Posted on December 10, 2007, , by tone, under
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Monopoly Electronic Banking Edition
In 1935 when North America was in the throws of a recession, the world was introduced to Monopoly. As banks were repossessing houses and depleted of their own cash reservoirs. The game turned paupers into bankers and real estate tycoons with fake money. Now in the [...]
Posted on December 9, 2007, , by tone, under
Web.
Lego Digital Designer
Let go of Lego. Now you can build virtual Lego world of your own without owning any Lego pieces. If you are some kind of Lego fanatic, you can plan your Lego construction in virtual space and transplant it with your real Lego pieces. [...]
Posted on December 9, 2007, , by tone, under
music.
Eternally youthful Gerry Alvarez was the founding member of garage band “The Gruesomes“. Gerry and I were in a commercial art program together and back then he was a total “mod” and he metamorphosed into his present day form of garage band wielding front-man. The Gruesomes are no longer a group, since then Gerry spawned his [...]
Posted on December 4, 2007, , by tone, under
music.
Eye Mind: The Saga of Roky Erickson and the 13th Floor Elevators, The Pioneers of Psychedelic Sound
Call it superstitious or silly, many tall buildings do not have a 13th floor so Roky Erickson played on this idea giving birth to the first psychedelic rock group called the 13th Floor Elevators. Somebody [...]
Posted on December 4, 2007, , by tone, under
Games,
Web.
The Princess Bride is one of those movies that came out with no fanfare, but yet is endeared by many who saw this fun flick when it first came out. It follows a simple formula, it’ s funny and has a script and will last for quite some time as a sleeper classic. [...]
Posted on December 3, 2007, , by tone, under
Web.
Office Max has the coolest online craze that is making the rounds around the offices where you can put your face on a dancing elf. Simple, stupid but a gut-buster. ElfYourself is shades of the dancing baby created a few years ago. ElfYouself?
Posted on December 2, 2007, , by tone, under
Web.
Content is king. Writers are striking because they want to get their share of Internet revenues. The Internet is making many people rich unlike the first bust that put many sites out of business. Just like the Klondike, many sites became ghost sites. From the ashes arose new sites and ideas. The music, [...]
Posted on December 1, 2007, , by tone, under
Web.
The latest rage in video games is ax-slinger video games where you become “Rock Gods” and try to impress your girlfriend with this glorified karaoke for plastic guitars. This seems like a fun little get together for kids and adults. Here presented for those too young to remember is Deep Purple’s famous [...]
Posted on November 20, 2007, , by tone, under
Web.
Kindle: Amazon’s New Wireless Reading Device
Could you imagine if you were able to carry all your books in your palm with some kind of gadget that would let you view all your books. That would put Ikea of of business. No more bookshelves, just scroll and [...]
Posted on November 13, 2007, , by tone, under
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Sooner or later this was going to happen. Marvel is releasing about 2500 comics online to view at your leisure. For the price of a trade from their company, $59.88 a year or for $9.99 a month will get you a full year of comic viewing. Not bad at all. No more un-bagging [...]
I have seen the future and it’s called Zuda. Zuda? This is a DC online comic experiment to bring in new talent to the masses. There are many properties that many publishers would not print, but Zuda is up to the task of taking a risk and putting them on [...]
Posted on October 22, 2007, , by tone, under
Animation,
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Cartoons,
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Movies,
Web,
software,
toys.
Wired magazine is out already this week and they have the coolest issue ever about the invasion of Manga and how it conquered North America. You could buy the magazine or get it free online in a few days. Either way the latest issue is an amazing read. Read more>>
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Posted on October 20, 2007, , by tone, under
Animation,
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Comics,
Movies,
TV,
Web,
kid books,
talk,
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Schulz and Peanuts CD: A Biography
The audio version of the newest book on Charles Schulz is very compelling to listen to. With the latest wave of controversy of this book from the likes of the New York Times that trickled down to the blog-sphere. I am still [...]
Posted on October 17, 2007, , by tone, under
Web,
toys.
Erector Spykee Spy Robot
This has to be the coolest toy for a kid, espionage at its best. What little eyes can pry on with this little robot. Mothers and fathers keep your rooms closed cause junior has a whole spy network ready and watch those little frolics of yours. The [...]
Posted on October 8, 2007, , by tone, under
Animation,
Art,
Books,
Cartoons,
Comics,
DVD,
Movies,
Web,
kid books,
talk.
Schulz and Peanuts: A Biography
David Michaelis’s biography, "Schulz and Peanuts," is a bag of mixed nuts. Sooner or later somebody is going to rattle the Schultz legacy. Seen by many as the perfect father and cartoonist who had a grasp on life. But by the end of [...]
