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Caption Contest: Bakebot learns to actually bake things, feed the looming robot army
Aww, look! Bakebot's soooo cute! He's actually cooking things these days, thanks to MIT grad student Mario Bollini, who recently upped the creature's skill level in an effort to grab more calories with less effort. Little did he know, however, that teaching a self-contained machine how to feed the future uprising wasn't exactly the best long-term move. No, that creeping feeling of fear isn't unwarranted. Darren: "01001111 01001101 01000111 00100000 01000011 01001111 01001111 01001011 01001001 01000101 01010011!" Terrence: "Bakebot's lessons with the master chef were going so well, until his Bork to binary translator failed" Brian: "Bakebot love kitten. Bakebot eat kitten." Brad: "Stephanie! Johnny no add vanilla!" Sean: "It's so unfair! I have eight other senses, but I'd trade them all -- even smision -- to be able to taste." Christopher: "Rachel Ray hit a wall with 15 minute meals, so we found a faster, more charismatic replacement. Meet Rachel Number 5." Michael: "Here I thought the robot apocalypse would be powered by nuclear fusion and laser beams, turns out it'll be running on profiteroles and delicious cakes." Jon: "I'm toasting bread in my head right now...seriously" Zach: "You want me to wear a what? Why don't you trying sticking a fan in your scalp. Then you can tell me to wear a hairnet." Joseph: "How do ya like my ganache now, Martha???" Daniel: "A robot may not injure a cupcake or, through inaction, allow a cupcake to come to harm." Richard Lai: "How do you like them cookies, Firefox?" Jose: "How am I supposed to add a teaspoon of sugar with this underperforming Kinect camera?" Kevin: "Enough with the cakes, what was Leia saying about our only hope?" Dana: "I. Love. A. Little. Bourbon. In. My. Cookies. Don't. You." Richard Lawler: "Death to all humans. Sweet, delicious, chocolatey... death." Don: "Just don't call him Iron Chef. He hates that." Billy: "Ace of Cakes was canceled because I annihilated the host.. now I must weaponize that Millennium Falcon cake." Zachary: "Jobless MIT grad narrowly avoids soup kitchen, emerges from basement with replacement mother."
Making your own iPad magazine
A lot of publications are adding iPads and other portable devices to their distribution chains. As a result, we're beginning to see some solutions for small- and medium-sized companies that are starting to approach the idea of offering a self-publishing solution. You can always send people a PDF, but that's really not a magazine, and it won't show up in the App Store. One interesting product is from some former Apple employees who have started MagAppZine. You submit a PDF, and the company quickly converts it to a magazine and submits it to the App Store for you. You can see some customer examples in the App Store here. Using MagAppZine is not inexpensive, but it's far cheaper than hiring a programmer and managing an App Store submission. Costs are about US$3000 for a magazine, plus charges each time you add a new issue. You get to keep 75% of the revenue if your magazine is a paid creation, MagAppZine gets 25%. That's after the Apple's 30% cut. Naturally, MagAppZine can't guarantee that your app won't get rejected from the App Store, so customers need to understand Apple's rules on content.
Titan Studios skips robot zombies, adds ... chefs?!
You saw pirates ...You saw ninjas ...Now, get ready for the most exciting Fat Princess class of them all: the chef?! Yes, it looks like the PSN multiplayer game will be getting a culinary addition to the pastry-filled battlefield. Once again, Titan Studios teases without saying a word, but we think we can safely assume that cake will be involved.[Thanks, MarcusN!]
