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Mimobot's US Presidents flash drives give Americans patriotic storage
We wouldn't have foreseen thumb drives figuring prominently into our President's Day observations, and yet... here we are. In sync with the holiday, Mimoco has kicked off a US Presidents collection of Mimobot storage that lets Americans carry their national pride on their USB 2.0 ports. Abraham Lincoln and George Washington are the only current options -- what, no William Henry Harrison model? -- but the 8GB to 64GB of capacity should keep either stick useful once the novelty wears off. As long as you're prepared to spend between $20 to $130 to pick one up, either of the Mimobots is a decent choice for a drive. Just hurry if you want a flash-based replica of the country's key founder -- there's only 1,000 Washington drives to go around.
Free apps on President's Day: Judge Dredd, MadPad HD, lots more
Most of the President's Day App Sales we posted last week are still going on today, so if you didn't grab one of those games or apps yet, you might want to think about doing so while the holiday weekend is still on. But there are also a number of other sales that have popped up over the weekend, so here are a few more: Lots of apps have gone free, including Judge Dredd vs. Zombies, Smule's MadPad HD music creator, Alone in the Gloom, and the location photography app Aroundly. Rolling physics-based puzzle platformer Jungool is free. Beat Hazard Ultra, which has some good buzz behind it lately, is down to just a buck. Blind World is an older puzzle game with a really interesting style that is free right now. Winzer, the port of the old Amiga wine business simulator game, is also free today. Action platformer Speed Blazers is $1.99. The Rampage-esque Big Bot Smash is free right now as well. Those polygons, though -- they hurt my eyes a little bit. Trenches 2 for iPad is just a buck, quite a deal for a game with all that content. Night of the Living Dead Defense is also just a dollar. Freezing Birds is an interesting little match-3 game that's free today. Finally, hidden object puzzle game Treasure Seekers: Visions of Gold is free on both HD and the original iPhone versions. So there's a few more options for you. So many great apps for cheap or free out there these days -- if you don't have something to play with or use on iOS, you're not looking hard enough!
Presidents Day app sales: Grand Theft Auto 3, Silversword, Dead Space
We just had a round of App Store sales, but Monday's bringing another holiday with Presidents Day. Developers are putting even more apps on sale yet again. Here's a look at what's cheap (or even free) this holiday weekend: Match 3 Battle Harvest has gone free. All of Origin8's Sentinel tower defense titles are on sale, good stuff if you haven't played them yet. EA's iPhone version of Dead Space is down to just a buck. So is Kairosoft's Grand Prix Story racing team simulator. Grand Theft Auto 3 is just a dollar -- do not pass this one up at that price. Touch Arcade has a good number of free shooters listed, if that's your thing. Gameloft has quite a few titles on sale or free, including Uno, Eternal Legacy, The Settlers, and more. Tiny Token Empires is free, as is Little Milano. All of Mumbojumbo's titles are on sale for just a buck. The acclaimed RPG Silversword is down to $1.99. Monsters & Bones is free. So there you go, something to play this weekend while you're ... remembering our former presidents? Enjoy!
What tech would the Presidents rock in 2007?
Sure, Washington had his dentures, Lincoln his ironclads and Jefferson his swivel chair, but what kind of kit would they be messing around with in 2007? In search of answers based on broad and most likely mis-guided and / or offensive stereotypes, we bring you the following list. Feel free to rip it to shreds in the comments, just make sure to keep it patriotic -- Big Brother is watching. Happy Presidents Day!#vistachart { border: 2px solid #333; border-collapse: collapse; } #vistachart td { padding: 3px; border: 1px solid #ccc; vertical-align: top; margin: 0; line-height: 1.3em; } #vistachart th { font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 4px; background: #eee; } #vistachart th.mainth { border-bottom: 1px solid #333; font-size: 1.2em; } #vistachart td.red { background-color: #f08c85; } #vistachart td.green { background-color: #b3e2c4; Washington(rebel)Lincoln(uniter)Jefferson(hipster)Roosevelt(fearless) OS Linux (last night's build) Mac OS X (with Vista in Parallels and Linux via Boot Camp) Mac OS X Vista (x64) Computer OQO (has an OLPC XO at home) MBP MacBook Toughbook Media player Make Daisy Sansa iPod Zune HD format HD DVD LG BH100 hybrid player Blu-ray DivX + BitTorrent, dude Carrier T-Mobile AT&T T-Mobile VoIP over neighborFi Console Gamepark GP2X, SNES Wii, Xbox 360, PS3 Wii PS3 Vehicle Homebrew biodiesel Prius Tesla Roadster Segway Phone OpenMoko 8525 Sidekick 3 Greenphone
Micro Center: $20 wireless controller and more
President's Day is Monday and that means one thing ... great shopping deals! To kickstart the sales Micro Center is offering a few nice Xbox 360 deals including a wireless controller for $19.99, a HD-DVD drive for $169.99 and a $50 gift card with the purchase of a Xbox 360 premium bundle. And stay away from that Intercooler guys. Be forewarned though, this offer is only good in-store and only on Monday, February 19th. See, we always knew there was a good reason to celebrate President's Day.[Thanks, Jason]
