Articles by Wal You from March 2013

Ouya, the Android-powered game console created a lot of buzz last August when it managed to raise $8.6 million with the help of crowdfunding.It is a tiny game machine the size of a Rubik’s cube ...

It was the Good Friday just yesterday and though it is not a festival that is meant for celebration, this little piece of news may give believers a reason to celebrate this weekend.The famed Turin Shr...

The beloved video game franchise is nearly three decades old and now, a tech hack lets you remix the iconic 8-bit sounds that shaped Super Marios world.What makes or breaks a video game? Is it the gra...

Hideo Kojima unveils the next chapter to the Metal Gear Solid series at this week’s Game Developer Conference.After months of crazy gamer speculation and bizarre trolling by one of the most infl...

The Cameroon frog or Trichobatrachus robustus is a bizarre creature that can give Wolverine a run for his money.The creature’s claws are actually bones that do not have a coating of keratine lik...

While smartphones are certainly indispensable today, they also have the annoying problem of running out of charge way too quickly. Blame it on using GPS too often or connecting to available 3G or 4G n...

Babies are so cute… you know, except when they’re busting out of your chest, destroying your organs and killing you in the process of being born. Aliens don’t even have to have been ...

If you happen to be lazy and have some pizza boxes laying around in your garage, it’s time you finally gave them some use: now you can do science and turn them into a solar oven.This clever litt...

A custom-made Castlevania map that is hauntingly good.Thank goodness for talented freelance artists such as Bill Mudron, for without them our most imaginable of nerdy desires would go unanswered, say ...

A power case or a power skin is the best thing that can ever happen to your iPhone. We are becoming more and more dependent on our smartphones and the mostannoyingthing that can happen to it, besides ...

You don’t really need to become an actor, or even a governor to be on Skynet’s good side. It seems all it takes is a couple tattoos and resigning your humanity. You are in luck if you happ...

There is nothing better than a great drink that is served by a friendly bar tender. Many people like me love ‘chatting up’ bar tenders and when they reciprocate, you either get an extra sh...

If you plan on making it in the cutthroat world of Shadow Scuplture art, you better know to do more than just bunny ears with your hands. For example,Diet Wiegman is someone who has a bit more talent ...

The world seems to be divided between coffee lovers and tea drinkers and that was also one of the ways how people judge you these days. The other way seems to be asking you if you like cats better or ...

Your fingerprint is your unique identifier, it defines you as separate from every other person in the universe and now, it can double as a method of payment.In this day and age, where everybody and th...

There is nothing worse than not wanting to get up from the couch and ordering a pizza from your cellphone. You burn absolutely no calories except for using your fingers to dial the number.Now to make ...

The archetypal invisible man has existed in popular culture from times immemorial. Now, scientists have almost brought that invisibility to our closets.Using an ultra-thin material, scientists were ab...

Play five retro consoles on one machine; that’s the dream of Hyperkin’s recently announced gaming endeavor, the RetroN 5.The RetroN 3 console by Hyperkin lets users play their well-cherish...

After a string of Apple product reveals, it seems that the company is not done yet with a patent revealing a pen with both cellular and GPS capabilities.For those who do their work completely out of s...

Hand-made and full of nostalgia (for horrid game boxes), these Mega Man 2 action figures are awesome.The North American box art for Mega Man 2 and likewise its predecessor are notoriously know in the ...

Even if imaginary holidays on shows like Futurama, Firefly, Battlestar Galactica and Babylon 5 have funny made up names, their all based on real-life holidays like Christmas, Independence day, Thanksg...

With each and every new iPhone that Apple release coming complete with new features, theyre going in a new direction with a low-end iPhone, minus retina.How many iPhones are too many iPhones? Its a qu...

The way this pump-action gun splits Oreos might not coincide with what the manufacturers of these cookies had in mind, but this doesn’t make it any less impressive.The owner of The Slingshot Cha...

There is nothing worse than having to wait for several minutes in order to find a parking space. In larger cities, you might have to drive a mile or two away in order to find a place to park your car....

Your smartphone’s bestfriendis without a doubt its case. It doesn’tmatter which smartphoneyou have, when it comes to choosing a case for your phone (whether it is to protect it or just to ...

When Hansel and Gretel walked through the gloomy forest, they were surprised to find a house that was made entirely of candies. Little did they know there was an evil witch waiting to gobble them up b...

The people who arein-chargeof advertising and marketing for films, TV shows and musical groups think so little of us fans that they’re willing to make anything related to their product, and feel...

