It’s hard to tell what the end goal of HBO “Real Time” host Bill Maher’s is with his constant barrage of elitist shots at the American public. Does he think demeaning the average citizens is the best way to win people over on whatever issue he is carping about on that given day? On the Oct. 26 broadcast of TBS’s “Lopez Tonight,” Maher took a couple of cynical and contemptible jabs at the America people. After expressing his disappointment in the Obama administration for not agreeing to abide by the will of California voters should Proposition 19 pass and decriminalize marijuana, he explained it was the role of President Barack Obama’s party to steer the country in a particular direction, albeit in some very unflattering terms. Video Below Fold read more
Continue reading …NewsBusters Publisher Bozell Discusses NPR President’s Push to Tax Americans to Fund BBC-Style State Media
October 27, 2010 No CommentThe National Public Radio (NPR) executive who fired Juan Williams is behind an effort lobbying for a new tax to be levied on private media outlets in order to finance a BBC-style state media, NewsBusters publisher and Media Research Center Brent Bozell told viewers of Fox Business Network's “Varney & Company” at 10:45 a.m. today. NPR president Vivian Schiller is “part of a group which wants to essentially tax existing media companies… and use that tax money to create a national network of public broadcasting companies to put out a news broadcast on a national basis, like an American BBC,” Varney noted. “Let's put it another way, the attack on Juan Williams… wasn't really an attack on Juan Williams,” Bozell replied. read more
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Screenshot via ONN Could a species be hunted to the brink of extinction simply because it’s so obnoxious? What if it was, say, a bird whose call that sounded like a vulgar taunt, had an extremely offensive odor, and boasted plumage that reminded everyone of a certain fascist emblem? The Onion News Network reports that this is precisely the fate that’s befallen the Montana Merkle — see one of thes… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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If you’ve been kept awake at night wondering when the HP Envy 17 3D laptop would finally be available for purchase, well you’ll have sweet dreams tonight. HP’s officially thrown this bad boy up on its website for all those out there whose laptops are just too… two dimensional. If you’ve forgotten, the Envy 17 3D boasts a 17.3-inch 3D Ultra BrightView display, packs AMD’s 3D tech, and it comes with active shutter glasses. Specwise, you get a choice of Intel Core i7 processors, ATI Mobility Radeon graphics, a wide range of hard drive options and Windows 7 operating systems. The base configuration comes with a $1,599 price tag. In other HP availability news, the Wireless TV Connect device, which will stream 1080p video from your laptop to your HDTV, is also up for order for $199.99. Hit up the source link if you’re ready to start shopping. HP Envy 17 3D laptop now available starting at $1599 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 27 Oct 2010 12:21:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Of all the Atom-powered, Windows 7 tablets we’ve seen over the last year and a half (and boy have there been a lot!), the 11.6-inch ExoPC has been the one we’ve been waiting on. Sure, its specs are similar to the recently reviewed Tega v2 and CTL 2goPad — it’s also got a capacitive touchscreen, accelerometer, Atom Pinetrail processor and 2GB of RAM — but unlike the others the company has put some serious love into its Windows 7 software layer, which we’ve dubbed the Connect Four UI. ExoPC’s also preloaded the tablet with touch apps, built out its own app store and included a Broadcom Crystal HD accelerator to handle full 1080p video. You can clearly see why we’ve had high hopes for the ExoPC ever since we got to check it out at Computex , but does it live up to the promise and provide the more enhanced and finger-friendly Windows experience we’ve been looking for? And is the software stable and robust enough for the average consumer? We’ve spent the last week with the $599 tablet so read on to find out in our full review. Gallery: ExoPC slate Gallery: ExoPC apps Continue reading ExoPC Slate review ExoPC Slate review originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 27 Oct 2010 10:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Bus that travels over traffic longs for US embrace, designer seeks stateside collaborators
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Can’t imagine this one’s left your collective conscience, but just in case: back in August, Shenzen Huashi Future Car-Parking Equipment unveiled its design for a commuter monorail that used the space between traffic and bridges . In a sense, the bus would straddle over its four-wheeled brethren at a rate of 25 to 50mph. Construction reportedly starts in Beijing’s Mentougou district by year’s end, but what of the rest of the world? Designer Song Youzhou has founded US Elevated High-Speed Bus (Group) Inc which, as the name would suggest, is on the look-out for manufacturers to build (and outlets to sell) the so-called straddling bus to the proper American locales. Sure, we’re the Land of the Free and Home of the Extra-Tall Trucks (and Low Overhead Bridges), but don’t let that get you discouraged. Bus that travels over traffic longs for US embrace, designer seeks stateside collaborators originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 27 Oct 2010 09:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Actroid-F: the angel of death robot coming to a hospital near you (video)
October 27, 2010 No Comment
It’s been a few years since we checked in with Actroid , a bot we first saw way back in 2005 . What you’re looking at above is Actroid-F, Kokoro Co. Ltd. and ATR ‘s latest iteration of the creepy humanoid robot that can mime the operator’s facial expressions and head movements with unbelievable (but not quite human) accuracy. Her current job is to act as “as an observer in hospitals to gauge patient reactions.” We guess that’s one way to get around euthanasia laws. See what we mean in the video after the break. Continue reading Actroid-F: the angel of death robot coming to a hospital near you (video) Actroid-F: the angel of death robot coming to a hospital near you (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 27 Oct 2010 02:18:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Watch Glee S2E5: The Rocky Horror Glee Show When Will discovers that Emma is fond of the cult classic Rocky Horror Picture Show, he decided to have the members of the glee club perform songs from it at the yearly school musical. Even with Sue’s disruptive plans, the glee members still get to give their own style on the timeless tracks of the show. The latest installment of our favorite high school club of Glee, which is entitled “The Rocky Horror Glee Show” is the hit teen musical comedy TV series’ 5th episode of the 2nd season that aired last 10/26/2010 Tuesday at 9:00 PM on FOX. Watch Glee 2×5(0205) Online Free Online Streaming Full Episodes Replay of the Latest Season and Video Clip Download Link:
Continue reading …Never Say Never Movie Poster Justin Bieber, the teen pop sensation that was first discovered through YouTube and has now conquered the global music scene is taking his career a notch higher with the release of his Never Say Never movie official trailer last Tuesday. With the video of Never Say Never Movie immediately going Justin Bieber 3D Never Say Never Movie Trailer Video Released is a post from: Daily World Buzz
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You know what they say. You snooze, you miss out on a DOS emulator in the Apple App Store. That rare and unimaginable occurrence happened earlier today, when the so-called iDOS emulator was briefly available for both the iPhone and iPad before it was unsurprisingly pulled from the store a short time ago. That wasn’t before it was seen spotted running Windows 3.0 and even some classic Sierra adventure games, though — head on past the break for the evidence. Continue reading iDOS emulator hits the App Store, gets pulled in record time iDOS emulator hits the App Store, gets pulled in record time originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 26 Oct 2010 15:39:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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