Category Archives: Fun

April Fools’ #4: Bing pranks Easter Island Statues

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Stefano

Check it out for yourself: Bing has turned Easter Island statues (Moai, that’s the correct name) into some April Fools’ best.

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April Fools’ #3: Twitter will cost $5 per month, if you use vowels!

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Stefano

Ok, this is great! According to Twitter, you’llmhave to pay $5/month to be able to tweet with all alphabet letters, otherwise… say farewell to vowels! Your next tweet may look like “Grt nws frm twttr!”. Trd th nw Twttr yt? … Continue reading →

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April Fools’ #2: Youtube pranks

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Stefano

This is my 2013-second-favorite April Fools’ (right after Google Treasure Map). Are you ready for the closing of YouTube? Looks like, YouTube has been, all this time, running an eight-year contest, the goal of which was to find the best … Continue reading →

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April Fools’ #1: Google Treasure Map!

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Stefano

Try it now: Google Maps has gone crazy just for April Fools’! What’s this treasure map for? The main aim is to explore 2D hand drawn landmarks, find hidden treasure chests, and “Be-aware of pirates!”.

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Forget perfect computing accuracy: welcome Wrongulator!

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Stefano

Are you done with perfect calculation, computing? Does your math look boring? Grab a Wrongulator! A pocket calculator that will bring new life and fun into everyday calculus – and wrong results too! (Not recommended for economists)

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Google in the 60′s: here’s how it would look to Mad Men if they were googlin’ around

Posted on December 22, 2012 by Stefano

Austrian company Masswerk built a very compelling Google front-end: Google60. It looks like an fictional System 362 (not a real IBM System 360 – a historical mainframe) with a not-so fictional user interface that’s straight from the 60s. That’s exactly … Continue reading →

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Apple’s new Spaceship Campus: some details and some fun

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Stefano

As reported by Wired (and several others) the Apple’s galactic headquarters will house nearly 13,000 astronauts -er, employees by 2015. This is what it will look like: And this, according to joyoftech.com, is what’s inside (of course, these are just … Continue reading →

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Hal Project: where 2001′s psychotic computer meets modern PCs and Macs

Posted on October 27, 2012 by Stefano

Not really new but all the same fascinating. Out of 2001 a Space Odyssey, the Stanley Kubrick’s classic movie, here comes a project site celebrating Hal 9000 (and its cryptic screens). Get the HAL 9000 screen saver and pray that … Continue reading →

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Coke Zero and 007 Skyfall challenge train passengers with “Unlock the 007 in You” [Street marketing]

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Stefano

Coke Zero challenged unsuspecting train passengers to unlock the 007 in them for their chance to win exclusive tickets for the new James Bond movie SKYFALL. However, the exclusive tickets weren’t free. People had to go the extra mile and … Continue reading →

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Winsor McCay’s Google Doodle

Posted on October 14, 2012 by Stefano

Today’s Google Doodle celebrates cartoonist and animator Winsor McCay. Little Nemo is maybe his best-known cartoon: this Google Doodle is so cool, be sure to check it all!

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