Payphones may seem obsolete in a world that focuses on mobility. Frog Design’s Beacon, which won the NYC payphone redesign challenge held in late 2012, takes a shot at reviving it.Jonas Damon, c...

According to some leaked developer documents, Microsoft’s next-gen X-Box might come with a blu-ray drive, as well as a new controller. This might a teaser coming directly from Microsoft, just as...

With only a week to go, it’s time to start planning your yearly April’s fool day pranks… Mwahahaha…There are 3 types of people when it come to April’s fools day: the ones...

Twitter: the place where everyone goes to be a star. Most, however, fail and just end up being the most annoying person you would never want to follow.These obnoxious tweeters incidentally fall into o...

Apart from water and air, we need food to sustain ourselves and every city needs clean air, water and access to hygienic and organic food.Most of our cities lack clean air and water but thanks to a gr...

While cycling is great for health, it is not the safest thing to do on busy roads.Back in those days,onecould cycle for miles without encountering a car or a truck but it is now a fatal mistake to cyc...

My Little Pony has become a thing, against everyone’s predictions, and that’s cool with us. This Alien mash-up, though, we still can’t get over it. Who could have expected this? Well...

Super Mario Bros is one of the most well known icons of the last 30 years, and as such, it’s not unexpected to see him everywhere, even the canned food section of supermarkets.This fantastic can...

While my iPhone 4S is the sturdiest phone I have ever held, lots of people drop their phones way more often than I probably do. Apple certainly knows that people end up broken touchscreens and ex...

A lot of Jewish people are getting tired of the same old Seder and Haggadah. Luckily for them, there are those creative (or profit-thinking) enough to come up with new ...Continue Reading on Walyou ...

It doesn’t matter if you’re an old or young gamer, or what’s your favorite console. If you’re just a little bit into video gaming, you’ve probably played most of these .....

If life is like an air-o-plane, then the news of Capcom giving the NES classic DuckTales a HD version will send you sky high.Taking a cue from past makeover efforts like Bionic Commando: Rearmed, Capc...

If you have health and money, you are half way there already, they say. If you are still not satisfied with what you have, you could probably get one of these fancy toys that I wouldn’t mind pur...

While cycling is great for health, it is not the safest thing to do on busy roads.Back in those days,onecould cycle for miles without encountering a car or a truck but it is now a fatal mistake to cyc...

A talented Japanese modder uses a Famicom controller for his own rock’em sock’em robot.Robots and 8-bit Nintendo hardware have an interesting past relationship with each other. When the NE...

What could be better than bragging about a cool table that is crafted in such a way that it resembles or is inspired by your favorite game?Well, the Super Mario Side Table by the good folks at Gummies...

In a ground breaking technological development, Swiss scientists have created a device that can test your blood and send outthe results via Bluetooth.You get up early, you get dressed and you make you...

For Star Trek fans, the release of a new movie is always an event (though the less said about “Nemesis,” the better). It happens that there’s a new Star Trek movie coming out this su...

If it’s the Woodstock festival or the Americans leaving Saigon during the Vietnam war, almost every famous photo from the last 40-50 years, sometimes even more, has been mentioned or ...Continue...

Samsung is no stranger to accusations on copycatting product designs. This prototype game controller for smart phones yet again raises eyebrows because it closely resembles a Microsoft Xbox 360 contro...

Analytics are an absolutely essential tool for anyone running a blog or website of any kind. Problem is, it can be a full time job just to interpret and convert everything into meaningful information ...

If you thought AMOLED and retina display touchscreens weren’t enough, Hewlett-Packard has unveiled its revolutionary 3D display which may soon find its place in popular smartphones like Apple...

If you thought only apes and cats could play video games and enjoy them as well, you will be surprised to learn that a bunch of penguins seem to adore doing this as well.Magellanic penguins Jeremy and...

If you’re a true blue Star Wars fan, you’re probably thinking about the subject at least once a day. Maybe it’s Vader on your mind; maybe it’s the creepiness of ...Continue Rea...

Find out what specialty items are on the Capcom Bar menu to celebrate the release of Darkstalkers Resurrection.Japanese patrons of Shinjuku, Tokyo’s Capcom Bar will be in for a spooky delight wi...

In one of those studies where researchers find out that the sun is hot and water is wet, they have finally understood that cockerels crow in the morning because they are regulated by their internal cl...

It’s March, and it’s NCAA tournament time, so that means nearly every person in the United States has at least one bracket going on, regardless if that person even cares about college bask...

