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2011-03-19T13:54:00.001-04:00

This art installation looks very real, looks like observers displayed a range of reactions, which is what the point of art is. Mark Jenkins // Street Installations

2011-01-30T16:48:00.001-05:00

[VIDEO] Gorgeous visuals and filming style

2010-12-11T18:37:00.001-05:00

The Sandpit from Sam O'Hare on Vimeo. This cinematography style was also used in "The Social Network" movie row crew race scene and is called tilt shift isolated focus.

Greatest short film i've seen in a while, will brighten up your day :)

2010-12-10T18:43:00.002-05:00

Bottle from Kirsten Lepore on Vimeo. By Kirsten Lepore

Google Buzz: The Official Demo [VIDEO]

2010-02-09T14:35:00.004-05:00

Google Goes Social with Google Buzz Google has just unveiled its latest attempt to become more relevant in the social media space:Google Buzz. The product is integrated within Gmail and will be rolled out gradually to all of the webmail service’s users over the next few days.We’re still digesting all of the implications of Buzz (and will have more coverage throughout the day), but in the

1983 iPhone design

2009-03-05T13:04:00.004-05:00

If you thought that the iPhone concept was something really recent, you're going to be really surprised! You'd think that the concept was pretty recent, since the original iPhone came out in 2007. However, that's not the case. Would you believe that something like an iPhone came out way back in 1983?This image was found by Marc Esslinger, the son of Hartmut Esslinger who designed the famous Apple

What a bank!

2008-10-02T13:32:00.002-04:00

In most cities, strategic downtown street corners are flanked by enormous, old banks, the ornate cathedrals of capital designed to impress and intimidate. With the massive changes in real estate values and consumer banking habits, such monuments to Mammon are no longer smart or necessary. But what amazing opportunities such massive commissions must have been for the architects of the day! And

Nintendo officially unveils Nintendo DSi and online store, coming Nov 1 in Japan for $180

2008-10-02T12:50:00.003-04:00

Even before Nintendo announced it, the DSi had been the talk of the town. According to our Japanese correspondent, the DSi will be 12 percent thinner, and will get rid of the GBA slot entirely. The DSi will also include two built-in cameras (one reportedly VGA resolution) and music playback. It will add an SD card slot and internal storage (we don't yet know how much) to enhance its multimedia

China has plans already in the works to make sure it doesn't rain on the 2008 Olympics, no matter what

2008-03-29T22:28:00.002-04:00

The details of how this gets done are mighty impressive, starting with a supercomputer-driven weather tracking system that gives hourly forecasts for the Beijing area, specific to within a kilometer. Once an errant cloud is spotted though, the big guns are hauled out. Literally. Then, using their two aircraft and an array of twenty artillery and rocket-launch sites around Beijing, the city's

Eiffel Tower Extension

2008-03-18T22:45:00.004-04:00

Paris-based Serero Architects have claimed victory in the open competition to redesign any of the Eiffel Tower's public reception and access areas. Serero's project will extend the top floor plate of the tower by grafting a high performance carbon Kevlar structure on it. The structure will be temporarily bolted to the slab without requiring any modification of the existing structure. It will

Is This The Flip iPhone? Apple Patents Dual-Touch Screen Flip Phone

2008-03-18T09:35:00.006-04:00

It's rare that Apple's patents actually show the exact form factors of devices they have in development, but this "dual sided trackpad" patent for a phone seems to definitely show that they've got some flipphone version coming up. The patent itself outlines a phone that has two multitouch sensors, both on the "bottom" part of the phone. When it's closed, the phone acts like your current model

Mirror Rock Installation Looks Invisible

2008-03-16T15:51:00.003-04:00

A rock deep in the woods was covered by mirrors as part of an art project by Michel de Broin. Since it reflects it's surroundings it seems invisible. Wouldn't want to run into this thing while biking in the woods.Source

Incredible Photo of Scienctist Stroking a Great White Shark

2008-03-16T15:40:00.002-04:00

The shark had been lured to the boat with chunks of bait as part of tests on a "Shark Shield'" - an electronic device designed to ward sharks away from surfers.The extraordinary picture was taken in 2007 by scientists who were exploring whether the devices attracted sharks more than they repelled them.Full story here

