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(Editor’s Note: Welcome our new intern, Natalie Burch, to Denuology!  She’ll be checking in each week with a post on digital culture, her time here, and the thrill of getting our lunch orders in working at Denuo.)

This is a bittersweet post to write, because my two favorite teams, the United States and South Korea were both ousted in the Round of 16, but the World Cup is still awesome. Like many Americans, I don’t follow soccer year round, but, every four years, I live and breathe the World Cup. This year’s tournament has been especially exciting, mostly because my seven roommates and I collectively decided to take our World Cup enthusiasm to the next level. For example, I don’t want to take all of the credit for South Korea’s opening win against Greece, but my friends (one is from Seoul) and I did wake up at 5:30 AM on the day of the game to put Korean flags around my college campus, sing the Korean national anthem, and eat kimchi. So, I’d say around 50% credit is appropriate. Despite these losses, however, I remain committed to the tournament, in part because, I still have about 10 of the World Cup iPhone Apps on my phone, and some of them are really cool. Lest they go to waste, I have redirected my allegiance to Germany (I’m of German descent?) and the Netherlands (I like their orange jerseys.) So even though my excitement for the World Cup is, sadly, a bit on the downswing, I have a reason to use some great apps. Here are my five favorites (in descending order):

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Sorry about that.  This week’s issue was taken over by the World Cup’s digital vuvuzela, found inside, along with a whole bunch of other digital extensions to the planet’s favorite sporting event.  Also, we watch a digital behavior go analog as “Liking” something creeps into the real world, a classically-trained violinist playing the first level of Super Mario Bros. (not how you think), and the technology of today getting a decidedly-retro graphic design makeover.  Finally, New @ Denuo  recaps our involvement with The Betacup and how changing our coffee-drinking habits could save the planet from environmental destruction.

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I was browsing the internets the other day when I happened upon the news that Nintendo’s releasing new colors of their mega-sized DSi XL in Japan. They look pretty fantastic (I’m especially diggin’ on that yellow one).

The video reminded me how much I love the smurf blue DSi. It kinda reflects my odd taste, and I dig that. Sadly the digital tool that reflects my odd digital tastes the most is boring on the outside. My smartphone. The 2010 smartphone is a decidedly black, white, and grey affair. Well consider this my call to arms. For color. My call for color if you will (clever, right?).

Check out Reflecteur issue #61, where you’ll find the latest in our favorite photo blogs, like the one featuring a picture of the alarm clock your kids watered because “it looked like it needed it,” and other horrors of kids ruining things you own. Also, find out how easily it is for things to get lost in translation… when you translate it up to 56 times, see how “You and me put on a bad romance” becomes “I love you,” and, finally, robots. ‘Nuff said.

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With the “most important event in gaming history” unfolding in a little over a week, the gaming nerd contingent at Denuo is a bit excited. We’ll be heading out to the Electronic Entertainment Expo on June 14th to take in all the latest fun from the world of gaming and, of course, bringing back our take on the big reveals and trends spinning out from the showfloor.

Before we pack our bags (ed. note: who are you kidding, they’ve been packed for a month now), this year’s show promises to hold some surprises for the gaming faithful and, with that, bring all sorts of new opportunities for those involved in the gaming space. For those of you following along from your laptop and RSS feeds, here’s what to look for when the expo opens its doors.