So maybe it’s pointless, but at least it’s happy!
Good ol’ xkcd has done it again. First it was the YouTube virus and now it’s a new version of Tetris, dubbed Hell, and it’s completely playable. Well, you can play it, I don’t know if it’s playable. Anyway, considering the comic only came out on the 7th of April, this is a pretty good effort. Now all we have to wait for is the new Katamari game and the tweaked Mario brothers. Tags: online+games, xkcd, hell, hell+tetris
Shuriken Showdown is a cute little Flash game which should keep you amused for a while. A nice mixture of skill and sweet graphics, and who can resist Ninjas eh? Enjoy your Friday. A game of skill fit only for the humble and pure hearted Tags: games, shuriken+showdown, ninja
Oh noes…combine ChatRoulette with Teh Kittehs and what do you get? Yep, KittehRoulette. Don’t click, don’t click, honestly you’ll regret it. <sigh…you didn’t listen did you…?> Tags: kittehroulette, chatroulette
Poisson Rouge is a treasure trove of simple, lovely, wordless online games for children. Everything about this site is remarkably easy to use, intuitive and so simple to navigate. And like all good childrens’ games, these ones teach through play – whether it’s the alphabet and reading, numbers and counting, or shape and colour matching, the learning is carefully designed to be as fun as can be. If you get stuck though, there’s a user guide written specially for the…
It’s perhaps the best of both worlds. The Treadmill Bicycle gives you the benefit of a treadmill while you’re tooling around enjoying the spring weather. Built with rugged design and all-terrain tires, this 2-wheeled wonder will take you anywhere a standard bicycle will, and give you a great cardiovascular workout with the burn of that walking treadmill you’ve got a love-hate relationship with in the gym. Use it for shopping, going to and from work, or any other tasks you…
There’s nothing worse than overcooking one side of the marshmallow, burning it through and letting all your hard-earned gooey goodness run out into the fire. Fear not boy scouts, the Wireless Catalog has your back with this Reel Marshmallow Roaster. It’s a telescopic fork that extends out 70cm and there’s a crank on the handle to keep the good times rolling and the ‘mallows a-toasting. US$21.95 Give it a spin, and you’ll never go back to a plain old stick…
From the someone-just-had-to-do-this-dept.: Brazil-born designer Anderson Horta seemingly enjoyed some higher education in arcade gaming. So he came up with the idea of bringing the immortal meme of space invaders to new life. On the kitchen shelf, that is. As Spicy Invaders they relentlessly will fire both salt and pepper on your dishes. Pew pew, and bon appetit, earth defenders! All we need to do now is convince Anderson to have those handy invaders put into production, so we can…
McDonald’s Video Game comes in an assortment of languages and provides a useful look at just how hard it is to keep stacking those profits as a multinational fast food empire. You get to take control of the agriculture, animal management, retail and HQ, and woe betide you if you let some part of the profit chain slip. The whole thing is designed as a subtle – or maybe not so subtle – parody of the whole corporate profit thing,…
The classic bored board game Trivial Pursuit rampages into the 21st century by going all online and social network-y. Sign in and choose a team – over-30’s or under-30’s – then start turning those cards over and answering the questions. You never know, you might end up proving that the older younger your generation knows something after all. Though, you’re more likely to prove that more under-30’s bother with this kind of thing than over-30’s. Free, but if you want…
Game Jump offers free – and legal – games for mobile phones. Some are totally free, some ad supported, some require bandwidth. All operate using Java MIDP, and so should work on all handsets which support it, which means more than just smartphones. Enjoy! These games are 100% free, but your service provider may charge for normal airtime usage. These games are supported by ads and sometimes connect to the network to download new ads. A typical connection will transfer…
Last week’s Ferret Friday Links went off a little early but we’ve calmed down and we’re all better this week, so off we go. In order to win an Academy Award, you’ll need to have an Academy Award winning movie trailer . “Friendly concern that a string of heightened and seemingly unrelated plots should suddenly arise…” iPad in the sky with diamonds. It’s not even out yet but the iPad has already been pimped. But that’s okay, it’s only tacky…
This awesome Radio Controlled Transforming Robot Car is perfect for annoying everyone in the office, a lot! Drive it out of the cubicle, across the way to Simkins, transform, fire off the suction darts and make a clean getaway while he’s wiping the coffee from his shirt. Awesome. Hey, why’s he picking up that hammer? $69.95. [Watch the Video!] This remote-controlled sports car transforms into a robot that launches suction cup darts from a rotary cannon. At the touch of…
ThinkGeek has dialled the prank-o-meter all the way to 11 with their TV Poltergeist widget. Nothing tricky, just a box and an LED on a wire that you can poke out of hiding places. The widget will turn the television on or off every 5 – 20 minutes, 24 hours a day until the batteries (three AAs) run out. Sounds like hours of freak out fun. US$12.99 Perfect for interrupting lame sporting events, obnoxious video games, moronic sitcoms, and poorly…
I know we’re getting lazier and lazier, but c’mon, this is just ridiculous. This motorized ice cream cone holder stops all that cone-twisting you have to do in order to prevent the icy dribbles. Needs 2 AA batteries which you should probably remove before you put the thing in the dishwasher. US$12.49 No more turning your cone to lick the next melting corner! Now the Motorized Ice Cream Cone Holder does it for you! Sink into your food coma with…
With a pair of these Walkie Talkie Watches you can take a friend with you to style-ville. They have 16 channels, broadcast at 0.5W and can be used in a few different countries (US, Europe, Oz, UK). Comes with a charger, DC adapter and batteries. US$43.99 The Watch Walkie Talkie is the newest generation in personal two-way communications. It’s a lightweight, compact two-way communication device that can be used to stay connected with family of friends at parks, shopping mails,…
