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Anthony Bourdain has been a writer for some time now, but normally his books are focused around one of two subjects: food or crime. So you can’t be all that shocked that he decided to combine the two in his most recent literary experiment. “Get Jiro,” a graphic novel set in not-too-distant Los Angeles about a violent sushi chef (and a host of other bloodthirsty characters), isn’t just about the words though. The intricately-drawn images — that includes everything from pictures of sushi and markets to a large image of a threat from militant vegans written in blood — are really what gives this book its panache.

While the images below are on the tamer side, we can assure you that the book has a hearty helping of blood and gore.

“Get Jiro” is available today at comic book stores and July 3 everywhere else books are sold.

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The gym problem: Which side of this towel was just on my skin, and which was on that nasty-ass machine? Or the beach problem: I want to take a dip, but where do I stash my phone? A product called Towelmate apparently has all these answers. More »

It was a few months ago when we got word of HP’s plans to release something called a “Community Edition” as an added part to webOS 3.0.5. Now, webOS Community Edition has been released for use on legacy TouchPad tablets. Users will be able to learn how the TouchPad works, make modifications and then eventually apply what they’ve learned to Open webOS 1.0 in the future.

Although the webOS team worked closely alongside the WebOS Internals to release webOS Community Edition, it’s not the same as Open webOS. The release of Open webOS 1.0 is expected to be released in September and will offer developers the ability to port webOS to their own devices and make use of open source technology integration.

Available online for download, the source code may be used by developers under the Apache License, Version 2.0 so they can combine open source code with their own stuff and sell it as desired. In addition to the release of the Community Edition, some other parts of the webOS have already been made available by the Open webOS team, including the Isis Browser project and the DB8 database service provider.

[via Verge]

HP releases webOS Community Edition for TouchPads is written by Elise Moreau & originally posted on SlashGear.
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I’ve always loved July 4th. Independence Day is one of my favorite holidays. I love the barbecues with potato salad and corn on the cob. I love sitting around watching that awesome Will Smith movie just cause it has that great Bill Pullman speech in it. Back home in Indiana we had the Fishers Freedom Festival and we could watch the fireworks from our garage. Of course, some of you might live somewhere fireworks aren’t allowed, like where those terrible wildfires are currently raging in the western U.S. If that’s the case, this Uncle Milton Fireworks Light Show might be a great substitute to the real thing. More »

I’m not a huge fan of desktop toys that flap around and play music, as they tend to get on my nerves quickly. I blame Big Mouth Billy Bass for this. But I’m actually kind of enamored of this new robot which can dance and get its groove on to your music.

Tovbot’s Shimi works as a dock for your Android- or iOS-powered smartphone, providing interactivity, ranging from the aforementioned music-groovin’ to interacting with passersby. For instance, it can recognize faces and words, or pick a song to play based on the tune your tap out for it. Here’s some footage of Shimi getting his groove on:

I particularly like how Shimi’s ears are actually the speakers – I think that’s a clever and endearing design touch. At this point, Shimi is still in the development stages, but will retail for $199 (USD) when its released sometime in the not-too-distant future.

[via PlasticPals]