Game Mechanic Studios unwrap Art of War for Christmas

Filed under: Business

The recently founded Game Mechanic Studios took time away from unwrapping gifts this morning to formally announce its first project, an original IP codenamed Art of War. It turns out that the blurry image the studio had on its website was one of the game’s upcoming levels called ‘Obsidian Serpent,’ and not - [...]

Merry Consumermas … so what didja get?

Filed under: Meta (about Joystiq)

Christmas, Xmas, Consumermas, Christmahanakwanza, Ludachristmas. If you celebrated any of these holidays, or if you had to cower in fear as robot Santa flew overhead looking for easy prey, we want to hear about it. More importantly, we want to know what presents you got, too — game-related mostly, but if [...]

Holidaze 2008: Boxing Day deals, for Canadians only

Filed under: Nintendo DS, Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PSP, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360

Hey there, Canada. We’ve been told Boxing Day is a special day for consumerism for you guys — something like the equivalent of Black Friday here in the US. Our Canadian comrade at X3F thought to remind us, and [...]

So you just got a camcorder — now what?

Filed under: iLife, Multimedia, Video, Holidays
All day on December 25, TUAW presents “Now What?” We’ve got first steps and recommendations for all the gifts you (hopefully!) found under the tree today. Happy holidays!
Did Santa leave you a camcorder for Christmas? If he did, you probably did what most people do — ripped open the package, [...]

TUAW Holiday Giveaway-tacular Part Two: so you got a used nano?

Filed under: Accessories, TUAW Business, iPod nano

Budgets are tight, we get that. So this holiday season, if all you could afford for yourself or a loved one was a 3rd-gen nano, we’ve got a trio of cases for you: one for running, one for general protection and one with little built-in speakers, for sing-alongs.
Again, courtesy [...]

So you just got an iPhone — now what?

Filed under: iPhone, Holidays
All day on December 25, TUAW presents “Now What?” We’ve got first steps and recommendations for all the Apple gifts you (hopefully!) found under the tree today. Happy holidays!
Congratulations, you’ve finally gotten an iPhone! It’s either your very first one, or you’ve managed to upgrade to the iPhone 3G. As with any [...]

So you just got an iMac — now what?

Filed under: iMac, Holidays

All day on December 25, TUAW presents “Now What?” We’ve got first steps and recommendations for all the Apple gifts you (hopefully!) found under the tree today. Happy holidays!
It was probably the biggest box under the tree (unless you really splurged on the anniversary edition of the Radio Flyer wagon); now that [...]

So you just got a digital camera — now what?

Filed under: How-tos, Holidays

If you’re one of the lucky people who got a digital camera this Christmas, congratulations and welcome to the fun and exciting world of digital photography. But now that you have your shiny new camera and are holding it in your eager hands, what’s next? Fortunately, I’ve been in your shoes [...]

So you just got an iPod nano — now what?

Filed under: Holidays, iPod nano

All day on December 25, TUAW presents “Now What?” We’ve got first steps and recommendations for all the Apple gifts you (hopefully!) found under the tree today. Happy holidays! If you’re a iPod veteran, send a link to this post to the switcher on your holiday list.
Congrats on your new iPod [...]

So you just got an iTunes gift card — now what?

Filed under: iTS, iTunes, Holidays
All day on December 25, TUAW presents “Now What?” We’ve got first steps and recommendations for all the Apple gifts you found under the tree today. Happy holidays!
Hopefully a lot of you reached into your Christmas stockings and pulled out a lump of coal fully-loaded iTunes gift card. In case you [...]

Vatican approves iPhone app

Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, iPhone, App Store, iPod touch
The Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Social Communications has approved an iPhone app called iBreviary, which is apparently a virtual version of the liturgical book. The app itself was created by an iTalian (and yes, pun intended) priest, and during a trial release in Italy, was downloaded [...]

So you just got an iPod touch — now what?

Filed under: Holidays, iPod touch
All day on December 25, TUAW presents “Now What?” We’ve got first steps and recommendations for all the Apple gifts you (hopefully!) found under the tree today. Happy holidays!
Did you wake up this morning with a shiny new iPod touch under the tree? If you did, read on to get [...]

So you just got a MacBook Pro — now what?

Filed under: Macbook Pro, Holidays

All day on December 25, TUAW presents “Now What?” We’ve got first steps and recommendations for all the Apple gifts you (hopefully!) found under the tree today. Happy holidays!

Congratulations on your new MacBook Pro!
For the Desk While you are on the go, the MacBook Pro allows you to have the best [...]

So you just got a MacBook — now what?

Filed under: MacBook, Holidays
A couple days before Christmas a year ago, I walked into a local Apple reseller and without hesitation told the salesperson I wanted a MacBook. It was my first brand-new Mac ever, and I couldn’t be prouder of my little machine. While I was sitting in Barnes and Noble writing this post, [...]

So you just got your first Mac — now what?

Filed under: Switchers, Odds and ends, Holidays
All day on December 25, TUAW presents “Now What?” We’ve got first steps and recommendations for all the Apple gifts you (hopefully!) found under the tree today. Happy holidays! If you’re a Mac veteran, send a link to this post to the switcher on your holiday list.
Merry Christmas, new [...]

Dyna-Glo Pro Heater

If you have an unheated shop or garage, and you want to warm it fast so that you can get straight to work, this crazy-macho heater really does the job. It’s very powerful (70,000 BTU) and, amazingly, creates no detectable odor while burning kerosene. Sold only in Home Depot stores (not available anywhere online) it [...]

8-Bit Jesus: Classic Christmas Songs in the Style of Classic NES Games

8-Bit Jesus is an 18 track album featuring everyone’s favorite Christmas tunes, but created using the music from classic NES games. It was all amazingly well made by Doctor Octoroc. I particularly enjoyed “We Three Konami”, “8 Days of Master Robots”, “Joy to Commando”, “Super Jingle Bros.”, “Bubbles We Have Heard On Bobble”, [...]

Merry Christmas, You Filthy Rebel Scum

Well folks, we’ve all somehow managed to survive another year and make it to Jesus’ B-day Extravaganza, 2008. I imagine you’re all enjoying time with friends and family, opening wrapped boxes containing the things you’ve always wanted. And, if you’re not, hopefully you at least know a bar that’s open.
Merry Christmas to you [...]

Recommended: NPR Mobile Review at WOIP

Copyright © 2008 PatrickJ. Visit the original article at http://justanotheriphoneblog.com/wordpress/2008/12/24/recommended-npr-mobile-review-at-woip/.

If you’re a fan of National Public Radio in the US then you may well want to check out the new NPR Mobile application for the iPhone, which has made it into the iPhone App Store this week.
I grabbed the app today and tried it [...]

Long App Store Approval Process Making Some Apps Late For The Holidays

The unpredictably lengthy app review process is continuing to frustrate developers. Perry Hart, creator of AutoMangle, says the system is “inadequate and down right amateur. He had hoped to release his latest app, ZombieMangle, in time for the holidays, but was instead given a vague letter from Apple that read “unexpected additional time for review.” [...]