Real-Life Flappy Bird Game Looks Fun

As everyone on the internet must have heard by now, Flappy Bird is essentially gone from most app stores, unless of course you are counting the multitude of clones and copycats. Of course there are still ways of playing the game but if you’re looking for a non-mobile and non-digital version of the game, perhaps the use of some cardboard and an Arduino sensor, a couple of motors, and a lot of creativity could result in the real life Flappy Bird game that you can check out in the video above.

This project was put together was Fawn Qiu who decided to attempt to create the game in real life. Using a box, an Arduino sensor, two servo motors, a reed switch and a magnet, she managed to put together her creation. Basically this is Flappy Bird but played in a non-digital sort of way. The motor basically keeps the background and the pipes rotating, and pressing a button would cause the Flappy Bird token to “flap”. It is also able to detect when you hit a pipe or crash, after which the box would close on itself and a little tune would play to let you know that it is game over. We have to say that this is a pretty clever idea, not to mention incredibly cute as well, so if you’d like to see the game in action, check it out in the video above.

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    Former Apple Ad Exec Explains Why The iPhone 5c Is A Flop

    Former Apple Ad Exec Explains Why The iPhone 5c Is A FlopWhile the iPhone 5c was priced a tad cheaper than the iPhone 5s, and with it being priced at $100 on-contract, we guess Apple thought that maybe the phones would be flying off the shelves as it was indeed a cheaper alternative. Unfortunately that was not the case, as Apple’s CEO Tim Cook admitted. So why didn’t the iPhone 5c do as well as Apple had imagined? Well according to former Apple advertising executive, Ken Segall, he has weighed in on why he thinks the iPhone 5c was not the money maker that Apple had initially expected.

    According to Segall, he believed that Apple’s plan to turn the use of plastic into a positive one actually backfired on them. Posting on his blog, Segall wrote, “Unfortunately for Apple, creativity can be a double-edged sword. The ‘unapologetically plastic’ line in the product video was so interesting and memorable, it got played back over and over in articles about the lackluster demand for iPhone 5c. Not exactly what Apple intended.” He also notes that while the iPhone 5c was priced cheaper than the iPhone 5s, it wasn’t priced that much cheaper and customers ended up deciding to drop that extra $100 to get the iPhone 5s instead. What do you guys think? Was that why the iPhone 5c turned out to be something of a flop?

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    Galaxy S5 Release Date Pegged For Late March

    Galaxy S5 Release Date Pegged For Late MarchIt is almost a given that Samsung will announce the Galaxy S5 at MWC 2014 at their Unpacked 5 event, although in the past Samsung has chosen to announce their handsets separate of MWC 2014, perhaps in a bid to be more exclusive. That being said, assuming that the announcement will indeed take place on the 24th of February, when might we be able to expect to get our hands on the device? Well according to reports out of Korea, it has been suggested that the Samsung Galaxy S5 might only be available for purchase towards the end of March which contradicts O2 Germany’s end-February prediction.

    Why so late from its announcement? Well apparently there could be an issue regarding waterproofing, and the reports also claim that Samsung has yet to place their orders for the handset’s components. This means that assuming that Samsung does place their orders in the near future, chances are it will probably be only available for shipping towards the end of March. Either way we’re sure Samsung is eager to get the handset into the hands on waiting fans as soon as possible, so perhaps we will learn more about the Galaxy S5’s release at MWC 2014, so be sure to check back with us then for the details.

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    Using Google Maps To Meet Your Neighbors

    This article was written on April 05, 2006 by CyberNet.

    Using Google Maps To Meet Your Neighbors

    When you move into a new neighborhood it is always difficult to adjust and meet your neighbors. Now, you can get a heads up on who your neighbors are thanks to a site called GeoWhitePages.com! This site allows you to search the white pages for an individual and then have it display the location on a Google Map. Once it is displayed you will get a little box that pops-up where you can get directions to or from that address. A nifty little addition to this mapping software is the ability to find out who your neighbors are. Just click on the button that says “Show My Neighbors” and it will display the names and information for your surrounding neighbors. This is very interesting to play with 🙂 .

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    How an American Sued the Ethiopian Government for Spyware Infection

    How an American Sued the Ethiopian Government for Spyware Infection

    An American citizen living in Maryland sued the Ethiopian government today for infecting his computer with secret spyware, wiretapping his private Skype calls, and monitoring his entire family’s every use of the computer for a period of months. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is representing the plaintiff in this case, who has asked the court to allow him to use the pseudonym Mr. Kidane – which he uses within the Ethiopian community – in order to protect the safety and wellbeing of his family both in the United States and in Ethiopia.

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