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Model Kit Business Cards

I wish I knew someone who works at Tamiya, the Japanese model-kit company, so they'd give me one of their business cards! At first glance the "cards" look like fancy stencilwork. However, once you break the letters from the frame and snap them together, you can either end up with a Formula One car, a warship, or a fighter-plane. The downside? Once the recipient has disassembled your card to make the model, he/she will no longer have your contact details. Oops. These cards sure bring me down memory lane, as I loved toy model kits as a child. I never even bothered with the expensive kits, because to me, the joy was in the assembly. Once the robot/aircraft/ship/car was assembled, I usually just ended up...

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Blink [Android App of the Day]

Ever since I got my first Android phone I had been wondering if there is a way (outside of hacking the phone) for me to customize the color of the blinking LED notification light depending on the type of notification. Well, as they say, there's an app for that. Blink, released last week, allows you to customize the LED — from a choice of twelve colors — for SMS/MMS, Incoming Call/Missed Call, and Low Battery/Memory. What's more, you can also customize the frequency of the flashing light. The only thing missing is that you can't customize the LED settings for email. However, the team behind this awesome app assures us that the option will be available in a future update. Blink is a...

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First Full-Length Trailer for ‘The Social Network’

I have to admit that one of the main reasons I was intrigued by the upcoming movie The Social Network is due to the fact that the campus scenes were filmed at my old alma mater. Although two trailers had been released previously, they barely showed any scenes from the actual movie. So imagine my delight when it was announced that the first full-length trailer was released today! While it was fun identifying each building (it's not difficult, as the JHU Homewood Campus is tiny), I was also surprised to find that the movie really seems like one I would pay $10 to watch. I also love the haunting cover of Radiohead's "Creep" playing in the background. What about you? Would you watch The...

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Twitter Wall Decals

Yiying Lu, the designer behind the iconic “Fail Whale” graphic, has just released a beautiful new series of repositionable wall graphics produced by LTL Prints. I think these would make a wonderful geeky addition to a child's room — don't you agree? Unfortunately, they would clash horribly with the current decor of our home. Maybe next time. Be sure to check out the site, because there are plenty more adorable decals available for purchase! Via Laughing Squid. ...

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