The Debenhams for designers, MUJI, has just announced that it will be releasing a new Lego kit that utilises paper in the construction process to make some rather kickass models. Being a massive fan of Lego, bordering on weird, this particular post from our friends at OhGizmo really did build us with anticipation for a European launch.
Archive for November, 2009
MUJI LEGO
Monday, November 23rd, 2009Nvidia Reality Server doing the dirty work for OnLive?
Tuesday, November 10th, 2009
Here is a little story that caught my eye the other week about Nvidia launching their new Reality Server. Which is, in short, a platform allowing high-quality realtime 3D graphics to be processed and interacted with remotely over the web.
Now a story about a server farm may usually drive normal person to remove their eyeballs from their sockets with boredom, however here at The Processor we could see the potential use for this bucket-load of supercomputers… the IP games provider, OnLive. With promises of users being able to manipulate, in real-time, complex 3D shading and rendering of detailed environments instantly, we think their recommended use for interior design is really not that great i.e. shit. We think the subtle rendering of zombies heads exploding and spraying blood all over the screen would be a much better use for this amazing technology.
Further proof that OnLive may not only be a dream, but more of a reality… server.
iPhone Users are Shallow, Egotistical, Porn Freaks
Thursday, November 5th, 2009
The iPhone is unarguably a decent piece of kit, and a few minor niggles aside, there’s very little to criticise. When it comes to iPhone users however, it’s pretty much open season.
The latest ammo comes from Retrevo, which conducted a survey into the habits and lifestyles of 445 smartphone users. For anyone keen to crassly stereotype anyone who owns Apple’s handset as an image obsessed tosser, the results make for rather amusing reading.
- iPhone owners’ said they find cool gadgets, “most attractive,” about a person, in fact, three times more so than a college degree. For boring old BlackBerry users, the priorities are reversed.
- Both demographics were pretty tech snobby however. When looking for love, 35% of iPhone owners and 29% of BlackBerry owners deemed stuffy old gadgets as a bit of a turn off.
- In an awesomely hypocritical turn, it appears that typically app-obsessed iPhone users are less tolerant of that behavior in others, with 25% of users having binned a significant other for heavy smartphone usage. 17% of Blackberry users had done the same.
- When the dumping does come, iPhone users are less likely to do it face to face, with 33% saying they had broken up with someone via text or email, compared with 22% of Blackberry users.
- Unsurprisingly, iPhone owners used their handsets to check news and sport and watch TV and video more than their Blackberry sporting counterparts, but they also accessed way more pornography. 20% compared to 12% admitted to frequently watching adult material.
- Finally, iPhone users seemed to boast significantly larger egos, with more considering themselves intellectuals, extroverts, jocks and media buffs than BlackBerry owners. The Blackberry isn’t completely lacking in sex appeal though, interestingly, partners of BlackBerry owners ranked them slightly higher in these areas.
Toyota Releases Prius App
Sunday, November 1st, 2009In a move which could well cause record levels of smugness, Toyota has released a Prius advertising iPhone app which allows hybrid-fancying New Yorkers to have their doodles displayed on a whopping great digital billboard in Times Square. No news as yet on whether you can get away with writing profanity strewn, anti-green slogans or drawing pictures of big hairy cocks.
For anyone not conveniently close to the Big Apple and stupid enough to download the app, Toyota has thoughfully included 360 degree views of the in and outside of the car, along with some other stuff I kind of skim read which looked like interaction with the iPhone camera and a accelerometer-based game.
