On my drive home, I'll send an SMS to my stove and tell it to start baking the cookies I left waiting. Of course, it won't really get or understand the message since this futuristic kitchen is only a concept. More »
The University of Florida—funded by DARPA—has found a film-thin material that will add inexpensive, lightweight night vision to everything, from gadgets to cameras to car windshields. The key was in the same technology that powers OLED displays. More »
The discussion about graphic PSAs tends to get muddled with evaluations about whether or not the manner in which the idea is conveyed is appropriate or not, losing sight of the idea itself. So let's not do that! More »
In the spirit of gadget reviews, I did get a free Google Android from Google I/O, but I don’t understand why I would want to use the Android when my iPhone already works fine without making noises or interrupting me with branding.
I do think that the Android is a great phone, but I don’t understand why its better than an iPhone.
My criteria for good:
Google Apps on iPhone Safari are ridiculously good. Again: I don’t understand why automobile traffic isn’t consistently endangered as random people unexpectedly succumb to seizures of dysfunctional ecstasy because Google Apps just blew their minds. Google… Prole Phone? With ExTrA BuTtOnS!!!1? Dude, Gmail. Gmail is good. Just because something doesn’t make stupid noises doesn’t make it unworthy of your attention.
Just a heads up that we are 1 week into our test with our new low bay LED lights, the production team is finding no real difference in the LED lighting compared to T5 lights. however we did find that the optimal mounting height is 20 to 24 feet, witch may cause us a problem with our ceiling height.
Apparently, it’s newsworthy that the medical office uses iPads. No, not really.
Um, we went to the store, paid $whatever, and then turned it on. Just like anybody else could. In fact, I didn’t even go to the store. Steve did that.
I don’t understand why people are so excited about who is buying iPads and why. Yes, iPads are useful tools, and I like them, but buying one doesn’t make you a genius. More importantly, an iPad isn’t going to somehow make your money my money in zero words or less which is my standard criteria to judge anything that isn’t somehow producing healthcare for patients. However, the iPad did seem effective at making my money Apple’s money before we even got an iPad, so that is impressive —for Apple.
// CAMPBELL ROBERTSON and NEW ORLEANS — Coast Guard officials said Monday afternoon that the oil spill near Louisiana was now covering an area in the Gulf of Mexico of 48 miles by 39 miles at its widest points, and they have been unable to engage a mechanism that could shut off the well thousands of feet below the ocean’s surface.
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I'm sure this concept design for a Post-It note dispenser shaped like a rifle is a joke, but I don't get it. I mean, how are you supposed to kill someone with Post-It notes?? It makes no sense! [Yanko Design] More »
"Prior research suggests that having a baby face is negatively correlated with success among White males in high positions of leadership. However, we explored the positive role of such "babyfaceness" in the success of high-ranking Black executives. Two studies revealed that Black chief executive officers (CEOs) were significantly more baby-faced than White CEOs. Black CEOs were also judged as being warmer than White CEOs, even though ordinary Blacks were rated categorically as being less warm than ordinary Whites. In addition, baby-faced Black CEOs tended to lead more prestigious corporations and earned higher salaries than mature-faced Black CEOs; these patterns did not emerge for White CEOs. Taken together, these findings suggest that babyfaceness is a disarming mechanism that facilitates the success of Black leaders by attenuating stereotypical perceptions that Blacks are threatening. Theoretical and practical implications for research on race, gender, and leadership are discussed." Image: TotallyLooksLike.com Related content:
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"NASA seeks to increase the utilization of the ISS by other federal entities and the private sector. To facilitate and increase such utilization of the ISS, NASA is providing access to the ISS for the conduct of basic and applied research, technology development and industrial processing (collectively, R&D) to U.S. federal, state and local government entities, and to U.S. private entities (including, but not limited to, commercial firms, non-profit institutions, and academic institutions) as part of the national laboratory."
Well, this is sweet. It's a remote-controlled helicopter with a Canon 7D strapped on board, allowing creator Eric Austin to capture some downright-badass pics and video. I want one, badly. [DIY Photography via Make] More »
Fresh details on Steam for Mac, which is bursting my pants: It's fully native, using OpenGL—no wrappers—and is Intel only. It requires Leopard, and for Source games, a decent graphics card. No dates yet. =( [MacStories via MacRumors] More »
After shutting down countless PCs around the world last Wednesday with a botched update, McAfee has stepped up to offer reimbursement of "reasonable expenses" associated with repair. But that's not all! More »
Tech website Gizmodo's Jason Chen may have scored the industry's biggest scoop this month, with the exclusive on Apple's next generation iPhone 4G, but nothing could have prepared him for the aftermath. This morning we reported on rumors that the police were investigating Gizmodo's purchase, for $5,000, of the lost iPhone. Now, Gizmodo has revealed that Chen's home was broken into by California's Rapid Enforcement Allied Computer Team last Friday. The cops, part of a task force that investigates crimes related to high-tech businesses, proceeded to seize four computers and two servers from Chen's home. The cops were in possession of a warrant from a San Mateo judge, but Gawker Media, the company that owns Gizmodo, claims that the cops' warrant was invalid. Gawker argues that the search-and-seize action violates California's journalist shield law. In his original scoop, Chen dished the details on Apple’s upcoming phone using a prototype that the company bought from the mysterious person who found the device, which had been left behind in a bar by an Apple employee. Gizmodo then coughed up the $5,000 to get its hands on the phone--which has since been returned to Apple after the company's lawyers formally claimed it and asked for it ...
With the iPad still not available overseas and demand high, it's not too surprising that there are knockoffs available in Shenzhen already. And hey, this one has three USB ports! Better than the original, amirite? More »
Do chimpanzees truly understand the concept of death–and do they grieve for their dead? Two separate studies due to be published in journal Current Biology suggest that chimps may have emotional responses to death that aren’t so different from humans’ reactions.
In the first study, researchers observed an ailing female chimp in a Scottish zoo. The elderly chimp, called Pansy, was believed to be more than 50 years old. As Pansy’s health began to falter, other chimps, including Pansy’s daughter, began to exhibit signs of concern that seemed remarkably human. They groomed Pansy more often than usual as she became lethargic, and after her death, her daughter stayed near the body for an entire night, even though she had never slept on that platform before. All of the group were subdued for several days afterwards, and avoided the place where she had died, spending long hours grooming each other [BBC].
In the second study, scientists working in the forests of Guinea observed two chimp mothers carrying around the bodies of their dead infants for weeks after their deaths. One chimp carried her dead baby around for more than 60 days, an unusually long period, according to the scientists. During the period, the babies’ bodies slowly mummified as they dried out. The bereaved mothers used tools to fend off flies [BBC].
For an in-depth examination of what these two studies reveal about our closest ancestor’s understanding of death and mortality, read Ed Yong’s post in the DISCOVER blog “Not Exactly Rocket Science.”
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These are the voyages of the Starship Meaterprise. Its continuing mission: to fill your stomach with deliciousness. And if wanting to destroy this on contact make me some sort of dirty Romulan, so be it. More »
Martin Carl Fischer was already a trained and accomplished watchmaker when the automobile became less of a tinkerer's delight and more of an actual conveyance. Yet as the size of the automobile quickly ballooned in the years following the turn of the century, requiring garages and other specia
