Some of our readers will remember an application for jailbroken iPhones called MobileNotifier that we featured on the site back in February. The application was developed by Peter Hajas, who recently announced on Twitter that he was taking a break from developing the app. Now it seems there is a … [Read more...] about Apple Hires MobileNotifier iOS Developer
How The U.S. Navy Is Training Its Dolphin Commandos
Their official designation sounds cool too. Dig this: Cetacean Soldiers. It's a real awful B-movie in the making. (Quick, someone get in touch with James Cameron.) But before visions of Command and Conquer: Red Alert flood the reader's mind, the dolphins currently being trained by the U.S. Navy are … [Read more...] about How The U.S. Navy Is Training Its Dolphin Commandos
Is Apple’s iCloud Designed To Replace iTunes?
Later today, Apple's CEO Steve Jobs will unveil iCloud in this year's Keynote speech at Apple's World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC 2011), and we know that iCloud will be used to stream music from the cloud directly to your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch. Now according to John Gruber of Daring … [Read more...] about Is Apple’s iCloud Designed To Replace iTunes?
Muppet Star Wars Action Figures Invade Disneyland
They'll start selling for $19 a pop. Featuring every leading Star Wars character from the original trilogy, the new line of action figures is supposed to fire the enthusiasm of the tots. This lovely bit of news comes just weeks after Star Tours re-launched in Disney theme parks, a momentous event … [Read more...] about Muppet Star Wars Action Figures Invade Disneyland
High End Beer Bar Is For Posh Backyard BBQs
If you don't mind the outdoors, especially in suffocating suburbs infested with sundry homes and backyard pools, then may the Beer Bar is a worthy investment. It's a sleek and smart mini-bar that can also cook meat on the side. Or maybe it's a barbeque cooker that's a mini-bar on the side. Whatever. … [Read more...] about High End Beer Bar Is For Posh Backyard BBQs
Apple Retail Anniversary Poster Is A Giant Wall Of Text
Might as well have been carved on a slab of granite and planted somewhere to last forever. There's a sizable poster that's being circulate din print and across the web from Apple to mark their recently passed tenth anniversary. It has indeed been a hell of a ride, which is why the poster itself … [Read more...] about Apple Retail Anniversary Poster Is A Giant Wall Of Text
The Case Of The Man With The PS2 In His Pants
One day, Timothy Jones quit the zebra stripes and did some serious jaywalking. This naturally aroused the suspicion of the cops, who interdicted him. What the coppers didn’t expect was the thing Timothy had in his pants. Mind you, Timothy is no kid. He's a 36-year-old man packing a nasty … [Read more...] about The Case Of The Man With The PS2 In His Pants
Engineers And Scientists Concoct Invisibility Cloaks To Curb Wave Erosion
Woah, invisibility cloaks. Sounds really high tech and overly technical. It isn't. There's no weird science here, folks, just clever engineering to keep one of nature's most effective tools at bay; at least for a while. Call them wave absorbers and they could be used in large numbers very soon. … [Read more...] about Engineers And Scientists Concoct Invisibility Cloaks To Curb Wave Erosion
Finnish Researchers Find Way To Halve Industrial Fuel Consumption
It requires electric power transmission systems be installed on industrial machinery. Call it a straightforward solution to industrial emissions that has tons of potential. The guys from Aalto University are responsible for this minor breakthrough which could find wide acceptance in factories … [Read more...] about Finnish Researchers Find Way To Halve Industrial Fuel Consumption
Sleek HASSEL Concept Train Is For The New Australian (Rail)Way
Mega design firm HASSEL has unveiled their super smart and super electric double-decker train for the Australia of the near future. The whole point of the A-HSV is to open a new frontier in mass transportation that's easy on the emissions but big on service. Hence there's ample space on this baby … [Read more...] about Sleek HASSEL Concept Train Is For The New Australian (Rail)Way
DIY Space Rocket Blasts Off To Success
They did it! They really did it! A team of Danish aerospace enthusiasts have successfully tested a suborbital rocket in the Baltic Sea. Though it failed to reach its target altitude of 15 kilometers, it did blast off, attain considerable height, and crashed into the ocean. There was supposed to be … [Read more...] about DIY Space Rocket Blasts Off To Success
Ninja Attacks Apple Store, Then Disappears
Disturbing anti-social behavior and Apple stores seem to be a volatile combination. Aside from that Chinese teenager who sold one of his kidneys to buy an iPad 2, there's now news of an attack on an unsuspecting Apple store in Greensboro, North Carolina. But the weird part needs to be read in … [Read more...] about Ninja Attacks Apple Store, Then Disappears