How Mario Bros World Looks Like to Mario

2008-03-14T18:27:00.001-04:00

Google Office in Zurich

2008-03-13T22:35:00.008-04:00

If your ideal workspace includes a slide, a games room, a 'chill-out' aquarium and plenty of free food then you had better get your CV into Google. Dotcom companies were defined by beanbags and pizza but Google, a company that came to prominence after the bubble had burst, has taken that image to a whole new level. Meeting 'pods' in the style of Swiss chalets and igloos, fireman poles to allow

Actual Picture of the Spiral Galaxy M104 Looks Like a Painting

2008-03-13T21:31:00.004-04:00

From NASA:The striking spiral galaxy M104 is famous for its nearly edge-on profile featuring a broad ring of obscuring dust. Seen in silhouette against a bright bulge of stars, the swath of cosmic dust lanes lends a hat-like appearance to the galaxy in optical images suggesting the more popular moniker, The Sombrero Galaxy. Here, Hubble Space Telescope archival image data has been reprocessed

Spectacular New Building Projects in Dubai

2008-03-09T03:51:00.016-04:00

Shuffle Tower (Scheduled for Completion in 2009)DU Tower (Scheduled for Completion in 2010)LinkWorld's Longest & Tallest Arch Bridge (Completion in 2012)Here's some info on the bridge as envisioned by New York architecture firm Fxfowle: - It's one mile long and 670 feet tall.- It will have 12 lanes for traffic.- It will cost 817 million dollars.- The design has Sheikh Mohammed's official stamp of

20 things you didn't know about bees

2008-03-07T18:58:00.006-05:00

1 There are 16,000 species. Most are solitary insects; only about 5 percent are social bees, the most common being the honeybee. As many as 80,000 of them colonize a single hive.2 Drones—the male honeybees—live only for mating with the queen. If there is a shortage of food in the hive, the workers kick their lazy, gigolo asses out.3 To die for: When drones mate, they die afterwards from a

New Bicycle "is stronger than steel, aluminum, and titanium. It’s even stronger than solid carbon composites"

2008-03-07T18:45:00.009-05:00

On the Arantix Mountain Bike from newbie Delta 7 Sports, the typical solid-cylinder tubing has been replaced by an airy, see-through lattice woven from a carbon-fiber composite and bundled in Kevlar string. The resulting gossamer web may look delicate, but pound for pound this quirky construction—called IsoTruss—is stronger than steel, aluminum, and titanium. It’s even stronger than solid carbon

Iceman Continues to Baffle Scientists

2008-03-07T18:34:00.007-05:00

Wim Hof's Amazing Abilities to Withstand Freezing TemperaturesIt's a bitterly cold winter day and students on the University of Minnesota campus are bundled up, hurrying to their next class. Wim Hof, dressed in shorts, sandals and nothing else, appeared from the doorway of a school building.He's known as 'The Ice Man."Scientists can't really explain it, but the 48-year-old Dutchman is able to

Cheap Calories

2008-03-07T18:27:00.003-05:00

Real, natural, and healthy foods became more and more expensive while junk food became cheaper and cheaper--meanwhile, the population's waist-size gradually increased in size to the point where obesity is now a major problem

You da man

2008-03-06T01:37:00.001-05:00

Forbes magazine released its list of the globe's wealthiest billionaires today, and four of the top 10 are from India

2008-03-05T21:21:00.003-05:00

Forbes magazine released its list of the globe's wealthiest billionaires today, and four of the top 10 are from India. Only one of those, Lakshmi Mittal, was among last year's 10 richest, moving up from fifth place to fourth in 2008.Of the two Americans who made the cut, Bill Gates was knocked down to third place, after ranking first in 2007. His successor in the top spot, Warren Buffet, rose

Baby Thornback Ray Has Eery Alien-Like Smile

2008-03-02T15:43:00.001-05:00

With its odd smile and translucent body this creature could be mistaken for a young cousin of one of Doctor Who's adversaries.In fact it is the underside of a young thornback ray, pushing itself up the inside of an aquarium. What appear to be eyes are gill slits, part of the animal's mechanism for breathing. Its real eyes are on top of its body. Full article here

