Consider it the ultimate in green engineering: Researchers at Sao Paulo State University in Brazil have developed a way to use plant fibers to create a stronger, lighter and more environmentally-friendly automotive plastic than ever before.
The new nano-cellulose fibers, which come from “delicate fruits” like bananas and pineapples, …
That question was phrased poorly.
You won’t be doing much of anything at your funeral. But would you want your funeral to be webcast for those who can’t attend? The practice is growing in popularity, according to a recent USA Today article.
The benefits, of course, are that those who live too far away, have no drivers license, …
So you managed to snatch a 3DS, your eyes haven’t exploded, you’re putting it through its paces, and probably realizing, like me, that the launch lineup’s pretty stale. What next?
Hurry up and wait. Nintendo’s smack in the middle of their U.S. 3DS launch, and probably will be for the next few weeks. With nearly two dozen games already …
What’s better than having one farm on Farmville?
Having two farms –- and subsequently no social life –- of course! Last week, Zynga slowly rolled out Farmville English Countryside, the biggest expansion to Farmville since the launch of the game. English Countryside gives players level 20 and above an additional farm to tend …
With The Dark Knight‘s Facebook trial being deemed a success, Warner Bros have released five more movies to stream from the social network, and this time they’re going outside of the nerd demographic. As originally announced, Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan’s Inception is now available to stream on the movie’s official Facebook …
After showing phone makers how it’s done with the Nexus One and Nexus S smartphones, Google may be moving on to a Nexus tablet.
The Google-branded tablet would be manufactured by LG, CrunchGear’s John Biggs reports. However, the rumor says nothing about the hardware or software inside. Presumably, it would run Android 3.0 Honeycomb, …
A music industry veteran claims that Apple is pushing hard to launch a digital music locker service in April. This service would allow iTunes users to store their music online and access it from any compatible device.
The report comes from Wayne Rosso, the former president of Grokster and record label consultant. Citing anonymous …
American Express has just announced “Serve,” which the company touts as “a digital payment and commerce platform that gives consumers a new way to spend, send and receive money with services that go beyond the existing global payment networks.”
You set up an account online at serve.com and dump money into it from an existing bank …
Well, that’s what the Angry Birds movie would probably look like if it’s directed by Michael Bay. Only because, um, the Rooster Teeth video spoof is actually directed by Michael Bay.
Besides, given how I’m bombarded by Angry Birds advertisements even just sitting on the bus, it’s only a matter of time before Rovio cashes in. Then, …
It’s Monday! Time for some handpicked gadget deals.
Magellan 5-inch GPS with free traffic: $120 at Amazon (today only)
Amazon has cut $50 off the regular price of the Magellan RoadMate 5045-LM GPS system. The deal is good today only. There’s a lot to like for the price here. A big 5-inch touchscreen? Good. Free lifetime map updates
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You gotcha iPhone? Check. You gotcha Instagram app? Check. You gotcha sleek wall-mounted instant photo printer? Hmm, maybe soon…
Instaprint is the latest rider on the bandwagon that is Instagram, the filter-tastic social photo app for iThing owners everywhere.
The premise is this: you’re at a party, or some big corporate shindig, …
Webvan. eToys. Infonet. The Globe. Any of these names ring any bells?
In the late 1990s, they were the Facebooks and Twitters of their day. The hot properties that everyone wanted a part of. They were worth billions, and now they’re nothing but internet history.
If the thought of that bothers today’s tech investors, they’re not …
