Archive for October 4th, 2011

Art Lebedev’s Svintus power strip looks like a mutant pig

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When you buy a power strip, are you looking for something that’ll fit under your desk and not draw attention to itself, or are you looking for a crazy bright pink thing that looks like some sort of twisted sculpture? If you said the latter, well, here …

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Unreal Engine 3 comes to Flash, bringing 3D gaming to Facebook

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Unreal Engine 3, the graphics engine that powers some of the biggest video games out there, is now able to work on Flash. And that means we’ll be seeing much fancier games coming to the web, and Facebook in particular.

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Suspending a hot tub from a bridge makes relaxing more extreme

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Normally, you want to soak in a hot tub to relax and melt your stress away. Somehow suspending a hot tub from a bridge seems like it would do the opposite of that.

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iPhone 4S fact check: 23 rumors confirmed or denied

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Whew! Now that the iPhone 4S announcement is over (it’s been an excruciatingly long this time), let’s see how well the rumor mill was over the last year. That’s right, Apple missed its summer iPhone refresh and we’ve been crowing about the iPhone 4S fo…

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AltCar Expo 2011 | More Players in the Game

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28 models representing the cleanest of the clean in 4-wheeled transport were on hand to be test-driven by the public, while the Expo floor showed some of the more exotic models, as well as interesting new tech in the industry. There were interesting panel discussions and presentations by directors of great films about EV’s.

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Apple iPhone 4S: the 5 most important features

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Here it is at last, ladies and gents — your new iPhone. The last time we saw one of these was back in June 24, 2010, over a year ago. For a company that released them pretty regularly on a yearly schedule, the gap between the fourth and fifth gen…

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Apple updates the iPod Nano, iPod Touch

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During today’s iPhone event, Apple took some time to update two of its iPods: the Nano and the Touch.

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High-speed ‘battery jacket’ fully recharges cellphones in 10 minutes

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Japan’s NTT DoCoMo’s always ahead of the curve. This time, it has a “battery jacket” that can recharge a cellphone to full power in 10 minutes. In the time it takes me to eat a lunch, my cellphone can be juiced up for the rest of the day. That’s crazy.

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iPhone 4S and new iPod Nano ousted in Apple leak (updated)

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Guess what time it is? Apple time! That’s right, before new Apple CEO Tim Cook even took to the stage, Apple’s Japanese website slipped out a blurb about an iPhone 4S that’s set to drop on October 14 and a new iPod Nano.

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Electric Airplane Flies 200 Miles on 0.5 Gallon Equivalent Per Passenger

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They say flying is the safest form of transportation, but it is also a big-time contributor to global emissions. Now I’m not saying electric airplanes are going to take over the sky anytime soon, but the winner of NASA’s Green Flight Challenge did manage to fly an electric airplane 200 miles in under two miles, using the equivalent of half a gallon of gasoline per passenger.

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Chuck and Doris (Wagtails Dogs Rescue, Essex)

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Chuck and Doris are an inseparable pair of dogs who just idolise one another. They were found tied to a post, but are now safe in rescue and waiting to find a loving family where they can live out their days together. They are both sweet and good nat…

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Sharne (UK German Shepherd Rescue, fostered Cumbria)

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Sharne is a quiet older gentleman who just wants to potter about and spend time with people who love him. This laid back older lad gets along great with other dogs, is good with cats and loves people of all ages. Can you offer him a loving home for the…

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Baby (German Shepherd Dog Rescue, fostered East London)

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if you are looking for a calm oldie, Baby is probably not the dog for you. But if you want a friendly, energetic 8 year old who thinks she’s only half that age, then Baby would be the perfect loyal and faithful companion for an active family. She cou…

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Nissan, GE Ink Deal to Make EV’s “Easier”

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Are electric cars really that difficult for consumers to comprehend? Apparently so. That’s why this morning, GE and Nissan have inked a deal to make electric vehicles “easier to use and more consumer friendly.” Which, as it turns out, means a whole lotta infrastructure upgrades.

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Green News Roundup: Tuesday, October 4th, 2011

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Another morning, another round of interesting news that I just didn’t have time for. Today’s highlights come from around the world, and include a French electric car with wings, a Japanese poop-powered motorcycle, a Dutch cycling initiative, and Kuwait’s airport goes green.

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Green Building Retrofits – Decreasing the demand from HVAC systems

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Today, buildings account for 40% of the energy consumed in the U.S. each year. However, since the 1980s, the real cost of energy has increased more than fivefold, leading to greater awareness of energy use and its resulting environmental impact. Thi…

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Hashtag Monday at #SciAmBlogs: #DonorsChoose, #Scio12, #OpenLab, #IgNobels, #Arseniclife and more…

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Lots of updates and news today.After sending out yet another reminder for bloggers to add their submissions we closed #openlab for submissions at 9am this morning, so now you can see the entire list of 721 entries here: Open Laboratory 2011 – the co…

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Herbarium Passion Flower

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Image of the Week #11, October 03, 2011: [More]

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