If Rick Grimes were a fan of rock and roll, then he probably would have loved to shred on this custom made electric guitar.Continue Reading on Walyou ...

After we took you through the Skywalker family tree,why not see the bigger picture of the entire universe, and not just the crown family of the rebels fighting against the empire?Joe Stone, who has ma...

If you thought using smartphones and tablets has changed your life completely, think about this. It has even changed the way you sit, stand or slouch.The office furniture maker Steelcase surveyed 2000...

In the wake of the news that their tech rivals Apple are looking to release the iWatch, Samsung have revealed that they too will be joining the wristwatch race.Samsung are really looking to prove that...

Nothing is physically sweeter than candy, but still, eating candy, Pez to be exact, out of Star Wars Pez dispensers is even sweeter.Apparently, eating those small cubes of sugar and artificial color i...

The official space agencies of Russia and Europe have announced that the two European forces are working together to launch a mission to mars.Greater Europe have had a long and illustrious history of ...

As 3D printed moon bases are planned by space architects, the construction of 3D printed cars should not surprise anyone. The sturdiness of such products is only one of numerous advantages.It is clear...

It’s important to look good, sharp and expensive, but why not make yourself extra useful and efficient at the same time, by getting cufflinks that provide more than something that ...Continue Re...

The Dutch electronics manufacturer will launch in the near future a new line of TV sets that were built with interior design in mind, as they look like a seamless sheet of glass.Judging by this YouTub...

Not even easter is safe from the geeky spin, and we wouldn’t want it any other way. Lo, and behold, for this are the Super Mario Bros Easter Eggs, with an added bonus. Now that is a nice collect...

Laptop stands do not need to be overly expensive pieces of plastic anymore! Stuff around the house can create a great replacement, even that old pizza box you haven’t thrown away yet. Yes, we me...

Zelda’s gem-based currency goes the paper route with these pretty fan-designed bills.Imagine a theme park of sorts based on The Legend of Zelda. Cool, I know Id go to there in a heartbeat. Now ...

The fulling social media site, Digg, is apparently trying to take a new direction. After an unflatteringlaunchof the “New Digg” last year, it seems that the social mediaplatformis trying t...

If they ever decide to make a animated or live-action horror film based on characters from Pokemon, the person who made these terrifying versions of Haunter, Muk, Houndoom and Solosis ...Continue Read...

Some people are born with different talents. We can only write about how cool other people are, but this guy, he created a larger than life Superman sculpture in LEGOs. Now that is something.The guy&#...

Arcade lovers now have something to hug at night that might be cutest piece of arcade hardware I’ve ever seen.Arcade classics like Pac-Man, Galaga, and Missile Command sure are charming, but Ive...

Apple are always ahead of the curve and now, even though their predecessors aren’t out the door, Apple are working on iPhone 6 and iPad 5 technology.The only way to be successful in business is ...

Creating of any kind is wonderful, most of the time. Sometimes, it brings bliss and a solution to a problem that plagued thousands, maybe millions. Other times, tragic times, it ...Continue Reading on...

It looks like your ordinary NES, but this particular mod is more than meets the eye.Large, flashy flat-screen TVs? Pssh who needs them! Totally not this amazing gaminghardware hack by Nintendo Age fo...

If you are a loyal user of Google Reader, AKA – Google RSS, it’s time to say goodbye! The Internet giant isplanningto shut down the service starting July 1,2013.Accordingto Google’s ...

We’re just a couple of weeks away of the third season of Game of Thrones, and fans are already getting creative! This time around, we’re getting the tastiest tribute to the Stark’s h...

Everyone knows that good things come in small packages, and Lego has alwaysdeliveredthe goods as far as we remember. Even with Superheroes, the rules never change, and it seems they ...Continue Readin...

There already have over 15 versions of 3DS and 3DS XL consolesbut now, with the Mint/White Nintendo 3DS XL, Nintendo are preparing to release another one.If you look all the way back to July, 2012, wh...

Product placement isn’t the most innovative of advertisingtechniquesin the world, and it’s probably been going on longer than any of us would like to believe. The day of Superheroes actual...

We love meat, and we love when meat comes right to where we are. Some genius decided to mix up trucks and grills, and the results would scar for life any PETA member… but the taste of BBQ is wor...

After Disney are done with the third Star Wars trilogy they’re currently working on, maybe this vision, offered by Denis Medri, of a High School series or movie, set in the 1980′s, but wit...

