Image credit: Marjukka Grover (used with permission) Lloyd may have been unimpressed with the idea that telecommuting raises carbon emissions , and I’ve done my own part to promote working from home by creating a list of 5 technologies that can help make telecommuting easy and green . Nevertheless, there is one aspect of telecommuting that is worth casting a skeptical green eye over—if you can work from home, really,… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Continue reading …KFC Double Down Gets Past Border Security and Food Police, Comes To Canada
October 13, 2010 No Comment
The commenters in our posts following the trial and introduction of the Double Down pointed out that a) it’s a free country and b) at 550 calories there are a lot worse things out there. (The Washington Post claimed “it’s almost health food” ) Now it is coming to Canada, somehow getting past the diligent Canadian Border Secu… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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We’ve mixed feelings on 3D as a whole , and it seems that the vast majority of consumers do as well. We’ve seen quite a few lovely implementations , and there’s hardly a better way to watch sports away from the field, but those dreaded 3D glasses are likely keeping most people an arm’s length away. According to a new report from DisplaySearch, 3DTVs will make up just two percent of all flat panels shipped in 2010. Paul Gray, Director of TV Electronics Research, noted that “while TV manufacturers have bold plans and a lot of new products, consumers remain cautious,” continuing by stating that “consumers have been told that 3D TV is the future, but there still remains a huge price jump and little 3D content to watch.” In particular, “North American consumers appear to be playing a waiting game,” and in Western Europe, the sales of 3D glasses to sets has failed to hit 1:1. That said, the report feels rather strongly about the future, noting that 90 million 3DTV sets are expected to ship in 2014. Of course, if we’ve only got two or three 2D options to choose from by then, the estimated skyrocketing makes a lot more sense… Continue reading DisplaySearch: consumers playing a ‘wait and see’ game with 3DTVs DisplaySearch: consumers playing a ‘wait and see’ game with 3DTVs originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 13 Oct 2010 09:46:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Image via Vimeo video Salt is the all-purpose seasoning, so why not the all-purpose pharmaceutical too? Using the drug-laced water supply of San Jose and evaporating out all the water, artists Jon Cohrs and Morgan Levy create All-Salt, an all-purpose medicine for just about anything that ails you, all without having to go see a doctor for a prescription! Why didn’t we think of that — all the drugs in our water supply being wasted on mutating frogs and fish, and we could be recycling it and trimming the cost from our health care bills! Check out a video of the new concept after the jump. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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A teenager in Nepal is expected to be certified as the world’s shortest man, on his 18th birthday. (October 13)
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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad waves to the crowds on his arrival in Beirut. Photograph: Mahmoud Tawil/AP Iran’s president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, is enjoying a far warmer welcome in Lebanon than he usually gets on his foreign trips – certainly more than at the UN last month when he provoked outrage by suggesting that the US might have organised the 9/11 attacks to protect Israel. Beset by economic problems and infighting in Tehran, he is being received as a VIP by the Lebanese government – though he is not…
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Image credit: jmsinnz / Ooooby With the dropout economy fueling food entrepreneurship , and backyard farming (and even slaughter) taking off around the world, it makes sense to develop new and innovative ways for micro-growers to get their products to market. A New Zealand start up is hoping to unite farmers, micro-farmers a… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …San Fran Nan is mad : A Democratic candidate for Congress accused the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) of pulling its support for his campaign because he said he wouldn’t support Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) as House Speaker. State Sen. Roy Herron (D), who’s running for the opening seat held by retiring Rep. John Tanner (D) in Tennessee’s 8th congressional district, suggested the DCCC’s decision to cancel ad buys in the race was tied to his refusal to back Pelosi. She got so mad her Botoxed face almost showed emotion.
Continue reading …JBL brings the twist to On Stage IV and On Stage Micro III iPod sound docks
October 13, 2010 No Comment
We’re guessing that we’ll be seeing these iPod sound systems at the bottom of our Lucky Charms boxes next year, but JBL’s trying to milk things while it still can. The company has just unleashed a new pair of iPod / iPhone-compatible sound systems, the On Stage IV and On Stage Micro III. Strangely enough, they look fairly identical, but the latter just so happens to be the more portable of the two (shocker!). The new duo sports a unique twisted base, with the On Stage IV housing four Odyssey transducers and having the ability to operate on a six-pack of AA batteries; the smaller Micro III uses just two Odyssey transducers, but it can pump out the jams for 24 hours on just four AAA batteries. Each one ships with an IR remote, touch volume controls and a built-in stereo mini-jack input for connecting those other PMPs you’ve got sitting around. The On Stage IV is expected to ship soon for $179.95, while the little guy goes for $119.95. Gallery: JBL On Stage IV and On Stage Micro III iPod sound docks Continue reading JBL brings the twist to On Stage IV and On Stage Micro III iPod sound docks JBL brings the twist to On Stage IV and On Stage Micro III iPod sound docks originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 13 Oct 2010 09:21:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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