Instacube!

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I was just about to head to bed, when I made the most amazing discovery on Pinterest. Instacube!

Another really awesome project funded through kickstarter.  If I haven't already said it, I love that program.  It allows creative, intuitive minds to bring their products and inventions to the market through the support of all kinds of people.  From corporations to individuals.  Amazing.  Okay, back on topic.

What is Instacube?  Basically, it's a gadget that streams instagram. I would buy it.  Why?  Because I'm obsessed with Instagram.  Don't believe me?  You obviously don't follow me on Facebook. 

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It looks like it has the financial backing, so there's a good chance we could see this available soon!  I'm probably a little too excited about this, but, I can't help it.  Seriously, sign me up. 

I know there are digital photo frames that can pull photos from a memory card. Don't get me wrong, they're great.  Love them.  My grandfather has one.   I do have one small issue with them.  You have to switch out memory cards and constantly update your photos.

With Instacube, you get new photos when your Instagram account does.  You can scroll through your library, your feed, all kinds of hashtags.  Want to see pics of the beach?  It can do that!

If you want to see more, their kickstarter page has a great video.  I tend to get really geeky excited about the weirdest stuff.  Sure, this will probably be a fad item, and when  Instagram goes the way of Myspace, well, I suppose I'll have to figure out a new use for this cool little box.

Now, you can have photos of your friends' lunch on your desk!  Imagine the possiblities!

JP

Apptastic: Radiant Defense

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I love my smartphone.  I love that there are a vast array of games available for the Android.  Some are really great, and some are, well, bad.  Today, I'm going to talk about one of the better ones I've had the pleasure of downloading, Radiant Defense by Hexage, Ltd.

It was a featured free app on the Google Play store, so, I figured "why not?"  Ok, it was also about 1AM, and I couldn't sleep, so the shiny pictures in the marketplace swayed me. It's is your standard Tower Defense style game with a dash of space fun.   I love tower defense style games, so downloading this was a no-brainer for me.  I absolutely love it. There's a paid version which unlocks a few more weapons so you'll be able to better deal with some of the enemies. I'm a huge fan of free, so I didn't get the paid app. It's also available for the iPhone, so all you apple users can get in on the fun too!

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You're a member of an intergalactic army, and your job is to place your weapons to protect the spiral.  I'm not 100% what that spiral is, but you have to prevent the alien invaders from getting to it.  There's a building phase, where you place modules to adjust the path of incoming enemies, you can add and upgrade weapons.  Next is the invasion.  Sometimes you get messages from commanders, before the battle, which is a little annoying, but usually it gives you tips about the enemy you're about to face. During the invasion, you can add and upgrade your weapons. I don't recommend selling weapons in this phase.


Graphically, this is probably one of the prettier game apps I've seen.  The colors are bright, cheerful, and kid friendly.  There's no blood, when the aliens "die" they explode into bubbles.

I'd probably pay for the full app, but like I said, I like free. This is a super fun diversion.  Give it to your kids when they're being annoying, and let 'em kill some aliens.  I totally recommend it.  I'm super addicted.


Wanna play?  iPhone users go here.   Androids go here.

Defending the Earth until bedtime.....

JP