Archive for May, 2011

So, have you ever wished you had a 3D printer that could print out just about anything that you so desired? Well, this 3D printer can and it has been deemed as the world’s smallest 3D printer! More »


Companies for lighting are now developing LED bulbs designed to replace 100-watt incandescent lights. On May 17th, Osram Sylvania showed off an LED bulb prototype that gives off 1,500 lumens, consuming of 14 watts. More »


Brushing your teeth can be difficult at times, especially when there’s no water around (or clean water around). Luckily, there’s a toothbrush known as the bresh brush that will allow you to brush-on-the-run and save water. Waterless toothbrushes, huh. That’s a new one. More »


Within just a few years, $14 million has been raised by Bitly, a website that shortens URLs. During that time, nobody has ran the company full time. Peter Stern us actually Bitly’s first official CEO. He will replace John Borthwick, Betaworks CEO. More »


Today’s unique USB, courtesy of swtxcandi, features a USB Ring! Wonder how big it actually is, as it would be neat to fit it around a finger or two. More »


Ever wondered what were some of the ridiculous laws other countries created besides yours? Weird Laws can help you with that! This app can now gain you access to all those weird laws that other countries has created in the palm of your hands! Have a good laugh with your friends and even learn how to stay away from jail. This app provides even provides a traveler’s guide and a partly an unintentional comedy. More »


- Love playing Angry Birds? Why don’t you try out Angry Birds Rio because it now gives you a Beach volley episode and a hipster theme song remix.

- Check it out! The Iphone 5 case got leaked all over the internet! More »


Fabrice Bellard’s latest project, a JavaScript programme emulating an x86 processor fast enough to run Linux in a web browser, looks the business. It can do the work of an Intel 486 chip from the 1990s, with no built in floating point united from numeric processing. More »


McDonalds has just added another 62,000 employees. In Europe 7,000 touch-screen kiosks will be handling cashier duties. It will make everything all the more convenient for all customers as well as staff themselves. More »


If you: a) are a Star Wars fan; b) have just too much time on your hands; c) just have a spare 55-gallon drum randomly lying around, then you should check this out. Philip Wise of The New Wookiee Workshop probably fit all three categories and decided to make this 55-gallon drum into an R2-D2 smoker. Either he’s a very passionate fan or he’s just bored. More »


From Wirebot: Sony fans, PlayStation fans, get ready to go crazy! The Xperia Play, which is Sony Ericsson’s first attempt at a game phone will show up on US soil next week after being out in Europe for a while now. More »


Next month, there will be another round of Government inquiries as to what companies are doing with location information from mobile devices. A public forum will be held by The Federal Communications Commission and Federal Trade Commission. More »


I’m sure most of us have witnessed our family and friends upset over traffic tickets, but imagine how crazy traffic violator Amber Gray feels. The thirty year-old woman from Albuquerque, New Mexico has received 69 traffic tickets (she was pulled over 23 times) within the past two years after being busted by the red light cameras! More »


Facebook’s popularity is rapidly increasing. Oh yes. So much to the extent that some people would even name their baby’s after a feature of theirs. An Egyptian infant was recently named “Facebook”, and an Israeli child will follow its stir. More »


Fan Xiaoyan has a new project out and this time it has to do with the next step in human evolution. In a recent exhibit, you can see that it gives off a metallic future feeling in a world where technology has advanced at the speed of light. More »


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