Helio Copies Apple, Launches Retail Store Complete With Hipster Aesthetics
Helio, the “don’t call is a phone” cellphone company behind the Drift, just launched its flagship retail store in Santa Monica and they’ve done a really good job at replicating the Apple Store style and motif. Just like the Apple Store, Helio’s neighborhood shoppe features big, wide open spaces perfect for lectures, tutorials and other…
Slate Says The Nintendo Wii Sucks: Does It?
The Nintendo Wii launched on Sunday to pretty much universal acclaim—Chen loved it quite literally, putting it down his pants. But not all is happy in Wii World, for some complaints are starting to trickle out. One of the earliest shots across the bow comes from one of Slate’s fine writers. The treatise, entitled, “Nintendo’t:…
Ubiko Helper Robot Means To Put You Out Of Work
The Ubiko is yet another robot to come out of Japan, but this one plans to steal jobs from hard working Americans. You see, Ubiko is a helper robot, in that he helps greet customers, talks up products on display and do other such menial tasks commonly found in a service economy. Apparently, it’s got…