Friday, August 31, 2007

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Laser magic

Amazing laser magic by Jason Latimer

Via Geeks Are Sexy

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

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Icon War

What your icons are doing when you are away from the computer

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

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FireHammer MT monster 1/5 R/C truck

The FireHammer MT is sure to give you some respect when you take it for a spin.


It is huge as it is over 2 feet long and over 20 pounds. It is ready to run and you don't have to break in the engine. Just add regular unleaded gasoline, 2-cycle engine oil, 8 "AA" batteries and you are ready for 30 minutes of fast and furious racing fun.


Features:



  • Already assembled

  • Painted, trimmed and mounted body

  • DuraTrax 2-channel FM radio system

  • (2) metal-geared, high-torque servos

  • 1/4 scale, metal-geared steering servo

  • Recoil-started 23cc gasoline engine

  • DuraTrax micro fail-safe unit

  • Engine Kill Switch 

  • Rechargeable 6.0V receiver battery

  • AC charger

Check out the video of the car in action.

Monday, August 27, 2007

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SkyView Virtual Observatory

SkyView is a Virtual Observatory on the Net generating images of any part of the sky at wavelengths in all regimes from Radio to Gamma-Ray.


The Non-Astronomer page shows some of the images you can create using SkyView


Saturday, August 25, 2007

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Public domain photos

PD Photo has thousands of royalty free, public domain photos in many different categories

Thursday, August 23, 2007

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25 other uses for olive oil

25 other ways of using olive oil that you may have not thought of, including:



  • Wood Furniture Polish

  • Control hair frizz.

  • Free a stuck zipper.

  • Stop Snoring???

  • Cure an earache

  • Shoe polish

 

Wednesday, August 22, 2007

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Amazing toothpick art

Impressive scuptures made with toothpicks at PopuPlace.com:

Tuesday, August 21, 2007

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How to rip a phone book in half

Impress everyone with your strength by using this simple trick to rip a phone book in half:




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Are you smarter than a 5th grader?

Take the test to find out..

Monday, August 20, 2007

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Harbin snow and ice festival

Belive it or not, the “buildings“ below are ice sculptures:



R Todd King has some spectacular photos of the Harbin snow and ice festival.

Friday, August 17, 2007

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USB Roll up piano

Miss your piano when you are on the road? The Brando USB Roll-Up Piano fits in a bag so you can bring it where you want:



It does not require batteries as it is completely USB powered.


Features: 



  • 49-note Velocity-sensitive Keyboard

  • 8 Percussion Instruments

  • 128 Non Percussion Instruments

  • 6 Tones, 100 Prerecorded Rhythms

  • Program Function To Record Your Own Rhythm And Beats

  • Prerecorded Songs

  • Tempo Adjustment (40-208 Beats)

  • Metronome Adjustment

  • Tone Effects (Vibrato and Portamento)

  • Learning Feature

  • Record/Playback And Program Option

Thursday, August 16, 2007

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HSUPA - high speed mobile modem

HDSISLSDF what?
Ignoring the acronyms, the technology is pretty cool. The Ovation MC950D is the "world's smallest" USB-connected HSUPA modem. It gives HSDPA download speeds of up to 7.2Mbps. and HSUPA-accelerated upload transfers of up to 2.1Mbps.




Such speeds assume the carrier you're connecting to has enabled them, of course. While UK carriers are pushing ahead with 3.6Mbps HSDPA, there's no commercial HSUPA-enabled network over here. HSUPA builds on the 128Kbps uplink speeds of basic 3G, rising to 384Kbps with HSDPA.


Via Reg Hardware

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Bionic dog

Storm is the first pet in the world to have a prosthetic paw where the grows into the metal:


Via SciFi blog

Wednesday, August 8, 2007

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Restaurant under the sea

Incredible, but true, the restaurant at the end of the universe under the sea exists:




Maldives, Hilton Maldives Resort & Spa announces the arrival of Ithaa, the world's first aquarium-style undersea restaurant at the resort. Designed in New Zealand, constructed in Singapore using materials from the United States and then shipped to the Maldives, Ithaa will sit six meters below the waves of the Indian Ocean, surrounded by a vibrant coral reef and encased in clear acrylic offering diners 180-degrees of panoramic underwater views.