April 2010

360 Stories

Glowing USB Stick Changes Color According to Contents

Glowing USB Stick Changes Color According to Contents

A USB stick that shows you what's on it, without having to actually plug it into your computer? Yes please!...

The Most Social-Media Savvy Company Is… Not Who You’d Think

The Most Social-Media Savvy Company Is… Not Who You’d Think

Which company is the most social-media savvy? It's not Apple. It's not Twitter. It's not Google. It's not even Facebook....

The Dream of Endless Surfing Becomes Reality

The Dream of Endless Surfing Becomes Reality

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEo3VP5wDT0 No, we are not talking about some fake, artificial wave generated at a water park. We are talking about...

This One Simple Thing Could Save The World

This One Simple Thing Could Save The World

What is the number one crisis the world faces? It's not global warming. It's not AIDS/HIV. It's not even December...

Facebook Rumored To Release Universal “Like” Button

Facebook Rumored To Release Universal “Like” Button

It seems as though Facebook is taking over. There are about 400 million users on Facebook and about half of...

How To Save The Earth? With Cows on Treadmills

How To Save The Earth? With Cows on Treadmills

That headline up there may sound like Monty Python-esque absurdity, but it's quite real. Or at least half of it...

Microsoft Is Broken: Time To Pick Up The Pieces

Microsoft Is Broken: Time To Pick Up The Pieces

Microsoft is in big trouble. The company hasn't been a force of innovation for what seems to be a decade...

Wristwatch Smartphone Aimed At Futurists and Possibly Surfer Douches

Wristwatch Smartphone Aimed At Futurists and Possibly Surfer Douches

Whenever you think of 'wrist communicator', it's hard not to conjure up images of clean Star Trek vessels and their...

The (Potentially Grim) Future Of Firefox

The (Potentially Grim) Future Of Firefox

Having entered the browser wars during a period of utter stagnancy, Firefox's success can be largely attributed to its pristine...

Robot Trainers Bring Hope to Stroke Patients

Robot Trainers Bring Hope to Stroke Patients

A study done by a group of researchers from Brown University in Rhode Island showed that intensive therapy using a...

Songr Promises Music Discovery, Return of Silly Web 2.0 Names

Songr Promises Music Discovery, Return of Silly Web 2.0 Names

You know, it's been a long time since we've had one of those slightly ridiculous Web 2.0 names that drops...

Why Can’t All Car Parks Be This Remarkable?

Why Can’t All Car Parks Be This Remarkable?

There are some things in architecture that really just have to make you think wow. Most of these things are...