Why is being a human bird so hard?

Why can't humans fly like a bird?  We're built wrong:

1. Our pectoral muscles are way too small to move wings with enough force.

2. Our pectoral muscles work at the wrong angle.  By comparison with humans, birds have an extension of the sternum (breast bone) which looks like a keel sticking out of the chest.  This allows the pectoral muscles to work at a better angle.

Wired's take:

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/01/humans-with-bird-wings/

Samsung exec: Consumers should be obsessed with Samsung, not Apple

http://m.bgr.com/2012/01/30/samsung-marketing-boss-consumers-should-be-obsessed-with-samsung-not-apple/

So now you know.

Are teens ditching Facebook for Twitter?

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/facebook/are-teens-ditching-facebook-for-twitter/8191

How Boeing makes airplanes in the largest building in the world

Amongst the amazing features of this biggest of all buildings, is that it requires no heating or cooling, although it does require an air circulation system to prevent clouds from forming near the ceiling!

http://dvice.com/archives/2012/01/how-boeing-make.php

/ Everett /

LandingZone to ease docking for MacBook Air

Clever, compact, docking system for the MacBook Air.

http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2012/01/landingzone-to-ease-docking-for-macbook-air.ars

Google upgrades Earth with better rendering, teaches it to sing in perfect harmony -- Engadget

http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/27/google-earth-upgrade/

/  render rendering /

Kindle Fire "defined & dominated" low-end tablet market with 6 million units sold

http://m.bgr.com/2012/01/30/kindle-fire-defined-and-dominated-low-end-tablet-market-with-6-million-units-sold/

Megaupload user data purge could begin Thursday

http://m.bgr.com/2012/01/30/megaupload-user-data-purge-could-begin-thursday/

/ copyrighted postpone /

The Muppets finally respond to Fox News (video)

http://www.slashfilm.com/muppets-finally-respond-fox-news/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+slashfilm+(/Film)&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

/ brainwashing capitalism /

6 deleted scenes from Star Trek movies that would've made them a little less confusing

http://www.toplessrobot.com/2012/01/6_deleted_scenes_from_star_trek_movies_that_wouldv.php

/ Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Spock Saavik Romulan Vulcan Klingon Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Yellow Pages Sulu Nimoy Star Trek V: The Final Frontier Enterprise Kobayashi Maru Starfleet Academy /

The furious dogfights of Lucas' new movie, "Red Tails"

http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/digital/visual-effects/the-furious-dogfights-of-george-lucas-red-tails

/ ultrarealistic ultra realistic Ameraican dogfight Tuskegee Airmen aerial epic historical footage negro /

Ex-staffer: Apple assigns new workers to made up projects

http://www.reghardware.com/2012/01/30/apple_keeps_new_workers_in_the_dark/

/ dummy positions secrecy /

Insidious insiders: psychology provides clues in handling invisible threats

http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/security/insidious-insiders-psychology-provides-clues-in-handling-invisible-threats/7324?tag=content;selector-fd-river

/ contractors technological behaviour behavior /

HTML5 video on the Web today (video)

http://www.webmonkey.com/2012/01/html5-video-on-the-web-today/

Military masks could "give injured soldiers their faces back"

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/01/military-biomask/

/ substrate actuators elixir wartime injury Biomask /

Sex Tech: Grindr Hacker, Digital Dating Disrupt, ICANN .XXX Defense, filesharing lawyer: contempt

http://m.zdnet.com/blog/violetblue/sex-tech-grindr-hacker-digital-dating-disrupt-icann-xxx-defense-filesharing-lawyer-contempt/1007

/ Big Porn’s dating /

Print from Your iOS device to any printer with Lantronix xPrintServer

http://the-gadgeteer.com/2012/01/30/print-from-your-ios-device-to-any-printer-with-lantronix-xprintserver/

/ networked /

Chinese boy with blue eyes has natural night vision like a cat

http://dvice.com/archives/2012/01/chinese-boy-wit.php

/ mutation glow green cat /

Ecotricity's SeaRaser tidal power generator could be the world's cheapest method of producing electricity (video)

http://m.inhabitat.com/ecotricitys-searaser-tidal-power-generator-could-be-the-worlds-cheapest-method-of-producing-electricity/

/ ocean swells buoys coastal reservoir hydro hydropower turbine hydro-electricity hydroelectricity /

Canadian teens with $400 launch the first Legonaut into space

http://dvice.com/archives/2012/01/canadian-teens.php

/ point and shoot /

Pro-government hactivists deface Al Jazeera coverage of Syrian violence

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2012/01/pro-government-hactivists-deface-al-jazeera-coverage-of-syrian-violence.ars

/ Bashar al-Assad Syria president Arab League Syrian Electronic Army Syrian Computer Society /

Magsafe data cable to replace Apple’s 30-pin?

