Entries Categorized as 'News'

Bacn, Spam, and Red Meat

Date September 14, 2007

This is the newest internet buzz word. Most of you are familiar with email spam, which is junk email that comes in from only God knows where and is meant to lure you to click on links or download Trojans or viruses. Bacn is a different story, as mentioned by Wikipedia. (pronounced bacon) is the [...]

Unjust Arrest and Detainment of a Kuwaiti Blogger

Date August 20, 2007

In short I want to extend my deepest sadness and full support to the Kuwaiti community for this unjust behavior. I’d like to say that I do not condone such actions. The unjust behavior we have heard about yesterday must be looked into and we must stand together for our brothers and sisters. For more [...]

Emotion-Sensing Furniture Changes Hues

Date July 24, 2007

Fuwapica — Soft and flashy. This is the new furniture of the future. Whereby it interacts with your mood and its surroundings to change hues. A concept would be such that.. a person might walk into a room furnished with Fuwapica, place a memento or favorite item — let’s say a blue vase — on [...]

Tea or Coffee

Date July 1, 2007

Which do you prefer? Here are some random cool facts I found; Caffeine – Starbucks Grande – 320mg Regular 8oz Coffee – 133mg Red Bull – 80mg* FDA for limit in Sodas – 75mg But ouch! How about this piece of news.. “caffeine can also be highly addictive and [...] it has been shown to [...]

Wet Gadgets!

Date June 20, 2007

When was the last time you dropped your phone or any electronic gadget into the water? Did you take it to the store and get told that your warranty has been revoked cause you dropped it in water?! That sucks doesn’t it. Fear no more, the ultimate revival solution is here! How to fix wet [...]

Conserve

Date June 17, 2007

We live in a world where we must learn to conserve energy. We learn to limit our energy usage and actually give a crap about the state of the world. Even though I understand that we must promote alternative and environmental changes for the better, why does this have to happen at the expense of [...]

News: The Future Future

Date May 24, 2007

In the latest Tech and Space related news, Solar-Powered Plane to Attempt History May 22, 2007 — A dainty solar-powered plane with wings the width of a giant Airbus will retrace exploits in aviation history, including Charles Lindbergh’s first ever transatlantic crossing, before a pioneering round-the-world flight in 2011, project leaders said Tuesday. While this [...]