Holy Crap! Family Guy gets 22 more episodes!

Family Guy silently gets a new 22-episode order, all but finalizing a fifth season.

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Watch TV shows through Google TV

GOOGLE is to begin broadcasting television programmes over the internet. The search engine has already signed up an American channel to provide programmes for Google TV and is in talks with the BBC to broadcast its shows as well. Google's first move into TV is to broadcast a Chris Rock sitcom called Everybody Hates Chris.

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Warner say they can cut off iTunes

Warner exec Michael Nash said today that the major record labels could easily cut off the iTunes Music Store if Apple CEO Steve Jobs doesn�t budge in the song pricing battle. He also said ''very few people people buy music from digital downloads''. He remians in my head, an idiot =}

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ULTIMATE Gaming Mod - Xbox, PS2, Gamecube, and LCD all in one box

So many out there spend a lot of time customizing their PC boxes with cold cathode, etching, colored fans, and the like - why not do it with our gaming devices? Well, I can�t think of a good reason not to either. Behold the ultimate gaming mod - an Xbox, PS2, and Gamecube all fit into one box with a flatscreen display built right in.

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Google expands wifi network to NYC

Bryant Park in midtown NYC has had free wifi access for more than 2 years now. Recently, (see photo), maybe as recently as a couple of days, they became a sponsored by Google network.

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Printing Objects Instead Of Paper

Nearly everyone is familiar with printers that print documents, but how about printers that actually make things? As this ScienCentral News report explains, such printers are here now.

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A Better Image Format is Here!

The FBI has a storage problem. They've got 50,000,000 sets of fingerprints to store, and they're adding 5,000 a day. With that large a population, even very small file sizes add up. So researchers at the University of Texas at Austin used a evolutionary algorithm to create a better image compression format. Compressed fingerprint image quality increases after generations of genetic algorithm compression!

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Top 10 Science Pictures of the Year

Great stuff. A close-up image of a peppercorn and a grain of sea salt has won this year's Visions of Science photo competition.

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Download Hi-Res Album Art from iTunes

CDcovers.cc eat your heart out.

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Side by Side Comparison: XM vs. Sirius

Currently there are 2 Major Players in the Satellite Radio Market. The current players are XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio. Below is a comparison to help you decide which one to buy for your car, boat, or home.

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Atari re-releasing 2600 console

The console itself looks like a scaled-down version of an old Atari 2600, with faux wood paneling and other dated details. There are no cartridges to plug in, as technology advances have made it easy to stuff all of the games onto a small chip inside. And the controllers are exactly like the Atari 2600 joysticks of yore.

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Thirty buck "toy" amp kicking all kinds of ass

Apparently, audiophile reviewers took what was meant as a gimmick cheap battery-powered amp and have turned it into an overnight sensation. This has been the most thrilling and incredible experience I've had with a component in, say, 25 years of HiFi listening.

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Clerks 2 starts production in 2 weeks

In 2 more weeks, clerks 2: passion of the clerks will begin filming.

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Huge collection of Online Photoshop Tutorials

Found this site with a ton of tutorials. PHP and Photoshop

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Let Wikipedia Write Your Next Term Paper

According to News.com, Esquire writer AJ Jacobs put a badly written and error ridden article on Wikipedia and let the Wikipedian community have at it. Within days, the article had received hundreds of edits, was cleaned up, proof read and fact checked. If it worked for Jacobs, shouldn�t it work for you?

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Does oil regenerate?

This fascinating article talk about a phenomena occurring in some wells were oil seems to "regenerate". Fascinating stuff!

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The true story behind the Corrupted Blood plague in WoW

The true story behind the recent Corrupted Blood plague outbreak in World of Warcraft.

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'Firefox' is #1 in PCWorld.com's "100 Best Products of 2005"

The 100 Best Products of 2005.

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Invisible Matter Found in Space

Astronomers say they have found a type of matter that cannot be seen, but which is thought to dominate the cosmos, in a place where it was thought not to exist.

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F.E.A.R Multiplayer Demo Is out!

Jump into some fast-paced multiplayer action with the hot new F.E.A.R. multiplayer demo! F.E.A.R.� (First Encounter Assault Recon) is an intense combat experience with rich atmosphere and a deeply intense paranormal storyline presented entirely in first person.

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FireTune 1.0.7 For Firefox Released

New feature added to control auto-complete of the URL box,A few internal optimizations and improvements,New language file and help file added: Español (Colombia), Some changes to the setup

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What Keeps You Awake

There are many high caffeinated energy drinks on the market. Which ones work the best?

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Google Calendar very close to launch

It looks like Google is really close to launching their rumored calendar service. A subdomain is already working, which is exactly what happened before the launch of Google Talk and Blog Search.

