A geologist proposed bombing Japan's volcanoes to win the war in a January 1944 issue of Popular Science. [via Google Books via Pink Tentacle]...
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(Today's post inspired by the ghost of Andy Rooney.) Don't we get to have our cheap movie clichés anymore? The well-shod feet walking away in the rain... the lonely figure in silhouette, illuminated b... |
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Because of its, um, “less than impressive” showing at E3, and similarly disappointing demo presentation at the Penny Arcade Expo last year, Blur hasn’t really existed in my mind. ... |
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The popularity of the Twitter service has not only made it a destination for millions of users every day, but also of those attempting to carry out phishing scams.
The problem until now was short URL ... |
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Conventional wisdom has taught us that affordable 2.5-inch portable drives usually fall short in terms of capacity but OWC’s new 1TB model changes this notion.
Mac and PC tech company Other Wor... |
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This last minute addition has increased the combined value of the $20 MacHeist nanoBundle 2 to nearly $350. If you’ll be taking action, know that the offer expires in a few hours.
As Geek repor... |
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WiFi is pretty neat, but it can’t cover every square inch of your house. My Berlin apartment, for example, apparently has lead lined walls or something because whatever is going on, my Time Cap... |
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Here at Geek, we often look at the wires snaking out of our gadgets and umbilically stretching between ports and sockets with sad incredulity. What the heck are we still doing bothering with wires? S... |
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Linux.com is now a destination for Linux fans wanting to buy t-shirts, mugs, hats, or stickers, to help support their favorite operating system. The new merchandise store has been launched by The Lin... |
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TiVo might have posted a ten million dollar loss last quarter as their customers fled to other (better, less expensive) services, but that’s not to say that TiVo’s dead.
Not at all: in f... |
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Shopping for fresh food and branded groceries needn’t be such a hassle. If you own the iPhone and live in the New York City area, the free FreshDirect app will have you covered.
This nifty little prog... |
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An ad war between HP and Apple is looming on the horizon, just in time for the iPad’s April 3 US debut. Forget about Verizon’s nasty ad attacks on Apple and AT&T, the computer giant Hewlett-Packa... |
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As posted about yesterday, the DiskStation Manager 2.3 firmware is now available for Synology devices. This photo gallery runs through the backend interface, focusing on what’s new and improved ... |
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9to5Mac’s editor and a Computerworld blogger Seth Weintraub reported Wednesday that the fourth beta of the iPhone 3.2 software development kit (SDK) could support a pair of brand new multitouch gestu... |
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Tribune Co. CEO Randy Michaels is about as loved by his employees as poison oak. WGN news director Charlie Meyerson memo-ed his staff on words the Michaels does not want them using in news broadcasts.... |
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As social network hi5 refocuses on gaming, chief executive Alex St. John has been happy to criticize his giant competitor, Facebook. He elaborated on that criticism today at our GamesBeat@GDC event, w... |
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Consumer electronics portal Retrevo conducts lots of surveys in hopes of charting out its marketplace. The most recent asked parents to list the age range within which they felt it was appropriate for... |
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This year’s South By Southwest (SXSW) festival is rapidly approaching. Beginning with the Interactive Media events on March 12th, Austin, Texas will be the place to connect with the brightest in tech ... |
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I use Google Reader a lot — not only to stay on top of the news, but also to find interesting blog posts and articles . I’m always telling my friends about Google Reader, and while some of them love i... |
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IT software giant CA has acquired cloud monitoring startup Nimsoft for $350 million according to a release issued today. Nimsoft offers performance monitoring software to businesses. CA is making a bi... |
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It seems like every city in America wants Google Fiber. And who can blame them? Ever since Google announced its plan last month to bring ultra-high speed Internet connections (as in, up to 100x faster... |
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CA today announced that it is acquiring privately held Nimsoft, which makes performance and availability monitoring software, in an all cash transaction valued at $350 million. According to CA, Nimsof... |
