Furious audience members killed two members of a band in Mexico after being told the music had to stop. The band—faced with demands for more from a group of drunk, aggressive audience members—had already played one encore at the Guadalajara bar before the owner pulled the plug long…
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Photo: Bruce Munro The cloisters of Salisbury Cathedral have been transformed into a maze of 69 towers. Two sides of them are now filled with 15,000 water bottles that change colour in synch with choral music. Created by artist and light designer Bruce Munro , they have transformed the historic church, dating from the 13th century, into a new eco-form of stained glass windows. What a place to visit over the next month. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …A video showing a Russian woman bending and swinging a baby in such a disturbing way that it’s been banned from YouTube turns out to be real—and the baby has apparently suffered no life-threatening or permanent injuries. Lena Fokina, who twists and turns a two-week-old infant like a blob…
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Egads, ASUS, has it really come to this? The company synonymous with netbooks needs to seriously rethink its product strategy if it believes that its Eee PC “Sirocco” truly deserved a teaser and launch event — two marketing ploys typically reserved for items of high consumer interest. Turns out that its “making waves” tag line was (as we feared) just a coat of texturized purple, gold, or pink paint applied to the company’s otherwise bland 10.1-inch Eee PC 1015PEM netbook that runs Windows 7 Starter on a dual-core Atom N550 CPU. An embarrassing slab of meh in the age of Fusion . Even worse, we already saw the “new” Eee PC 1015PW announced in some official capacity back in October . Apparently, when you offer over 30 models of 10-inch Eee PCs this is the only way to get any attention. Click through for a quick video overview shot behind closed doors at CES by our friends over at NewGadgets. Otherwise hit up Mobile + Notebook who’ve been burdened with bringing you the live coverage of something that’s already happened. Continue reading ASUS Eee PC 1015PW ‘Sirocco’ was not worth the fuss (video) ASUS Eee PC 1015PW ‘Sirocco’ was not worth the fuss (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 19 Jan 2011 05:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Philadelphia fire authorities say one worker is dead in a gas main explosion and fire that also injured five people, three critically. The incident also prompted the evacuation of dozens of residents. (Jan. 19)
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According to Hugh Hefner , Playboy magazine, “both old & new” is coming to the iPad, and it “will be uncensored.” That’s somewhat surprising, considering that Apple CEO Steve Jobs once claimed the iPad was designed to offer “freedom from porn.” Related Entries January 17, 2011 Apple’s Personality in Chief Takes Medical Leave January 13, 2011 From the Publisher Who Brought You the New Huck Finn
Continue reading …A pair of ingenious hackers have been arrested for busting into AT&T servers to steal information on 120,000 iPad users, including New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel and Defense Department staffers. Daniel Spitler, 26, of San Francisco and Andrew Auernheimer, 25,…
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Continue reading …Starbucks lets you pay for that Trenta with the iPhone in your shaking, overcaffeinated hands
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Expanding a trial that had already been underway in a few markets, Starbucks is now rolling out its Starbucks Card mobile app nationally with payment capability built-in, meaning you needn’t reach into your wallet, pocketbook, or purse just because you’re jonesing for that midday caffeine fix. Instead, you can fire up the app — which supports the iPhone, iPod touch, and a number of BlackBerry models — and hold up a barcode on the screen to a scanner in the store, at which point monies will be automagically deducted from your Starbucks Card account and transferred back to the mothership in exchange for high-octane brew. The circle of life, as it were. Follow the break for the full press release. Continue reading Starbucks lets you pay for that Trenta with the iPhone in your shaking, overcaffeinated hands Starbucks lets you pay for that Trenta with the iPhone in your shaking, overcaffeinated hands originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 19 Jan 2011 05:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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