Two New Hotels to Open in Baku, Azerbaijan--One looks like the Death Star

2008-03-01T21:49:00.001-05:00

Hotel Full Moon is essentially a disc with rounded edges and a hole in one of the top corners that appears radically different to the view depending on the angle it is seen from. The frontage thanks to the bulging centre makes it appear more like a glass death star whilst the side profile is more than a little gherkinesque. Changing appearance depending on the view is reinforced by the cladding

Unexplained Force Acts on Spacecraft

2008-03-01T02:03:00.001-05:00

Mysteriously, five spacecraft that flew past the Earth have each displayed unexpected anomalies in their motions.These newfound enigmas join the so-called "Pioneer anomaly" as hints that unexplained forces may appear to act on spacecraft.A decade ago, after rigorous analyses, anomalies were seen with the identical Pioneer 10 and 11 spacecraft as they hurtled out of the solar system. Both

Deadly Cactus

2008-03-01T01:59:00.001-05:00

A cactus has been found growing in Australia with spines tough enough to penetrate tires! It’s been known to kill koalas, who develop infections because the spines are so difficult to remove.Once spines of the hudson pear cactus penetrate the skin, they often require pliers to pull them out. It is potentially the worst cactus species to spread in Australia since prickly pear in the 1920s.Primary

Norwegian Sunset … at Midnight!

2008-03-01T01:54:00.001-05:00

Photographer Thomas Laupstad took this amazing photo of a sunset in Northern Norway … at midnight!Scenes like this one above is why Northern Norway is known as the Land of the Midnight Sun. Being north of the Arctic circle, the sun doesn’t set from May to July and doesn’t rise from November to January.See more of Thomas’ amazing photos here: Linksource

Ineractive Chart of Movie Box Office Receipt in the Past 20 Years

2008-02-29T13:13:00.001-05:00

The New York Times has an interesting graph depicting the movie box office receipts from 1986 to 2007:Summer blockbusters and holiday hits make up the bulk of box office revenue each year, while contenders for the top Oscar awards tend to attract smaller audiences that build over time.Click here for the full graphsource

Extremely low Airbus A310 flyby in Portugal

2008-02-25T20:15:00.001-05:00

Awesome video of a low-altitude flyby at the Evora 2007 airshow.

Thermonuclear detonation test in French Polynesia

2008-02-25T02:29:00.002-05:00

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2008-02-24T02:00:00.000-05:00

Japan launches satellite into space to enable super high-speed internet (1.2 Gigabits/second)Japan's space agency has launched an experimental communications satellite designed to enable super high-speed data transmission in remote areas. An H-2A rocket carrying the satellite Kizuna was launched from the southern island of Tanegashima, about 1,000km (620 miles) south of Tokyo.A ship entering

2008-02-24T01:54:00.000-05:00

Pacific Ocean Sunset as seen from space source

2008-02-24T01:44:00.000-05:00

Cordylus cataphractus (or the armadillo girdled lizard)They are live bearing and the babies are perfect replicas of the adults. They bite on their tail and roll themselves into a ball when threatened. They also hide amongst rock crevices and inflate their bodies so they cant be removed.source

2008-02-24T01:40:00.000-05:00

Windmill going out of controlWindmill loses control in a storm, loses it's breaks and explodes

2008-02-23T11:17:00.000-05:00

Teenager defends PS3 with samurai sword USA - A 15 year-old boy has attacked a burglar with a samurai sword after a bungled attempt to steal his PlayStation 3.Damian Fernandez and his sister Deanne were at home alone when two burglars entered their house in Miami. They took some household items, and began to search for the console after spotting an empty PS3 box.While his sister hid in the

2008-02-22T13:57:00.000-05:00

Hurricane Machine in OttawaWant to know how you would withstand a hurricane? This wind tunnel at the Canadian Research Council's research facility in Ottawa can test what happens to an object (or a person) when water drops are smashed into them at 150 km/hour. Let's get a little closer to those wind blades. source

2008-02-20T15:21:00.000-05:00

Damaged rubber can heal itselfFrench chemists on Wednesday announced they had created rubber that heals itself after it has been cut, a breakthrough that could lead to clothes that self-mend if torn and toys that repair themselves if damaged by a tot. The molecular concoction -- described by other scientists as having "a touch of magic about it" -- can self-heal at room temperature in around 15

