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Play Angry Birds with a DIY usb slingshot

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 10:40 AM PST

You can play Angry Birds with your fingers or use a mouse on Facebook, but what about with an actual slingshot? mBed, a company that makes microcontrollers and accompanying software, has created a usb slingshot that can connect to a PC or Mac, which in turn can be used to play Angry Birds. Once plugged in, the slingshot is recognized as a usb mouse, and the accelerometer and rubber stretch sensor help translate these motions into mouse movements. Since the project was inspired as a demo to see how easy and inexpensive it is to build your own USB devices, you probably won’t be seeing this cool gizmo in stores anytime soon. But if you’re up to the challenge, you can check out the full instructions on how to build your own on their website. Video demo right after the break.

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Company of Heroes Complete: Campaign Edition lands on Mac App Store

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 09:33 AM PST

Company of Heroes, one of best RTS games around and a personal favorite of mine, has landed on the Mac App Store. Published by Aspyre — a company that specializes in bringing great PC games to the Mac – Company of Heroes Complete: Campaign Edition includes the single player campaign from CoH, plus content and campaigns from the expansions CoH: Opposing Fronts and CoH: Tales of Valor.

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Dr. Seuss Apps On SALE To Celebrate Dr. Seuss’s Birthday

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 08:45 AM PST

Today, March 2nd, is Dr. Seuss’ birthday (as well as Read Across America Day) and to celebrate Oceanhouse Media is launching a sale for 25 Dr. Seuss digital books on iOS and Android, with prices ranging from $0.99 to $2.99. Some of the more notable apps include Horton Hears a Who! ($2.99), The Cat in the Hat ($1.99) and The Lorax ($0.99). In addition, the virtual tree growing game Lorax Garden is now available to download for free. This of course, also coincides with the theatrical release of the animated The Lorax movie today.

For the complete listing of Dr. Seuss apps on sale, which runs thru March 8th, head on over to Oceanhouse Media’s webpage for more info. Video trailer highlighting the Dr. Seuss apps and press release after the gap.

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Windows 8 tablet vs iOS on iPad [Video]

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 08:02 AM PST

Microsoft’s Windows 8 Consumer Preview was released on Wednesday morning, and within a day, it had more than a million downloads. The upcoming OS is a complete departure from the Windows as we all know, with a Metro-style interface that relies heavily on touch and gestures. So how does Windows 8 running on a tablet stack up to iOS on an iPad? Quite well it seems. The Verge have posted a great video (above) showing the two OSes side-by-side, including a rundown of the features we can expect from Windows 8.

[via TUAW]

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