Ah, Rubik cubes, the ultimate addiction-source of frustration. Here’s a very special version for every Doctor Who fan out there featuring the Tardis. We’ll admit it: it’s not actuall...

An innocent request from his little girl prompted a game designer to role reverse Donkey Kong and letting Pauline come to the rescue of Mario.If you love someone earnestly enough, then it only makes s...

The Clothing Printer is only a concept at the moment, but in the distant future, it would enable people to create textiles that match their fashion taste perfectly.If you come to think about it, cloth...

While there are quite a few memorable album covers in the history of popular music, with The Beatles and Michael Jackson probably the first names that come to mind, they’d look much better with ...

They have several games, a line of toys and accessories for your iPhone and iPod, now Rovio are branching out once again, with an Angry Birds TV channel.As a mobile title released exclusively to Apple...

While the global trend is to make bigger smartphones with large displays and impressive resolutions, a Japanese company decided that designing the world’s smallest phone might be an equally good...

Everyone on the Internet (us included) seem to have an obsession with bacon. From meals to crafts, anything might come from it, and this time, it is a dress.Iowa is really something. The state has jus...

The Supermarine Spitfire, the iconic fighter airplane of British Royal Air Force during World War II, attracts once again public attention, this time in the form of a replica built with 6,500 egg cart...

While the Lord of the Rings trilogy, in its cinematic form, is already a decade-old, it never gets old looking back at this amazing accomplishment, this time taking a look at behind the scenes of the ...

A cautious tale about failing to live up to high expectations and probably what not to do when faced with it.Its been a pretty bad week for Electronic Arts no duh, says the Internet.The March 5 launc...

It must be great being born to a family of geeks, especially if the dad decides at some point to build an X-Wing bed with an R2-D2 cooler for his son.Unfortunately, not much is known about the awesome...

Facebook have once again altered their news feed andputting emphasis on media and advertisements, its set to be their most controversial redesign yet.In a new move that will likely appease just a smal...

Video games aren’t the place for those looking for PC worlds, as inPoliticallycorrect. When it happened 30 years ago, maybe we can forgive and forget, but when games coming out ...Continue Readi...

The Nexus smartphone is known as Google’s flagship device. Recently Google launched its fourth device manufactured by LG, unlike the previous versions which were manufactured HTC and Samsung. Th...

Knock on wood, but just not too hard on this groovy Atari 2600 portable.Atari is long dead, well until more recently officially so due to its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, but its numerous ardent fans...

We’ve heard of studies associating video games and increased hand-eye coordination before. Well, there’s more evidence to support this association–this time, it’s specifically ...

It would be the 7th iteration of the iPhone in under6 years but thats not stopping Apple as they have reportedly started production on the iPhone 5S.Its one of the largest manufacturers of mobile phon...

Some people define themselves as fans of a pop culture phenomenon by purchasing merchandise and obtaining every possible object related to their favorite show/movie/character. Now, thanks to the aweso...

An Atari doesn’t have to be a thing of the past anymore. Not even retro cool, just straight up useful in our everyday lives, in the form of an iPhone speaker dock. Now, doesn’t that sound ...

I can still remember my mother saying “Don’t play with your food.” She actually still says it, despite the fact that I’m married. Some people didn’t listen to their mothe...

Check out this ultimate gaming room decorated with hand-crafted weapons from Bungie’s Halo series.If ever Master Chief needed a place to chillax from protecting the human race from the scourge o...

Sylwester Grumula is at it again, and has created a really big coffee table inspired by Jaguar’s V12 5.3 liter engine. The way the coffee table sits amidst furniture will encourage guests t...

A brilliant console mod that brings the NES of the east and west together.Javier Riquelme loves the NES as much as I love basketball, and I loves me some hoops. Heck, Javier seems to be fond of all mo...

A new computer mouse designed by KIBARDINDESIGN can scroll, click, and, importantly to some, it can even levitate.Consider several of the practical functions that desktop computer users would need fro...

You grow up, but you don’t outgrow video game, or even the consoles you played as a kid. Wearing cufflinks honoring the controllers of the Nintendo, SNES, Mega Drive, Xbox ...Continue Reading on...

Reports say that the iWatch could be the next Apple product to join their range of iPods, iPhones and iPads.For a purely music based experience, you might use your iPod, to call andSMS message your fr...

Like everything in the world of fantasy and comic book movies, everything needs to be more realistic, even Pokmon, which resulted in the wonderful art of Ruth Taylor, giving us a much more gritty and ...

