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It’s one thing to shoot an entire short film on a Canon flatbed computer scanner. It’s another to do it well . With Memoirs of a Scanner , Mindfruit Films pretty much nailed it

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Sex, Blood, and Post-Its: A Short Film Shot Entirely On a Scanner [Film]

$13 dollars. Whole package. Must. Resist

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Irresistible iPhone Apps Fridge Magnets [IPhone]

NYC hands out a whopping 40 million condoms every year (although to be fair, 15 million of them were used by Jesus Diaz before he got married). Now, they’ll all come stamped with the classic ” power on ” symbol. More

The OnLive streaming game service that takes console and PC games, renders them server-side, then streams it to your Mac or PC, will go live on June 17 in the US (lower 48). More

Here’s some tasty-looking hard candy. And here’s that same tasty-looking hard candy scanned by an SEM. Tuns out that there’s a company offering to stick almost anything under an electron microscope and we can’t help but wonder: What to pick

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What Would You Stick Under A Scanning Electron Microscope? [Qotd]

Here are a few things you don’t have time to do when your car plunges into an icy lake: remove a Leatherman multitool from your glove compartment; unfold it; cut through your seatbelt; refold it; smash through your window. Thankfully there’s the ExiTool, a clever little gadget that attaches to your seat belt for quick access when your shit goes “glug, glug, glug.” It includes a high-carbon stainless steel slicer, a tungsten carbide smasher, and, just for good measure, an LED light. Sure, having an open blade attached to your seat belt all the time isn’t ideal, but it’s definitely more ideal than being trapped in your car at the bottom of some murky body of water. The ExiTool will be available soon for $27, so if you’re the type of person that worries about this thing it’s probably a worthwhile investment

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ExiTool: A More Practical Approach To Escaping Your Automobile [Multitools]

Here I was, thinking having a color résumé made me stand out from the crowd. Ed Hamilton , an unemployed copywriter from London, put his CV on Google Maps . It makes more sense if you click here . [ Google Maps via LitmanLive ]

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Unemployed Man Google Mapped His Résumé—Someone Give Him a Job For His Creativity Alone! [Google Maps]

Adobe’s got a video out that proves the HP Slate can run Flash and AIR just fine, thankyouverymuch. To which we say: no kidding! It’s a Windows 7 device. What’s of some concern might be HP’s own marketing clip: The Adobe clip shows real-use situations with Flash, and it looks great

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See HP Slate. See HP Slate Run Flash. [Hp]

Apparently AT&T is struggling a bit with the whole idea of Android, a somewhat open mobile OS. Instead of embracing it and giving users a full experience, they’ve decided to cripple it and not allow the installation of non-market apps.

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AT&T Doesn’t Allow Non-Market Apps On Android-Based Motorola Backflip [Motorola]

Want to hang out with stormtroopers from the 501st, sword fighters from the medieval and Renaissance eras, MC Frontalot, and innocent bystanders attending the South By Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas? Then come to our party! SEE the clashing of swords! HEAR the nerdcore stylings of MC Frontalot! DRINK free booze! Time Bender starts at 8 PM on March 13 and is 21+. No exceptions. You won’t want to miss the brief sword fighting demonstration at 9 PM , featuring fighters from the awe-inspiring High Fantasy Society , and Association for Renaissance Martial Arts

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Come to io9’s Time Bending SXSW Party [Party]