January 2010
3 posts
Sex twice a week 'reduces chance of heart attack... →
Men who have sex at least twice a week can almost halve their risk of heart disease, according to new research.
First Ever Images From MacGruber: The Movie →
MacGruber! Making lifesaving inventions out of household materials. MacGruber! Getting in and out of ultra sticky situations. MacGruber! The guy’s a friggin genius. MacGruber!!!and I’d go with the…
Eye Tats are Fucking Creepy [Vid] →
O_O
September 2009
13 posts
Convicted Hacker Left in Charge of Prison Computer... →
In a twist of Alanis Morrissettian irony, a man serving a six-year prison sentence for stealing millions of dollars through online credit card fraud recently succeeded in (surprise!) hacking into his…
Thermaltake's Jaw-Dropping Level 10 Chassis... →
Earlier this year, Thermaltake wowed us all with the announcement of the Level 10, a concept case designed in conjunction with BMW DesignWorks. We haven’t heard much about it since then; we were…
It's Official: Water Found on the Moon →
Since man first touched the moon and brought pieces of it back to Earth, scientists have thought that the lunar surface was bone dry. But new observations from three different spacecraft have put…
Official Gmail Blog: Push Gmail for iPhone →
starting today you can use Google Sync to get your Gmail messages pushed directly to your iPhone
Scifi Is Reality w/Transparent Aluminium:New State... →
Oxford scientists have created a transparent form of aluminium by bombarding the metal with the world’s most powerful soft X-ray laser. ‘Transparent aluminium’ previously only existed in science…
WTF Best Buy? Seriously. This Should Be Illegal! →
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The Value of TechCrunch50: Mint Acquired by Intuit... →
Aaron Patzer is the CEO and founder of Mint.com, a personal finance site that launched two years ago at TechCrunch40. Last night the news broke that Mint is being acquired for $170 million by Intuit….
Facebook Lite Launches In The U.S. And India →
Well here it is. Just as we first discovered a few weeks ago, Facebook Lite has just been released for U.S. users to test out…
Mind = Blown (PIC) →
I’m hungry now.
AT&T rolling out MMS to iPhone on September 25 →
AT&T has just announced that MMS — a much-ballyhooed feature of iPhone OS 3.0 — will finally be hitting AT&T on September 25.
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard: the Ars Technica... →
Mac OS X 10.6, aka Snow Leopard has landed. This time around, Apple goes light on the glitz in favor of some heavy work under the hood. John Siracusa dives deep into Apple’s new OS offering to see…
Newt Cuts Itself to Use Ribs as "Concealed... →
Like the X-men’s Wolverine extending his claws, the Spanish ribbed newt slashes through itself with its sharp rib bones to create defensive spines, according to a new study. Scientists were already…
Is Hulu Watched More Than Time Warner Cable? →
According to a new survey, Hulu, the online video TV channel, just beat the viewing statistics of Time Warner Cable for July. Does that mean Hulu’s now the second most important TV “channel” in the…
August 2009
12 posts
Snow Leopard: Which Apps Won't Run? →
As the new OS is installed on more and more Macs tales of incompatibilities are starting to emerge.
Prep Your Mac for Snow Leopard →
An operating system update like this Friday&’s release of Mac OS X Snow Leopard is a perfect time to clean up your computer and start fresh. Let’s prepare your Mac for this weekend’s 10.6 upgrade.
I knew they were real! →
If websites were people [PIC] →
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An Insider On the Apple Tablet - apple tablet -... →
Despite the rumors, I never fully believed the apple tablet was real, until I heard these words over my phone: Hey, its [redacted]. I may or may not have sat in some Apple meetings for the tablet.
Free Tools to Back Up Your Online Accounts →
Cloud computing means you can store your data in web applications and access it from any browser, anywhere —but that doesn’t mean you don’t need a backup plan. Safeguard your data when a storm’s…
Google Street View - Beyond What You Expect →
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Elite 360 Dropping In Price, RIP Pro Model →
Looks like we have an execution date for the Xbox 360 Pro model, with this shot from a Meijer catalogue due on August 30 indicating the 360 Elite is in line for a Pro-sized price cut.
