers.
Originating from poor rural areas, Chinese migrant workers are often rootless and isolated, [...]

It’s just evident, with projectors going small we’ll see them making way into creepiest to weirdest of places. Case in point, the Ex-Time watch concept by designer Rong Yong. The Ex-Time watch which touts of a unique way of letting the user experience the time fading out on the wrist has a projector stuffed inside to project the time on the user’s wrist or the wall etc. The concept watch consists of three display modes for time, date and alarm. Time as we say is seen fading away on the wrist is possible courtesy the time mode, hour, minute and second automatically rotating across the wrist in various directions. Scroll down to see more pictures of the watch for a better understanding of the concept.

Cheers Rong Yong

Produced by Seattle-based Company Iota, the “Flex” is a wearable cellphone that you can clip to a bag or drop in a pocket. Developed to connect via Bluetooth to a variety of Android-based devices, including internet tablets, e-readers and other hand held electronics, the 2G device lets the user send and receive calls and texts on all the aforementioned devices. Iota is planning to retail the eye-catching device below $100 and allow unlimited calling and texting, thanks to their partnership with Simple Mobile, for additional $40 a month.

Via: Engadget

Blossoming flower is one the most wonderful creations of the nature that spontaneously attracts artists and designers to reinterpret its beauty in their artistic creations. Created by designer Patrick Jouin, the “Bloom Lamp” as depicted by its name is a table lamp that transforms from a bud to a blossoming flower to release the light. When not in use, the artistic lamp closes its petals to conceal the light and regain the shape of the flower bud. Made using a single piece, the Bloom Lamp literally brings nature to your living room.

Via: Moss-gallery

Running from your home to the gym and then to your office can be so exhausting. What if I say you could get all of these at one place? SAIC, one of China’s leading automotive manufacturers, brings you a new concept car that transforms into a bedroom, office and gymnasium. After the well-received YeZ concept, the company takes it futuristic thinking to another level with the new SheLL Concept Car. It explores new materials and how they can be used to reconfigure spaces. The vehicle’s body will utilize elastic membrane technology to give elastic adjustability so that adapting various user requirements is easier. So, get prepared for an urban space that is set 20 years into the future.

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Developed for the year 2020, the “Peugeot Velocite” by designer Juan Carlos is an electric vehicle that offers zero emission drive on crammed roads. Generating power from a low-resistance electric motor located inside the rear orbital wheel, the electric vehicle features a compact design to attract younger generation. Running on three wheels, the vehicle concept provides a motorcycle-like suspension setup with a single swing-arm, housed on the right wheel, for easy controls. In addition, the Velocite recharges onboard batteries while moving downhill.

Via: Ecofriend

Fake Steve tears down bullshit claims that the Foxconn suicides are below China’s national average (see Fast Company, ZDNet, Daring Fireball, Wall Street Journal, Alley Insider and others).
Working together with our colleagues in the PRC’s propaganda ministry we have developed a great new counter-narrative that we’ve been pushing pretty hard in background conversations with friendly hacks. Basically it’s [...]

TowerMadness is one of the most popular tower defense games on the iPhone, and now makers, Limbic Software, have released a high-definition version for the iPad which boasts stunning 3D graphics, split-screen multiplayer and eight new maps. But how does this version compare to its smaller predecessor?
The story line is the same – evil aliens [...]

No, you can’t play as one of Bruce Lee’s more credible doppelgangers — the venerable Tekken series’ whip-quick Marshall Law — until Namco gets its act together and releases an iPhone version. But y’know what — nothing compares to the real thing.
Bruce Lee Dragon Warrior — which according to its press release has been given [...]

It’s always bugged me that I can’t change my Twitter account settings, see who I’m following/being followed by or tweak my bio on my iPhone without the pain of having to visit Twitter’s website.
Enter Tweep: it lets the power-tweeter do all that behind-the-curtain stuff, and more — fine-tune location settings, examine fellow tweeps with excruciating [...]

We close out the week with a deal on a MacBook Pro, a game and the current iPod nano. For $1,499, you can get a MacBook Pro with a 2.53GHz Core 2 Duo processor and a 15-inch screen. If you’d like to try your hand at a bombing run on your iPhone or iPod touch, [...]

If you are one of those sophisticated souls who don’t even wanna put their feet on earth fearing they might get dirty, Strand Craft is all set for its extravagant liner that includes a garage to park the special handcrafted supercar, so you get straight into the superyacht without grounding your feet on the dock. Dubbed the “Strand Craft 122,” the superyacht features an amazing Art Deco interior that the users can personalize according to their individual preferences. Capable of producing over 14.000 horsepower, the Strand Craft 122 can well surpass speeds over 50 knots. Comprising four double and very large staterooms, heads, reception, salon areas and comfortable crew cabins, the high performance streamlined 38-meter Open yacht also integrates 52″ LED TV´s and Bang Olufson sound systems in all rooms, enhancing the experience of the sailors.

Via: Luxist