I have yet to try this myself, but I have every intention to do so on my XP desktop at the office, where having this kind of head-up-display would be remarkably useful. If you’ve seen my thoughts on Windows Phone…
Site Highlight :: SolarBeat Puts the Motion of the Planets to Music
When I stumbled on SolarBeat, I thought it would be cute and quaint and simple, and it’s all of those things, but at the same time it’s a remarkably mesmerizing little web app that puts the motion of the planets…
Geekologie: Awesome Tesla Coil Performance
Over at Geekologie, this brilliant display of Tesla coil action raised my eyebrows. It’s one thing to break out a Tesla coil for some fun, it’s another thing to don rubber gloves and protective gear and turn it into a…
Lifehacker :: Keep Flash Videos in Full Screen on Dual Monitors
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Site Highlight :: Snake Oil
If you’re the type to get involved in debates and discussions about the nature of nutritional supplements and whether they’re actually effective in any possible way, Snake Oil is a site that’s right up your alley. Part of the Information…
Spotify Coming to Android?
The fine folks at PC Mag caught this demo of Spotify running on an Android phone at SXSW, given by Spotify’s Daniel Ek. His phone is based in the UK, where (along with the rest of Europe) Spotify is amazingly…
Windows Phone 7 Will Not Have Multitasking, Copy/Paste
Two interesting stories came to light today – first that Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 Series OS won’t support multi-tasking and that Microsoft plans to eliminate it altogether, and second that Windows Phone 7 Series won’t support copy/paste. That’s right, you…
Video: Hot Jetpack Action
A friend passed this along to me earlier today – the Martin Jetpack is a real device; works (as the video shows) fairly well, and gives the controller incredible control over their flight. The jetpack is made by the Martin…
Who’s Suing Who in the Mobile World
The image above is from a post on the Bits Blog from the New York Times; a lovely infographic detailing who’s suing who in the mobile space right now. A lot has been made of Apple’s lawsuit against HTC over…