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Caturday: Tyler, ruler of the iMacs (Updated)
Update: While Craig Syverson did send us a picture of Genghis Khat, this isn't it! This beauty is Ace Sebastian's beautiful tabby named Tyler. Many apologies to the cats involved and their humans. Reader Craig Syverson's master, Genghis Khat, rules the roost between a pair of iMacs in this Caturday classic. Syverson, who works as a UX designer in the Bay Area, says "I'm sharing a photo of my cat, Genghis Khat, who regularly falls asleep when I'm in the middle of working. Since I use a Wacom tablet full-time, my arm provides a convenient support for his napping requirements." If you've got a Caturday nominee to share, let us know via our feedback page. For security reasons we can't accept inbound attachments, so you should host the photo (Dropbox, Flickr, iPhoto Journals, etc.) and send us the link. Thanks Craig!
Team Meat grants Mew-Genics Steam support, details project history
As one of Team Meat's "Caturday" teasers, the team announced Steam support for Mew-Genics. The game was previously announced for iOS.Team Meat also took a moment to discuss the history of Mew-Genics, noting that the project has been in development for 18 weeks. It started as a Ludum Dare 24 challenge under the "Evolution" theme, though Team Meat went with the "1,000 kittens" joke theme that the community attempted to vote in. After three days of development in Flash, the development duo realized it had a "monster mashup of many different game genres with an underlying theme [it] hadn't seen done in games before" on its hands. Mew-Genics then became the developer's full-time project.The team also recognizes how obscure the "Caturday" teasers have become, saying it "will only do two more Caturday teasers after this then pull back and focus on getting the game done as well as officially announcing what the game actually is and how it plays."
Caturday: Actually, today is Macworld Monkeyday
It's Caturday, but we're also at Macworld/iWorld 2013, and it was the perfect chance to spotlight a special guest who made an appearance DreamWalk Interactive booth on the show floor: a capuchin monkey. DreamWalk, the developers of Jam for iPhone, use a cartoon monkey as an avatar. They admit that show organizers told them they couldn't have the real flesh-and-fur monkey on the floor, but they decided to brave the wrath of IDG and show off their friend anyhow. We'll see how long this visit lasts. Check out the video below, and we'll be back to our normal parade of felines next week. The cats will seem not to care that we left them alone for a week, but no doubt we'll find our iPhone sync cable shredded on the bathroom floor soon.
Caturday: Mac mini earwarmer
Today is Caturday, and we all know that in the cold winter months, our cats crave warm. Reader Nick Clapp sends in this photo of Chester, who loves both the heat and the gentle hum of the Mac mini -- perhaps he imagines the CPU gerbils running furiously on their quad-core exercise wheels. If you've got a Caturday nominee to share, let us know via our feedback page. For security reasons we can't accept inbound attachments, so you should host the photo (Dropbox, Flickr, iPhoto Journals, etc.) and send us the link. Thanks Nick! Photo (cc) Nick Clapp
Caturday: iMac beds and hairless heads
There are plenty of ways to celebrate Caturday, and one good one is to recognize clever ways to enhance and improve a cat's favorite activity. (That'd be napping, in case you were wondering). This converted blue iMac G3 turned catnap corner posted on Fab.com wins the reuse/recycle award of the week. The size seems like it might be too small, but cats find a way. As for the model citizen, he's terribly fond of his own blue iMac to nest in. Owner Stephanie Robesky loves to see him tucked away in his formerly lickable den -- chances are, it's regained lickable status. If you've got a Caturday nominee to share, let us know via our feedback page. For security reasons we can't accept inbound attachments, so you should host the photo (Dropbox, Flickr, iPhoto Journals, etc.) and send us the link. Thanks Stephanie & Megan!
Caturday: Parallel computing, feline style
This week's Caturday heroes are Root (on the right) and Cisco (on the left), who are, according to owner and TUAW reader Jules F., enjoying some parallel computing. It looks like these cuties are making it twice as hard to get anything done! If you've got a Caturday nominee to share, let us know via our feedbackpage. For security reasons we can't accept inbound attachments, so you should host the photo (Dropbox, Flickr, iPhoto Journals, etc.) and send us the link. Thanks Jules!
Mew-Genics lets you freeze cats, is worrisome
While Team Meat has been releasing teasers for Mew-Genics over the past few months, its managed to do so without explicitly discussing how the game operates. The latest teaser image follows suit, as it divulges a "Cryo-Cube 5000" that seems to freeze cats (or food) for future use.Last week's teaser revealed the Boon County Cat Pageant that Mew-Genics players will apparently participate in. Whether frozen cats are eligible to compete is unclear.
Caturday: CatBook Pro, non-Retina edition
This week's Caturday model is Aria, who delights in interrupting the work habits of her person, reader Mike M. Her modus operandi: "While I work, she'll quietly walk on and spread herself across my computer, and in seconds, passes out." Anti-GTD via narcolepsy! Very clever. If you've got a Caturday nominee to share, let us know via our feedback page. For security reasons we can't accept inbound attachments, so you should host the photo (Dropbox, Flickr, iPhoto Journals, etc.) and send us the link. Thanks Mike!
Caturday holiday edition: Cold weather, warm seat
This week's Caturday model is Capties, who loves the toasty hum of a 2009 Mac mini underneath the hindquarters. Reader Ethel B. notes that her husband doesn't think cat pressure is good for the mini, but she convinced him to snap this photo before gently removing Capties to a neutral location. If you've got a Caturday nominee to share, let us know via our feedback page. For security reasons we can't accept inbound attachments, so you should host the photo (Dropbox, Flickr, iPhoto Journals, etc.) and send us the link. Photo used with permission.
