Full, ultra-light notebook computers prices falling quickly. The arrival of the iPad and other tablets. Underpowered to the point of uselessness. Cramped designs. All reasons for the death of the netbook. So long, netbooks—you won't be missed. [Fortune] More »
Hardware - Baby - Notebooks and Laptops - Netbook - Shopping
When the apocalypse hits, how do you plan on surviving? A German exhibition is exploring ideas from 25 artists, the best of which are below—take your pick of how you're going to continue existing. More »
Disaster - Philanthropy - Disaster Relief and Recovery - Emergency management - Preparedness
Maybe it's because I'm a film and video buff, but I just read an article that rocked my world a bit, and I recommend that you read it, too. More »
Library of Congress - Twitter - Organizations - Library - Research
Google's time machine is called Recorded Future. It won't allow Sergei, Larry, and Eric to go back in time, but it will let them to search into your future. Nobody has any real details yet, but here's their about box: More »
Google - Search - Search Engines - Companies - Sergei
Sprint will charge $25 a month for its new plan, Beyond Talk, debuting next week, which will offer unlimited texting and web browsing but just 300 minutes of calls a month. [Reuters] More »
Sprint Nextel - Business - Sprint - Telecommunications - Carriers
You arrive through the woods on a circular drive, the shape of which mimics the sensual frosted glass facade before you. The long, curving building is flanked by private gardens. You're at the Czech Republic's new embassy in Washington D.C. More »
Czech Republic - Government - Czech language - Embassies and Consulates - Abroad
Earlier this week, Steve Jobs said quite confidently that alternatives like H.264 have already made the lion's share of web video available to devices that don't support Flash. This chart shows why he's probably right. More »
Steve Jobs - Flash - Apple - Multimedia - IPhone
Tiny MP3 players are great, but the tiny means of navigation they often employ can be a big pain in the ass. The Minput project explores the possibility of using optical sensors to let those devices double as mice. More »
In an interview with the BBC, Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz had some words of advice for those simplistic up-and-comers at Google: diversify! That sound you hear? It's everyone on the internet scratching their heads at the same time. More »
Everyone's read stories about outrageous cell phone bills, and you might even know someone who's racked one up themselves. But the Boston Globe has an interesting look at where one such instance stands four years down the line: totally unresolved. More »
There's always a guerrilla undercurrent with graffiti, but the Facade Printer, which uses a computer-enhanced paintball gun to tattoo images onto buildings, really makes that aspect explicit. Judging by its work, it appears to have pretty good aim. More »
The latest Windows Phone 7 ROM has already been unlocked and has plenty of cool new stuff to check out, including call history and notifications, dialer interfaces, and Office, which we caught a tantalizing glimpse of last week. More »
Microsoft Windows - Operating system - Microsoft - Windows - Windows 7
So, you just plunked down for some network attached storage. 500GB? 2TB? Doesn't matter! Even the most cavernous NAS is just a dumb brick—if you don't know what to do with it. More »
Hardware - Storage - United States - Government - Military
There hasn't been any shortage of aerial views of the recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, but this natural color, high resolution satellite shot reinforces the fact that this spill introduced something very unnatural to this natural habitat. More »
Oil spill - Gulf of Mexico - Environment - Energy - Petroleum in the Environment
Usually, when I watch these sorts of videos, I'm mesmerized by the dazzling, superhuman movements of the robots. This time, I can't take my eyes off the stuff they're moving. ALL. THAT. SALAMI. Things really get mouthwatering at 1:00. [Kottke] More »
Robotics - Robot - Companies - History - Industrial
Current events often lurk below the surface of fantastical films—it's no secret, for example, that Avatar reflected America's unsavory imperialism (/Pocohontas?) Early audiences of Iron Man 2 are noticing a slightly less predictable allegory: Jobs vs. Gates. More »
Steve Job - Bill Gates - Materials and Supplies - Construction and Maintenance - Business and Economy
Harold Koh, the State Department's top legal adviser, outlined the administration's legal case for the robotic attacks last month. Now, some legal experts are taking turns to punch holes in Koh's argument. More »
War crime - Law - Warfare and Conflict - Legal Information - Iraq
At 45 gigapixels, this panorama is the largest in the world. With that detail, it's a Peeping Tom wet dream. It also shows why Dubai seems to have materialized from another dimension. The "We're All F*cking Crazy Here" dimension. More »
Dubai - Arts - Architecture - BurjKhalifa - List of tallest buildings and structures in the world
