Hear that? It’s the weekend, barreling down the tracks of time. Let’s stop that metaphor right there before we all start reflecting on the meaning of existence, and instead focus on the gadgets that went on sale this week! From the new to the newly-revamped to the somewhat puzzling, this week brought plenty of gizmos to consider. Stop wasting your life and read on!
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Because kids have such short attention spans these days, Hasbro has decided that Monopoly is too much for them. They are now releasing a half-hour version of the game, hoping that it can compete with texting, the internet, and their own 500 million versions of regular Monopoly.
This new version takes only 30 minutes to complete and it is called Monopoly Empire. This children’s version is fast-paced. A player can win just by collecting a certain number of assets rather than forcing his fellow players into bankruptcy.
Here’s an idea: Make a game that isn’t about real estate, paying taxes and going to jail. Monopoly is fun for like five minutes when you are a kid, until you start playing other games that involve hungry hippos or mouse traps. Plus…the internet. Best game ever.
[via Ubergizmo]
Sometimes I think Dubai exists in its very own dimension, an alternative over-the-top world where everything has to be the best of the best. This amazing photograph by Gerald Donovan is proof: the biggest and tallest firework show in the world, shot on New Year’s Eve 2013 at the Burj Khalifa, the highest man-made structure in the world at 2,722 feet (829.8 meters). More »
We already saw plenty of exterior images of Apple’s new headquarters, which look like a giant spaceship or a spaceport. But these confidential interior images—obtained by 9to5mac’s Élyse Betters—truly show the scale of this place. Look at the size of the glass walls! More »
The clone manufacturer who released an iPhone 5 knock-off last week now says that they will sue Apple if they release the real iPhone 5 in China. Surreal? Hilarious? Pathetic? All of the above. More »
According to rumormongers, this allegedly leaked iPhone part supposedly shows a Near Field Communication (NFC) antenna that would work with iOS 6’s passbook to turn your iPhone into a digital wallet. But is it really? More »
Could this be Apple’s new iPhone connector? Except for the fact that French site Nowhereelse has a terribly poor reputation, I don’t see why not. They seem real parts, not photoshopped, and the size seems to be the right one. More »
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