It was only today at TechCrunch’s Disrupt event that Tweetup (the “AdSense for Twitter”) was announced, so Twitter’s blog post spelling the end of third party advertising platforms will be very badly-timed news for a lot of developers. More »
Twitter – Online Communities – Social Networking – Trending and Popularity – Browser Plugins
Despite fears last year that the Air Force wouldn’t be able to afford many more GPS satellites, a massive $8bn upgrade is being planned for overhauling the satellites, replacing each of the 24 satellites over the next decade. More »
Global Positioning System – Air Force – United States – Geomatics – Earth Sciences
While we’re waiting for the Blu-ray Disc Association to upgrade discs to 128GB capacity, Japanese scientists have found a way to increase DVD capacity by 1,000 times—using just a slick of metal material over each disc. More »
DVD – Movies – Home Video – Arts – Blu-ray Disc
Offering 250GB, 320GB and 500GB options, Seagate’s hybrid Momentus XT HDD is allegedly the world’s fastest 2.5-inch drive for laptops (breaking their previous record), and comes in at a shade over 100 bucks. More »
Hard disk drive – Hardware – Storage – Hard Drives – Seagate Technology
Converting the Korean price-tags for LG’s 3DTVs the other week almost gave a few of us heart attacks, so it’s pleasing to see that the Amazon prices (they’ve just gone live) are far more reasonable. More »
South America – Technology – Engadget – Asia – South Korea
We love OK Go in these quarters, not least because of their stage antics. The band took to the Maker Faire arena over the weekend, and actually played two songs underwater; snorkeled-heads stuck in fish bowls. More »
Maker Faire – Recreation – Outdoors – Craft – Scuba Diving
Apple may not appreciate “boobie apps” but that hasn’t stopped developers Doublesix from launching the Babeorella iPhone game which takes Jane Fonda’s Barbarella character to a whole ‘nother level of buxomness. More »
iPhone – Handhelds – Smartphones – Apple – Wallpapers and Themes
PlayStations are great. You can play games on them, and if you’ve got a PS3 you can also watch Blu-rays and surf the internet. If you happened to be in a UK jail, you could even get inked by one. More »
PlayStation – Tattoo – Bodyart – Arts – Video game
What if forensics experts could use a microscopic sample of DNA to figure out what a criminal suspect looks like? No, it’s not science fiction. In just a few years, investigators may be reconstructing suspects’ faces from DNA. [io9] More »
DNA – Science in Society – Forensic Science – Testing Services – United States
Apple’s stronghold on the music industry is greater than once thought. After knocking Walmart off the top of the ladder back in 2008, iTunes now sells more music than both Walmart and Best Buy put together these days. More »
ITunes – Music – Business – Arts – Arts and Entertainment
As a BlackBerry user, I’m not sure how I feel about 1,500 UK binmen being given BlackBerrys for work. I don’t want to be elitist, but if a binman wolf-whistles me and asks if I’m on BBM, I’d die. More »
BlackBerry – Smartphone – Handhelds – Wind – Wallpapers and Themes
As expected, the quiet brouhaha over Google accidentally collecting personal Wi-Fi network details when cruising in the Street View cars has turned into a lawsuit, with two Oregon citizens suing them for potentially millions. More »
Google – Searching – Search Engines – Google StreetView – Companies
Who knew that R2D2 was such an accomplished DJ? Mixing in soundbites and robot blip bleep bloops from sci-fi films, this music video is definitely worth your attention. More »
starwars – Games – Science fiction – Roleplaying – Television and Movies
Yesterday we brought the good news to Hero owners that Sprint was pushing out the Android 2.1 firmware update—but before you press yes on that update, make sure you back up all your data. More »
HTC Hero – Sprint – Android – Android 2.1 – Hero
Costing $8 million, the Bullet 580 is the world’s largest blimp, measuring 71m long, and 19m in diameter. Able to be flown remotely or with a crew, you could rent it—for over $300,000 a month. More »
Recreation – Airship – Technology – Aerospace – Aeronautics
