Monday, October 23, 2006
Skype video for Mac
Skype for Mac 2.0 goes gold today, which means that we’ve tested it, you’ve tested it and we all agree that it does a pretty good job. Download it now and video call your friends, family, colleagues or anyone else you’d like to see face to face. Remember not only does it work with other Mac users but it also works with Windows users too. That means even more people for you to video call with.
Video goes gold - Skype for Mac
technorati tags:technology
Automatic Photo Pop-up
Our system automatically constructs simple "pop-up" 3D models, like those one would find in a children's book, out of a single outdoor image. The system labels each region of an outdoor image as ground, vertical, or sky. Line segments fitted to the ground-vertical boundary in the image and an estimate of the horizon's position provide the necessary information to determine where to "cut" and "fold" in the image. The model is then popped up, and the image is texture mapped onto the model.
technorati tags:technology
Google unveils election mashup
The Google Earth 2006 election resource tool, unveiled early Monday, indicates the country's 436 congressional districts with stars on the popular 3D map of the country. Clicking on a star pops open a bubble window that has information on the candidates in that race.googlelectThe window also includes links to news, images and Web search results on candidates, as well as to information on where and how to vote and campaign finance reform.
Google unveils election mashup | CNET News.com
technorati tags:technology, current events
Paris Hilton’s version of ‘Spamalot’
Paris Hilton’s “friends” are getting spammed.Several furious sources who are on the list of the heiress’ friends via her MySpace account say they received emails supposedly from Hilton telling them that they’d won an expense-paid trip to meet her. When the “friends” clicked on the e-mail, they were taken to another screen, telling them, “Hurry! Only twenty prizes left.”They were then forwarded to a series of pop-up messages and questionnaires asking them to buy products and requesting them to supply personal information.
Paris Hilton’s version of ‘Spamalot’ - Gossip: The Scoop - MSNBC.com
technorati tags:current events
Friday, October 20, 2006
Zappa's Down at Fraggle Rock
Ahmet Zappa's gonna help us dance our cares away.The musician and children's author has signed on to turn the '80s-era muppet-fest Fraggle Rock into a live-action feature film.
technorati tags:current events
Action Jackson
Action Jackson - 70's action figure toy commercials
YouTube - Action Jackson - 70's action figure toy commercials
WIDE AWAKE 666
This October you’re in for a real treat! Prepare to savor every gooey drop of this deranged collection of drawings, comics and stories from some of your favorite indie artists like Jeaux Janovsky. Wide Awake is a horror-inspired comic anthology sure to chill you to the bone (well, maybe the funny bone).
WIDE AWAKE PRESS - Comic Publisher Greenville South Carolina
technorati tags:art, entertainment, comics
Voltage Self-Illuminating Hair Gel
A patented process takes ordinary hair color and makes it extraordinary, by adding self-illuminating glow! Voltage does not rely on UV, neon or black lights to create glow. Instead, it produces its own light! Tiny, microscopic particles in the gel come together in the mixing process to produce a bright colorful glow that can be seen in partial light and in the dark for at least 6-8 hours (technically, this incredible effect lasts more than 24 hours at a diminishing glow). The glow is bright enough to even use in lieu of a flashlight to go through a campground at night!
Voltage Self-Illuminating Hair Gel
technorati tags:technology, pop-culture
Studios pull out of Halo film
Fox and Universal reached an agreement whereby they would team up to fund and distribute the movie - but just ahead of a key October 15th milestone date, the studios approached executive producers Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh demanding that their deals should be improved. Jackson and Walsh refused, and now Fox and Universal have pulled out, leaving the Halo movie without funding or a distribution deal.
News - Studios pull out of Halo film // Xbox 360 /// Eurogamer
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Thursday, October 19, 2006
Yogi Bear and the Three Stooges Meet the Mad, Mad, Mad, Dr. No-No
It seems there's a problem with Yogi Bear (the park's number one tourist attraction) continually escaping from Jellystone Park, so the Rangers bring in three of their best men from Washington to make sure Yogi stays put.
Way Out Junk: Yogi Bear and the Three Stooges Meet the Mad, Mad, Mad, Dr. No-No
technorati tags:pop-culture
BlueSky Studios Challenge: Classic Movie Monsters
Join the BSS Blog - Spooky monster drawing Challenge.
They invite you to submit you artwork of classic movie monsters.
