December 2010
Pioneer Ships First BDXL Blu-ray Optical Drive
Pioneer has announced that it’s started shipping the world’s first optical personal computer drive capable of reading and writing to the new BDXL Blu-ray format. via gizmag.com Gotta love computer tech! http://jebloem.posterous.com/pioneer-ships-first-bdxl-blu-ray-optical-driv
Multitouch Twitter Wall headed for CES 2011
via gizmag.com OOH AAH http://jebloem.posterous.com/multitouch-twitter-wall-headed-for-ces-2011
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Singing Mouse' Made With Genetic Modification
Japanese scientists said Tuesday they had produced a mouse that tweets like a bird in a genetically engineered “evolution” which they hope will shed light on the origins of human language.
A team of researchers at the University of Osaka created the animal in their “Evolved Mouse Project,” in which they use genetically modified mice that are prone to miscopying DNA and...
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Pictures of Dewatered Niagara Falls
If there’s anything I’ve learned from family vacation, it’s the impact of “ooooh, ahhhhhh.” Niagara Falls, one of the world’s natural wonders, is sometimes regarded as a cheesy tourist spot, but if you’ve seen it up close, you know it’s no Madame Tussaud’s (which does happen to be in Niagara Falls, but moving on…). Now Flickr user Russ Glasson has shared some previously unseen pictures of...
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Watch the World's Smallest Periodic Table Being...
Using focused ion beams, nanoscientists wrote the entire periodic table of elements onto a single human hair, and filmed the whole thing for your edification. As a bonus, watch them etch a Christmas greeting onto a snowflake! The experts at the University of Nottingham’s Nanotechnology and Nanoscience Centre were able to fit the entire periodic table - including all known actinides and...
The Secret Of The Classiest Parking Lot Of All...
p> Generations of Detroiters used to park themselves under the jaw-dropping ornate plasterwork and opulence of a downtown movie palace called the Michigan Theater. Today, it’s where they park their cars. Ironic, considering it was built atop Henry Ford’s first workshop. The city of Detroit exploded in size seemingly overnight as the great wealth from Henry Ford’s mass...
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History of The 50 Deadliest Computer Viruses
It’s happened to everyone. You browsed over to a suspicious website, or opened a questionable email without properly reading it, and bam—your computer was overrun by a malicious computer virus. Since 1981, when the first reported virus was let loose on networks all over the world, millions of people have fallen victim to Trojan horses, worms, and viruses. Entire industries have been built...
Hexavalent Chromium Found in Tap Water of 31...
Here’s something that could keep you up at night. A new study released today by the non-profit Environmental Working Group reveals that the harmful chemical hexavalent chromium may be present in the tap water of as many as 31 U.S. cities. Hexavalent chromium, also known as chromium 6, was featured prominently in the 2000 movie “Erin Brockovich” and is a known carcinogen. The study...
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Why Does it Cost $300 to Buy Avatar on 3D Blu-ray?
Who’s buying 3DTVs and 3D Blu-ray players? People who watched 3D movies in theaters, then want to re-live the experience at home. So why are the top movies, like Avatar and Coraline only available as bundles with hardware? What’s the deal? It’s a matter of greed. Home theater 3D is still a crawling infant, meaning most of the population still needs to buy hardware. But...
A Coca-Cola Christmas Inception
via geekosystem.com Awesome match! http://jebloem.posterous.com/a-coca-cola-christmas-inception
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Internet Emotion Faces in Real Life
via geekosystem.com These are just hilarious to me! http://jebloem.posterous.com/internet-emotion-faces-in-real-life
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US$400,000 Covini Six-Wheeled Supercar Set For...
It feels like we’ve been awaiting this car for almost too long. We first wrote up the Covini C6W supercar in 2004 and the production version was unveiled in Bologna earlier this month. The four 15 inch front wheels of the 185 mph C6W (pics on left) are inspired by the Tyrell P34 F1 car (top right), but the rationale for four front-wheels was first detailed in a landmark Ford concept car shown...
Seagate Announces Highest Performance Eco-Friendly...
Seagate’s eco-friendly Barracuda LP HDD has now got a brand new name and some new features, too. The Barracuda Green hard drives benefit from cool and quiet operation, and some technology that is said to deliver best-in-class performance while allowing for seamless integration into a system without the need for additional performance utilities. The low power storage solutions are also...
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Graham Hawkes Explains How A Deep Flight Sub Can...
one of only two in the world. Like most of the other Hawkes vehicles, the Super Hawk is more like an underwater airplane than a submarine, soaring through the water column instead of rising and sinking. Company founder and Chief Technical Officer Graham Hawkes was a presenter at the conference, and showed us just how his submarine is able to “fly” underwater. via gizmag.com What a beautiful...
