Paper Robot – OPTIMUS PRIME

Haven’t you always wanted your very own Paper Robot? Well now you can! With a few folds andd cuts you can have Optimus Prime Autoboting around 🙂

The Design Town

The Design Town are a team of eclectic individuals who have united in power to bring unique design and styles to enhance the lives of their townspeople.

PSP2 Codename Cobalt

UPDATE: This article has been moved to 1over100.com

I dunno if this is for real but there are some specs that comes with it.

PSP (COBALT)
– All Metal & Ruggedized Rubber Build
– 200% Brighter Screen
– Dual Analog Controllers
– Visual Battery Display
– 8GB Flash Drive
– Wifi (a,b,g)
– Bluetooth V.2 (A2DP, AVRCP)
– Firmware 4.07

No word yet on Battery Life and Media Files Support!

UPDATE:
– Updated Pic from (Gizmodo)
– Axe like shape (Thick on the top and thins out on the bottom)
– 12mm (TOP) 6mm (BOTTOM)

UPDATE: April 4, 2007
– Lowered Price of current PSP Version in preparation of new PSP
– The picture on top was a concept mock for production

More new specs:
Un-official PSP Specs
Product Name: PlayStation®Portable (PSP)
Color: Black
Dimensions: Approx. 170 mm (L) x 74 mm x 24 mm (D)
Weight: Approx. 260g (including battery)
CPU: PSP CPU (System clock frequency 1~677MHz)
Main Memory: 128MB
Embedded DRAM: 32MB
Display: 4.3 inch, 16:9 widescreen TFT LCD
480 x 272 pixel (16.77 million colors)
Max. 600 cd/m2 (with brightness control)
Speakers: Built-in stereo speakers
Main Input/Output:
UMD Max (10x speed)
IEEE 802.11b,g,x* (WiFi)
Bluetooth 2.0 (A2DP, AVRCP)
USB 2.0 (Target)
Memory Stick™ PRO Duo (Up to 8GB support)

WriteRoom For Busy Desktops

Here’s an interesting product. It’s a text editor that locks out all desktop distractions. Like the example above, it blocks out your menu bar, e-mail icon bounces, Skype bounces and sexy desktop images. The idea is that you only focus on the task at hand. Remember “concentration”? Kids with A.D.D. will find the room spookily quiet when they run this app. I enjoy it for the aesthetic minimalism.

The irony is beautiful as well: You need the latest version of Mac OS X to get rid of all the applications that OS X makes possible.

Go here, get the free download.

The free disposable personal organizer!

The PocketMod is a free disposable personal organizer! You can customize your very own to suit your daily needs…

The Dvorak Simplified Keyboard is a free app for the PocketMod.

15 tips to choose a good text type

For the designer types out there!
Typies has just posted a few tips to help out when choosing type. Check it out »

Safe Wii First

Thanks to kotaku.com for finding and scanning this Japanese Wii Safety Manual from Nintendo.

The iconfactory decided to create some of their own over-the-top safety diagrams just for fun (called Wii Safety: The Missing Pages).

Kids, Monkeys, and Bears— Oh My!

UPDATE: This article has been moved to 1over100.com

Go view Jill Greenberg’s photographs now.

Zune Becomes Slang for Wannabe. Ouch.

The Zune, Microsoft’s supposed iPod killer, has just been dealt another blow by Advertising Age’s Media Guy Simon Dumenco. In his glossary of must-know media terminology for 2007:

ZUNE: Microsoft’s new music player. Also [slang]: a poseur; a wannabe. Usage: “Dude, you look like such a Zune in that shirt.”

2006 Top 10 Viral Ads

Thanks to Viral Video Chart and their perpetual dedication to trawling the internet.