Latest Mew-Genics teaser collects trinkets with 'magic properties'
Team Meat recently released some new pieces of information about its current project, Mew-Genics. The game includes a trinket display case for all the "stuff" that players acquire, which sometimes "appear imbued with magic properties that change space and time."Collectable trinkets include food, vomit, kittens, mail and petrified poop. The petrified poop shown in the picture "slightly lowers damage taken," so at least we can assume that this game about cats (many cats) includes some kind of health and damage system. Of course, the petrified poop seen here also lowers the "poop rate" of all cats, so there are apparently some other gameplay elements happening here. There are 105 trinket types in Mew-Genics, each with semi randomly-generated properties.
Catify Yourself from Friskies lets you channel your inner cat
Are you feeling frisky because its Caturday? Got the urge to meow and purrr? Then you need to check out Friskies's latest cat-themed app, Catify Yourself. The photo-taking app lets you superimpose your face onto a cat body with hilarious results. Catify Yourself has ten backgrounds that show a cat playing or posing for the camera. Each background has a cut-out for your face and room for a caption. You can insert your mugshot using the camera or by importing a photo from the camera roll. Gestures like pinch-to-zoom let you resize the photo and tilt it to fit the face of the cat. Once you've got the face lined up, you can choose a caption from about thirty different pre-set phrases. When you are done tweaking the image and setting the caption, you can share the resulting image via email or on a social network like Facebook or Twitter. You can also assign it to a contact or save it to your camera roll. It's good, clean fun that will literally leave you laughing out loud. Friskies Catify Yourself is available for free from the iOS App Store.
Caturday: Kitten on the Dashboard
From reader Steve G., here's Smudge who was a kitten when this picture was taken (hence the vintage iBook G4). Now Steve says she's "massive and wouldn't even fit on a 17" MacBook Pro!" You can view the original here. Thanks Steve, I wonder if you still use Dashboard? You can send us your Caturday pics via our feedback page (we can't take attachments, so you'll have to find a host and allow us to re-post it).
Mew-Genics to hoard over 12 sextillion cats
Team Meat's latest teaser for Mew-Genics is all about the game's "cast of cats," in that it features over 12,207,031,250,000,000,000,000 felines. The developer blog explains that the enormous number "only applies to how the cat looks, if you include its personality variables that number multiplies by A LOT."Team Meat added that "ability variables and personal stats" could practically guarantee that you'll never get the same cat twice in the game. Not that we know what that entails, since all we really know about Mew-Genics is that it's "kind of" about cats. Lots of them.
Caturday: The Snuggler
This cat is fond of the iPad and himself! Of course, this isn't the Snuggler as played by Zach Galifianakis, but cute nonetheless. Thanks to Justin for the pic!
Caturday: holiday shopping edition
Reader JJ sends in this picture of Rockett, who is clearly lying in wait for Cyber Monday's incipient deluge of deals -- more UPS deliveries mean comfy new bedding.
The fourth Mew-Genics character likes cats more than you
Tracy, the fourth character Team Meat revealed for its upcoming game Mew-Genics, was described as a girl that "likes cats... but isn't a big fan of you." Tracy's teaser image showed the wall of cages she seemed to keep her cats in, hopefully insinuating that she's a vet and not a hoarder.Team Meat unveiled a few characters over the past few weeks for its "game about cats," including Frank (who has head problems), Mr. Tinkles and Dr. Beanies. Another character reveal is planned for next Caturday.
Caturday: Liam has a particular set of skills
Welcome back to Caturday! Reader Joe Munro writes in to tell us about Liam that cat, who sadly passed away in October after he developed a brain tumor. Liam is sporting both available colors of the iPad and iPhone in this picture, and is sitting happily in front of an iMac. The original photo is here. Got a Caturday pic for us? Send a link to it via our feedback form (we don't have a way for you to attach an actual image). Don't like Caturday? Watch a movie instead.
Team Meat digs up first Mew-Genics characters, art each Caturday
Mew-Genics, the next game in a line of cheerfully disturbing adventures from Team Meat, stars Mr. Tinkles, Dr. Beanies and of course a cat with an extra head, early images show. Team Meat is disseminating five silhouttes of a full Mew-Genics teaser picture, one every Caturday (ahem, "Saturday," that is), until the full image is revealed.The first teaser in the silhouette showdown is Mr. Tinkles, a flamboyant "Party Gurl" with cat trophies as back-up dancers. Mr. Tinkles was revealed last week via the Team Meat Twitter. This Caturday (Saturday, sorry), we see Dr. Beanies, a worried-looking scientist with a cute cat in his lab, introduced on the Team Meat blog.Check out Dr. Beanies below, and stay tuned to Team Meat next Caturday (SATURDAY, damn it) for a new teaser.
Caturday: Serious cat business
Thanks to Diana G. for sending this week's Caturday pic with a caption: "Are you thinking what I'm thinking? World domination! Mwahahaha!!" If you have a Caturday pic, send us a link via our feedback page. If you don't like cats... why are you reading this post?
Caturday: Mac Plus kitty
From her owner Allan: "Katie, the cat in the picture is no longer with us, but when I got my Mac Plus (1987) and she was a kitten, she loved to chase the pointer on the screen. Of note in this picture: the old hard drive (it might have been an Apple 5MB serial or a Jasmine 20MB SCSI) and the old modem, plus the great old phone."
