Synesthesia

(E3 2010 - Child of Eden trailer (HD 720p))

Synesthesia - a sensation that normally occurs in one sense modality occurs when another modality is stimulated (Source http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=synesthesia).

With technology and gaming moving towards more tactile experiences for the consumer, we are all probably going to start hearing this word a lot more.  Games and Movies will move beyond hearing and seeing the actions on screen, soon we'll be able to feel them too.  Although this has all ready happened with gamings inclusion of vibration, developers are all ready looking to go even further than that.  But doing so slowly.  It seems they want to fully conquer visual media with 3D and holograms first.

(Note: Child of Eden is created by Tetsuya Mizuguchi, creator of Rez, and will be published by Ubisoft for both the PS3 and Xbox 360.  This video is used because Rez aimed at immersing players in Synesthesia, and this game is supposed to be its spiritual successor.)

Old Electronics? Recycle or Resell them for Good

This post is for everyone who stockpiled electronics because they didn't know where to sell them or properly dispose of them.

Gazelle is a website that will take a variety of electronic devices for reuse or recycling, and will also pay you for some of the newer items like the Iphone or Xbox 360.

http://www.gazelle.com/

If they don't buy it back they can still recycle it for you.  Also shipping is free if you send an item worth at least 1$ US.

To sweeten this deal, tech blog Gizmodo has a recycling program setup up with Gazelle that will give all of their commission to one of the charitable funds working towards cleaning the Gulf coast.  You can find it at the following link.

http://gizmodo.com/5561500/the-gizmodo-recycling-program-get-paid-and-help-the-gulf-coast

Of course there are other causes being funded by Gazelle. You can also start your own, should you feel the need arise.