This is the impressive Khan Shatyr, the world's tallest tent at 490 feet (150 meters). They are building it in the capital of Kazakhstan, and it will include a leisure park, shops, restaurants and an artificial beach. More »
Kazakhstan - Astana - Asia - Architecture - Khan Shatyr
Tim Berners-Lee cites this spot (specifically that plaque on the wall!) at CERN to be the birthplace of the world wide web. Note the series of tubes on the ceiling. Those played a critical role, I understand. [davidgalbraith] More »
Tim Berners-Lee - History - People - CERN - World Wide Web
So apparently LeBron James sort of ruined basketball last night, and maybe sports in general? Eesh! Let's save the state of sports by tossing in some gear to spice it up, shall we? More »
Sport - Graphics Interchange Format - Photoshop contest - United States - IPhone
For all the laurels heaped on Apple's design philosophy, not nearly enough is said about just how delicious that logo looks. This "Who Ate My Mac" iPad decal from The Crazy Rabbit makes that playful point in three stages. More »
iPad - Apple - Macintosh - Articles - IPhone
This Sunday there will be a total solar eclipse over the south Pacific Ocean, Chile and Argentina. Watching solar eclipses from Earth is a rare occurrence. Watching them from space is extraordinarily rare. Here are the best photos and videos. More »
Astronomy - Eclipse - Eclipses Occultations and Transits - Pacific Ocean - 1999
Look guys, James Cameron has only made $350 million thus far on Avatar. I think I speak for us all when I say I'd sleep better knowing he made an even half billion. More »
IMAX - James Cameron - Avatar - 20th Century Fox - Movies
It's not hard to see why, for some, cryonics is an attractive postmortem option; it offers a chance to defy one's very mortality. But for the spouses of the to-be frozen, it can be something else entirely: abandonment and betrayal. More »
Business - Food and Related Products - Frozen - Meat and Seafood - Cryonics
If you aren't lucky enough to live by one of the five official Microsoft stores (the only locations we've heard have Kinect on display), 13 different Macy's stores will be hosting Kinect demos on July 15th. We wish we had a full list of locations for you. Sadly, we don't. [ChipChick] More »
Microsoft - Monopolies and Oligopolies - Business - Allegedly Unethical Firms - Economic
Remember Touchgrind, the skateboarding simulation for iPhone and iPad? Well, it seems God likes to play it to. But to Him, the entire world is his iPhone. Let's hope He doesn't drop it. More »
iPhone - Handhelds - Smartphones - App Store - Apple
According to a member of tw.apple.pro, this photo comes from "deep inside the throat"—that's after a Google Translate. It's a 1.2inch x 1.2inch screen. And it's not hard to imagine it as the next iPod Shuffle. More »
IPod - Apple iPod - Shopping - Consumer Electronics - Digital Portable Players
Users of the B&N iPad app, your day just got .07% better. A new version is out that includes brightness controls within the app so you no longer have to close out to settings to adjust the display. Other improvements include a smaller "small" font, tweaked two-page display, faster syncing and the ability to delete book samples from within the app. [B&N] More »
iPad - IPhone - Email client - Operating Systems - Windows
In a belated but expected move, China has renewed Google's ICP license. That means Google.cn will continue to function, which as recently as last month was an open question. More »
Google - Search Engines - Search - China - Companies
We have some Nokia news from an official channel for once. These photos come direct from the Nokia N8's 12 megapixel camera when used under ideal lighting conditions. More »
Nokia - Nokia N8 - Symbian OS - Symbian - Mobile Computing
The international fuss caused by Google accidentally recording our data has been put behind it, with the planet-aggregating search giant now restarting Street View recording around the globe. More »
Google - Google Street View - Searching - Search Engines - Companies
The maker of messaging aggregator Trillian has said it's bringing its chat tool to Android, with a public beta test of the app set to launch within weeks. It'll work on Android 1.6 devices and above, bringing Facebook, MSN, AOL support and more to Google phones—plus it'll be a bespoke Android production that's "not just a clone from the iPhone". [Cerulian via Android Guys] More »
iPhone - Facebook - Instant messaging - Handhelds - Google
Samsung's LED 9000, its super-thin, bread-knife of a TV, has been installed in the window and lobby of posh London store Harrods—in a move that will let it "Greet the upper class in Europe" according to Samsung. More »
Light-emitting diode - Business - Business Services - Signage - Electric
I've always enjoyed goofy wedding videos like this. Not because I like to laugh at the misfortunes of others, but simply because these videos tend to reveal people's priorities. [Thanks, JM!] More »
Photography - Photographer - Arts and Entertainment - Business - Wedding and Events