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Google launched a new service today in from its Labs called Google Reader Play . It is a more visual way to browse through the most popular items being saved and shared on Google Reader. When you laun... |
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Remember the Stanford iPhone Orchestra and their kick-ass musical stylings? Well, there’s a new smartphone virtuoso on the scene by the name of PixieTea who could become more synonymous with the word ... |
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The Google Apps team here in New York City is a hotbed of movie fanatics. But while planning a recent movie night, we realized we spend too much time organizing our events and not enough time discussi... |
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Big consumer issues such as the availability of internet apps on mobile devices and metered broadband are outside FCC authority said Kevin Martin, the former FCC chairman speaking today in Seattle. He... |
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Unemployment rose in 30 states in January, the Associated Press reported. “In January, the national unemployment rate fell to 9.7 percent from 10 percent the previous month,” the Associated Press also... |
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Web-based Twitter client Brizzly has three major developments to report: a new free iPhone app, a new Brizzly Guide (which gives trending topics on Twitter their own hub pages as permanent resources f... |
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Social game makers took the stage this afternoon at our GamesBeat@GDC event in San Francisco, where much of the discussion revolved around how building social games differs from people’s preconception... |
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Eyeblaster , an online advertising firm, has filed for a $115 million IPO according to a recent SEC filing . This is actually Eyeblaster's second bid for a $115 million IPO — they filed for one at the... |
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As most search engine optimization (SEO) experts are aware, getting a first-page Google result is harder than ever. Not only do Google’s search and indexing algorithms continue to evolve in complexity... |
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Facebook redesigned at the beginning of February, moving its search box from the right side to the top middle of its home page, and it seems to have paid off, with the company's U.S. search queries gr... |
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Holy deal! Electronics-expo has the Pioneer BDP-120 Blu-ray Player for $99 + $9.99 S&H = $109.98! This player has BD-Live, a 1GB flash drive and upscales your DVDs.Read Full Article ... |
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Praise the gods of ASUS! Having never wanted to say that, ASUS brings us their new surround sound bar named the Cine5. Boasting an accurate surround sound experience, the Cine5 speaker is just under... |
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Wirefly sells the HTC Pure Black For AT&T for $399.99 – $399.99 instant discount + $0 shipping = $0! This phone has Windows Mobile 6.5, WiFi, a 5 megapixel camera, external memory support u... |
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Amazon sells the Samsung UN55B6000 55-Inch 1080p LED LCD TV for $3,199.99 – $1600 instant savings + free shipping = $1,599.99! This TV has LED backlighting for an ultimate contrast ratio, 1920&... |
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J&R, via Amazon sells the MSI X400-205US 14-Inch Notebook for $399 + free shipping = $399 delivered!
Specs for this laptop:
Intel Core 2 Solo ULV SU2700 1.3GHz Processor
2MB L2 cache
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THIS DEAL ENDS 3/20 OR SOONER. Dell Small Biz sells the Dell UltraSharp 2209WA 22-inch Widescreen LCD Monitor for a coupon deal low price. This monitor boasts a 1680×1050 resolution, DVI input,... |
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While Mac’s may never be truly considered a formidable gaming platform, new from the Games Developers Conference has delivered word the gaming peripheral powerhouse Raze will make more that a co... |
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HP Direct sells the HP TouchSmart TM2T (VK807AV) 12.1-inch Tablet Laptop for a new low with a sick amount of upgrades as noted below:
Intel(R)Core(TM)2 Duo SU7300 (1.30GHz, 800MHz FSB) w/512MB ATI Mo... |
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TigerDirect sells the Lexmark X4975 All In One Inkjet Printer for an amazing price. This printer has the following features: 27 pages per minute in color, WiFi G, 30 pages per minute in black, duplex ... |
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$20 price drop! Dell Small Biz now sells the Vizio VT470M 47-inch LCD TV w/ VMT37-60S Wall Mount for $20 less. This TV has a 120hz refresh rate, 1920×1080 resolution, 4x 10 watt speakers, 5ms r... |
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New Web LOW! Amazon sells the Seagate STCEA101-RK FreeAgent Theater Player for $151.99 – $112 instant discont + $0 shipping = $39.99!
