Tech – Retrenders

Nintendo 3DS & Louvre

April 13, 2012 by Stephen Jang 2 Comments

My own guided tour!

The Nintendo 3DS and the famous Paris museum, the Louvre, teamed up on a really cool project. Now you have can have your own guided audio/visual tour of the Louvre on the 3DS. If you haven’t been to Paris I suggest if you had time to check this magical city out. I spent around 2 weeks in Paris and let me tell you, it was not enough time (also a really good INXS song). I also spent like 3 days in the Louvre which is truly not much time. The Louvre is so big and has so much art and history. It can be overwhelming.

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Filed Under: Art, Games, Tech Tagged With: 3DS, France, Louvre, museum, Nintendo, Paris, tour guide

Great Scott!

February 13, 2012 by GuestContributor 2 Comments

First, Nike with the Nike Air MAG Mcfly in 2011.

Now, Mattel announced they are making a replica of the hover board from BTTF2 an BTTF3.

Back to the Future II – Hoverboard Replica

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Filed Under: Geeky, Movies, Tech Tagged With: Back To The Future, DeLorean EV 2013, electric car, Mattel, Nike, Nike Air MAG Mcfly

3D Replicator Printer for Consumers

February 10, 2012 by Stephen Jang Leave a Comment

Make your own toys!

A small shop in Brooklyn – MakerBot Industries will be selling 3D printers to consumers at the $1,795USD price point and up. In the past the 3D printers were very expensive.

The base model is the Replicator. With the 3D printer you can finally make your own custom toys and even household items. So no more last minute runs to Home Depot, just use the Replicator. It is also open source – you can go to a custom website, like Thingiverse.com, to see DIY tips, advice, and how other users use the 3D replicator unit. It’s really cool. I guess I can now make some custom G.I. Joe vehicles.

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Filed Under: Design, Geeky, Tech Tagged With: MakerBot, open source, printer, Replicator, Thingiverse

File-sharing is a Religion!

January 5, 2012 by Stephen Jang Leave a Comment

Aren’t the Swedes great? File-sharing is now a religion in Sweden – The Church of Kopimism. The gospel is: “holiest – information and copy.” There are 4 truths in the Church of Kopimism: 1) All knowledge to all; 2) The search for knowledge is sacred; 3) The circulation of knowledge is sacred; 4) The act of copying is sacred.