Author Archives: Jason Bejot

Tempo

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Calendar apps are great and all but they’re pretty much a big old list of dates and times. The team behind Tempo decided that wasn’t enough and what they’ve come up with is nothing short of exciting. At it’s core Tempo is a tried-and-true calendar app along with all of the basic things you’d expect [...]

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Super Hexagon A Is Brutal Vortex of Geometry

I couldn’t believe what Stephen Totilo over at Kotaku said, that Super Hexagon is the game equivalent of bull riding. Their promo video put me further into disbelief. A swirling vortex of innocuous geometry crashing into a central hexagonal heart. All the while, a mere blip circling around that hexagon, nimbly avoiding and prancing through [...]

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Phenomblue nominated for Agency of the Year

The digital agency I work for, Phenomblue, has been nominated for Agency of the Year and Most Innovated Agency Website for the iMedia Agency Awards. This is a pretty big deal, especially since I’ve had a major role in nearly everything that’s been happening at Phenomblue. You should cast your vote, it ends November 18th. [...]

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The Precocious QR Code

Seems like QR codes have been getting a really bad wrap recently. With the release of findings that only a fraction of the worldwide population even knows what a QR code is followed by the reports of “infected” codes, it may be that our favorite technological underdog has an even more uncertain future. We should [...]

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I Smell Brains

I Smell Brains a fun, fast-paced, bizarrely addictive little game. It’s been getting some rave reviews and ratings, a 4.75 out of 5, not too shabby for an internal Phenomblue proof of concept. Oh, did I mention it’s free? So what does this little guy prove? The original announcement goes over it pretty well but [...]

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Word Lens, Translation For Dummies

Word Lens is the best Augmented Reality and iPhone app hands down. It represents purest forms of simplicity, utility and AR. See something that you need translated? Point your iPhone at it. BOOM! Translated in real-time on your screen. Don’t believe me? Check out the video, it’s almost too good to be true. This beauty [...]

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Infinity Blade!

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By now it seems that posting about Infinity Blade is almost an obligation, coming so late after its meteoric rise to fame. I’ve had tons of screenshots waiting, contemptuously, to be posted but their cause was lost since this very blog had been hacked. Now that I’m back in business, brace yourself for the obligatory [...]

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Instant Website Game Mechanics

What are two of the biggest markets in the digital consumer world? Porn and games. One company, BigDoor, is making it super simple for anyone to integrate the more socially acceptable of those two markets to your website. You may be asking, “Why the hell would I want to turn my website into a game?” [...]

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