A Michigan bladder cancer survivor who wears a bag that collects his urine says the head of the Transportation Security Administration called to apologize for an airport pat-down that caused the bag to spill its contents on his clothing. (Nov. 23)
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On Thursday night, Americans are thankful for what they have, and on Friday morning, many will go out and get more of it. It’s crazy, especially in these economic times, to be shovelling money into big box stores. Kalle Lasn of Adbusters thought so, and explains the logic behind Buy Nothing Day : Our headlong plunge into ecological collapse requires a profound shift in the way we see things. Driving hybrid cars and limiting industrial emissions is great, but they are band-aid solutions if we don’t address the core problem: we have to consume less. This is the message of Buy Nothing D… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Image credit: Encore /The Purpose Prize From beekeepers using the internet to fight colony collapse disorder , through crop mob and other new agrarians organizing online , to wireless soil sensors optimizing farm resources , a return to sustainable farming does not mean a rejection of what technology has to offer. Inspired by the … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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photo: Matthew McDermott Let’s face it, we’ve had a bit of a tough year, environmentally speaking, in the United States. From the disappointment following COP15, to the Deepwater Horizon explosion and subsequent Gulf Oil Spill, to the mid-term elections throwing into deep doubt any real federal action on environmental issues in the next two years–not to mention the continued scientific reports that we’re basically destroying the very web of life upon which we are entirely dependent–it’s easy to hang your head. But you know what, looking back through the TreeHu… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Continue reading …New Potato reveals TuneLink Auto Bluetooth-to-FM transmitter for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad
November 23, 2010 No Comment
We’ve never been on the volunteer cheerleading squad for FM transmitters; in our experience, they’re downright useless in cities or other areas that actually have a large amount of radio stations nearby. But we’ll hand it to New Potato Technologies — this may be the slickest implementation yet. The newly announced TuneLink Auto looks like a typical cigarette adapter charger at first glance, but within, there’s technology that accepts audio over Bluetooth and then sends it out over FM. This prevents users from having to connect a dongle of any kind to their iPad, iPod touch or iPhone, but the built-in USB port is actually capable of charging all three should you choose. There’s even a 3.5mm output jack for channeling the tunes to a 3.5mm input on your head unit, and the (necessary) accompanying iDevice app should hit the App Store soon for absolutely nothing. The hardware itself is available now from New Potato for $99.99, and it’ll hit “select retail locations” in a fortnight or so for the same amount. Gallery: New Potato TuneLink Auto Bluetooth-to-FM transmitter Continue reading New Potato reveals TuneLink Auto Bluetooth-to-FM transmitter for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad New Potato reveals TuneLink Auto Bluetooth-to-FM transmitter for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Nov 2010 09:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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North Korea bombarded a South Korean island near their disputed western sea border Tuesday, killing marines and wounding more than a dozen. It had warned the South to halt military drills in the area. (Nov. 23)
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Jennifer Grey is perfect in last bid for ‘Dancing’ votes; Brits triumph at the International Emmys; Cowell says Tyler is a perfect ‘Idol’ replacement. (Nov. 23)
Continue reading …Digital Storm’s liquid-chilled gaming PC includes 4.6GHz Core i7-980X, equally chilling price
November 23, 2010 No Comment
Mmm, overclocking. If you’ve been looking to treat yourself this holiday season, there’s hardly a better way than with a shiny new gaming PC. Better still, a shiny new gaming PC with a liquid-chilled processor… one that just so happens to be warrantied with a 4.6GHz clock speed. Digital Storm’s Hailstorm desktop is now available with a so-called Sub-Zero cooling system, which is described as a series of TEC peltier coolers that work in conjunction with other high-end liquid cooling components to keep Intel’s Core i7-980X from boiling over. On the high-end rig, you’ll also get 6GB of DDR3 memory, a trio of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 (1.5GB) GPUs, a 1200-watt power supply and a bank-breaking $6,903 price tag. Cost-conscious consumers can opt for two lesser systems, with a $4,390 build being equipped with a Core i7-950 and the $3,899 unit creeping by with only a single GTX 460 GPU. But hey, what’s a few grand among friends? Promo vid is after the break. Gallery: Digital Storm’s liquid-chilled gaming PC Continue reading Digital Storm’s liquid-chilled gaming PC includes 4.6GHz Core i7-980X, equally chilling price Digital Storm’s liquid-chilled gaming PC includes 4.6GHz Core i7-980X, equally chilling price originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Nov 2010 07:37:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Pop-up MicroLite turns your janky remote into a well-lit, even jankier remote (video)
November 23, 2010 No Comment
” I think everyone in the known world will want them! ” That’s a potent, soul-stirring quite from Honolulu’s own Becky Gray, and her emotions tend to mimic our own. We mean, who wouldn’t want a pop-up MicroLite dongle affixed to the bottom of their remote? For a limited time of indefinite nature, free-spending consumers can actually get not one, not two, but three of these miracle workers for the tidy sum of just $19.99*, enabling them to light up a full trio of cut-rate remotes. Better still, you can use two of ‘em to illuminate the keyboard of your shiny new 13-inch MacBook Air — you know, because Apple decided this solution was better than its own integrated one. There’s an unrealistic video demonstration embedded just past the break, and it’s just a Billy Mays ( rest his soul ) short of awesomeness. Order now! * Along with a likely laughable shipping and processing fee, of course. Continue reading Pop-up MicroLite turns your janky remote into a well-lit, even jankier remote (video) Pop-up MicroLite turns your janky remote into a well-lit, even jankier remote (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Nov 2010 07:06:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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