The Misconception: We prefer the things we own over the things we don't because we made rational choices when we bought them. The Truth? More »
Apple - Games - Business - Marketing and Advertising - Recreation
Watching BP's continued, repeated failures would almost be funny if it weren't so gut-wrenching. If only there were a perfect analogy for how it felt watching the unraveling, in hilarious comic strip form. Oh, look, here's one! [Penny Arcade] More »
Humor - Games - Recreation - Comic - Magazines and E-zines
If you lusted for the good guy version of the Tron hoodie, you are going to terminate all your conscious processes over the Sark version. The photo above is how it really looks, taken by our very own Mark Wilson. More »
Tron - Video game - Realtime - Operating Systems - Games
"Mars is a world of wonders" sings Carl Sagan. And he's right. Here you can see him telling us why we should go now, instead of staying in orbit looking into our belly buttons. [Cosmic Log] More »
Carl Sagan - Astronomy - Case for Mars - Technology - History
We're going to tell you the punchline right away: Run, don't walk, to get your iPad 3G before the end of the weekend More »
United States - Business - Arts - Recreation - Pets
When we did our last round-up, the state of reading comics on the iPad was basically "good, not great." A few shortcomings keep Comic Viewer from achieving that greatness, but goodies like in-app comic downloading make it a worthy contender. More »
IPad - Comics - Arts - Retailers - United States
We're hearing reports that Sprint's activation system isn't holding up too well today. Might have something to do with a certain new device? [BGR] More »
Sprint - Business - Sports - Motorsports - Sprint Cars
AT&T may be killing unlimited data plans, but wireless broadband provider Clearwire is going to keep giving us what we want. Here's an explanation of their thoughts on unlimited data and tiered pricing—complete with a jab at AT&T. More »
Clearwire - Wireless - AT&T - WiMAX - Data Communications
Tablets are great for "a bunch of rich guys who want to have a third computer." That's just one of the many pearls coming out of Steve Jobs' mouth in this 2003 interview. A must watch before the WWDC'10 keynote. More »
Steve Jobs - History - Pioneers - Business - Apple
Everywhere you look you see blocks. Everywhere you go you hear "Korobeiniki". Every step you take, you know that the ground beneath you could cruelly disappear, though at least you'd have some bonus points to show for it... More »
Games - Puzzle - Video Games - Tetris-like - Downloads
What's the coolest thing you can do with 117,000 feet of packing tape? If you said anything besides building a humongous, self-supporting spider web inside a historic Viennese stock exchange, then you are oh so very wrong. Let's explore! More »
Business - Asia - Mondo spider - Spider-Man - Water
Well this is a tantalizing find. Boy Genius Reports reports that some MobileMe users are seeing their account type switch from "Individual" to "Full Member," the hope being that a WWDC announcement will make everyone a "Free Member" by default. More »
Apple - Macintosh - Arts - Government - Tasmania
Ruh roh. Adobe's reporting a flaw in some versions of Flash and Acrobat that could allow bad people to remotely control your computer. Here are the versions of the software that are affected: More »
Adobe Acrobat - Flash - Security - Adobe Systems - Adobe
These ghostly jellyfish won't sting you—they're just high-tech smoke signals, created by a new installation that uses pulsing speakers to send fog through openings in huge slabs of concrete. But the puffs are considerably less frightening in motion: More »
Business - Engineer - Business Services - United States - Queensland
Another day, another update on the ongoing oil disaster in the Gulf. BP's latest containment dome effort has successfully siphoned 250,000 gallons of oil to the surface, but it's only a third of the 798,000 gallons spilling daily. More »
BP - Business - Energy - Oil and Gas - Environment
It's by no means a new debate, but it remains an important one, and today the Wall Street Journal tackles the issue with a pair of essays on what exactly the internet's doing to our noggins. So, which is it? More »
Intelligence - Social Sciences - Psychology - Communication - Wall Street Journal
Nanowires inside a rat can convert the power of breathing and heartbeats into electricity, according to researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Technology Review reports these nano-generators could conceivably lead to nano-scale implants and sensors powered by the body. More »
Georgia Institute of Technology - Education - Colleges and Universities - Energy - Georgia
Lest your Droid fall out of date, into disrepair, and end up on a Jawa Sandcrawler, MyDroidWorld is serving up a new Android 2.2 ROM, along with full instructions, for bringing your phone up to speed. Apparently it's got everything except for Wi-Fi, so if you're hankering for that Froyo, it's well worth a look. As always, proceed with caution; there's nothing worse than a dead Droid. [MyDroidWorld via Boy Genius Report] More »
Droid - Smartphone - Motorola - Android - Handhelds
