Archive for September, 2011

Ultimate geek gifts: 3D steampunk robot magnets

Sep 13 by Scarlett Madison | 2 comments

Every now and then you come across something that’s, well, different. It’s hard in today’s world where so many products are simply variations of others. Creativity seems to be dying with the compact disc. The “different” that popped up was these geekaliciously epic 3D Steampunk Robot Magnets. Steampunk is getting old and more »

The State of the Intranet

Sep 13 by Connor Livingston | add comment

The closed-platform style of an intranet (not to be confused with the internet) allows for secure distribution and communication of information within a company or organization. In the good ol’ days (a decade ago) company intranets were extremely useful in transferring data, sharing files, more »

Facebook envy turns to pistachio gold for Winklevoss twins

Sep 13 by Rocco Penn | add comment

The best part about being the Winklevoss twins is that they’ve put in the effort already. Everything else now seems to either fall in their lap or fall off their plate. Whether it’s having to settle for a mere $65 million for having the concept of Facebook allegedly stolen from them or the various more »

Should @AplusK give up acting and focus solely on tech investing?

Sep 13 by Scarlett Madison | 1 comment

If there’s one thing Ashton Kutcher is good at, it’s investing. Unfortunately for him, that’s simply a hobby of sorts, with his profession being an actor in Hollywood. Should he make the change once his run on Two and a Half Men ends? We say yes. At TechCrunch Disrupt today, Kutcher was more than entertaining. more »

Tagged.com moves ahead of MySpace in visits, LinkedIn soon to follow

Sep 13 by Rocco Penn | 2 comments

The demise of a once-mighty website is often hard to watch. Many people still have fond memories of MySpace – it was the first social network for a good portion of the online world and did its part to launch social media into the mainstream. Traffic has been steadily declining all year, faster than originally more »

The technology behind Fort Knox, the most secure vault in the world

Sep 13 by JD Rucker | 1 comment

There are certain things that are made to be impossible in this world. One of them is breaking into Fort Knox. The security measures are so extreme, they’re almost comical. Nobody other than a large army could get beyond the first measures (and there are several beyond those). From 4-foot thick more »

Posterous gives up the fight against Tumblr with 'Spaces'

Sep 12 by David Lux | add comment

Posterous, the creator of a simple blogging service via email, has dramatically shifted its focus. The company now revolves around a new product called Posterous Spaces, which allows users to privately share photos and videos with friends or family. With Spaces, Posterous will compete less with other blogging more »

Apple wants its lost iPhone 5, by Conan O'Brien

Sep 12 by JD Rucker | 4 comments

Last month, reports started circulating that Apple had lost another iPhone prototype in a bar. This time, it was an iPhone 5, the highly-anticipated next smartphone in the iPhone line. Comedian Conan O’Brien and his team put together a skit about Apple’s “response” to the person or people who currently have possession more »

Jeopardy!-winning computer Watson "hired" to offer medical advice to doctors

Sep 12 by JD Rucker | 3 comments

It proved that it could beat the best Jeopardy! champions in the world at their own game. Now, IBM’s Watson will try to help doctors make better medical decisions for their patients. WellPoint, Inc. and IBM announced an agreement today to develop and launch Watson-based medical solutions. It will be the first commercial applications more »

DDoS takes down UK's Russian embassy website before PM visit to Moscow

Sep 12 by Rocco Penn | add comment

It has been 5 years since a British leader has visited Moscow. On the eve of the first visit since a Kremlin critic was killed in London, the website for the Russian Embassy in London was attacked by a distributed denial of service attack. British Prime Minister David Cameron has been very vocal in more »

The most insane downhill bike race helmet cam videos you'll see all day

Sep 11 by Scarlett Madison | 1 comment

If you’re into extreme sports, you’ll dig this. If you’re into watching insane people doing insane things from the safety of their webcam, you’ll love this. Welcome to Valparaiso Cerro Abajo, the premier downhill bike race of the year. It doesn’t necessarily get as much press as others because the entrants are normally more »

Sick illusion

Sep 11 by Connor Livingston | 4 comments

If you pull this into Photoshop, you can check the colors. The “blue’ and “green” are actually the same. In the RGB format, the way we perceive colors is affected by the surrounding colors. If you pull out the other colors and leave only the blue/green, you’ll see what we mean. Sort of trippy. more »

13% of all opened emails are read on iPhones and iPads

Sep 11 by Rocco Penn | 4 comments

Many believe that email is dying. Apparently, it isn’t. We’re communicating more through other means such as SMS, social media, and IM, but despite being clunky and having and “old-tech” feel, people still rely on email and read it every day. In fact, it’s estimated that there will be 3.8 billion more »

Why Yahoo! should cash out now while they still can

Sep 11 by JD Rucker | add comment

The value of Yahoo! is fading. Where once there were green pastures, emptiness resides. The internet portal pioneer is losing relevance, traffic, revenue, credibility and CEOs. Most importantly, they’re losing value. Fast. Despite all of the negatives that have happened over the last 4 years, more »