Killing By The Numbers
Toby Leftly
Some people would kill to have the latest technology, and some are being killed by it. A mobile phone number has been discontinued after three separate owners died after having…
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Green Phone Relieves Your Nerd Guilt
As a gadget nerd, it’s important to carry only the very latest cell phone, mp3 player and camera. But poor old mother earth takes a hit each time you upgrade.…
Want To Wipe Out Justin Bieber? You’re Not Alone
If you’re online, watch TV or have kids, you probably know the name Justin Bieber, and hear it way more than you want to. One Firefox developer has the same…
LG Puts The “Fun” Back In Functional Products
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pC7JaFGLxLI[/youtube] Computer monitors used to be a big deal. Everyone had tiny 15″ CRTs that were heavy with crappy screens, so a 17″ Trinitron was like a geek status symbol.…
Your Monday Afternoon Ego Boost
Ty Dunitz
Little is more satisfying to today’s Twitterwhore than the gathering of followers; I know I for one am certainly guilty. Lucky us – there’s now a means to stroke our…
Concrete USB Sticks: Because Practicality Is For Wimps
I haven’t been this impressed since steel mousepads. For no discernible reason whatsoever, designer Shu-Chun Hsiao brings us – what else – concrete USB sticks. As a designer I give…
The Craziest Gif We’ve Ever Seen
Ransler Dier
There is not much to say once you have seen it. One suggestion I do have for people to get the full effect of how busy this gif really is,…
Japan Turns the World Cup Sci-Fi
Man, you continually have to give Japan credit – now it’s got its sights on the World Cup, and those sights are in 3D. When I say ‘World Cup’ I…
No Penis Jokes! London’s Olympic Mascots Revealed
Penis jokes aside, these sleek one-eyed creatures are to be London’s Official mascots when they host the 2012 Summer Olympics. And compared to some of the other mascots countries chose…
Pirate Bay Kitteh LOLS at Skynets
Angela West
In one of its funnier nose-thumbings at the enemies of its pirate creed, the file-sharing site Pirate Bay put up an amusing LOLcat to tell us all that resistance is…
Shake, Shake, Shake, Senora!
With personal devices becoming more widespread, and nanotechnology evolving in leaps and bounds, the way we interact with our devices is becoming more personal and more intuitive. This seems like…
iPhone ‘More Important Than Space Travel’ UK shoppers say
Jon Edwards
A survey of 4,000 UK shoppers has declared Apple’s iPhone to be a more important invention than flushing toilets or space travel. The smartphone has also been voted more important…
The Big Red Bus Is Still Big And Red
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWckXHojurM[/youtube] The updated design of the Big Red London Bus was revealed today, and yes, it’s still Big and Red. The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, unveiled the new design…
Antarctic Research Bases: Much Cooler Than My Apartment
Ricky Brandano
Ever wonder what it’s like living in the coldest places on Earth? Pretty awesome from the looks of it. Several countries ranging from the US to South Africa have established…
Hate Meetings? Meet Your New Best Friend
Meet QB. He likes people and wants to make your life easier, specifically by going to meetings on your behalf. The business world is all about getting some face time,…
Don’t Listen to Vivaldi, See It
‘The Four Seasons”, a musical composition of the Italian 18th century composer Antonio Vivaldi, now has a graphical representation thanks to a prototype system called ‘SisTeMu’. This new work, called…