2008-02-20T01:16:00.000-05:00

Undersea saboteurs may have been responsible for cable cuts It has been nearly two weeks since the last reported cable failure in the Middle East, but questions continue to swirl regarding the cause (or causes) of the failures. For those of you who haven't followed the story, here's the quick rundown: From January 30 to February 6, various undersea cables responsible for much of the Internet

2008-02-20T01:08:00.000-05:00

Sony Ericsson SO905ics: Why only in Japan??I wish this handset would be released for North America, looks great. This was released in Japan in January of this year.Features:Dimensions: 113×50x24 mmWeight: 150 grContinuous Stand-by time: 520 hrs (3G)/300 hrs (GSM)Continuous Talk Time: 200 min (3G)/180 minutes (GSM)Continuous Video Calling Time: 130 minContinuous Music playing time: WMA file,

2008-02-18T20:17:00.000-05:00

This is what happens when you show a cuttlefish a video of himself

2008-02-18T20:01:00.000-05:00

Beijing to get new tube-like building nex year As part of Beijing's efforts to look good for the summer Olympics, its central TV station, CCTV, is getting brand new headquarters. It'll be the first of 300 buildings to be completed in the city's new Central Business District. The 5.9 million square foot building is actually a continuous loop of horizontal and vertical sections, making the building

2008-02-18T19:52:00.000-05:00

New Codenames from Sony EricssonTime for new codenames to be leaked:• Linda• Alicia• Shiho (also mentioned long ago) also mentioned by prudent• Paris• Ying (Yang)• OceaniaThose are 100% sure to comeThere’s a high possibilty that we’ll see a UIQ-powered Cybershot phone. It’s also likely to have some more megapixels than current devices. A lot of new innovations are waiting for us - more to come

2008-02-09T23:49:00.000-05:00

She Drinks

2008-02-09T23:43:00.000-05:00

She Sleeps

2007-06-06T22:52:00.001-04:00

Vintage Pepsi Cans1950:1970's (Pepsi can only):1948:[Sources: Flickr, flickr, usasoda]

2007-06-06T22:44:00.000-04:00

Pepsi Cucumber-flavored drink to be released in JapanYes, you read the headline correctly: Pepsi is planning to release a special Ice Cucumber-flavored drink in Japan this summer. According to the official press release (in Japanese), the new drink flavor will hit stores across Japan on June 12th, but it will only be available for a limited time. Are you ready for the ultimate Pepsi experience?

2007-06-06T22:15:00.000-04:00

Mysterious Skeleton Found in Melting Iceberg Jun 04, 2007 06:27 PM Canadian Press

2007-06-02T22:57:00.000-04:00

Opinion on AtheismAtheism is just a fad, it's the latest thing people are catching on to either for attention, for a sense of "belonging" to a certain group, or just for the sake of being controversial. Why are people making such a fuss about it, (especially on the blogosphere)? There are people who worship all sorts of things and those who worship nothing at all, big deal. This fad will die

2007-06-02T03:41:00.000-04:00

U.S. attacks Somalian baseMOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- At least one U.S. warship bombarded a remote, mountainous village in Somalia where Islamic militants had set up a base, officials in the northern region of Puntland said Saturday.The attack from a U.S. destroyer took place late Friday, said Muse Gelle, the regional governor. The extremists had arrived Wednesday by speedboat at the port town of

2007-05-31T19:17:00.000-04:00

Vending machine for live LobstersClaw game machine where you could win a live lobster. Source and full size pic here

2007-05-31T02:43:00.001-04:00

Man described as a top spammer arrested SEATTLE (AP) -- A 27-year-old man described as one of the world's most prolific spammers was arrested Wednesday, and federal authorities said computer users across the Web could notice a decrease in the amount of junk e-mail. Robert Alan Soloway is accused of using networks of compromised "zombie" computers to send out millions upon millions of spam e-mails

2007-05-30T18:33:00.000-04:00

British"Mirror" Reflects Slo Mo Images in Real TimeTime warp anyone? English art fans visiting the 19th century Belsay Hall can interact with images of themelves from a few seconds earlier by staring into the slo-mo Hereafter mirror created by United Visual Artists What appears to be a conventional looking glass is in fact a flat video display embedded with a hidden high-speed video camera and

