A few days ago one of my old professors gave a shout-out to Clipboard, which she praised as having the functionality of Pinterest coupled with superior aesthetics and a broader feature set. Now I’ve never tried Pinterest as I’m not really big into sharing webpages in general; in fact I only really use my Tumblr for images and music. But my interest was piqued when she mentioned the unique way Clipboard had of grabbing live “clips”, i.e. articles, images, or videos or even complete chunks from a site by copying and pasting the site’s code, and then taking that clip and displaying it in an aesthetically pleasing “at-a-glance” view along with other clips. Throw in a tag-based cataloguing system for these digital clipboards, and you’ve got a robust brainfart collector there. More

Can we just acknowledge that, regardless of anyone’s political views about the man, Barack Obama has done more for nerds and sci fi in the White House than any other President? Wouldn’t be surprised if he dropped in on Agent J in MiB 3, a’la Michael Jackson.

Blastr: Will Smith’s kid asked Obama about aliens. And the president said …

One supposes that when one’s father stars in so many movies featuring extraterrestrial threats, it might be easy to assume that aliens are, in fact, the real deal. And who better to confirm this t…

This dude combined a graphic novel, a rap album, and a video game. It’s like Lupe Fiasco meets Scott Pilgrim. Only less Canadian. What makes it even cooler is that the overarching story is semi-autobiographical- so it’s got that personal touch that’s always a hallmark of special projects in games, comics, and music.

The Video Game That’s Also a Rap Album That’s Also a Comic Book

Raheem Jarbo, aka Mega Ran, aka Random, is one of the more noted video game musicians out there. For his latest album, though, he went a little further than just rapping about video games.
With financ…

I don’t know how Kotaku’s Bashcraft digs up great stories like this, but damned if he hasn’t done it again.

Naruto Inspires Polish Lady To Kick Shogi Ass

Shogi. It’s typically called “Japanese chess”. And like chess, it’s a board game of strategy—and smarts. To get good, you must spend years playing and studying.

…And I’m not just saying that because I’ve applied for their developer program. The LEAP Motion system sits in front of you on your desk, plugs into a USB port on a PC or Mac, then basically functions as a knocked-over Kinect- gestures and motions are recognized from below and translated via the included Motion software.

The kicker is that instead of an expensive, top-heavy, motorized setup (the Kinect), the Leap uses proprietary technologies to achieve much more accurate gesture and motion tracking, from a much closer distance. What’s more, the Leap will retail for 70 bucks- markedly cheaper than other products on the market.

Assuming I get approved for Leap’s developer program (and I don’t need to sign any NDA’s), I’ll be sure to document my experiences working with it in my own projects, hopefully culminating in a review of the final product ahead of its anticipated release date this winter.

via LEAP Motion.