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On the Go: Top Gear For Business Travelers
via gizmag.com COOL STUFF! Great gadget must haves for everyone, not just business travelers. http://jebloem.posterous.com/on-the-go-top-gear-for-business-travelers
EXOTIC AIRPORTS
at leenks.com Fantaqstic aerial photogrqaphy and photos! See and download the full gallery on posterous http://jebloem.posterous.com/exotic-airports
Truly Most Brilliant Animal Photography
via smashinghub.com OUTSTANDING ANIMAL PHOT0OGRAPHY. WOW! http://jebloem.posterous.com/truly-most-brilliant-animal-photography
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Fleeting Light: The High Desert and the Geminid...
A film shot in the High Desert of California — the Alabama Hills, Eastern Sierras, Mount Whitney, and Joshua Tree — during the Geminid Meteor Shower. Filmed Dec. 12-14, 2010. via vimeo.com Enjoy! http://jebloem.posterous.com/fleeting-light-the-high-desert-and-the-gemini
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My Heart Stays in Yosemite
via vimeo.com Spectacular. Music is awesome. Am so digging this!!! http://jebloem.posterous.com/my-heart-stays-in-yosemite
Hallelujah Chorus - Christmas Food Court Flash Mob
Unsuspecting shoppers got a big surprise while enjoying their lunch in the mall food court. Over 100 participants in this awesome Christmas Flash Mob Hallelujah Chorus music video. If you like this spontaneous choir performance be sure to watch British Airport Welcome Home. via biggeekdad.com JUST ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL. MADE MY DAY. THIS IS WHAT THE HOLIDAYS ARE ABOUT - THAT WARM...
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Kanye West's Tweets Matched With New Yorker...
Everyone has been getting in on the fun, from tweeting what they think he’ll say next using the hashtag #PredictingKanyeTweets or #KanyeNewYorkerTweets, where users pair actual New Yorker cartoons with Kanye tweets as captions. You’ll be amazed how well some of the drawings go with Kanye’s tweets. via huffingtonpost.com He certainly threw a wrench in 2010 and got loads of...
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NASA Mars Odyssey orbiter breaks longevity record...
NASA on Wednesday announced that its Mars Odyssey orbiter has worked longer on the red planet than any other spacecraft in history: 3,340 days. The previous record holder was its predecessor, the Mars Global Surveyor. Defense firm Lockheed Martin built both spacecraft. The milestone is important to NASA because it’s an occasion to reflect on what the agency has accomplished on Mars. ...
NASA Mars Odyssey orbiter breaks longevity record
NASA on Wednesday announced that its Mars Odyssey orbiter has worked longer on the red planet than any other spacecraft in history: 3,340 days. The previous record holder was its predecessor, the Mars Global Surveyor. Defense firm Lockheed Martin built both spacecraft. The milestone is important to NASA because it’s an occasion to reflect on what the agency has accomplished on Mars. Among...
MixAmp 5.8 Turns Any Wired Headset Into A wireless...
via gizmag.com Being wired for sound to a games console can be a somewhat restricting experience, especially if you’re trying to release your inner rock star with games like Rock Band 3. Astro Gaming has taken its pro-gaming MixAmp audio technology and made it both wireless and home-friendly. Users of the MixAmp 5.8 system can plug in just about any pair of wired headphones to the wireless...
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How WikiLeaks Stole Christmas
“…and in Whoville, they say, Julian Assange‘s bail grew three sizes that day.” A classic reworking of an American classic, thanks to the folks over at the Boston Globe. via blippitt.com Merry Xmas! http://jebloem.posterous.com/how-wikileaks-stole-christmas
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Tron Skate Cycle IRL
Tron super-fan Alon Karpman modified his Freerider skate cycle with blue LEDs to give it that awesome “Tron: Legacy” look. Sphere: Related Contentvia blippitt.com So darn awesome. A TRON-style skatecycle!!! http://jebloem.posterous.com/tron-skate-cycle-irl
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The Future of Justice: Courtroom Brain Scans -...
In March, we reported on new scientific evidence that brain scans can essentially read a person’s mind. The idea: use fMRI machines to record blood flow, then correlate the data with responses. According to the study, the results were surprisingly accurate. Now, some attorneys are working to get fMRI scans admitted as legal evidence in court cases where good old lie detection tests simply...
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Stem Cell Transplant Cures HIV In The Berlin...
HIV-positive Timothy Ray Brown had leukemia. But now doctors are claiming that he’s been cured of HIV. It’s been three years since the patient received a transplant for leukemia. You might remember him as the “Berlin Patient. Popular Science explains it well: But these were no ordinary stem cells – a mutation found in just one percent of Caucasians in northern and western Europe causes CD4...