BlueSky Studios Challenge: Classic Movie Monsters
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Myspace.com for sale on eBay
муѕрасе.com is an IDN Domain. (Internationalized domain name) [see below]Current dominant Microsoft browser, Internet Explore 6, doesn't support IDN domains. The new release, however, ie7, will have full support for IDN’s, which means anyone can use муѕрасе.com .*
eBay: MySpace.com IDN Domain Name (item 320039726646 end time Oct-28-06 19:59:37 PDT)
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Info for a lost USB Drive
The script was relatively simple and just provided instructions for how to get the USB drive back to me along with an incentive.
Daily Cup of Tech » Have Your Lost USB Drive Ask For Help
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Flash Player 9 Beta Available for Linux
Flash Player 9 Update includes all of the features from the release versions of Flash Player 9 (9.0.16.0 and 9.0.20.0) for supported platforms. In addition to bug fixes and minor enhancements, this release introduces support for full screen mode in the web player and support for Windows Vista. These release notes document known issues related to the beta versions of Flash Player 9 Update.
Adobe Labs - Flash Player 9 Update Beta Release Notes
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Madgewear
Three months after Madonna launched her tracksuit in three colors, bountiful stocks of the girl's materials hang on the massive retailer's racks
Madonna's contribution "is just a tracksuit that we had designed," H&M's U.S. spokesperson said.
H&M doesn't have any plans to work with Madge in the future, and they've been giving away Madgewear for free over at the H&M MySpace page.
Fresh Intelligence : Radar Online
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Visa decides what you can do with your money.
AllofMP3 a consumer favorite among music download sites, but the site —
which claims to operate legally under Russian copyright law — faces
ongoing legal battles with the music industry and harsh criticism from
the United States government.Tuesday, the credit card company Visa International said that it had suspended card service to the site, citing concerns over copyright issues.
Moscow Music Site Defends Free Downloads - New York Times
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
The Google Book 1913
Now in this book you will find pictures of Google birds; some, though ugly, are very nice; others, though pretty, are very nasty. So, perhaps, really the pretty ones are ugly and the ugly ones pretty!
Spot DJ
SpotDJ enables people to record and share audio commentary about
music through media players such as iTunes, bringing context and
community to your music experience.
If you enjoy learning
more about song meanings, artist background, upcoming concerts, or even
the latest and hottest gossip about your favorite artist, you'll love
SpotDJ. If you enjoy talking about music, radio DJing, or music-making,
you'll love SpotDJ even more!
Touchscreen iPod Comes This December
The product was not designed for the current generation of device, but the official 6G iPod (fanboy art above - the current generation is referred to as 5.5) which is to be released in December. His company’s device only comes onto the market shortly before then and would benefit hugely because the new iPod would sport a screen that filled the full side of the device and consequently offer higher resolution video.
TrustedReviews - Touchscreen iPod Comes This December
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Hokey Pokey Smokey Show - Episode 2
The second in our Halloween themed shows.
This episode is called, “The snowman killing” From the 1988 radio series “Fear on Four”
in this story – A family with 2 boys moves into a new house. One boy begins to see a snowman no one else can see, while the other develops an odd illness.
Hokey Pokey Smokey Show: The Snowman Killing
technorati tags:entertainment
Feature film was done entirely by hand in flash
Romeo & Juliet: Sealed With a Kiss is a fully animated feature fantasy about two star crossed seals from warring families that fall in love against their parents’ wishes.This film was done entirely by hand in flash by Phil Nibbelink.
Strong Leonid Meteor Shower Expected Nov. 18
If you live in Western Europe or eastern North America, put a big circle on your calendar around Saturday, Nov. 18. If that night is clear, bundle up warmly and head outside because you may be able to catch a glimpse of an intense, albeit brief display of Leonid meteors.
SPACE.com -- Strong Leonid Meteor Shower Expected Nov. 18
DiCaprio's eco-friendly toward new reality show
"What we're attempting is incredibly ambitious," Piligian said in a statement. "Take an American town that has been destroyed and bring it back to its former glory and then some. This time it'll be stronger, better, cleaner. This town will be reborn as the prototype for the future."
New York Daily News - TV and Radio - Inner Tube: DiCaprio's eco-friendly toward new reality show
Britney Spears' son's name is not Sutton Pierce
We heard that Britney Spears and Kevin Federline's new son's name is not Sutton Pierce. Kevin alluded to this during an interview on a Seattle radio station and now we think we know the baby boy's real name. According to one of our sources, his name is Jayden James and they call him J.J.
