Darpa is going at securing cyberspace again, and this time they've got an open call to everyone to help them devise a program that will flag threats through irregular activity. More »
Darpa - Security - Consultants - General and Freelance - United States
This video clip shows us what was going on about a day after a devastating explosion led to the Gulf oil leak. It's absolutely terrifying. More »
Oil spill - Environment - Energy - Petroleum in the Environment - BP
Well, that answers that. At the Android Fireside chat at Google IO, the Android team says that Android 2.2 won't be coming to the G1, simply because there's not enough space for the OS to fit in the flash space. Of course, your friendly developer community will probably whip something up. More »
Android - Google - Handhelds - Searching - Search Engines
It's 1973 and Marty Cooper, the father of the cellphone, is about to make the very first public cellphone call while walking past the New York Hilton. He dials Joel Engle, his AT&T rival, and says these beautiful-yet-mocking words: More »
United States - New York - Mobile phone - Metro Areas - Business and Economy
Your iPad works hard. Isn't it about time you did something nice for it in return? Here: a nice reclining stand to help it take a load off. And hey, you get something out of it, too! More »
In our collective imagination, teleportation has always seemed like the logical step after flying cars. But scientists' recent success in teleporting information between photons ten miles apart makes it seem like we might just leapfrog those flying jalopies altogether. More »
That's all I want, really. Just a cozy little spot somewhere underneath the D-pad. Or if all that construction turns you off, maybe you'd prefer a penthouse condo atop a PS3 highrise: More »
Since new iPhones have come out every summer for the past few years, June and July is a time when many, many cell contracts expire. Do Google's new Android OS features make you want to switch to their team? More »
For the first time, scientists have created life from scratch – well, sort of. Craig Venter's team has made a bacterial genome from smaller DNA subunits and then transplanted the whole thing into another cell. More »
Google hopes to sidestep the entire HTML5 video debate with a new, open source, royalty free format called WebM. But will Apple ever support it? Judging by to the latest missive from Steve's iPad, things don't look great. More »
The unique thing about Logitech's Google TV box—the size of a squished Apple TV, rendered in glossy black plastic—is that it'll have the full powers of Logitech's Harmony remotes and ecosystem. More »
Google's out with Android 2.2—codename: Froyo—and so far we're impressed. But what is it, exactly? More »
Our very own Wilson Rothman teamed up with his friends "Addison Richards, a certified sommelier and the wine director of the Wild Ginger restaurant in Seattle, and Noah Musler, an avid wine collector" to review some bottle-top wine accessories for the NYT's Diner's Journal. The article is well worth a read even if you're not ready to hop into #drunkmodo just yet. [NYT] More »
Wine - Drink - Shopping - Food - Recreation
Straight from the Department of Defense History comes a recently declassified gem: Samuel S. Snyder's History of NSA General-Purpose Electronic Digital Computers. It's a wonderful late-night read with plenty of old-school computing trivia. [GovernmentAttic (PDF) via Schneier via Boing Boing] More »
United States - NSA General-Purpose Electronic Digital Computers - Samuel S Snyder - Collecting - Recreation
Is it a surprise that horror stories like this keep someone who wishes she could code everything in life awake in the wee hours of the night? [XKCD] More »
Art - Horror - Image Cache - Movies - United States
While pixelated images make me cringe, I think that the playful pattern of this wool rug is absolutely lovely. Prices are only available on request and the matching pillows are unfortunately sold separately. [Nanimarquina via BLTD via Unplggd] More »
Shopping - Home and Garden - Crafts - Supplies - Business
