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Friskies Launches iPad Games For Cats (Video)

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, May 25th, 2011 in Animal Issues, Tech.

catipad Friskies

With the new Friskies’ apps for ipad and Android, your cat will be so busy with its own high-tech games it won’t have time to sit on your computer while you’re trying to work.

Nah, that will never happen.

But there are three really cool games the pet food company has launched that are guaranteed to make Mittens as nerdy as its owner: Cat Fishing, Tasty Treasures Hunt and Party Mix-Up!

Heck, screw the cats–let them play with your regular computer. These sound like more fun for humans.

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“Forks Over Knives” Theater Locator Available

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, May 18th, 2011 in Film & TV, Food & Drink, Nutrition-Health-Fitness, Tech.

Forks Over Knives Nearest Theater

An extremely nifty tool was creator by one of Vegetarian Star’s Twitter followers @jrhicks.

The documentary that examines the claim that a plant-based diet can cure and reverse heart disease, Forks Over Knives, is out in select theaters across the United States. For some, it’s a matter of taking the train or driving a few miles, but for others, as the locator states, it’s a matter of “contemplating a road trip.”

At least that road trip is now a lot easier with detailed driving instructions, mileage, driving time and a map using Google Maps.

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Weekday Vegetarian Book Graham Hill

How does Treehugger.com‘s founder do his part to help the environment even though he’s not a full time vegan? He simply eats a vegetarian diet for the majority of the week.

This “Weekday Vegetarian” plan was first discussed at a TED conference in February 2010 and now Graham Hill has written a book on it and published it exclusively to Amazon Kindle.

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“I have to say, I’m pretty blown away by these apps. Over 2000 recipes, timers, menu tips, charts, handy illustrations. But this app is less about technology — it’s just a cookbook in a new form. It doesn’t change the way you cook. It changes the way you look at recipes.”

“For me, the real question is: does it bring more people to cooking? If it does, wonderful. If it doesn’t, maybe it’s just a fad. But it’s way too early to say. We need to give it another 5 years or so. Really give people a chance to figure out how to use these things in the kitchen. These apps have the potential to make people’s lives easier.”

Mark Bittman, on his new How To Cook Everything Vegetarian app, now available from iTunes for $4.99. Can apps bring more people to the kitchen? They make it a lot easier to build a collection of recipes and books that offer cooking instructions without taking up shelves in the kitchen. In addition to Bittman’s app, don’t forget to check out other vegetarian and vegan cooking apps.

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“Dog Wars” Back On Android Market As “KG Dogfighting”

Written by Vegetarian Star on Monday, May 2nd, 2011 in Animal Issues, Tech.

Just when you thought it was okay to breathe again. That a ridiculous virtual reality dog fighting game that could only do more harm than “raise awareness” to the issue (as its developers claim) was gone.

No, Kage Games has re-branded Dog Wars as “KG Dogfighting,” a name worst than the app’s original.

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“Dog Wars” Pulled From Android For Trademark Infringement

Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, April 29th, 2011 in Animal Issues, Tech.

Dog Wars has been pulled from the Android market, according to The Hill.

The app, which allowed players to partake in illegal dog fighting, has been pulled, “based on a trademark infringement complaint,” a representative from Google, the owner of Android said.

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Mark Bittman “How To Cook Everything Vegetarian” App On iTunes

Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, April 29th, 2011 in Authors, Food & Drink, Tech.

After the successful launch of the How To Cook Everything app, Mark Bittman has released a similar app based on his completely meatless cookbook, How To Cook Everything Vegetarian.

Bittman is not only an established cookbook author, he’s also is a regular columinst for the New York Times who uses his platform to discuss issues on sustainable food, environment, health and animal welfare.

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“Dog Wars” Rep Claims App Benefits Animal Rescue Organizations

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, April 27th, 2011 in Animal Issues, Tech.

The creator of the highly controversial Android app Dog Wars is claiming the game was designed not to promote, but to raise awareness about dog fighting. Kage Games also claims all profits from Dog Wars will go to organizations that help animals.

Okaaaay.

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