Celebrity Baby Blog: Britney Spears' son's name is not Sutton Pierce
Monday, October 16, 2006
Horror Comics
datajunkie: Spooky update!
Download some classic horror comics over at Data Junkie's blog.
Download some classic horror comics over at Data Junkie's blog.
technorati tags:pop-culture, comics
Bill Murray attends student party, does dishes
The newspaper reported that Murray met Stavnef at a bar where he was drinking with fellow golfers after playing in the October 5-8 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in St. Andrews with other actors.To Stavnef's surprise, Murray accepted her invitation to a party and accompanied her and her friend to a party, the newspaper said.She said she was first concerned when the apartment had no clean glasses left, but that Murray was happy to drink vodka from a coffee cup and also helped wash dishes in the cramped kitchen.
Bill Murray attends student party, does dishes - CNN.com
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Friday, October 13, 2006
Mazu Kan Laser Martial Arts Game
Mazu Kan Laser Martial Arts GameHead-to-head, 2-person combat--but with NO actual contact!It's the ultimate test of reflexes, timing, cunning and agility! Strap on the special chest- and hand-gear and get ready for contact-free combat! Throw and block "air" punches as special sensors keep track of "hits" and "blocks." Players start contests with 10 life points each, then try to knock each other down to zero to claim victory. Cool sound-and-feel effects tell you what's going on. 2 combat levels.
Mazu Kan Laser Martial Arts Game - Spilsbury.com - We Deliver Fun
University joins Google library project
The University of Wisconsin-Madison and Google plan to provide access to hundreds of thousands of public and historical materials from the UW-Madison libraries and the Wisconsin Historical Society Library, they said.Those books and documents represent one of the largest U.S. collections of historical and government documents. They will be selected from a combined 7.2 million library holdings.
University joins Google library project | CNET News.com
Working Steampunk Laptop
As steampunk-ish as this sculpture/project looks, it actually works. There's a working display, working keyboard, and working morse code input (wtf?). The creator was inspired by both the Apple Mac (he wanted to make something completely different) and Terry Gilliam. If you look at the back, there are working USB, serial, and a VGA port for the monitor.
Working Steampunk Laptop - Gizmodo
Thursday, October 12, 2006
Hokey Pokey Smokey Show
Featuring old time radio shows that are relevant to the season or holidays.I have decided to start a podcast of radio plays and shows themed to what time of year it is. So obviously the current theme is, Halloween. The first episode is "An Eye For An Eye" starring Vincent Price.
you can listen to the shows on the Odeo page and subscribe through Odeo if you are a member.
You can also subscribe from the RSS feed. Or listen to the stream on your favorite music player.
technorati tags:entertainment
Paper Pumpkin How-to
Why don't you try your hand at creating this fun and scary paper craft symbol of Halloween.
technorati tags:art, entertainment
Gross Anatomy
Here are some sites which offer the type of Halloween food which often jumps over cute and goes right to “I can’t eat that”.
ReadyMade Blog » Blog Archive » Gross Anatomy
Vampire Bats Help Battle Strokes
The study, which wraps up in a few months, is utilizing a compound derived from the saliva of vampire bats and testing its effectiveness in reducing the risk of brain damage after the onset of an acute stroke. If approved, the drug will triple the time period for initiating emergency stroke treatment and offer other important advantages over other medications currently in use, including the only Food and Drug Administration-approved stroke drug.
Have some punch
Have some punch (An Oldie But A Goodie) - Google Video
This makes me laugh everytime I see it.
Mich. Woman Tries to Sell Mummy on EBay
PORT HURON, MICH. — Officials are trying to track down the origins of a mummified human skeleton that a Michigan woman tried to sell on eBay.The St. Clair County medical examiner's office confiscated the mummified remains Tuesday from the home of Lynn Sterling.Sterling, 45, told police she got the remains from a friend who works in demolition and said he found them in a Detroit school he helped tear down nearly 30 years ago, police said. She said she had contacted an attorney before posting the remains for sale.
Newsvine - Mich. Woman Tries to Sell Mummy on EBay
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Music for your eyes
Google just announced major partnerships with two of the world's largest music companies -- Sony BMG and Warner Music Group -- to bring thousands of music videos to Google Video via free, ad-supported on-demand streams. And as per our recent announcement with MTV, in the coming months our AdSense partners can put all these great videos on their sites as well.
Official Google Blog: Music for your eyes
technorati tags:music, videos, current events
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