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8-bit Cities Makes Maps Retro, Interviewing the Chatroulette Mastermind

by Thomas Houston on March 8, 2010 at 07:30 PM


There's a load of great tech news happening out there every day, and, unfortunately, we just can't cover it all. Here are a few of the other noteworthy things we saw today on our never-ending journey through the wild, wild Web.
  • 8-bit NYC reimagines New York as an '80s videogame, capturing the Big Apple in pixelated squares straight out of the original 'Legend of Zelda' or 'Dragon Warrior.' Get support for an 8-bit treatment of your own city or town at Kickstarter. [From: 8-bit NYC via kottke]
  • NPR looks at the jobs of yesteryear made obsolete by technology, including pinsetter, lamplighter and elevator operator. [From: NPR]
  • Spiegel Online interviewed Chatroulette creator Andrey Ternovisky about his site's phoenix-like rise to fame. [From: Spiegel via Geekosystem]
  • Designer Craig Mod (known for the excellent TPUTH geek news site) steps back from the iPad hype and takes a refreshing look at the device as a potential new canvas. He argues that the essence of much of the printed word is retained in digital form (i.e. reading 'Jurassic Park' in print, on a Kindle, or on a tablet is largely the same), and that print and new forms like the iPad are most exciting when considering interactivity and layouts that truly take advantage of the form. [From: craigmod, via: Bits Blog]
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Tags: 8bitnyc, chatroulette, craigmod, nyc, top, tputh

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