Retro tech – Earth Invaders from 1982 – and still works! Sort of
The year was 1982 when this monster of gaming delight was unleashed on the world. Space Invaders had already shown the public’s love of killing things that invaded and an alternative was needed. Earth Invaders was developed as a computer space battle game. The box is labelled with the special features to be found inside....
LG Optimus L3 – a budget smartphone well worth considering
The LG Optimus L3 is an affordable smartphone that does everything that is needed for a very low price. It is physically smaller than the average, which is no bad thing as it still fits in a pocket easily. It falls down on camera quality, but it is not alone amongst smartphones for that so...
Nominate your Twitterer of the year 2012 – who is your favourite Twitter user?
The Flaneur is running an end of year survey to find the best Twitter users of the year. It is very simple to take part – simply tweet @flaneurzine with the top Twitter users that you follow and that you recommend for other people to follow. We’re looking for interesting users, whatever their speciality. They...
How Virgin Media broke our wifi & tried to charge £10 a month to fix! #ipad #iplayer
The wifi was working before I called Virgin Media All our devices were connecting to the internet. The only problem was that a new ipad was refusing to play BBC iplayer. It worked for a bit and then froze. We’d had Virgin Media broadband for years and I decided to phone them and see what...
Free guide to Dutch Digital Culture published today by @virtueelp
The New Explorers Guide to Dutch Digital CultureToday Virtueel Platform, the Dutch e-culture knowledge institute, has released The New Explorers Guide to Dutch Digital Culture. The book is a fieldguide to over 150 medialabs, game companies and new media festivals in the Netherlands. It is available as free download.The New Explorers Guide to Dutch Digital Culture offers...
Got a blog? Join the Flaneur bloggers network today #bloggers
Are you an independent blogger? If so we want to hear from you. The Flaneur is building an international network of bloggers so that in the future we can share tips, ideas, stories, etc among a network of independent online influencers. We also hope to share the many requests for coverage that we get from companies looking to...
Review – Amazon Kindle – Perfect for travelling
Books. They decorate a room, which a solitary Kindle does not. But does the Kindle have a place in the book-lovers life? Can technology ever replace the pleasure of a holding a good book or a well-read paperback? The Kindle is quick to turn on. There is no long boot-up time as we have become...
CYBERFEST: Russia’s largest annual New Media Festival
For the 6th Annual Edition, CYBERFEST 2012 explores the impacts of art and technology on society’s future through a 6 day multidisciplinary event titled ‘AT HEAVEN’S DOOR’. Exhibits, events and performances across St Petersburg’s top cultural venues present varied perspectives on the physical state of international New Media and the metaphysical directions it leads society....
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