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Foursquaropoly, A Monopoly Game Played Using Foursquare
Foursquaropoly is a mobile gaming app that combines the Foursquare API with the gameplay of the Monopoly board game (see a video demo). Players can…
iNecklace, An Open Source Pulsating LED Pendant
Adafruit Industries has created the iNecklace, an aluminum open source pendant with a pulsating LED. Equipped with a circuit board, this piece comes with its…
G-Male, Google Develops The Perfect Male
Comediva presents G-Male, an inside look how Google developed the perfect male. via The Mary Sue
CEO Stands Behind Bullet-Resistant Glass as Employee Shoots at Him
Trent Kimball, CEO of the armored vehicle company Texas Armoring Corporation (TAC) in San Antonio, shows how he “stands behind his product” in this video…
Family Decals
Family Decals on xkcd
Codecademy, Free Site Teaches Interactive Lessons on Web Coding
Codecademy is a free website that provides interactive lessons on coding for web development. Founders Ryan Bubinski and Zach Sims have started the site with…
Musée Dupuytren, A Paris Museum Full of Medical Curiosities
The collection of medical museum, Musée Dupuytren, at Faculte de Medecine in Paris is full of thousands of anatomical curiosities, including wax models, creepy alcohol-preserved…
Cookie Chart Shows Breakdown of Types of Girl Scout Cookies Sold
image by Celine Grouard Wired created this lovely Cookie Chart which shows the percentage breakdown of types of Girl Scout Cookies sold. via I Love…
Old S.F., An Interactive Map of 16,000 San Francisco Photos Since 1850
Old S.F. is an interactive map of 16,000 geotagged photos of San Francisco from the time period 1850 to 2000. The photos are sourced from…
ScandiPhone, A Retro Telephone Based on the Vintage Ericofon
Based on Ericsson’s Ericofon stand-up telephone, ScandiPhone created by Wild & Wolf, is a great way to get the lovely stylings of the original without…