2007-05-30T18:24:00.000-04:00

Researchers Find ‘Skim Milk Cows’ In a few years, skim milk may come straight from the cow, it was reported this week. Skim milk is usually produced by taking all of the fat out of regular milk, but in 2001, researchers found a cow that skipped that step. While screening a herd of cows, they found one with a natural gene mutation that makes her produce lower-fat milk than a normal cow. Marge

2007-05-30T17:55:00.000-04:00

Russian Submarine surfaces near beachThis is in Severodvinsk city, Russia. The beach is located near a marine base, so apparently this is not an unusual sight there.[Source]

2007-05-30T04:02:00.000-04:00

Top 10 Poisonous Plants(10) These cheerful yellow and white harbingers of spring, aka daffodils and jonquils, are actually mildly toxic if the bulbs are eaten in large quantities (Narcissus pseudonarcissus is shown). Some people confuse them for onions. Daffodil bulb diners tend to experience nausea, vomiting, cramps and diarrhea. A doctor might recommend intravenous hydration and/or drugs to

2007-05-30T03:50:00.000-04:00

UFO Buffs to Offer 'Proof' of Aliens CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Proof that a 12-foot creature with fiery red eyes spooked Braxton County schoolchildren in 1952. Proof that aliens crashed a spaceship near Roswell, N.M., in 1947. Proof that the U.S. military engaged alien spaceships in battle over the Atlantic Ocean more than 50 years ago. "You're going to see some hard evidence" at the Flatwoods

2007-05-30T03:10:00.000-04:00

High-speed video of water balloon that does not burst

2007-05-30T03:08:00.001-04:00

Submarine surfacing through 2 feet of iceARCTIC OCEAN (March 18, 2007) - Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Alexandria (SSN 757) is submerged after surfacing through two feet of ice during ICEX-07, a U.S. Navy and Royal Navy exercise conducted on and under a drifting ice floe about 180 nautical miles off the north coast of Alaska. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist

2007-05-29T23:12:00.000-04:00

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2007-05-29T23:06:00.000-04:00

Incredible Dubai ArchitectureNo other place in the world is so saturated in architectural "creative juice" right now, as Dubai. Powered by the government's idea of creating some kind of Flash Gordon /Buck Rodgers tourist trap (and by the injections of pure cash, of course), the place sports ridiculous amount of mind-boggling projects, part of which we covered in The Rotating City and Burj Dubai

2007-05-29T22:58:00.000-04:00

Burj Dubai: The tallest building in the world (for now)Construction update:- Designed by Chicago architects Skidmore, Owings & Merrill for Emaar Properties.- Will house hotel and condominiums, be largely residential.- Completion date: June 30, 2009- 959 meters high, 189 - 200 floors?- An observation deck will be located on the 124th floor.- The top residential level will only be 8 meters wide.-

2007-05-29T21:11:00.000-04:00

Tree with a faceA staff photographer on the Shropshire Star spotted this melancholy face on a tree standing in Ashton Road in Shrewsbury, next to Shrewsbury High School’s junior department, in January 2006. Staff and pupils had walked past the tree every day without noticing the striking simulacrum – or, at least, without drawing anyone else’s attention to it.[Source]

2007-05-29T20:57:00.001-04:00

The Army's vision for soldier tech The U.S. Army tends to be a poor cousin among Defense Department kin when it comes to high-tech systems; the big-bucks, high-profile technology programs tend to accrue to the Navy and the Air Force. It's also looking to take advantage of developments in areas from robotics to high-speed networks. Enter the Future Combat Systems program, the Army's

2007-05-29T00:01:00.000-04:00

The Pistol shrimpIt uses its snapping claws for communication and as a "sonic weapon" to knockout it's prey with a heated collapsing bubble traveling at 100Kmh (62 mph). The video states that the resulting temperature momentarily reaches the temperature of the sun. I have found no other source that supports this. National Geographic states the temperature could reach 18,000 farenheit (9982.22

2007-05-27T23:07:00.000-04:00

Toxic sludge mud has been flowing out of a hole in indonesia for one year now (and counting)Muziati, a refugee of Indonesia's "mud volcano", stares at her baby and hopes that the meagre food she gives him will be enough."He has to be fed rice juice (formed during cooking) because there's no milk," Muziati says of conditions in a makeshift shelter in Porong on the main island of Java."He is small

