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Android apps on Windows? Been there, done that. Try running Windows programs on Android for size. Alexandre Julliard, the developer behind the Wine compatibility layer, gave an update about an ARM-friendly flavor of the software and showed off a version that runs on Android at the 2013 Free and Open source Software Developers’ European Meeting. According to Phoronix, the demo of a Windows app running on Android was “horrendously slow,” but Julliard chalks that up to the fact that the sample was chugging along on an Android emulator. Wine for Mountain View’s OS is said to be an active work-in-progress, so there’s no word on when it might find its way into the wild just yet.
Filed under: Cellphones, Tablets
Source: Phoronix
If you’ve ever messed around with Linux, you’re probably familiar with a little program called “Wine,” WINdows Emulator/Wine Is Not an Emulator. With its magic, you can run Windows applications on your Linux box (as well as other operating systems), and soon, Wine could be running them on your Android phone as well. More »
Hey football fans! Super Bowl Sunday is on the horizon, which for many of us means a day of eating garbage and tossing back drinks. But don’t do it all willy-nilly. Like a sommelier at Guy Fieri’s restaurant, we’ve got the perfect drinks to complement your disgusting food choices. More »
They say that revenge is a dish best served cold, but perhaps you might change your mind when you take a look at the £19.99 Corkcicle Color which will come in blue, green, orange and pink shades. After all, anytime is always a good time for some wine, and when you pair it up with the right kind of fine dining food, it becomes exquisite. Thing is, when you live in an area that is enveloped in a warm climate, the big challenge when it comes to drinking wine is in keeping the wine chilled.
Perhaps it is time to forget about drippy ice-buckets, as the Corkcicle Color will be able to slot comfortably right into the top of your bottle, ensuring that your wine remains chilled from within while keeping out any of them nasty insects who decide to make your bottle of wine their temporary home. The Corkcicle Color is made from a thermal gel which has been completely sealed from within the elegant icicle shape, ensuring that it will be able to retain its temperature for a longer period than ice, and far more important, ensuring that your favorite wine does not end up diluted after a while.
[ Corkcicle Color for a decent wine drinking experience copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]
Sometimes you just don’t have the right resources to make a decent drink. But if you get enough sober, thirsty minds focused on the problem, humans can find some pretty creative ways to come up with alcohol. More »
Yippee! Let’s poison ourselves with beverages that will make us violently ill! It was your battle cry last night, and today you’re paying the price. But what is that hangover you’re experiencing, exactly? More »
Wine is the easiest thing to grab to take to a holiday party. But don’t bring your bottle in the buff—dress it up with this awesome origami wine tote. More »
You. You’re out drinking with your friends, matching them round for round. They’re sippin’ fancy whiskey, but you’re saving money, sticking with the well specials. So why is it, halfway through the night, you’re suddenly hit with a brutal headache, and everybody else is fine? More »
Drinking wine from long-stemmed glasses is so yesterday. Add some fun and festivity to your holiday celebrations this year by saying cheers – with your parfait cups and waffle cones filled with scoops of wine-flavored ice cream from Mercer’s.
So it might not be as classy as you’re used to, but it’s a whole lot more fun and maybe a whole lot yummier.
Mercer’s offers a variety of flavors for its line of alcohol-infused ice cream: Cherry Merlot, Chocolate Cabernet, Peach White Zinfandel, Port, Red Raspberry, Chardonnay, and Riesling. It contains 5% alcohol though, so this is one icy treat that’s off-limits to the kids.
[via Incredible Things via Geekologie]
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