New 5.1 surround sound wireless speakers

Logitech has announced what it says is the world�s first THX-certified 5.1 speaker system with digital wireless dual rear speakers...

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Google Ranking Factors

alleged positive and negative on- & off-Page SEO Google Ranking Factors in an overview

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Niceforms

another technique for presenting nice web forms, based on javascript, xhtml, and CSS.

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Paper's Natural Fingerprint Could Be Built-In Passport Protection

With identity theft on the rise, there is more reason than ever to ensure the authenticity of important documents such as passports and birth certificates.

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EBay to buy out Skype for $2 billion to $3 billion

In a move that could mark a big strategy shift for the online auction company, eBay Inc. is in talks to acquire Internet telephony company Skype Technologies SA for between US$2 billion and $3 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, quoting unnamed sources familiar with the talks.

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Next Full body armor

The secret is a liquid dip that fortifies thin sheets of Kevlar, rendering them nearly impenetrable.Clothing is possible.

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HOWTO Install Mac OS X on a commodity Intel PC in 8 steps

Sammy Krupa sez, "I wrote a guide to installing the developer Intel version of Mac OS X Tiger (Intel) on a generic PC. The amazing thing: I installed and troubleshooted the installation of Mac OS X on Intel in 8 steps."

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How to bypass those annoying automated recordings at most major companies

Strategies and how to get directly connected to someone with a pulse instead of listening to a damn recording at most major companies. Very interesting and helpful.

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Bose-Einstein condensate runs circles around magnetic trap

Physicists at the University of California, Berkeley, have the universe's coldest substance running in circles, literaly.

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The Million Dollar Home Page

Check this guy out, he's bought his domain name (www.milliondollarhomepage.com) and he want a million dollars for college. He's selling ad space on the site, nothing new there. However, he's selling it off in 10x10 pixel blocks.

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A Good Guide on Designing a CSS Based Template

Veerle Pieters� eight part tutorial is a useful introduction to the design and creation of strong CSS-based templates for websites.

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Play 22 MAME emulated Arcade Games in your Browser

Donkey Kong, 1943, Green Beret, Pacman , Scramble and more. Full sound, speed, configurable options, multiplayer. Reqs Java.

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Inside the iPod nano

Leave it to the Japanese to dissect a new product before most people can even get their hands on one. (not a dupe because the link actually works)

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Samuel Adams sells world's strongest beer

Samuel Adams introduced a $100 50 proof beer.

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Direct Link to TWiT Ep 21 Video

Requires BitTorrent (585 mb)

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Family Guy's Premiere Being Replaced With A RE-Run

"Fox has substituted one original episode of Family Guy for another on Sunday, the debut of its new fall season lineup that night, because the episode scheduled to air contained a �couple� references to a hurricane." Do Not Watch and support censorship!

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The most popular programming languages

The TIOBE Programming Community index gives an indication of the popularity of programming languages. The index is updated once a month. The ratings are based on the world-wide availability of skilled engineers, courses and third party vendors.

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How AI Works In FPS Games

Ever wonder how artificial intelligence actually works in FPS games? And why these monsters are so lame? Here's a breakdown...

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Corpse Bride Has Many Tech Firsts

Corpse Bride is a movie of many firsts; it's the first feature-length, stop-motion film edited using Final Cut Pro, it's the first feature shot using commercial digital SLR still photography cameras and it's the first movie to choose digital cameras over film cameras based on the criterion of image quality.

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"Invisible" speaker wire

hear it, don't see it.

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Rupert Murdoch acquires IGN for $650 Millions

He finally did it. News Corporation said on Thursday it will acquire the video game web site company IGN Entertainment for $650 million. Isn't that great? YAY!

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How to Make Ice Out of Thin Air

A cooling technique that may find good use in poor Third World villages that requires no electricity, coolants, or fuels.

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Telecrapper 2000 - Mess with telemarketers

The Telecrapper 2000 is designed to intercept telemarketer calls. It checks the caller ID when a call comes in and picks up if the ID is �out-of-area�, �unavailable�, or �private�. A script then begins playing a series of WAV files. A new file is played when the script detects silence indicating the marketer has finished speaking.

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New Rockr iPod phone crippled - no more than 100 songs allowed

Even though the memory is set at 512 MB, once you reach the 100 song limit (no matter the quality or length) the phone and iTunes 5.0 will not allow any more songs to be loaded.