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2012/01/magsafe-data-cable-to-replace-apples-30-pin/#more-509653

/ coded magnets legacy /

Israel announces plans to build national broadband network, increases fiber intake

http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/27/israel-announces-plans-to-build-national-broadband-network-incr/

/ fiber to the home FTTH 100Mbps 1Gbps /

IBM lithium-air battery project looks promising

http://www.hybridcars.com/news/ibm-lithium-air-battery-project-looks-promising-35422.html

/ rechargeable density electrolyte positive unstable oxygen /

Insert Coin: Dash car stereo gives your iPhone a new home, away from the cupholder (video)

http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/27/insert-coin-dash-car-stereo-video/

Hey, who ripped open a hole in the universe?

http://io9.com/5880231/hey-who-ripped-open-a-hole-in-the-universe

/ Barnard 68 dark molecular cloud dust wavelengths /

Newt Gingrich’s fantasy moon base Is illegal

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2012/01/newt-gingrichs-fantasy-moon-base-is-illegal/

/ statehood Outer Space Treaty of 1967 USSR low gravity sovereignty /

MIT's folding electric car goes on sale next year

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/technology/2012/01/mits-folding-electric-car-goes-sale-next-year/47932/

/ rechargeable /

U.S. Department of Energy announces the 2013 Solar Decathlon is coming to California!

http://m.inhabitat.com/u-s-department-of-energy-announces-the-2013-solar-decathlon-is-coming-to-california/

 

/ 2013 Solar Decathlon /

The world's first computer password? It was useless, too

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2012/01/the-worlds-first-computer-password-it-was-useless-too.ars

/ Massachusetts Institute of Technology Compatible Time-Sharing System CTSS Sabre ticketing system knowledge based system /

Piece of dried glue Is apparently worth 1000s

Does anyone believe the seller will actually see the money?

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2012/01/piece-of-dried-glue-is-apparently-worth-1000s/#more-509677

What weapons could be used in a real-life space war?

http://io9.com/5879139/what-weapons-could-be-used-in-a-real+life-space-war?tag=triviagasm

/ Soviet USSR hydrazine handgun Soyuz Salyut /

NY Public Library turns stereographs into animated GIFs, reminds your 3D TV of its roots

http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/29/ny-public-library-turns-stereographs-into-animated-gifs-reminds/

/ stereographic stereograph anaglyph /

Solar power cheaper than fossil fuels for 1.3 billion people

http://dvice.com/archives/2012/01/solar-power-che.php

/ kerosene microsolar /

How to spot a fake online product review

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/technology/2012/01/how-spot-fake-online-product-review/47954/

/ rebate five scores ratings reviews VIP Deals /

UK'S first marine energy park to harvest 27 gigaWatts of wave power by 2050

http://m.inhabitat.com/uks-first-marine-energy-park-to-harvest-27-gigawatts-of-wave-power-by-2050/

/ marine Bristol Scilly Isles generated /

Rethinking iPhone UI & getting things done with Clear to-do app (video)

http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2012/01/rethinking-iphone-ui-getting-things-done-with-clear-to-do-app.ars

 / to do list Realmac GTD Macworld iWorld /

Do you think we should clone a Neanderthal?

http://io9.com/5880249/do-you-think-we-should-we-clone-a-neanderthal

/ prehistoric cloning T-Rex being nurture nurtured rights /

'smart actions', wants to make you look cleverer

http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/25/motorola-to-continue-pushing-smart-actions-wants-to-make-you/

/ smartphone rule system location-based awareness Razr Moto /

New battery design could give electric vehicles a jolt

http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2011/flow-batteries-0606.html

