If you’ve got an iPhone or iPod touch I’ve got three words for you: Buy this game. Galcon is smart, challenging and deep, and makes the most out of the iPhone’s touch-screen and internet connectivity. If you’ve ever played the boardgame RISK you’ll be familar with the gameplay: take over the map by moving your [...]
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Learn to code by playing games
by Grant on 19 September 2008 in Flash, Fun, Geeky
I’ve often thought that games are good at teaching you how to code, because they force you to identify and order game rules and rule patterns in your brain. But this fun little puzzle game called Light-bot literally gets you thinking like a programmer by requiring you to string together movements into reusable functions to [...]
Cursed iPhone on auction for 8million!
by Grant on 18 July 2008 in Fun, Geeky
This from the seller: “When I opened the package. The phone was on. There were no cute buttons, no touch screen… Instead, there was a blurry image of Steve Jobs burned into it.” More info here. Pity it was pulled by eBay. Why I wonder? If only Fake Steve Jobs was still around, I’m sure [...]
Jedi Gym
by Grant on 8 July 2008 in Fun, Geeky
Although I’m a sucker for just about all Star Wars parodies, this one has got such a great twist to it it has to be shared.
R2D2 Projector: Surely the coolest geek gadget ever
by Grant on 13 June 2008 in Fun, Geeky
I know it’s wrong, but I actually felt my body ache for this the first time I saw the video of it in action. Screw the iPhone, if I had the spare cash I’d order this puppy immediately. If anyone can think of a cooler geek gadget then you gotta let me know about it.
