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Archive for June, 2009

FUN VIDEO: Hey

Dorky dinos say hey. How fun is that?

LINK: via Videogum.

QUICK: Glow Doodle

If you’ve been hanging out here for a while, you know how much I like drawing with light (it’s a simple trick involving a slow shutter speed and a light source you can wave around). On most point-and-shoot cameras the setting to use looks like a little man standing in front of the moon, but webcams don’t have that setting. Until now. Download Glow Doodle for Mac or Windows – it’s free – turn down the lights, find a pen-light and go to town. It’ll be the most fun you have all day. Really.

LINK: Glawdoodle.

Celeb Hair

Ever wish you had your favorite celebrity’s hair? Me neither. But with so many to choose from, how can you not try. Thanks InStyle magazine; wearing Gosselin’s froc makes me look kind of Warhol.

LINK: Instyle.

PLAY: Hedgehog Launch 2

If you liked the first – and I did – this one’s even better. We’ve got to get the hedgehog to the moon, by shooting him through the earth to use gravity as a slingshot. Buy bits and pieces as you go to get more distance. Click the pic to get the game. NOTE: No embed, we’re jumping you over to Armorgames.

LINK: Armorgames.

FUN VIDEO: The Skunk Whisperer


No joke, my cousin has that same nickname but just because he talks all quiet when he smokes… well… you know.

LINK: via Videogum.

Daily Mugshot

It’s a simple story really: Guy takes picture of himself, friends smile sheepishly… Guy takes another picture of himself, condescending compliments to smile… Guy takes a thousandth picture of himself, suddenly the world applauds. But how to remember the middle steps and stay on track? Daily Mugshot removes the guess work by adding reminders, newsletters, and time-lapse-y widgets. The narcissistic in me is screaming fun.

LINK: Dailymugshot.

FUN VIDEO: Total Eclipse (Literal Version)

“Staring at the swim team gets you killed by dancing Ninja men who know how to twirl.”

NEW SPORT ALERT: Chess Boxing

The Wu-Tang rhymed about it, there’s a Kung-Fu movie by the same name, but I had no idea it was for real. Care to guess how it’s played? Contestants first play chess… then they box… then play chess again. You get the idea. It’s six rounds of chess, five rounds of boxing, and too much awesome to calculate. This biathalon of brain and brawn is managed by The World Chess Boxing Organisation (WCBO). Wanna get in the ring? You’ll have to talk to them.

LINK: WCBO via Laughingsquid.

HONORARY DOGGLERS: Cardboard

A group described only as “Cardboard” in an email this morning seems to have replaced all of their roommates stuff with perfect cardboard replicas. Perfect. Cardboard. Replicas. Books, games, electronics, furniture and all. How fun is that? The full collection – before and after on almost every item, plus a few doc-style in-progress shots for good measure – after the jump.

Thanks to Michelle Kneifert for sending it in!

LINK: Flickr.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR: Destroy Build Destroy


WHEN: June 20th, 8:30 PM
WHERE: Cartoon Network
WHAT: Possibly the greatest kids show ever – they destroy stuff, then build stuff from the bits, then destroy it again – hosted by one of the funnest people on Earth, Andrew WK – rock-star, speaker, partner of Zoomdoggle on secret project X (shhhhh, keep your fingers crossed though). Season premier this weekend. Promo below. Have a look, then ask yourself, how fun is that?

LINK: Cartoonnetwork.