The Inquisitr
The NASA iPhone app is the closest most of us will get to ever visiting space. The program provides users with a real time location finder so we always know exactly where the International Space Station and other spacecraft are located by using mapping software which features border information, satellite imagery and satel (Read More)
mashable
In February of this year, Adam Carolla, the former co-host of Loveline and The Man Show, was out of a job after his morning radio show, The Adam Carolla Show, was cancelled. Instead of wandering around waiting for his next gig though, Adam launched The Adam Carolla Podcast just three days after his cancellation. The resul (Read More)
MakeUseOf.com
So you finally bought a new computer and your old one sits in the corner and is collecting dust. That’s too bad because there are a number of things you can do with an old computer.Whether it’s a desktop computer or a laptop, whether or not it’s broken, and no matter how old it is, it can still be useful to you or someone e (Read More)
Cash Money Life
I promised my wife I would buy her a set of nice kitchen knives for her birthday (a few months ago) and we recently made the purchase. Our old knife set was dull and not the most efficient means of preparing dinner. After doing a lot of research and reading some reviews, we decided to go with a set of J.A. Henckel knives.Wh (Read More)
: You will also be even happier over time as you get to use these fine knives and see how well they hold up over time. My first wife who was very cheap bought one single Henckel knife but knowing how good they truly are I bought my current wife the entire set like you did. They are wonderful!
TreeHugger
Image via: osamu_ito on Flickr.comEver wonder how your solar panels are held together, just silently doing their job day in and day out, taking a beating from all of the seasons, while up on your roof? Sundar Damodaran, Global Business Manager for Tapes & Adhesives under the Renewable Energy Division, lets us in on the stic (Read More)
Ecofriend
Eco Factor: Renewable energy generating system can be attached to shoes to generate renewable energy. If you are a frequent runner, then your endeavour to remain fit can now help the environment as well. Industrial designer Lola Mensa has designed a device that can be placed in running shoes to harness the energy of your r (Read More)
: This makes too much sense! I hope to see this type of product actually make it to market. New ideas that lower our energy use without any extra effort or other compramises are truly the greatest we need to see more stuff like this!
CNN
Federal agents found much of the information produced by the Bush administration's top-secret warrantless surveillance program vague and difficult to use, a sweeping review of the program found. (Read More)
: That's wonderful our civil rights/liberties were violated in the name of security and there was not even a beneficial gain in intelegence in the war against terrorism. The American citizens seem to be screwed again!
: That's wonderful our civil rights/liberties were violated in the name of security and there was not even a beneficial gain in intelegence in the war against terrorism. The American citizens seem to be screwed again!
Submitted by Russ Walker:
Sure, you’ve greened your bathroom – fixing leaks and retrofitting for low-flow flushes – but what happens when you clean your bathroom? Are you undoing all your good deeds by flushing toxins down your toilet?. (Read More)
: Changing all of the cleaners in your home to Eco friendly products that are made without petroleum or animal products is just one more simple low cost easy thing we can all do to lower dependance on oil, to lower our impact on the earth and to make our homes healthier. what's not to like?
The Apple Blog
Wal-Mart wants to grab the slice of the electronics pie that Circuit City gave up when it became financially insolvent, and it’s redesigning its stores to put itself in a better position to do so. Approximately 3,500 stores will be getting electronics department-centric makeovers this week, according to AppleInsider. The re (Read More)
: This could be a good move for Apple and the consumers both if it is done right. Let's not forget the the Comp USA stores that also went out of business, they not only had a seggregated area for Apple products but they also had Apple trained and certified reps for all Apple related sales and other matters. That would seem like a formula for customer satisfaction and almost gauranteed sucess!
Engadget
Apple's freshest Mac Pro, which was the first machine of any kind to ship with Intel's newest Nehalem-based Xeon processors, has been on the block for a few months now. By our estimation, that's plenty of time for the pros (and "prosumers," if you will) to get a good feel of their new workstation. Design wise, not a lot has (Read More)
: I wish I could afford one of the fine machines! However I will be the first to agree that options on such a workstation should be things like SSD Arrays, high speed Blu Ray burners and the such. Items like WiFi should be feature that are automatically included even Apple's cheapest laptop has WiFi included automatically, Come on Apple!
Crunch Gear
Almost immediately following Twitter coming back from a planned downtime this afternoon, co-founder and current chairman Jack Dorsey sent out a tweet letting his followers know that he was, "Getting ready to embark on something new and entirely different. Excited!" Dorsey is getting ready to launch his next startup, he's co (Read More)
: This application sounds great but I have already seen a simular app advertised in detail in Apple's iPhone commercials. Unless of course he has thought up a new and unique way to accept credit card payments.
Business & Sustainable Development News
Renewable energy companies could still provide substantial returns for private equity investors this year as those with real growth potential are surviving the economic slowdown, investors said at a conference on Wednesday. (Read More)
Engadget
The relationship between Apple and Google has always been pretty cozy -- Mac OS X and the iPhone tie into a variety of Google services, Google's developed rule-breaking iPhone apps, we've heard endless whispers of Apple meddling in the development of the G1, and on and on. In fact, the relationship between the two companies (Read More)
The Apple Blog
Apple computers are expensive. Whether or not you think that price is justified, you can’t deny that even machines on the lower end of the scale will cost you a decent amount of coin.The Mac Mini is the cheapest machine in the bunch, and you don’t get any crucial peripheral gear like a monitor, keyboard or mouse without pay (Read More)
: Remember the emac? They were originally only available to education institutions then once orders tappered off they were made available to consumers. I would expect to see the same thing happen with the recently released imacs for education.
Appletell
Section: Software + Apps, Web, Mac + Computers, SoftwareApple has been gaining web share—both as a platform and with its Safari browser—at the expense of Windows, a new study reveals. From April 08 to April 09, use of OS X-based browser to surf the internet grew from 7.38% to 9.73%, Safari use (presumably both Mac and Windo (Read More)