Monthly Archives: September 2012

E-Book Prices Should Start Dropping Soon

Book publishers have reached a settlement with the Department of Justice over the e-book price fixing ring of which Apple was allegedly kingpin. That settlement is great news, because it means we’ll be able to buy cheaper e-books really soon. … Continue reading

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iPhone 5 Will Reportedly Cost the Same as the iPhone 4S Does Now

9To5Mac claims to have the scuttlebutt on pricing for the iPhone that Apple is going to announce next week. Unsurprisingly, the report says that the phones will cost—gasp!—the same amount as the iPhone 4S does now. The basic model (16GB) … Continue reading

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Ice Jacket | Uncrate

Don’t water your drink down with ice or keep your party focused around a ridiculous ice luge — if you want to serve you and your guests the coldest booze imaginable, grab yourself an Ice Jacket ($35). Made from polypropylene, … Continue reading

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How Does the iPads Touchscreen Recognize These Trading Cards?

Not since the inclusion of stale bubble gum has there been an innovation in trading cards as awesome as what these Nuko cards are capable of. They look, feel, and flex just like regular cards, but they can be recognized … Continue reading

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Just Saying!!!

It’s not who you know or what you know, but rather what you do with what you do know! STR

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Military modifications and the rise of the supersoldier (Wired UK)

From Beowulf to Captain America, the idea of supersoldiers has captured the human imagination for time immemorial. But after years of mixed results (the less said about LSD tests, the better), how close are we today to creating the ultimate … Continue reading

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Pressure in Mount Fuji is now higher than last eruption, warn experts — when will Mount Fuji EXPLODE? (Wired UK)

The pressure in Mount Fuji’s magma chamber is now higher than it was in 1707, the last time the nearly 4,000-metre-high Japanese volcano erupted, causing volcanologists to speculate that a disaster is imminent. The new readings, taken by the National … Continue reading

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How Astronauts Used a Toothbrush to Fix Space Station: Scientific American

It took hard work, determination and some MacGyver-esque ingenuity for a pair of spacewalking astronauts to fix a key power system aboard the International Space Station Wednesday (Sept. 5). NASA spaceflyer Sunita Williams and Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide spent nearly … Continue reading

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This Is the Most Expensive Penny in the Universe

This is the most expensive penny in the Universe. It’s now on Mars, after an exciting $2.5 billion ride. Previously, the most expensive Lincoln penny in history was a 1943 copper-alloy cent that was sold for $1.7 million in a … Continue reading

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Nokia Lumia 920 , are the boots of Apple & Google shaking ?

So with the annoucement of Nokias new Lumia handset, are the bosses at Google and Apple nervous ? or simply having a fly chuckle to themselves in the corner.. Well its not as much the second as many may have … Continue reading

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