Japan’s Friday earthquake estimated death toll is in the thousands; and while the story can be told in words, nothing can describe the videos and photos that have followed. ABC News in Australia has pooled together some interactive Google Earth aerial satellite images surveying the before and after photos of the chaos on the …
SXSW Interactive: Google’s Mobile Future, and the Elusive ‘Power of Here’
There was something of a collective shrug at the Austin Convention Center Friday afternoon, following the much-anticipated presentation by Google’s Marissa Mayer. But that said, there was irony to be found in the lackluster response, serving as yet further proof of just how dominant the company has become, in providing and filtering …
Web 2.0 Is Dead – Is Celebrity The Future Of The Internet?
I think we should all take a moment to consider the passing of Web 2.0, and the dream of a democratized internet.
What’s that? You didn’t realize we were done with that whole thing just yet? Well, clearly you’ve not talked to AOL CEO Tim Armstrong recently. He’s seen the future of the internet, you see, and he’s ready to tell you all …
CEA Pushes To Standardize 3D Glasses
Good news everyone: For those of you that hate the fact that each brand of 3D TV comes with its own set of glasses, the Consumer Electronic Association (CEA) is trying to standardize frames among all brands.
According to TG Daily, the U.S. trade organization that oversees the electronic industry is trying to get companies to allow …
UN01 Lets You Hang iPhone Around Neck Like A Real Tourist
Gah! It’s so annoying taking out your cell phone and snapping a picture. It makes you stand out and look like someone who just happened upon a perfect scene to photograph instead of someone who was looking for the perfect cheesy photo to shoot.
Fear not, there may be a solution to your conundrum in the near future! The UN01 is a …
Listen to the Raw Data of Japan’s Earthquake
It’s not quite the sound of Japan’s earthquake, but audio programmer Micah Frank has used the raw data from the seismic activity to create a frightening aural interpretation. The streaming audio can be heard at Frank’s website.
Frank’s “Tectonic” program gathers raw data in real time from the U.S. Geological Survey, including …
What Went Viral This Week
March 11, 2011 –
Trekkies From 1973 Seem Just Like Trekkies From Today
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Live long and prosper.
Police Scanners + Ambient Music + Los Angeles = You Are Listening To LA
Making music is never a crime, except in this case there’s a possibility it might be. [via You Are Listening …
Twitter Settles With FTC Over Privacy Complaint
The charge was serious: that Twitter on more than one occasion told consumers that the company was protecting their privacy when they, in fact, were not. Which is where the hackers come in.
Specifically, the FTC alleged that due to “serious lapses” in security, hackers obtained “unauthorized administrative control of Twitter, …
Angry Birds Developer Nabs $42 Million, Celebrates St. Patrick’s Day
They’re birds, and they’re angry, and now they’re flush with $42 million investment cash, thanks to a couple of bullish venture capital firms. Which means? A whole lot more Angry Birds, obviously.
Call it the next step in a series of improbable victories for the out-of-nowhere game about a bunch of surly (but cartoon-cute) avians …
Biggest Source of Gossip Online? Your Email-Forwarding Friend
Don’t blame the bloggers for starting all that gossip. Chances are, the email in your inbox from your friend is what started the rumor mill going.
Scientific American reported that when it came to the 2008 presidential election, which was rife with false gossip items along the likes of “Barack Obama wasn’t born in the US” and “Sarah …
If This is the iPhone 5 Design, Apple’s Pretty Much Mailing It in
I’m not really buying this whole story, but apparently a Chinese gadget blog got its hands on “mold engineering drawings” of the next iPhone. Why are these supposed drawings floating around? To “be used by case designers to create plastic, TPU, aluminum, silicone and leather cases,” of course.
Sounds like something Apple would totally …
Motorola Xoom Gets Closer to Completion with Flash
One of the Motorola Xoom’s missing pieces will fall into place with the arrival of Adobe Flash on March 18.
Adobe made the news official on its blog. Flash 10.2 will arrive alongside Android 3.0.1, an over-the-air software update that’s rolling out to Xoom tablets now. Adobe’s considering this a beta release for tablets, but the final …