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More Superman pics available

First good look at Kevin Spacey as Lex Luthor

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The Best Designer's Resource

1000's of links to FREE: Stock Photography, Vector Clip-Art, Fonts, Logos, Sounds, Photoshop Brushes, Poser DLs, Text Generator, Patterns, Color Tools and other Random Stuff.

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Apple's Jobs: 'It would have broken my heart' if iPod nano debut spoiled.

'Mr. Jobs said on Wednesday that he was pleased that the details surrounding the nano player had not surfaced prematurely in the press or on the Macintosh rumor sites on the Web. "It would have broken my heart," he said.' Yah, it really would've spoiled the awesomeness of the nano.

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Dolby announces lossless audio TrueHD

The TrueHD is designed to be paired up with the most recent developments in high-definition optical disc formats, says Dolby. Apparently, the audio is equal to that of the "highest-resolution studio masters currently available."

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Samsung unveils 'world first' laptop with detachable screen

Samsung Electronics is set to lure thrifty users with the world's first notebook to come with a reusable monitor. The Korean giant unveiled its latest innovation, the M70, at IFA Berlin 2005 on Friday and said that its unique design will compete with both notebooks and desktops thanks to a mammoth 19in detachable monitor.

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Bob Denver dies at 70

Bob Denver, who played Gilligan on Gilligan's Island passed away.

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Mystery Bulge Growing in Oregon

A bulge that is 100 square miles in size has been steadily growing in Oregon. Scientists aren't quite sure what it is, but more than likely, it is a new volcano trying to break through to the surface.

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'Jurassic Park' attempt to recreate Tasmanian tiger

Exactly 69 years after the last Tasmanian tiger died in an Australian zoo, scientists are planning to use Jurassic Park-style technology to bring the carnivore back to life.

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Free Stock Photos for Personal or Commercial Use

495 photos in 90 albums and 26 categories

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Unlimited fuel for everyone! This car runs on air!

The Air Car runs on compressed air, no petroleum-based fuel required. Brings a new meaning to "greenhouse gases..."

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New Orleans - How Deep is the Water?

Cool site using Google Maps API to show how deep the water is throughout the city of New Orleans after the levees broke.

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Firefox 1.5 Review

This is a quick rundown of the new features that you'll find when you try out the new version of Firefox (Deer Park).

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GoldenEye: Source Preview

What do you get when you combine the classic gameplay of GoldenEye 007 on Nintendo 64 with the cutting edge graphics of Half Life 2? GoldenEye: Source, of course.

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FEMA locks Mac and linux users from hurricane relief (useless FEMA)

Apple Mac and Linux-using hurricane survivors are unable to use Federal disaster relief claim form services online. This is because the much-criticized US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has created a service that only works with Windows and Internet Explorer 6.

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"Build Your Own Hurricane" At National Geographic's 'Forces of Nature' site

Learn about hurricanes and what makes them. Then you can experiment with a hurricane generation simulator. For the impatient click to step 7.

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Ten CSS Tricks You May Not Know

CSS Shorthand, vertical aligning, a CSS box model hack alternative, and more. Everything the newbie CSS programmer should have in his/her arsenal!

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Google Official Says Frustration Drove Him From Microsoft

A former Microsoft executive whose defection to Google set off a legal battle testified that a tirade from Bill Gates was a low point before he decided to leave.

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CSS from the Ground Up

If you are frightened by the prospects of using Cascading Style Sheets, there's no need to be. Using a computer can be daunting for someone coming to it afresh but after a while, you think nothing of it.

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Smash earth with a mega comet and find the results.

Enter the parameters of the offending asteroid or comet, where it hits, and see what damage would result.

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Windows Vista Pricing - $99?

In an effort to reduce piracy, and convince users to not only upgrade their computers but also their OS, Microsoft is expected to dramatically reduce the price of its OS.

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Flash video tutorials

Free video tutorials! Good stuff.

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Refilling Ink Cartridges Now a Crime?

The Ninth Circuit has created box-wrap patent licenses. Now the label on the box that says "single use only" is given force of law, and if you refill the cartridge you are liable for patent infringement.

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Holographic Projection Screen (Used in Minority Report)

The TransScreen is a large scale transparent imaging medium that efficiently displays projected video images but lets you see right through to view real objects beyond. Giving an audience a 3D experience of high resolution, projected, video images that appear to float in the air

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Building your own generator.

Build a generator from a lawn-edger motor.

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How to Win an Argument - an effective article

This awesome article tells you how to handle the difficult situation and win any argument when you find that the other person is trying to pigeonhole you into a negative role and trying to prove himself right.

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