This player has a remote, syncs with your PC contents, play... |
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Dell Home sells the black Sony PSP Go System at a rock bottom price. This PSP system doesn’t have a UMD system and works off memory cards only. It has 16GB of built-in memory and a 480×27... |
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Abe’s of Maine has lowered the price of the Canon PowerShot SD980. This camera is in Blue, but might be available for the same price in other colors. This camera has 12 megapixel sensor, 3-inc... |
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Amazon sells the Vado HD VF0584 (2nd Gen) 4GB Camcorder for $179.99 – $100 instant discount + free ship = $79.99! This camcorder has 4GB of storage built-in, 2-inch display and can record 720p ... |
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Onecall.com has the Samsung UN46C7000 46-inch LCD TV for the Net’s best. This TV has a 240hz auto motion, 3D compatible, 1920×1080 resolution, HD tuner, 4x HDMI inputs, 2x 10 watt speakers... |
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For a limited time, Ritz Camera, via Amazon.com sells the Garmin nuvi 1450 GPS at a must purchase price. This GPS has a 5-inch touchscreen LCD, MSN direct content, traffic info to avoid long delays, ... |
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Abe’s of Maine carries the lowest price on the Sony BRAVIA KDL-40EX700. This 47-inch set rocks a 1080p picture, HD tuner, 4x HDMI ports, Ambient Light Sensor to judge room lighting and save on ... |
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TigerDirect still has the lowest price of all the retailers on the LG Electronics M237WD-PM. This 23-inch LCD has a built-in TV tuner for HD content, 20,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, 1080p resolution... |
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THIS DEAL ENDS 3/13 OR SOONER. Dell is selling the Nokia 5530 XpressMusic Phone, unlocked for an unreal deal. This phone has 850/900/1800/1900 GSM band compability, WiFi b/g, Bluetooth 2.0, 3.2MP ca... |
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We saw this TV cheaper in the beginning of the month, but that deal has expired. Now Butterfly sells it for a nice low price. This TV has a 6ms response time, 1920×1080p picture, 70,000:1 dynam... |
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SkinnyGuy writes "The only thing more remarkable than NewEgg shipping fake Core i7 CPUs to customers is getting your hands on one and checking it out. Apparently there are only a couple hundred of the... |
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kang327 writes "As Java developers we are used to the familiar file-based user interface that is used by all of the major IDEs. A team at Brown University has developed an IDE for Java called Code Bub... |
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52-year-old Anthony Digati was arrested for trying to extort $200,000 from an insurance firm by threatening to spam them with six million emails unless they paid up. Digati said he would use a spam se... |
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Barence writes "A debate that crops up time and again is whether it's better to have a dedicated keyboard on your smartphone or whether an on-screen keyboard with text correction is adequate. Some pho... |
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Zordak writes "Amazon's infamous '1-click' patent has been in reexamination at the USPTO for almost four years. Patently-O now reports that 'the USPTO confirmed the patentability of original claims 6-... |
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HipToday writes "As posted on the OpenBSD Journal, OpenSSH 5.4 has been released: 'Some highlights of this release are the disabling of protocol 1 by default, certificate authentication, a new "netcat... |
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An anonymous reader writes "'Alien' and 'Star Wars' art director Roger Christian was given £25,000 by George Lucas in 1979 to make a 25-minute medieval B-feature called 'Black Angel.' This spiri... |
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ral writes "The human tongue can taste more than sweet, sour, salty, bitter and protein. Researchers have added fat to that list. Dr. Russell Keast, an exercise and nutrition sciences professor at Dea... |
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