2007-05-26T17:47:00.000-04:00

World's oldest camera auctioned for 800,000 dollars An 1839 daguerreotype camera, ancestor of modern photography, was sold at auction in Vienna Saturday for nearly 600,000 euros making it the world's oldest and most expensive commercial photographic apparatus.An anonymous buyer paid 588,613 euros (792,000 dollars), bidding by Internet, said the Galerie Westlicht auction house here.The opening

2007-05-26T02:35:00.000-04:00

Tree eats bicycle[From Neatorama] On Vashon Island (near Seattle, Washington), a tree grows carrying a rather unusual passenger - an old bike. Apparently some kid chained a bike to the tree decades ago and never picked it up, leaving the tree no choice but to grow around the bike. The tree and island gained some level of notoriety when Berkeley Breathed, creator of Bloom County, wrote a

2007-05-26T01:46:00.000-04:00

Infants stun scientists with ‘amazing' insightsBabies only look clueless — they know a lot more than you think[From msnbc]: Babies might seem a bit dim in their first six months of life, but researchers are getting smarter about what babies know, and the results are surprising.The word "infant" comes from the Latin, meaning "unable to speak," but babies are building the foundations for babbling

2007-05-25T22:41:00.000-04:00

Castro Blasts Bush As 'Apocalyptic'HAVANA (AP) - Fidel Castro called George W. Bush "an apocalyptic person" on Friday, hours after the U.S. president signed a bill that will pay for military operations in Iraq without setting a timetable for troop withdrawal. In the 12th signed statement released by the Cuban leader in recent weeks, Castro accused Bush of "faking rationality" and manipulating

2007-05-25T22:36:00.000-04:00

Secret memo said to prove Israel knew occupation was illegalA secret memo proves that the Israeli government knew that its occupation of Palestinian land was illegal after it won the Six Day War in 1967, a British newspaper reported Saturday. Theodor Meron, who wrote the memo as the Israeli foreign ministry's legal advisor at the time, said "I believe I would have given the same opinion today,"

2007-05-25T20:06:00.000-04:00

World's First Mobile Phone[Source] The Motorola DynaTAC 8000X was the first mobile phone to receive FCC acceptance in 1983. DynaTac was actually a abbrievation of Dynamic Adaptive Total Area Coverage.The First Cellphone Specs: Name: Motorola Dyna-Tac Size: 9 x 5 x 1.75 inches Weight: 2.5 pounds Display: None Number of

2007-05-25T19:21:00.001-04:00

The 22 Worst Place Names in the World 22. Cockburn, Western AustraliaAlthough this name is often pronounced "Coburn" by those who stand to lose from its awfulness, who actually reads that when they see this word? Oh, how it burns.21. Twatt, Orkney, Shetland Islands, ScotlandThe Shetland Islands, pronounced "Shitland Islands" if you have an accent like mine, make up a happy little area north

2007-05-25T19:21:00.000-04:00

2007-05-25T19:17:00.000-04:00

Funny CursorCheck out this funny computer cursor

2007-05-25T19:04:00.000-04:00

The World's Thinnest Notebook[Link] When Intel asked designers to build a better laptop, its instructions were simple, really. The machine has to be fashionable, able to connect to all manner of wireless networks, and full of the latest, fastest computing capabilities. Oh yes, and make it as thin as Motorola's Razr. Its own engineers in conjunction with Ziba Design in Portland, Ore., rose to the

2007-05-25T18:53:00.000-04:00

Hilarious Indian Superman and Spidergirl movie[Via BoingBoing]: "This song and dance clip taken from a Hindustani film (I think) has got to be one of the weirdest ever to come out from the Bollywood studios. The lousy special effects used for the flying scenes - you can look through both of them - coupled with really horrendous Superman and Spiderwoman costumes, make this a real classic!"

