Manimals

Guess who’s back!

Sorry folks, I left Manimals hanging last year due to issues in my professional and personal life, but hopefully 2012 will be a prosperous one.

To kick things off, here’s a clip of an awesome mashup of footage from The Lion King with the audio from the trailer for The Dark Knight Rises. It’s one of the things that helped my new year start with a smile. In my pants.

Awesome stuff.

Look for more from me soon!

Humorous observations. Today’s kids are being conditioned to certain forms of technology. I grew up with the concepts of a GUI and mouse ingrained in my mind. My father knew the DOS prompt, but adapted well enough. I have no doubt I’ll be able to adapt to the interfaces and tech of the future, but it’s our kids who will be the natives.

Damn, I feel old.

via What my 4-year-old taught me about technology

So Nokia announces their first Windows Phone pho…device. Essentially a Nokia N9 with Meego stripped out and shoved Windows Phone 7 inside.

The internal specs on it are competitive (16 GB storage, 1.4 GHz processor, 3.7″ inch screen), and Windows Phone 7 “Mango” seems nice enough, but the questions on how everything works together will have to be determined next year.

via Nokia’s first Windows Phone, the Nokia Lumia 800 gets announced

via Jan Pehchan Ho – Mohammed Rafi, Gumnaam Song

via Jan Pehchan Ho – Mohammed Rafi, Gumnaam Song

New SNL writer writes some pretty fucking hilarious predictions for 2012. I would pick a favorite, but let’s be honest, they’re all my favorite.

via Zachary Kanin: 2012 Forecast

This little girl sums up my feelings on a Tuesday when I am pretty wiped out.

via Little Girl Screams This Is What A Dinosaur Feels Like

Good points about labeling buttons in apps. It doesn’t seem obvious, but when it isn’t done properly, it tends to be irksome.

via Neven Mrgan – Labeling the Back button

Speaking of things that look like HAL 9000, here’s a self programming thermostat from some former Apple guys, including the “father of the iPod,” Tony Fadell. Interesting concept.

via Nest, A Learning Thermostat Created by Former iPhone/iPod Developers

I totally want one of these. I need an iPhone 4S first. But man I want one of these.

A voice control module that looks like HAL 9000? What could possibly go wrong?

via ThinkGeek Teases “IRIS 9000″ Voice Control Module for iPhone 4S