It’s not “thinking” like the commercials say, but this Dreamcast wristwatch is totally boss looking.Popularity for the Dreamcast never seems to wane even 11 years after the console m...

For those of you who are into collecting Matryoshka dolls, or in their less Eastern European name, Nesting Dolls, the works ofAndy Stattmiller, suited perfectly for geeks and especially for fans of St...

The SuperTooth Crystal is a smart Bluetooth car speakerphone which links wirelessly to your smartphone and allows you to have hands-free calls while driving. We all know now thatdrivingwithouta speake...

If we did a Venn diagram with Star Wars fans and skateboarding fans, we’re sure there would be some overlap. And this next story is for that group, we’re sure you’re out there! This ...

This is a hack for anti-socials (aka, us): An NES that has been hacked to help you get rid of people. Funny, it’s thanks to the NES that I had friends growing up, anyways! This fantastic creatio...

It’s been a busy February in terms of people giving new interpretations to classic and newer favorites, and here is us, compiling them and giving you the best alternative adaptations of your fav...

What would MacGyver do when his Blackberry goes dead during a blackout? Well, if he did have a cellphone, he would probably build this effective homemade charger in a snap.Continue Reading on Walyou ...

The creator of one of the most popular Internet browsers, Mozilla, is preparing to release its Firefox OS operating system for mobile phones.Starting out as the Mozilla Firefox Project, the brainchild...

Have you ever stared at your window and thought “Man, this could really use some Paper Mario on it”? Because we know we have, and luckily, someone complied. There are lots of really creati...

Still, after all these years, people manage to come up with ways to give an original and creativeinterpretationto the Star Wars saga after we’ve thought we’ve seen everything. This time, i...

Youre showering somewhere else, but youre actually just in the privacy of home. This unique shower was designed to create visions of various ambiances to relax to.Continue Reading on Walyou ...

I’m pretty sure everyone thinks of themselves as a lot cooler than they really are, but there’s no reason your kids should suffer from your poor ability to analyse your ...Continue Reading...

Capcom busts out a gnarly physical package for Street Fighter X Mega Man that includes a rad-looking USB drive.To celebrate the 25th anniversaries of two their most beloved gaming properties, Capcom r...

Advancements in reconstructive surgery have made it possible to produce human ear replacements via 3D printing.Continue Reading on Walyou ...

As the PS4s most anticipated game, Killzone Shadow Fall is the title that we allwant to know about. Sony have released a new trailer to give us more info.Killzone 1 was the introduction to the Helghas...

Every Easter I tell to myself that’s time to take it up a notch in terms of making the eggs look a little bit more than ordinary. I’m pretty sure ...Continue Reading on Walyou ...

A new batch of pictures gives us a quick look at how we’ll access the PS4′s many features.As our videogame consoles get more entrenched with social and media services up the wahzoo, the ne...

Feel like a Jedi and control a flying drone simply by pointing at it or by flicking your wrist! This space-age wristband allows you to do that and more.Continue Reading on Walyou ...

The developer behind Retro City Rampage walks us through making an 8-bit game.Making videogames today is a no joke job. Making videogames back in the 8-bit era ruled by Nintendo, especially so.Game pr...

How I Met Your Mother – good show or annoying? Well, I guess it’s a matter of opinion. I’m in the annoying wagon myself, and would find it a lot more awesome if it was a version of D...

Who knew that those colorful little Lego bricks can build one of the most foolproof and most effective mouse traps ever?Continue Reading on Walyou ...

How to beat the competition with so many people offering the same trade? Substance doesn’t matter, it’s what on the outside, and giving out business cards that are useful for more than sho...

Okay, so you probably wont be slinging webs today, but this specialized suit heightens your bodys sensitivity, allowing you to react or avoid even with your eyes closed.Continue Reading on Walyou ...

After worldwide success with their Nintendo Wii console, Nintendo have announced that they are bringing a cheaper smaller version, the Wii mini, to the UK.According to Nintendo themselves, the family ...

Valentines may be over, but not for this sweet shop in Japan, where they can make a gummy bear version of yourself via 3D scanning.Continue Reading on Walyou ...

So you’re having a baby, and it’s going to look like the most evil son of a bith that ever lived, in the fantasy world of course. Looking like Skeletor ...Continue Reading on Walyou ...

We’ll be honest here: for all we know, the recently announced episodes VII to IX might as well ditch entirely the extended universe as we know it. But if they don’t, this graph should come...