IBM @ Wimbledon : Better than a pint?

Steady on, I hear you protest - that's some mighty claim.

Relax - I'm talking about the iBeer that is available for the iPod touch and iPhone. One of those "hot trix" applications that are just so "amazing"! It's an application that allows you to pour - and then tip - a glass of beer on your iPhone screen. Imagine it! Can you? I bet you cant!! It's just sooo brilliant! And it's even funnier if you hold the gadget to your lips! I mean, it actually looks like you're drinking beer out of your iPod! Wow! That's just so, like, hilarious! [ And for those of you who want something more natural and healthy - you can even drink a glass of milk with the added 'bonus' that you can then shake your iPod, which then curdles the milk and turns it into cheese! And it looks so realistic! Yummy. ]

Hmm...

However...sometimes things genuinely are as cool as...well, cold beer (or pre-cheese milk). When I first heard about the IBM Seer I though "No way!"...then, after reading more, broke into a fair impression of Wayne of Wayne's World, and instantly thought "Yes way!" If you haven't seen it yet, check it out at : http://www.wimbledon.org/ibm/

Just as Metal Gear Solid 2 made me go and buy a Playstation 2, stuff as great as this application makes me want to get my hands on an iPhone.


Speaking of cool stuff...when I wandered around SW19 today, I watched a man throw some groovey shapes against a disco wall. No. Really, I did. He even had a DJ mixin' it up in a pulpit above him. I thought "Is he allowed to be so loved-up and dancing his socks off like that?" On closer inspection, however, it appeared he was checking his newly-created LED-information board. Checking it for smoothness and ensuring there were no bumps and ridges, just so the final image will be as absolutely perfect as is possible. Nice attention to detail. Worthy of the IBM logo on it in all its fineness.