The 20 Best Songs of 2010
Janelle Monae / Cee Lo / Robyn via spin.com Great tunes. LOVE CEELO GREEN!!! http://jebloem.posterous.com/the-20-best-songs-of-2010
17 Holiday Cards That Prove You're An Asshole -...
Holiday cards are usually so sentimental. Not these. These cards say “Happy Holidays: I turded up your punchbowl and stapled mistletoe to your mother’s ass.” Ok, maybe they aren’t that warm and fuzzy. via assholeology.tumblr.com Oh so funny!!! http://jebloem.posterous.com/17-holiday-cards-that-prove-youre-an-asshole
Hugh Jackman Opera House Faceplant
via youtube.com Love the reporter’s comments toward the end - LMAO! http://jebloem.posterous.com/hugh-jackman-opera-house-faceplant
The Creation of Star Wars Sound Effects
via youtube.com For anyone who’s ever taken the a stormtrooper’s laser blasts or the roar of the Millennium Falcon’s engine for granted, you should watch this immediately. Once you wade past the initial promo for The Sounds of Star Wars—a book that I’m sure is excellent in its own right but isn’t right here in front of you—you get to the goods: an account from sound...
The Official LOL 12 Step Program for Internet...
More here: Funny Lists 1) I will have a cup of coffee in the morning and read my PAPER newspaper like I used to, before the Web. 2) I will eat breakfast with a knife and fork and not with one hand typing. 3) I will get dressed before noon. 4) I will make an attempt to clean the house, wash clothes, and plan dinner before even thinking of the Web. 5) I will sit down and write a...
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Gladiator Stabbed, Tossed as Trash?
The bones of a Roman man, who was stabbed to death and left to rot with the rubbish, have revealed gruesome details of what appears to be a gladiator combat, according to British researchers who have examined the skeletal remains.
Unearthed in January only 12 inches under the grass the Yorkshire Museum’s gardens, in York, England, the bones show that the man, most likely a disgraced...
Curious Footwear Design by Kobi Levi
XXX Pump XXX Pump 2010 Leather Posted by Kobi Levi at 14:05 38 comments Blow Blow 2010 Leather Posted by Kobi Levi at 13:56 12 comments Sunday, 6 June 2010 Sling-Shot Sling-Shot 2010 Leather & wood Posted by Kobi Levi at 00:26 13 comments Dog 2010 ...
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Amazing Typewriter Art
British artist Keira Rathbone uses typewriters, instead of brushes and pencils, to create amazing portraits and drawings. Found on: Odditycentral.com Submitted by Joshua Riehl via onecoolthingaday.com That is awesome. Must have taken some time to refine the technique. Kudos! http://jebloem.posterous.com/amazing-typewriter-art-0
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Amazing Typewriter Art
British artist Keira Rathbone uses typewriters, instead of brushes and pencils, to create amazing portraits and drawings. Found on: Odditycentral.com Submitted by Joshua Riehl via onecoolthingaday.com That is awesome. Must have taken some time to refine the technique. Kudos! http://jebloem.posterous.com/amazing-typewriter-art
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Geminid Meteor Shower 2010 Peaks Tonight
Perk up, stargazers. You’ve got a busy night ahead of you. The annual spectacle that is the Geminid meteor shower will peak tonight after midnight in the northern hemisphere. The best time to watch will likely be late Monday night, December 13, and Tuesday morning, December 14, between the hours of midnight and dawn. This year should be a good one for the Geminids, the year’s final...
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Solar AC freezes your summer electric bill -...
A conventional Gree high efficiency air conditioner. The first 50,000 solar models will be sold in the United States, according to the company. Feel free to turn down your thermostat. A Chinese appliance manufacturer has invented a solar powered window air conditioner unit that can send its surplus power back into the grid, according to UPI wire reports. Window AC units are a mainstay of...
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The 50 Best Careers of 2011 - US News and World...
Video: Best Careers 2011 It pays to be smart when choosing your career, particularly now that the job market is (slowly) improving. With the recession officially over, anyone who’s out of work or eager to change jobs is on the lookout for opportunities. But where, exactly, are the jobs? Which occupations offer decent salaries, quality of life—and are likely to stick around for the next...
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Unlock Windows Phone 7
via aksgeek.com Unlocking your Windows phone just got easier! http://jebloem.posterous.com/unlock-windows-phone-7
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Saturn's Rings: Robbed From a Moon?
Ices stripped off a long-lost moon may have provided the raw materials for Saturn’s rings and inner satellites before the Titan-twin slammed into its mother planet, new research shows. A sophisticated computer model demonstrates how tidal forces on Saturn could have peeled away the icy outer layers of a large moon that occupied an unfortunate piece of real estate. After pulling off...
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Prehistoric People Ate Each Other, Bones Show
Prehistoric humans, along with Neanderthals and Homo antecessor, made meals of each other, suggests new research on probable human teeth marks found on prehistoric human bones. The findings, which will be published in the January issue of The Journal of Human Evolution, support prior theories that the first humans to re-colonize Britain after the last ice age practiced nutritional...
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Prehistoric People Ate Each Other, Bones Show
Prehistoric humans, along with Neanderthals and Homo antecessor, made meals of each other, suggests new research on probable human teeth marks found on prehistoric human bones. The findings, which will be published in the January issue of The Journal of Human Evolution, support prior theories that the first humans to re-colonize Britain after the last ice age practiced nutritional...