The Origami foldable boat, with its designer. Designer Robin Benjamin has been trying to get TreeHugger’s attention for some time, he says, to shine a little bit of blogging light onto his minimalist dinghy designs. Benjamin, or Benjy as he’s known, thinks his boats – the foldable Origami, the very lightweight Stasha, and the pedal-powered Deckster – are uniquely easy to build, using minimal materials. Assembled from lightweight woods such as cedar and (unfortunately) PVC cloth, using Benjy’s dowloadable designs, the… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Brazil has released photographs of a tribe living deep in the Amazon in an effort to draw attention to their plight. Tribespeople who’ve had virtually no contact with the outside world, some painted with vegetable dye and brandishing bows, are seen looking upwards at a government plane. The tribe lives…
Continue reading …Another firmware update grants Roku owners USB channel, MKV containers come along
February 1, 2011 No Comment
If you have a Roku player with a USB port, like the XDS above, you’ve been able to play media directly from USB storage for some time now using third-party channels. For whatever reason it’s taken Roku this long to get an official USB playback channel on there, allowed in the latest firmware (2.9 build 1529) and finally available for download in the Channel Store. We’re told that MKV playback has also been added, which might make watching those downloaded Top Gear episodes a little easier. [Thanks to everyone who sent this in] Another firmware update grants Roku owners USB channel, MKV containers come along originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 01 Feb 2011 07:55:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Democrat Jerry Brown won the California governor’s race despite being outspent nearly 5 to 1 by opponent Meg Whitman, according to campaign finance reports filed yesterday. The former eBay CEO, who shattered the record for personal spending by a candidate, spent $178.5 million on her campaign, of which $144….
Continue reading …Through WikiLeaks, UK Paper Says Brits Instructed Libya on How to Secure Terrorist’s Release on ‘Compassionate Grounds’
February 1, 2011 No CommentWhile it is quite clear that the officials of WikiLeaks are leftists, there are more conservative media outlets picking through its scraps. The Telegraph in the U.K. has found a scandal: that the British government
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Leonardo DiCaprio presents Christopher Nolan with the ‘Modern Master’ award at the Santa Barbara Film Festival. (Feb. 1)
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They’ve brought you presidential election coverage and promoted worldwide access to PCs , and now they’re telling you to take off your belt and throw out your hairspray. Starting today, London Luton and Manchester airports will beam in images of holographic agents to prep passengers for the security line. Holly and Graham — you heard right — and Manchester’s Julie and John are meant to cut queues, as well as human inconsistency. According to Luton’s Glyn Jones, “Holly and Graham are not going to have a hangover; they’re not going to have a row with their partner the night before.” Just what we need: an army of holographic squares taking our jobs and making us all look a drunken mess in comparison. Thanks, technology. Continue reading British airports now beaming holographic security agents (video) British airports now beaming holographic security agents (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 01 Feb 2011 07:22:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Recep Erdoğan, the Turkish prime minister, has called on Hosni Mubarak, Egypt’s president, to listen to the calls for change from Egyptian people. Al Jazeera’s Anita McNaught in Istanbul speaks about the Turkish PM’s forceful remarks.
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He’s won five NBA titles and Olympic gold. But now Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant is trying his hand at something new. He’s funding an afterschool program to teach LA kids Chinese. (Feb. 1)
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