How cool is that! Parrot is close to release of the RC quadcopter that can be controlled from your iPhone. It’s like a RC helicopter, but much easier to fly. Actually it hovers by its own and you just have to direct which direction it should move by tilting your iPhone. Looks pretty easy to me according to the product videos. Watch Parrot’s YouTube promo video below:
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12 Mac apps for $39 instead of $602 available for 14 days only
Yippie! Just got my MacHeist 3 Bundle for $39. Actually I only paid $31 thanks to my bundle discounts I got during my mission unlocks. And I can make use of most of the 12 apps.
Some of the apps will get unlocked as soon as some goals are reached. 25% of all sales will go to charity. There are 10 charity organizations which will get a share of your money or you can pick one from the list that will get the whole of your share.
The MacHeist 3 Bundle reveal show was hosted by Chris Pirillo, Veronica Belmont and Lisa Bettany. I watched it live and it was fun but also awfully long – I was tired and was already on my way to bed when iCal reminded me of the show…
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Everybody was awaiting the new mission eagerly for a couple of days now. And again MacHeist3 managed to compile the new mission 3 just in time before the members could start a mutiny. As promised I’ll post the walkthrough to the new mission 3 here before you start a mutiny against io101! Like the last times I try not to make it a spoiler but a how-to manual containing just the right tips and hints solve the puzzles on your own. If you’re looking for a solution that helps you solving the riddles while preserving the fun in the games then keep reading on.
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It was a sad day yesterday when I detected that MacHeist team green took over the lead on my team orange ;-( But I’m not willing to give up and will post the solution for the next MacHeist3 Mission 3 on this blog very soon! Make sure to check back regularly.
Finally! Couldn’t wait any longer for this mission.
Help the police to prevent the theft at Apple’s HQ. You have to grab all the evidence from the Cupertino Police Department’s evidence locker and send a message back to the year 2000. You’ll find an envelope with some hand written numbers and letters at the scene. That’s all you get at the start.
Find all the evidence and place it into the right box in your locker. You can just go ahead with try and error or
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Hey, I just finished the new mission 2 on MacHeist3. It wasn’t easy and I needed some help from my team – btw mine is the orange team and it’s currently leading the scoreboard.
The links to the entry pages of each puzzle are at the bottom of this page.
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MacHeist3 Mission 2 - New Intelligence - blog.freeverse.com
MacHeist3 Mission 2 - Briefing - chris.pirillo.com
Just a quick note about the new mission #2 on MacHeist3. I’m still watching the briefing an will return soon to post some more info on the mission. So far I can tell that this game involves a few more web sites.
8 domains have been identified to suffer from time anomalies. Browse those sites and watch out for the big smilies. A solution will come soon!
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Didn’t have much time lately until now, so I just started mission 1 on MacHeist3 today. This mission is quite fun. It’s all about three files… (Download them first). Again, this is no complete walk through but points you into the right direction to solve the mission. I don’t want it to be a spoiler and you should have some fun left while finding the solution.
File 1
The body of Authur Aski’s email contains some strage characters. Somehow it reminds me of ASCII art from the 80′s. Let’s copy the text into a real text editor…
Message from Authur Aski
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