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Creating a Fake Software Box in Photoshop

If you are a programmer or someone who is distributing or selling a product that comes on CD/DVD, then nothing helps solidify your image than a software box. It gives off the impression that you are an established business and is an asthetically pleasing way of presenting your software or application.

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Domains Registered to Google Inc.

While not being a 100% comprehensive list, it main focus on the .com, .org, .net, .biz and .info domains but it's very likely that some of the domains that Google has registered are not included. Still a fun list to check out.

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CSS Swag: Multi-Column Lists

Multi-column lists: can't live with �em, can't achieve perfect bliss without �em. Paul Novitski offers a staggering six possible methods for accomplishing this commonly requested layout trick. Examine your options and choose wisely.

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TechTv is NOT Coming Back. G4 turing into new SpikeTv.

More bad news for us techtv fans. G4 is now getting shows such as "The Man Show". Many thought a new person in charge would help, but its going more the other way as Leo said.

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Robot uncovers $10 billion treasure

A robot named "Arturito" was unleashed just off Chile�s Robinson Crusoe island where he stumbled across about 600 barrels of buried gold coins and jewels, presumably looted from the Incans during the Spanish occupation.

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Giant squid snapped in the deep

From the Nature.com website: "This is the first ever photograph of a giant squid in the wild. Japanese researchers snapped the eight-metre monster as it attacked their bait in the inky blackness almost a kilometre below the waves."

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BUILD IT: The Killer Gaming Rig

It's been six months since ExtremeTech updated its killer gaming rig, and this one comes bigger, badder, and faster. See what the best components are for an awesome gaming machine.

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Wiretapping Broadband

It seems the FCC can now tap your broadband connection. Last Friday the FCC released it's CALEA First Report and Order, which allowed law enforcement to wiretap VoIP service. The original CALEA omitted broadband "information services" from such wiretaps, but now the FCC somehow was able to sneak this in.

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How to Tie a Tie

Great graphical step by step tutorials on tying ties! Throw out the cheap clip ons!

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The Real life Simpsons House..scary really

The Simpson House is painted a vibrant yellow and baby blue � both inside and out. Power orange, generator green, jazz age coral and pink flamingo colors adorn furniture, walls and floors inside. Even Bart�s swing set and Homer�s barbecue in the backyard are painted brilliantly.

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PHP Freaks: a good PHP resource

This is one to add to your bookmarks, with lots of good tips, tricks and guides on PHP.

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Blogger Makes $15,000 A Month

Read this interview with Darren Rowse of Problogger - he made six figures in August and tells you how to do it.

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How fast can you type?

Take the test to see how fast you can type. Just click on "Begin Typing Test" and choose what story you want to type. You get better results if you take the test for 3 minuets.

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Want to Work for Google? Watch their Recruiting Video.

I found this in the job listings section on Google's website. The video is in flash format on Google Video, and contains interviews with some of the people who work there. The video is 7 minutes long, so if you know C++, have spent serveral years programming, and have a PhD, then sign up.

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Skype Adding Video & Other Features

Skype released parts of their product roadmap at VON in Boston last week, and screen shots are up at SkypeJournal. Upcoming version 1.5, schedule to be released in October, is to add video and client-side web presence features. Version 1.6, in November, streamlines the client and adds social networking, among other features.

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The Spider-Man III Villains Confirmed

During an interview this weekend promoting Elizabethtown, Kirsten Dunst confirmed rumors to Zap2it that Thomas Haden Church will play Sandman and Topher Grace is Venom in director Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 3, opening in theaters on May 4, 2007.

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Google is having a secret meeting and only the 1337 are invited!

Only 400 of the leeter than thou will be in attendance. It's by invite only and they're going to announce something that will change everything! Just like the Segway did!

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Pink Floyd Computer Case Based on the Wall

A case mod designed after Pink Floyd's album and film The Wall.

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Record your life...

Ever forget something that you possibly said last year during a friends party when you were drunk. A guy created something that he used for 3 years now recording his conversations and takes it home to this program that transcribes and organizes everything into text that you can search and go back to later and hear the audio from it.

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Halo 3 exposed in UK magazine?

Notorious French gaming site, jeux-france.com, has posted the cover image for the November issue of Xbox World 360�and it�s a doozie.

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Car security system takes photo's of would be thieves

The alarm system, e-mails you a picture of the criminal who scratches or steals your car. All I have to say is STEP AWAY FROM THE CAR--MOFO!!

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Windows Vista Will Boost Video Card Sales

The video card producers are anxiously waiting for the new Microsoft operating system, Windows Vista. As DigiTimes informs, an increasing number of beta testers have confirmed that Windows Vista works smoothly on video card with 256 MB of RAM.

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'Human Colony' on Mars Within 20 Years?

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (AP) -- All companies set goals, but newly formed 4Frontiers Corp. is eyeing some expansive horizons. The company's mission: to open a small human settlement on Mars within 20 years or so.