Apple works on MacBook Pro fix as complaints mount →
Users are complaining in droves on Internet forums that machines configured with faster, 7,200-rpm Seagate hard disk drives (HDD) make clicking and beeping noises that are often a precursor to…
Facebook Acquires FriendFeed →
Facebook has acquired FriendFeed, we’ve learned. We’re gathering details now. At this point details on the acquisition are still very sparse, but it’s …
Britain To Put CCTV Cameras Inside Private Homes →
British authorities’ love of surveillance and snooping is obvious, but the governments latest plan: to install Orwell’s telescreens in 20,000 homes is just crazy.
Kindle Users Sue Amazon Over Deleted Orwell Book →
Two Kindle users have filed a class-action lawsuit against Amazon after the company remotely deleted copies of George Orwell’s “1984” from their e-readers.
July 2009
16 posts
This Is Why I Love Digg →
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Google to Launch Google Wave Public Beta In Sept. →
Google will open its Google Wave service up to the public beginning on on Sept. 30, the company said this week.
Navigon launches MobileNavigator for iPhone, or... →
Navigon has released its navigation software for the iPhone for North America, for $70.
Next For Touchscreens: Temporary Pop-Up Buttons? →
The whole point of a beautiful touchscreen like the iPhone or Microsoft Surface is that it doesn’t have buttons. But what if touchscreens could have temporary, pop-up buttons when needed, that could…
The 10 Geekiest Pieces of Furniture in the... →
So you’re a huge geek and have some cash to spend. You’re not going to settle for some memorabilia to hang on your walls and some costumes to wear to ComicCon. No, you’re going to trick out your…
Suspiciously Prescient Patent from 1979 →
Kane Kramer, an inventor by trade, came up with a gadget and music distribution service almost eerily similar to the iPod-iTunes relationship that predates it by three decades.
Japan's Electromagnetic Trains Cause Paperclips to... →
These paperclips, when placed on the floor of a japanese commuter train, stand up on their ends and dance whenever the train accelerates or brakes thanks electromagnetism.
NASA release unseen moon landing footage →
Neil Armstrong’s historic moon landing will be shown in new light on Thursday when Nasa releases a previously unseen film of the first manned lunar excursion.
Trying to ask for help on the Sesame Street forums... →
Official Google Blog: Google Apps is out of beta... →
Gmail, Google Docs, Google Calendar, and Google Talk are out of beta!
Since March, Internet Explorer Lost 11.4 Percent... →
More than a decade after Microsoft killed off Netscape with Internet Explorer, competition in the browser market has never been stronger. Just last week, Mozilla released Firefox 3.5, which has now…
The iPhone audio blogging app… audioboo.fm . This can link to both Twitter and Facebook. Check it out.
Here is the clickable link to Audioboo… http://audioboo.fm/
Gadget lovers… check out the new site from @ryanblock : www.gdgt.com
Peter Rojas and Ryan Block launch gdgt →
When Ryan Block (our former Editor-in-chief) and Peter Rojas (founder of Engadget, Gizmodo, and RCRD LBL) announced last year that they were embarking on a new project together, alarm bells went off…
Construction Worker Dangled From Crane To Save... →
A construction worker dangles from a crane, his arm stretched out to reach a terrified woman being swept away by a river.
June 2009
47 posts
Firefox 3.5 Final Officially Released →
Mozilla Firefox 3.5 Final is now officially available for download. Other then being the Fastest Firefox Ever, new features include a Private Browsing Mode to hide browser activity, a JavaScript…
Michael Jackson's Patented "Smooth Criminal"... →
Patent number 5255452, filed in 1992, shows how Michael Jackson and his dancers could lean at 45-degree angles during live performances of the song “Smooth Criminal”.
June 25-28. The traveling Vietnam Wall will be at the Caribe Royale Resort at 8101 World Center Drive, Orlando 32821. Go see it if you can.
Woot Off! www.woot.com
RT @mikedfunk: RT @nicksergeant GIVEAWAY UPDATE: Only one single #squarespace tweet from here on out = entered forever. http://bit.ly/1a8gCl
BeeJive IM for iPhone just released new version with push technology. Yes! Finally!