Ah, college kids. The perfect mix of intelligence and idle time.
Here’s what happened, according to Facebook:
“Carleton’s Goodsell Observatory gets turned into R2D2 by an unknown group of enterprising students–complete with sound effects. All the ‘decorations’ appear to have been draped or taped onto the dome; there was no
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Techland favorite Peter Bagge has a satirical piece on cell phones in the upcoming issue of MAD Magazine and we have the exclusive preview. Issue #504 of the now bi-monthly humor magazine has artist Peter Bagge and writer Barry Liebmann giving us 12 reasons to hate our cell phones. They’re all pretty spot on. Pick up the new issue when …
The fine folks at iSkin have offered us two Enigma iPhone cases to pass on to two lucky Techland readers. The Enigma retails for $99 and features a self-locking design that’s wrapped in Napa leather with a metallic finish. All buttons are fully accessible and even works with Apple’s charging dock. The home button is covered with a …
The 5-inch Dell Streak—a large phone or a small tablet, depending how you see the world—goes on sale tomorrow in Europe and has gotten a more firm release date here in the US. What was once “summer” is now “July” and the device will sell directly from Dell for $500.
It’s important to note that in the UK, the Streak can …
Mother of pearl, that’s a giant tablet. The student-centric “Kno” is made of two 14-inch 1440×900-resolution capacitive IPS touchscreens and weighs 5.5 pounds. It’s meant to replace a college student’s textbooks, though, which collectively weigh at least 5.5 pounds and can’t connect to the internet.
The company is …
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg opened up about the backlash he’s faced in recent weeks since due to Facebook’s ever-changing privacy settings while at the D8 conference Wednesday.
(More on Techland: Live Blogging Facebook’s New Privacy Changes)
Answering to The Wall Street Journal’s Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher, Zuckerberg pretty …
The story of Ron Wayne – co-founder of Apple – is both intriguing and sad. 76-year-old Wayne spends his days selling gold coins and stamps out of his home in the desert with a .38 caliber Police Special strapped to his leg rather than living in the lap of luxury. That’s not exactly what Jobs and Woz are doing these days.
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Now that The Magicians is officially on sale in paperback ($11, Amazon), Techland’s very own Lev Grossman has hit the road. He kicked things off in California early this week and will make stops around the country before wrapping up in Minnesota in a few weeks.
(More on Techland: What We’re Looking Forward To In June: The
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There you have it, folks. Verizon Wireless spokesperson John Johnson (his first name is like his last name!) was asked the following by Beet.tv:
“Verizon and the iPhone, what is happening, if anything? What is the status?”
To which Johnson jokingly responded, “No one ever asks that question,” and then went on to say, “No …
I realize that these awesomely nerdy Star Trek wetsuits made the rounds in the blogosphere of geekdom back in January, but the time for summer/surfing is upon us, and I can’t resist a good Trek product. ($470, Roddenberry) I want one, though I should learn to surf first.
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My apologies: Guys, so sorry for my lack of nerd news and daily dinos yesterday, but I have an excellent excuse: It was all Conan O’Brien’s fault. I saw his live show last night at Radio City, and oh, my …