Crosswalk

Streetpong lets pedestrians play Pong against each other

Two students at the HAWK University in Germany have created an interesting concept to kill time and entertain pedestrians while waiting at a crosswalk. Instead of simply standing around waiting for the light to change, Sandro Engel and Holger Michel thought to have two walkers play each other in a game of Pong. Players compete on either of the two touch-screen controllers, and the game lasts as long as the light takes to change.

Unfortunately, Streetpong is only a concept, as the demonstration video was made using special effects and a green screen. While you won't be able to … Read more

How to see what apps your friends are using on iOS

If you're constantly looking for new apps to try by pestering your friends for recommendations or scouring the App Store for the newest releases, you can stop now.

Back in November Rafe introduced us to Crosswalk, an app discovery Web site that scanned your iCloud account for the apps you have downloaded from the App Store, then compared them to your friends' apps. In the end, you were able to see what apps your friends have that you don't.

Earlier this month, Crosswalk released an iPhone app that allowed you to discover apps on the go.

After you … Read more

Jaywalking with a twist

This bizarre invention seeks to solve the dilemma of the environmentally conscious walker surrounded by a world of drivers.

The Portable Zebra Crossing is a roll-up version of the pedestrian crosswalk. You lay it down across the street when you find a convenient crossing point instead of bowing to the "tyranny" of the regular system that requires "inconvenient diversions and wasted time," according to the International Chindogu Society.

While we often commit would never endorse jaywalking in a city, it might be a safer alternative to this option.

Jalopnik, who noticed this at the 2007 Tokyo … Read more