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Archive | February, 2009

$25 billion in electric vehicle loans still waiting for perfect beggars

Saturday, February 28, 2009

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While the Big 3 seem to be visiting Washington on an all-too-regular basis trying to secure funding for future success, $25 billion in loans set aside to promote electric car usage in America has been sitting untouched for nearly two years. As the story goes, the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan program was established in [...]

eBay Watch: Steve Wozniak’s Apple PowerBook Sells for $800

Saturday, February 28, 2009

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That’s right, Steve Wozniak’s Apple PowerBook appeared on eBay and was sold for just $800. According to the seller, it “was the top-of-the-line machine when Woz bought it from Apple — 2 gigs of RAM, and I recently upgraded the hard drive to a 160 gig drive.” Auction page. It’s those guys from that awful, [...]

Creative Donkey Kong Junior Shower

Saturday, February 28, 2009

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A group of artists spent countless hours hand-laying tiles on this shower enclosure to depict scenes from Donkey Kong Junior — “each tile’s color and location was based on an individual pixel from a blown-up screenshot of the Nintendo arcade classic.” Click here for one more picture. Either these guys are big fans of the game, [...]

Incredible Sand Fountain

Saturday, February 28, 2009

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Reader Katile pointed us to this incredible clip showing a sand fountain. The scientifically correct term for this would be sand geyser, which occurs naturally when there are “deep pressure points of soft sand and steam”. Continue reading to watch.

Deal of the Day: Sharp AQUOS LCD with Integrated Blu-ray Player for $1999 Shipped

Saturday, February 28, 2009

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Amazon has the Sharp AQUOS LC46BD80U available for pre-order now, priced at $1999.99 shipped. This makes it “easier than ever to enjoy your favorite movies in spectacular 1080p high-definition quality by including an integrated Blu-ray Disc Player with its BD80 series LCD HDTVs.” Product page. It combines the convenience of an all-in-one home theater solution [...]

11-Year-Old Drives Mitsubishi EVO Rally Car Around Snow Track

Saturday, February 28, 2009

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What were you doing at age 11? Well, if you’re Heuvel Jr from Finland, you’d be driving a Mitsubishi EVO rally car. Continue reading to see this boy wonder in-action. He completely bypassed video games like Gran Turismo and Forza, instead jumping right into the driver’s seat of a real rally car. Bravo, kid. Bravo! [via Jalopnik]

Microsoft Releases New The Rookies “I’m a PC” Commercial

Saturday, February 28, 2009

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Despite Windows 7 being on the horizon, Microsoft is still pushing forward with its latest advertising campaign. The Rookies shows just how easy it is to use Windows Live Photo Gallery. Continue reading to watch. The first two I’m a PC ads from Microsoft used little girls, and were super super cute. This latest one? Not [...]

Brammo Enertia electric motorcycle to be sold at Best Buy

Saturday, February 28, 2009

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You’re already buying TVs, washing machines, cheap keyboards and cell phones at Best Buy, why not a $12,000 electric motorcycle? That seems to be the thinking going on at Brammo HQ, where an infusion of cash from Best Buy’s investment arm last year has now led to plans to sell the $11,995 Enertia at five [...]

Alaska Airlines offering in-flight WiFi — but not in Alaska

Saturday, February 28, 2009

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It’s a sad, sad state of affairs. After nearly four years worth of announcements you’re still more likely to get a good night’s rest on a flight than find wireless internet, leaving us to wonder whether any airline will survive long enough to roll-out the system-wide access they’ve almost all pledged. Another player is now [...]

Zero-G Coffee Mug

Friday, February 27, 2009

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Thanks to surface tension — the “same attractive property that allows soap to lift grease and dirt from your body”, this Zero-G Coffee Mug is able to hold liquid in zero gravity. Click here for first picture in gallery. It was invented by astronaut Donald Pettit after what we can only imagine to be a particularly [...]