ArtPad: A Masterpiece in Minutes

artpad.jpgUnleash your inner Da Vinci. Head over to Art.com and try out their ArtPad, a slick little app built in Flash that allows you to paint a lovely picture. Click here to see my handiwork.

Rainbow Six Quattro

05.jpgNo, it’s not a new razor. The wrapping has come off some early screenshots of Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six 4, and boy does it look great (via Joystiq). Reportedly coming in Spring 2005, Gamespot is showing some great screenshots, and has a short preview. GameGossip has some alternate screenshots, too. By Spring, I’ll have to be using the headphones when playing this one, with the expected baby Trotz probably not taking so well to the sound of Willie Petes ‘xploding all over the place.

Up, Up and Away!

When I was a kid, I always wanted to get an RC plane. They were always a bit too pricey, so that never worked out. But they have always held a fascination to me, from the time my older brother had a huge glider when I was a tyke. I recall lusting after an Estes model rocket with a 110 camera in the nose when I fooled around with those in Cub Scouts, but these guys have taken all that to the next level (example photo by Kyle Goetzelmann above). Via Gizmodo, here is a link to the 2005 calendar photo entries from a group of serious RC enthusiasts. LINK