2007-05-25T18:48:00.000-04:00

Boy kills half-ton monster boar with pistolHogzilla is being made into a horror movie. But the sequel may be even bigger: Meet Monster Pig. An 11-year-old Alabama boy used a pistol to kill a wild hog his father says weighed a staggering 1,051 pounds and measured 9-feet-4 from the tip of its snout to the base of its tail. Think hams as big as car tires. If the claims are accurate, Jamison Stone's

2007-05-25T12:59:00.000-04:00

Coca-Cola Agrees to Buy GlaceauThe Coca-Cola Co., which has been looking to expand its water and energy drink portfolio and jump-start sales in North America, said Friday it has agreed to buy Vitaminwater maker Glaceau in a cash deal valued at $4.1 billion.The world's largest beverage maker said the agreement to acquire privately held Energy Brands Inc., known as Glaceau, provides Atlanta-based

2007-05-25T12:50:00.000-04:00

Sony develops film-thin, bending displaySony unveiled what is billed as the world's first flexible, full-color OLED display built on organic thin-film transistor (TFT) technology. The 2.5-inch prototype display supports 16.8 million colors at a 120 x 160 pixel resolution, is 0.3 mm thick and weighs 1.5 gramsIn the race for ever-thinner displays for TVs, cell phones and other gadgets, Sony may

2007-05-25T12:41:00.000-04:00

Your Eye Gaze Has PowerShe’s sitting across the room. She’s beautiful. You’ve got the skills to approach her. Maybe it’s a nightclub or a a bookstore and nobody knows each other. Or maybe it’s a social circle situatoin. Maybe a house party. Maybe a dinner party. A seminar. A yoga class. An improv comedy class. A work function. A dance class. In a non-social circle situation, you can approach the

2007-05-24T11:26:00.000-04:00

Scientists make 'healing super-water'US scientists have developed "super-oxidised" water which they say speeds up wound healing. Oculus, the Californian firm which developed the water - made by filtering it through a salt membrane - says it kills viruses, bacteria and fungi. It is also effective against MRSA and UK trials are being carried out on patients with diabetic foot ulcers, New

2007-05-24T11:02:00.000-04:00

Handheld Blog? Sony's 6M digital camera has huge LCD & Wi-FiSony displayed its 6M digital camera ‘CyberShot DSG-G1’ during P&I Show 2007, which adopted extra-fine LCD, Wi-Fi and 2GB built-in memory.It is possible for up to four camera users of the DSC-G1 to send each other photos in real time and by adopting 2GB built-in memory, it can store up to 7,500 VGA images or 630 6M photos. Photos can be

2007-05-24T10:49:00.000-04:00

Pregnant doe becomes impaled on metal fence, dies, baby is born unharmedAn orphan fawn is taking some wobbly steps at a rehabilitation home in central Iowa, an encouraging feat for a newborn that endured a rather unusual birth. The fawn was born Sunday near a home in Des Moines, the lone survivor of a grisly event that killed its mother and twin when the pregnant doe became impaled on a metal

2007-05-23T23:26:00.000-04:00

Samsung's Ultra slim 8mm-thick mouse Samsung to present its 8mm thick slim mouse 'Ultra Slim Mouse8.0' in Korea market. It is equipped with a wheel that scrolls horizontally and five buttons.

2007-05-22T00:11:00.000-04:00

Paint explosions: Spectacular Sony Bravia ad[From Bravia-advert]:70,000 litres of paint 358 single bottle bombs 33 sextuple air cluster bombs 22 Triple hung cluster bombs 268 mortars 33 Triple Mortars 22 Double mortars 358 meters of weld 330 meters of steel pipe 57 km of copper wireFull high-def video here

2007-05-21T23:55:00.000-04:00

Man sleeps through gunshot to the headMichael Lusher apparently is a sound sleeper. A small-caliber bullet struck the 37-year-old Altizer man in the head as he slept Sunday morning, but he didn't realize it until he awoke nearly four hours later and noticed blood coming from his head, said Cpl. R.H. McQuaid of the Cabell County Sheriff's Department. The bullet that struck him was one of five that

2007-05-21T23:34:00.000-04:00

Smithsonian alters exhibit on climate change in fear of angering the Bush administrationThe Smithsonian Institution toned down an exhibit on climate change in the Arctic for fear of angering Congress and the Bush administration, says a former administrator at the museum. Among other things, the script, or official text, of last year's exhibit was rewritten to minimize and inject more uncertainty

2007-05-21T21:28:00.000-04:00

10 Animals That May Go Extinct in the Next 10 YearsIberian Lynx Lynx pardinus The world's most endangered cat species, the Iberian lynx once thrived in Spain, Portugal and southern France. Today, its numbers have dwindled to some 120 individuals divided between small populations in Spain's Andalusia region. Habitat destruction, collisions with vehicles, poaching and a collapsing rabbit

