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10 Musical Hits Turned 8-Bit

At this weekend's party, surprise your friends with a playlist of everyone's favorite pop songs with an 8-bit twist.

At this weekend's party, surprise your friends with a playlist of everyone's favorite pop songs with an 8-bit twist. Every child of the '80s and '90s will appreciate synthesized sounds reminiscent of marathon Nintendo sessions.

We found 8-bit renditions that are so good, you can't stop yourself from jumping up to dance to the electronic beats. Check out hits by Gotye and Flo Rider that are still topping the Billboard charts, but indulge in a few pop classics by Justin Bieber and LMFAO too.

1) Wild Ones — Flo Rida Featuring Sia

2) Call Me Maybe — Carly Rae Jepsen

Play the rest of the 8-bit music after the break.

Editor's Pick

10 Hilarious Celeb-Inspired Tumblr Accounts

You deserve a laugh, and what better way to get your geek and celeb fixes by following a few hilarious Tumblrs?

You deserve a laugh, and what better way to get your geek and celeb fixes by following a few hilarious Tumblrs? These 10 take memes, subtitles, and totally random movie pics to the next level. Click through to see a few of our favorites, then follow us at popsugartech.tumblr.com!

Editor's Pick

FML, OMG, WTF: Sites That Curse People, Technology, and Life

You can't take life too seriously, so why not publish your humiliating, embarrassing, or hilarious situations on the world wide web?

You can't take life too seriously, so why not publish your humiliating, embarrassing, or hilarious situations on the world wide web? We've gathered these seven sites for your pure enjoyment. Tell us which is your favorite or share one that's worth checking out.

Apple

Laughter Is the Best Medicine: Steve Jobs Keynote Bloopers

The tech world was taken aback earlier today after learning that Steve Jobs has officially resigned from Apple.

The tech world was taken aback earlier today after learning that Steve Jobs has officially resigned from Apple. Though it's hard to imagine an Apple keynote without Steve, the wonders of technology allow us to look back fondly. What we need is a little dose of humor to lighten the mood. Here's a video I hope does the trick — it's Steve and friends committing hilarious tech bloopers during various speeches. Watch it, chuckle, and feel a little less stressed.

Editor's Pick

Anime That Will Lift Your Spirits

You might be interested in anime, but you don't know where to start.
Cute and Funny Anime Series

You might be interested in anime, but you don't know where to start. Here are five suggestions, based on beautiful animation, hilarious situational comedy, and squeal-inducing cuteness. We recommend watching anime in Japanese with English subtitles because the comedy and voice-overs don't always translate with English audio. Are you ready to jump on the anime-obsession train?

Website of the Day

Beware These Drunk Shenanigan Websites This New Year's Eve

The drunken night aggregator (websites that show off just how wasted you got after mixing one too many strong cocktails) are embarrassing, indulgent, exploitative, frequently hilarious, and are sometimes just plain unavoidable when you have a trigger-happy friend living to tag folks on Facebook Places.
Drunk Shenanigan Websites

The drunken night aggregator (websites that show off just how wasted you got after mixing one too many strong cocktails) are embarrassing, indulgent, exploitative, frequently hilarious, and are sometimes just plain unavoidable when you have a trigger-happy friend living to tag folks on Facebook Places. Smartphones, camera phones, and contact lists make it easy to upload and spread the word about your overindulgence, so take heed, be cautious, and try to avoid embarrassing yourself on these websites come New Year's Day.

Website of the Day

Website of the Day: Damn You, Auto Correct

I don't know that I've laughed this hard at a website in a long time.

I don't know that I've laughed this hard at a website in a long time. Anyone with an iPhone is familiar with the helpful/annoying autocorrect feature. While most of the time my phone gets it right, sometimes it'll get a word horribly, horribly wrong. Thus, Damn You, Auto Correct was born. The site is a hilarious compilation of autocorrected messages sent by users who have experienced major autocorrect FAILS.

Just one warning: the site is so hilarious, you'll probably find yourself sucked into all of its awesome.

Do you have an interesting website you want to share? Join the Website of the Day group, and blog it for a chance to be featured on GeekSugar.

Download of the Day

Ickk! 5 Apps You Should Know About, but Never Use

There are some pretty ghastly and wild apps out there.

There are some pretty ghastly and wild apps out there. They were designed to shock and awe no doubt, but not the kind of icons you want a stranger to see on your phone. Here are some of the most silly, icky, and outrageous. You wanna know. You just don't want to be caught using them.

  1. Spin the Bottle iPhone App — You're all grown up. Just go in for the kiss. Exception: If you have friends over for game night, you can use this free Spin the Bottle app to decide which player is up next. You can even adjust the speed and direction of the bottle.
  2. iFart — Said to be the "original digital sound machine," iFart ($1) does exactly what you think it does and includes features like "security fart" and "sneak attack."

Keep on reading for more wackiness.

Apple

2010 WWDC Highlights: Trends and Observations

At last year's WWDC conference I was surrounded by belching guys and booth babes, but this year took a different turn.

At last year's WWDC conference I was surrounded by belching guys and booth babes, but this year took a different turn. There were decidedly more women in the crowd, and zero scantily-clad booth babes — just tastefully dressed ladies that passed out fliers as keynote attendees filtered out of Moscone West.

Although the men were no more classy (I was nearly run over by an older gentleman to get a better seat), there were a few standout trends in the crowd. Check 'em out below.

  • iPads — Naturally, the Apple fans brought out all their gear for the keynote.
  • HTC EVO 4Gs — Although iPhones and iPads dominated the landscape, I saw quite a few non-Apple smartphones in the crowd.

To hear about my favorite trend at the WWDC keynote, just keep reading.

Music

New on the Eclipse Soundtrack: Howling Wolves

BuzzSugar has already given you the rundown on the Eclipse soundtrack, but if I had my way, this auto-tuned howling wolf ditty would be added to the track list ASAP.

BuzzSugar has already given you the rundown on the Eclipse soundtrack, but if I had my way, this auto-tuned howling wolf ditty would be added to the track list ASAP. The video takes real-life wolf calls, runs them through auto-tune, and layers them over a hip-hop beat. Personally, I think the track would work perfectly during a moody wolf pack battle scene. You know, the one where they're in the woods . . . ? Check it out for yourself below.