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In Interesting Reading #367 we had this blurb: The End Of The CrunchPad – “Our plan was to debut the CrunchPad on stage at the Real-Time Crunchup event on November 20, a little over a week ago. We even hoped to have devices hacked together with Google Chrome OS and Windows 7 to show people [...]
Invention – take credit card payments from anyone with your iPhone
by Marshall Brain | December 8, 2009
What if you needed to pay your babysitter, or buy something at a garage sale, and the baby sitter or garage saler could take your credit card? No gimmicks, no hassles – the person just slides your credit card through his/her iPhone and in 10 seconds you are done. That’s the idea behind Squareup.com: Squareup.com [...]
How to Peel a Banana Like a Monkey or a Lazy Human
by Cristen Conger | December 8, 2009
I’ve been a picky banana eater since childhood. To me, the perfect specimen is still vividly green at the stem with a tangy taste. The only drawback of liking slightly unripe bananas is that the thick peel can be hard to open. But maybe this peeling problem has more to do with how I go about removing skin, rather than with the thick skin itself.
The idea behind this game is that you have to make the energy decisions to power a city of 5.9 million people. If you like SimCity, it is that kind of idea applied to energy decisions, with a side-helping of information (from The Economist): Energyville The game is sponsored by Chevron and heavily advertised, so [...]
It’s Beginning To Look a Lot Like TechStuff Live
by Jonathan Strickland | December 8, 2009
It’s time once again to tune in to TechStuff Live! Every Tuesday at 1:00 p.m., Chris and I sit down to talk about recent tech news. We discuss the stories, give them context and make as many puns and referential jokes as we possibly can fit within 22 minutes. Gather ’round the computer and bask in our warm and comforting tech knowledge.
How food stylists make fast food look so delicious in commercials
by Marshall Brain | December 8, 2009
This is just an amazing video that demonstrates how a food stylist (aka a food makeup artist) makes a fast food burger look so delicious in a commercial: It really is an OMG! kind of video because many of these techniques are completely dishonest. For example, the burger patty is still raw, but has been [...]
The falls at Niagara are popular with sightseers, honeymooners — and daredevils. Tune in as Rachel and Matt explore what attracts so many adrenaline junkies to Niagara Falls in this episode of The Coolest Stuff on the Planet.
Following up on an earlier promise to look into more motorcycle-related topics, Scott and Ben take a look at the Trans-America Trail. Learn more about the creation of this trail — and why you’ll need a motorcycle to use it — in this episode.
In this episode of Stuff You Should Know, Josh and Chuck discuss the Large Hadron Collider, from its purpose and origins to how likely it is to wipe out all life in the universe.
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