/ semi-solid semi solid /

Occupy Wall Street has a drone: the Occucopter

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2011/12/occupy-wall-street-has-drone-occucopter/45891/

/ videographer AR300 AR 300 /

Verdant Power awarded license for East River tidal energy project

http://inhabitat.com/nyc/verdant-power-awarded-license-for-east-river-tidal-energy-project/

Kindle Fire dwarfs other Android tablets in market share after just three months

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2012/01/kindle-fire-dwarfs-other-android-tablets-in-market-share.ars

Motorola provides an update on proposed merger with Google

http://androidandme.com/2012/01/news/motorola-provides-an-update-on-proposed-merger-with-google/

Purdue University creates "bass" powered medical implant, knows where it hertz

http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/29/purdue-university-creates-bass-powered-medical-implant-knows/

/ diagnose treat /

Scientists just discovered the speed limit for quantum particles

http://gizmodo.com/5879549/scientists-just-discovered-the-speed-limit-for-quantum-particles

/ particles /

Take a look at some gorgeous snowflakes, & find out the reason they’re six-sided

http://io9.com/5879047/take-a-look-at-some-gorgeous-snowflakes-and-find-out-the-reason-theyre-six+sided

GM releases new 2012 Chevy Volt ad, airs it first on Fox, its foe

http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1072216_gm-releases-new-2012-chevy-volt-ad-airs-it-first-on-fox-its-foe

Variable supercharger blends fuel economy & performance (video)

http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1072266_variable-supercharger-blends-fuel-economy-performance-video

/ forced induction turbocharger /

2012 Honda Fit vs 2012 Honda Insight Hybrid: high gas mileage battle

http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1072155_2012-honda-fit-vs-2012-honda-insight-hybrid-high-gas-mileage-battle

Twelve South’s BookBook for iPhone 4/4S review

Credit: The Gadgeteer

Pro:

Attractive leather case with unique appearance

Also can be used as a wallet

Con:

No camera hole (slide the iPhone 4 up for for photography)

Making a call exposes cards

http://the-gadgeteer.com/2012/01/28/twelve-souths-bookbook-for-iphone-44s-review/#more-86309

/ pull tab /

Anonymous goes after world governments in wake of anti-SOPA protests

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/01/anonymous-internationalist/

/ DDoS ACTA treaty Polish protestors entertainment industry irc servers France Brazil Antisec citizens /

Belfry brings Stocks & Weather, other native iPhone apps to jailbroken iPads (video)

Apps are: Clock, Voice Memos, Stocks, Calculator, Compass & Weather

http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/25/belfry-bring-iphone-apps-to-jailbroken-ipad/

/ BigBoss repository /

Petrol-electric range-extended EV completes Dakar Rally (video)

An interesting entry in the 2012 Dakar rally was from the Latvian company OSC.  Their Oscar eO is a petrol-electric range-extended EV.  In addition to regenerative braking, it also has regenerative damping!

More at:

http://www.greenmotor.co.uk/2012/01/dakar-rally-2012.html

/ Senegalese Senegal quad Lima Latvia /

What Google knows about you & how to tweak it

This is definitely worth a read:

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/11/what-google-knows-about-you-and-how-to-tweak-it.ars

/ dashboard Google Privacy Center Orkut /

Invisibility's next frontier: scientists cloak 3-D objects

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/01/invisible-object/

/ disappear wavelengths /

Google adding Public Alerts to Maps, keeps you in the loop in times of worry

http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/25/google-adding-public-alerts-to-maps/

The first ultratablet

http://www.wired.com/reviews/2012/01/asus-transformer-prime/

/ 10 inch screen NVIDIA’s Tegra 3 processor Kal-El graphics processor /

Apple’s patented magic remote is only missing Apple’s patented magic TV

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2012/01/apples-patented-magic-remote-is-only-missing-apples-patented-magic-tv/#more-509436

/ universal AV /

Auto Vibrate: location & time-triggered silent mode (Android)

http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/auto-vibrate-location-time-triggered-silent-mode-android/

/ user-defined ringer /

Cortexa's ZE Home Controller: recreate Demon Seed for a fraction of the cost

http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/25/cortexa-s-ze-home-controller-recreate-demon-seed-for-a-fraction/