2007-05-21T21:19:00.000-04:00

The Birth Control of Yesteryear[From DamnInteresting] Approximately 2,600 years ago– around 630 BCE– the Greek island of Thera was plagued by drought and overpopulation. According to legend, an assortment of settlers were selected to sail south to establish a colony in more hospitable climes. The men and women apprehensively put to sea, and the gaggle of enterprising Greeks eventually erected

2007-05-21T04:34:00.000-04:00

Jellyfish lakeDescription from youtube: "The jelly fish came to this lake in Palau through a tunnel which connected the sea and the lake long time ago. Now the tunnel have closed, and the jelly fish came to have no poison in an environment where there's no predator. They live by photosynthesis because they cannot feed on anything in this lake. This lake is such a heaven to them that there are

2007-05-21T04:24:00.000-04:00

44lb camera lens unveiled Saeki Professional(www.saeki.co.kr), Korea retailer of Sigma, unveiled its 20kg over weight ultra-telephoto zoom lens ‘APO 200-500mm F2.8 EX DG’ in Korea market during Photo & Imaging Show 2007.

2007-05-21T03:53:00.000-04:00

Are U.S. soldiers wearing the best body armor?In a segment aired on may 20th 2007, NBC looked at the possibility that current body armor used in Iraq by US forces is not the best possible. An interview with the army shows their reluctance to properly test what seems to be a better and safer alternative: Dragon skin. [From MSNBC] "An NBC News investigation — including independent

2007-05-21T01:53:00.000-04:00

120-inch multi-touch displayIn case you missed it, everyone, and we mean everyone is talking multi-touch these days. Few however, can muster a multi-touch panel in sizes of 100-inches and beyond. The panel above is a 120-inch, rear-projection jobbie from DAHAN T&S offering a 10ms repsonse. Sure, it's running XP at the moment, but with some of the wildest speculation citing a new multi-touch

2007-05-20T18:27:00.000-04:00

Color Psychology[Source] Like death and taxes, there is no escaping color. It is ubiquitous. Yet what does it all mean? Why are people more relaxed in green rooms? Why do weightlifters do their best in blue gyms? Colors often have different meanings in various cultures. And even in Western societies, the meanings of various colors have changed over the years. But today in the U.S., researchers

2007-05-20T04:29:00.000-04:00

Net Censorship on the RiseTwenty-five out of 41 governments studied block or filter Net content, says a survey by the university-backed OpenNet Initiative (ONI) Government censorship of internet content is widespread and on the rise. Twenty-five out of 41 governments studied block or filter internet content, according to a survey carried out by OpenNet Initiative (ONI), which is made up of

2007-05-19T15:10:00.000-04:00

Dubai ruler in vast charity gift[BBC] The ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, says he is giving $10bn (£5bn) to set up an educational foundation in the Middle East.The money is meant to improve the standard of education and research in the region, and aims to stimulate job creation, Sheikh Mohammed said.It is thought to be one of the largest charitable donations in history.The

2007-05-19T03:37:00.000-04:00

Gonzales rapped as president's 'yes man'[Via AP] Attorney General Alberto Gonzales says his long friendship with President Bush makes it easier to say "no" to him on sticky legal issues. His critics, however, say Gonzales is far more likely to say "yes" - leaving the Justice Department vulnerable to a politically determined White House. Probably not since Watergate has an attorney general been

2007-05-19T03:32:00.000-04:00

Zombie Dogs[Via NYTimes] Just as dogs preceded humans in making the first risky voyages into space, a new generation of canines has now made an equally path-breaking trip - from life to death and back again.In a series of experiments, doctors at the Safar Center for Resuscitation Research at the University of Pittsburgh managed to plunge several dogs into a state of total, clinical death before

2007-05-19T00:17:00.000-04:00

Military bans YouTube and Myspace[Via Wired] The Defense Department isn't trying to "muzzle" troops by banning YouTube and MySpace on their networks, a top military information technology officer tells DANGER ROOM. Rear Admiral Elizabeth Hight, Deputy Commander of Joint Task Force-Global Network Operations, says that the decision to block access to social networking, video-sharing, and other "