Okay, so Sprint might not have the rosiest of reputations, but that hasn't stopped CEO Dan Hesse from declaring "Our 4G Strategy is WiMax, full stop!" Hesse divulged Sprint's immediate and future plans in an epic three-part interview conducted recently. Some of the juiciest nuggets are when … [Read more...] about Sprint CEO Is Obsessed With WiMax
Microsoft Set To Buy Canesta For Its Gesture Recognition Technology
No huge sums have been leaked to the press yet, but the Friday announcement by Microsoft has all but guaranteed the purchase. Canesta is a small Silicon Valley firm specializing in gesture recognition technology and chips that allow cameras to produce 3D images. It currently holds 44 patents for … [Read more...] about Microsoft Set To Buy Canesta For Its Gesture Recognition Technology
Morphotel Concepts Looks Like An Alien Seacraft
Alien indeed, but rest assured it's not a Covenant warship soon to be deployed for the conquest of Earth. (Master Chief save us!) It's a concept design by forward-thinking Italian architect Gianluca Santosuosso for use in Greater Mumbai's Navy Docks. The clincher is this Morphotel is a floating … [Read more...] about Morphotel Concepts Looks Like An Alien Seacraft
Subversive NYC USB Drives Appear In Unlikely Places
Like brick walls, for example. (See pic below.) It's part of artist Aram Bartholl's Dead Drops project. So far he's installed five USBs in public spaces for public file sharing. We're wondering if Bartholl considered how much porn and/or viruses would be spread by his subversive USB tactics. … [Read more...] about Subversive NYC USB Drives Appear In Unlikely Places
Sergey And Larry Are Unabashed Apple Fanboys
Proof can be found in a passing comment on the new Bloomberg docu Game-Changers that chronicles Google's rise to world domination. There's also a very short part that delves into the Sergey-Larry duo's search for a viable CEO back in the early 2000s. After meeting a dozen prospective candidates, … [Read more...] about Sergey And Larry Are Unabashed Apple Fanboys
This Concept Trash Bag Bothers Your Conscience
No, it won't remind you of the foul deeds you perpetrated at your fiend's pad during that party last week, but it will indicate the percentage of your garbage that can be converted to energy. So it's your eco-conscience that's pricked here, dearie. … [Read more...] about This Concept Trash Bag Bothers Your Conscience
Arizona State University Raising Giant Insects To Solve Evolution Mystery
At its core, the ongoing research by ASU's John VandenBrooks aims to find the link between paleo-oxygen levels (as in the amount of oxygen millions of years ago) and evolution. What VandenBrooks and his team are doing is raising insects to determine how big they'll grow when there's more and less … [Read more...] about Arizona State University Raising Giant Insects To Solve Evolution Mystery
Vintage Star Wars Travel Posters Are Awesome To Look At
If anything touched by classic Star Wars is your weakness, you'll want to buy these so bad it almost hurts. The picture you see above is among eight travel-themed promo posters of yore (say, the 20s and 30s) that have a Star Wars spin. Created by artist Steve Thomas for release and printing via … [Read more...] about Vintage Star Wars Travel Posters Are Awesome To Look At
Clever American Girl Foils Kidnap Attempt With iPod Bluff
An unnamed 12 year old girl from Stanton, Delaware has done her bit thwarting crime by becoming the supposed victim of what authorities believe was a full-fledged kidnap attempt. In a flash of MacGyver resourcefulness, some quick-thinking scared off her would-be abductor. … [Read more...] about Clever American Girl Foils Kidnap Attempt With iPod Bluff
H.U.M.A.N. Vending Machine Is Here To Save Us
Ah, vending machines, the eternal dispensers of much goodness. Last week we were almost raving (and a little skeptical) about Shanghai Hairy Crab, this time an American inventor has made it a personal crusade to save us with an eco-friendly vending machine called H.U.M.A.N. … [Read more...] about H.U.M.A.N. Vending Machine Is Here To Save Us
New Power Gig Guitar Controller Rocks You Like A Hurricane
Considering the rawking Scorpions reference in the title, this lovely bit of news from Power Gig should strum all the right heart notes among serious guitar-game aficionados. In a strategic effort to do the Rock Band and Guitar Hero franchises one better, Seven54 Studios have got Power Gig: Rise … [Read more...] about New Power Gig Guitar Controller Rocks You Like A Hurricane
Austrian Cyborg Dies After Car Mishap
No, this doesn't concern Arnold Schwarzenegger, Guv'nor of California and ex-T800 time traveling assassin. The Austrian man isn't a cyborg either, though he has some of the most advanced prosthetic limbs known to amputees. (Calling him a cyborg is just cool.) Now he's dead. The circumstances … [Read more...] about Austrian Cyborg Dies After Car Mishap