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Google's Founders didn't know HTML!

The prime reason the Google home page is so bare is due to the fact that the founders didn't know HTML and just wanted a quick interface.

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E = mc2 Explained

How would 10 top physicists two Nobel Prize winners among them describe Einstein's equation to curious non-physicists? Listen online by selecting Play All or choose individual clips below. Listen offline by downloading clips, or subscribe to our podcast.

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Microsoft Lost $4,000,000,000 Because of XBOX!

MICROSOFT is a company with deep pockets, but nevertheless, even we the rich and mighty INQ hacks had to suppress a shudder when it was revealed that the Xbox may have lost Microsoft upwards of $4 billion in four years.

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Knoppix 4.0.2 DVD Released

The latest version of everyone's favorite bootable Linux distro is now available. The long-awaited DVD release was pushed out to FTP sites on the 24th of September; torrents are now available. Grab it while it's hot and seed it till you bleed.

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Build a video game in a week!

Read how this guy started from scratch and built a game in a week! Amazing.

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Zip Codes on Google Maps

Maps.huge.info lets you view zip code ranges projected on a Google Map.

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Dvorak: Decentralize and Network the Federal Government Now

Some years ago I was flabbergasted when Congress banned the use of laptops by U.S. reps. Now it's time to completely virtualize Congress, letting the representatives and senators work from within their districts instead of living and working in Washington, D.C....

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A Broadcast Flag Update Sept. 26

The RIAA and MPAA have teamed up to demand that Congress get the FCC to create a super-duper broadcast flag for radio and TV. This means that they'll get a veto over pretty much anything that can play video or music -- from your iPod to your PC's tuner card. Story found on Boing Boing, but link goes to EFF story.

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iPodderX For Windows Released

iPodderX for Windows is now available. iPodderX supports BitTorrent, Appcasting, Vidcasting, and so much more.. Enjoy.

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Medium on NBC will be worlds first 3D HDTV broadcast

In November NBC will be the first to broadcast a 3D program in HD. Producer Glenn Gordon Caron "innovators have pushed the medium (you'll pardon the pun) into the 21st century, and our show and our viewers will be the beneficiaries of that. I think people will be surprised by how vivid and dynamic 3-D has become."

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Steal These Buttons

Massive collection of 80x20 buttons for websites.

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CSS optimizer

Throw your css file in here and let the optimizer clean it up.

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Archive of the Most Famous 'Backwards Messages' in Songs

They allege that these messages can be understood subconsciously when a song is played normally and influence the listeners' behavior and opinons, or even incite them to acts of violence or self-harm.

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Google Testing Remove Results Feature

Google's testing a new option letting a small percentage of people remove results they don't like from their own personalized search results.

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Flash enabled Google Video released

Google Video offers viewers a way to see material from archived TV programs, educational videos, personal productions and more.

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Tvtorrents is back

After an absence caused by hardware malfunction the site is back. The list of shows and the search functions are still out of order, but at least the tracker is still working.

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Computer screen on your hand

A "programmable dermal display" in which a population of about 3 billion display pixel robots would be permanently implanted a fraction of a mm under the surface of the skin.

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Windows Vista to boot in 2-3 seconds.

From the new Microsoft Windows Vista Website: "A Windows Vista computer starts and shuts down as quickly and reliably as a television, typically within 2 to 3 seconds."

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Firefox keyboard shortcuts

Firefox keyboard shortcut table.

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The 100 Most Important People of the Century

TIME Magazines list of the 100 most important people of the century includes people like; Hitler, Freud, Einstein, Salk, Shockley, Ford, Brando, and ninety-three others. Also includes runners-up.

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1gb iPod Shuffles for $99

Staples is selling the 1gb iPod Shuffle for $99 after instant savings. No waiting for mail-in rebates. Good until October 8.

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Windows Is Offically Broken - Microsoft has admitted it

Windows is broken and Microsoft has admitted it. In an unprecedented attempt to explain its Longhorn problems and how it abandoned its traditional way of working, the normally secretive software giant has given unparalleled access to The Wall Street Journal, even revealing how Vice President Jim Allchin, personally broke the bad news to Bill Gates.

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First Test For The Space Elevator Is A Success

LiftPort Group Inc., of Bremerton, Wash., has successfully taken one small step to building a fully functional space elevator. The test robot was able to climb 1000 feet and served as a positive reinforcement for an idea of space elevators

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LED bulbs: a bright idea?

Next time you screw in a cheap incandescent light bulb, ask yourself this: Do you ride a horse to work? Still churning your own butter?

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Xbox 360 controller turns up on eBay

It's possible that we're all just falling prey to some sort of viral marketing on Microsoft's part, but someone just auctioned off a wired Xbox 360 controller on eBay (they claim they got it at a game developer's conference).

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