In 1910, two expeditions, one led by an adventurer, the other by a scientist, raced to become the first to reach the South Pole. Only one of the teams had the equipment and experience necessary to make it there alive. More »
Roald Amundsen - Robert Falcon Scott - Polar Regions - South Pole - NASCAR
I trust Google with a lot of things, but when in doubt I always fall back on good-old common sense. Lauren Rosenberg did not. She walked onto a highway because Google told her to and got hit by a car. More »
Google - search - Search Engines - Companies - Lauren Rosenberg
This might be the best month ever for Android. We've seen Android 2.2, the future of Android and even Google gleefully mocking Apple. Oh yes, and there were a ton of awesome apps. More »
Android - Google - Handhelds - Android 2.2 - Searching
Skype 2.0 for iPhone has finally arrived, bringing with it the 3G calling that's been promised for months and months. But get your calls in quick—there will be a "small monthly fee" for Skype-to-Skype calls after August. More »
iPhone - Skype - Smartphone - Handhelds - Skype-to-Skype
There's a crazy guy with a death ray threatening to take over the world and claiming to be a mad scientist, but is he really a mad scientist? Here's how to find out. [Cowbirds In Love via Reddit] More »
Cache - Video Games - Games - Arts - Security
It's getting hot and you desperately need a little fan to fit onto your desk. You could either go buy one or you could finally do something with that old PC of yours and tear out its power supply fan. More »
Recreation - Do it yourself - Audio - DIY - Recreation and Sports
According to a report by Bloomberg, Amazon will release a thinner Kindle this August, with a crisper, more responsive screen. But e-ink fans looking forward to the full-color, mulittouch mega-Kindle will have to wait a while longer; this week, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos told shareholders that a color Kindle was still "some ways out," adding, "I've seen some stuff in the laboratory, but it's not quite ready for prime-time production." More »
Amazon.com - E-book - Amazon - IPad - Jeff Bezos
Czech site superiphone.cz reportedly got their hands on a next-gen iPhone and did what any self-respecting iPhone superfanatics would: put it under a microscope. Up close and personal with those pixels, they confirmed the rumored 960 x 640, IPS dipslay. More »
IPhone - Smartphones - Handhelds - Microscope - Wallpapers and Themes
People probably use the word "epic" too often. But I can't think how else to describe GamingMill's 11-minute review of Forklift Truck Simulator 2009. Maybe "utterly ridiculous." That'll work. Either way, watch! You owe it to yourself. [The Daily What] More »
Forklift truck - Business - Material Handling - Industrial Supply - Industrial Goods and Services
This flying greenhouse is the latest project from La Machine, a French street theater company famous for their grandiose creations. The future of gardening: one part Up, one part Wild Wild West, and two parts, um, plants. [Wired, Jordi Bover] More »
Garden - Wild West - FAQs Help and Tutorials - Recreation - DNA
There are plenty of super yacht concepts that I'll never touch, much less own—such as ones with three level designs or impossible masts—but I'm still happy that a design finally includes a built-in garage. And a super car. More »
Business - Boat - Yacht - Watercraft - Consumer Goods and Services
This is Kevin Murray. When multimillion dollar corporations want to smoke out espionage, he's the man they call. And this? This is his gear. More »
Health - Tobacco - Secondhand Smoke - Denny Hamlin - Jimmie Johnson
This is an 8-month-old deaf baby having his Cochlear Implants turned on for the first time. In other words, he's hearing sound for the first time. I challenge you to not get the warm and fuzzies from this. [Reddit] More »
Cochlear implant - Hearing - Health - Conditions and Diseases - Communication Disorders
Thank you to all who've notified us about our comment system's misbehavior today. As a result we've alerted our tech team, filed the appropriate bug reports, and begun to punish our comment system for being such a troublemaker. More »
United States - Texas - Sport - Organizations - YouTube
Want to get accidentally shot by a police officer, just because you decided to answer your iPhone? Great! Then take on this DIY Makerbot project from Junior Tan and report back to us from the ER. [Junior Tan via Technabob] More »
iPhone - MakerBot Industries - Recreation - Thingiverse - Recreation and Sports
Quick, Smart Fridge! What can I whip up that contains half a jar of pickles, beer from Christmastime, light cream and lime juice?* More »
Cooking - Home - Cocktail - Beverage - Margaritas
The suicide cluster at Foxconn has attracted the attention of a top Chinese official this weekend. Wang Yang, top Communist Party official of Guangdong, has called for improved conditions in the region. Previously, as part of an overall PR/HR initiative, Foxconn said it would increase workers' wages by 20%. More »
Foxconn - Suicide - China - Apple - Guangdong
