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  • Augmented Reality

    Using the cameras on mobile devices to provide a real world environment, combined with computer-generated elements, make for a whole new gaming experience.

    Waiting for the bus has never been more fun.

    BBC reporter Dam Simmons presents a short video on how the gaming industry is taking full advantage of this cutting-edge technology. And it won't belong before it hits the streets.

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  • Eircom to Block Pirate Bay starting Sept 1st

    In what I consider a major act of censorship, one of Ireland's top ISPs, Eircom (surprise!), will block all (their loyal, paying) customers from accessing The Pirate Bay website, one of the most popular bit torrent sites ever.

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Wired Gaming

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ImageWired Gaming is a Social Gaming Centre in Galway City.

We say Social Gaming because that is what we're all about - we're not just a gaming centre, we are a gaming community.

We know it's not just about the best systems and games, the social experience we have with them is just as important.

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GalwayLan XXI

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 GalwayLAN XXI


Location:
Anno Santo Hotel
Threadneedle Road
Salthill
Galway

Ticket Cost: €35
Info:
60 Person Lan with WCG regional qualifiers
48Hrs short
Competitions, Prizes and toast

****LAN DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE*****

Features:
48hours long
3 Servers
1000Mbps switched network
Console gaming (Wii, X360, Xbox, DS)
Big Screen Projector
FTP servers for patches, updates, mods etc.
IRC and TeamSpeak/Ventrillo server for communication
Intranet Website
WiFi LAN Access (b/g)
Bar in hotel
Galway City for pintage
Net-connection

Start: 2007-07-27 17:51:00
End: 2007-07-29 18:51:00

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Apple acquires CUPS

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ImageCUPS, the Common Unix Printing System, has been acquired, along with its lead developer, by Apple Inc.

They will continue development and release under the GPL.

This has to be good news for the FOSS community as a whole...

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  • Chief NZ military scientist quits after lies he was connected with Jamaica's "Cool Runnings" team
    Why it's probably just as well New Zealand is a peaceful country: the nation's top military scientist has quit after allegations that his resume falsely claimed he was a former Marine, a nuclear weapons designer, and an Olympic bobsledder who raced against Jamaica's "Cool Runnings" team. (via Submitterator, thanks recoiled)...
  • Child-in-the-road illusion to deter speeding
    A Canadian safety awareness group put a 45-foot decal of a little girl on a West Vancouver intersection. Apparently when you approach it, it creates an optical illusion of a real 3D figure. The effect is similar to the fake speed bumps I posted about in 2008. The organization behind...
  • Just look at this awesome banana boat.
    Just look at it. Banana Boat. Wood, string and banana. 2010 (Jacob Dahlstrup Jensen, Denmark) (Thanks, Austin!) Previously: Just look at this awesome banana skateboard. Boing Boing Just look at this awesome banana Viking helmet. Boing Boing Just look at this awesome slow-moving performance artist whose face has been covered...

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