Transform Your iPhone into a Game Boy

A new device called the Smart Boy is bringing the nostalgic gameplay of the Nintendo Game Boy to the touchscreen generation. The project was initially conceived as a joke but is now in development thanks to third-party gaming accessories-maker Hyperkin. Smart Boy will attach to the bottom of your smartphone, replicating the look and feel of the original Game Boy and will even let you …

Live-Streaming Disasters

Launched within just a month of each other, new social media platforms Meerkat and Periscope both favor live-streaming videos over text or photos, giving users an in-the-moment experience and urgency to participate. The release of Twitter-owned Periscope coincided with a devastating and tragic building fire in NYC’s East Village and saw many people flocking to the app to stream the ongoing disaster—which poses the question: …

Play Pac-Man on Google Maps

Stop what you’re doing and head over to Google Maps because, for a limited time, Google is turning your neighborhood streets into the 8-bit world of Pac-Man. You can activate the new feature by clicking on the Pac-Man button in the lower left corner, which instantly turns your map into the classic arcade game—complete with Inky, Blinky, Pinky and Clyde. This hack is available for …