Tyler Weir

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• Tyler 2:04 pm on August 29, 2006 Permalink  

  Things I want to come out so I can just buy them already. 

  Chumby
  Nintendo Wii

  Just come to market and take my money.

   

• Tyler 11:06 am on August 23, 2006 Permalink  

  MyDreamApp: A buffet of app ideas. 

  Phil Ryu is running MyDreamApp, which is like American Idol meets software development. It sounds like a great idea to me.

  What sounds even better is trolling the forums and picking up an idea and developing it yourself.

  Three ideas are picked and turned into products and right now there are 1400+ ideas submitted. Seems like a large number of good ideas would be available.

   

• Tyler 8:30 am on August 22, 2006 Permalink  

  Nike MaxSight Amber Contacts: A second review 

  I had another game and wore the MaxSight contacts. It was a lot more sunny last night and compared to the last review the contacts made a much bigger difference.

  They’re like sunglasses, but with much better contrast.

  Bolle Ski Goggles, Tyler, and Laura are discussing. Toggle Comments

   

  • Laura 4:52 pm on August 22, 2006 Permalink

    Please note….when Ty says he looks insane with the contacts in; that’s an understatement. Last night, when I got home from work I couldn’t even look him in the eyes. Because they are creeeeeepy.

  • Tyler 9:05 am on August 23, 2006 Permalink

    That’s a bit of a downside…

  • Bolle Ski Goggles 1:31 am on April 17, 2009 Permalink

    I've heard first time that contact lenses act as sunglasses. Interesting.

• Tyler 9:19 pm on August 15, 2006 Permalink  

  Nike MaxSight Amber Contacts: A review. 

  I picked up a pair of Amber MaxSight contacts from Nike/Bausch and Lomb.

  [update]: here’s a followup review in brighter conditions.

  Sport:
  - Ultimate Frisbee

  Conditions:
  - overcast and raining, then clear but low hanging sun, not really that bright
  - white disc against a dark sky

  Thoughts:
  - Light and dark colours stood out, for example green grass next to brown dying grass had distinct lines.
  - The lenses act a bit like sunglasses as the sun was not as bright, I didn’t have to squint at all when the sun came out.
  - The white disc against the dark sky and darker ground stood out like a light. It was surprising.
  - When the sun had gone down it was too dark to feel comfortable driving at night, so I brought my glasses.
  - Overall, I liked the difference, but I think that another test with brighter conditions would be useful. Overcast skies aren’t really the ideal conditions for these contacts.

  Teammate Reactions:
  - There were lots of doubletakes and one “What the f*** is wrong with your eyes!?”
  - “Eye of the Tyler” jokes were made.

  drew, Tyler, scott and one other person are discussing. Toggle Comments

   

  • J 8:44 pm on August 16, 2006 Permalink

    pics….

  • Tyler 9:38 am on August 17, 2006 Permalink

    Soon.. the ones I took don’t really show the colour of my eyes.

  • scott 10:16 am on August 17, 2006 Permalink

    Can you get them with little Thundercat symbols on them? That would be SWEET!!

  • Tyler 12:35 pm on August 17, 2006 Permalink

    Can you get them with little Thundercat symbols on them? That would be SWEET!!
    That would be awesome.

  • drew 10:17 pm on August 18, 2006 Permalink

    Eye of the Tyler…that’s bloody clever.

• Tyler 10:45 am on August 15, 2006 Permalink  

  XNA: Microsoft doing it right. 

  Microsoft is about to release the beta of XNA Game Studio which “lets developers target both Windows and Xbox 360.”

  This looks like a great way to get into game development.

  The PS3 and the Wii will have a big hill to climb if user made content is easy to create and share on the 360.

  There are rumors that the Wii’s Virtual Console will offer user made content, but rumors ain’t not mean nothing.

   

• Tyler 9:25 am on August 10, 2006 Permalink  

  OMG! Too awesome! 

  Hi-def, standup arcade cabinet for current and next generation consoles!

   

• Tyler 11:58 am on August 9, 2006 Permalink  

  My crazy contacts are finally here. 

  I’ll take a picture of my red eyes tonight.