/ Proteus IV EZ Home Automation Ready Controller EZ-Wave Starter package dimmers, thermostat, energy monitor, controller lamp modules /

Pirate Party of Catalonia wants to sue FBI, in Spain, over Megaupload seizure

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2012/01/pirate-party-of-catalonia-wants-to-sue-fbi-in-spain-over-megaupload-seizure.ars

/ damages file-sharing /

RIM CEO talks about Android, needs a reality check

http://androidandme.com/2012/01/news/rim-ceo-talks-about-android-needs-a-reality-check/

OWC Mercury Aura Pro Express SATA 3.0 SSDs doubles your (MacBook) Airspeed velocity

http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/27/owc-mercury-aura-pro-express-sata-3-0-ssds-doubles-your-macbook/#continued

/ NAND /

A set of cufflinks fit for MI6

Cufflinks with built in USB flash drive & WiFi hotspot.

http://the-gadgeteer.com/2012/01/27/a-set-of-cufflinks-fit-for-mi6/

/ thumb flashdrive /

Mattebox: the closest thing the iPhone has to manual focus

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2012/01/mattebox-the-closest-thing-the-iphone-has-to-manual-focus/#more-509530

/ refocus adjust /

Newt threatens China & Russia with cyberwar

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/01/newt-goes-to-cyberwar/

/ Newt Gingrich Republican /

Insert Coin: 50-dollar follow focus

http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/25/50-dollar-follow-focus/

Consumer technology takes away the ‘big company’ advantage

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/small-business-matters/consumer-technology-takes-away-the-8216big-company-advantage/1272

/ SMB notebook /

Nokia lost a billion Euros last quarter

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2012/01/nokia-lost-a-billion-euros-last-quarter/

This is the most beautiful the Earth has ever looked

http://dvice.com/archives/2012/01/this-is-the-mos-1.php

Report: iPhone 5 will have 4-Inch display, arrive this (northern) Summer

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/01/report-iphone-5-summer/

Insert Coin: Timelapse+ is the intervalometer you've been waiting for (video)

http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/03/insert-coin-timelapse-is-the-intervalometer-youve-been-waitin/

/ adapters HDR high dynamic range /

Twitter caves to global censorship, will block content on country-specific basis as required

http://boingboing.net/2012/01/26/twitter-caves-to-global-censor.html

 / withhold content /

Should architects design buildings as if they were Web apps?

Intriguing title, no?

http://m.zdnet.com/blog/foremski/should-architects-design-buildings-as-if-they-were-web-apps/2123

Pixelmator 2.0 photo editing software for Macintosh

http://www.macworld.com.au/app-guide/pixelmator-2-0-43025/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Apples+mammoth+financial+results+concerns+for+iBooks+Author+PIPA+opposition+hits+senate+and+more&utm_content=Apples+mammoth+financial+results+concerns+for+iBooks+Author+PIPA+opposition+hits+senate+and+more+CID_685e30cc82e5c7f06d568993c6fdc8a7&utm_source=Email+marketing+software&utm_term=Continue+reading

/ red eye removal healing brush auto enhance colour balance levels /

How much longer until we get some friggin' cloned dinosaurs already?

http://dvice.com/archives/2012/01/how-much-longer.php

Science – just one broken promise after another!

/ Jurassic Park chromosome /

Physicists discover quantum speed limit

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/01/quantum-information-speed/

/ relativistic /

BeagleBone board boots up XBMC Eden, shows off its media prowess -- Engadget

http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/25/beaglebone-board-boots-up-xbmc-eden-shows-off-its-media-prowess/

Tibet: China's bloody crackdown on Tibetan protesters escalates, as self-immolations continue

http://boingboing.net/2012/01/26/tibet-chinas-bloody-crackdo.html

/ Dalai Lama HHDL rights protest Tibetan /

Apple's iPhone sales broken down by model

90% of iPhone buyers are choosing the 4s.

http://allthingsd.com/20120126/nine-out-of-10-iphone-buyers-are-picking-the-4s/

A brief history of leprosy

http://m.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/01/a-brief-history-of-leprosy/252011// Hansen's Disease /

Google Authenticator / CyanogenMod incompatibility fixed

http://m.androidcentral.com/google-authenticatorcyanogenmod-incompatibility-fixed

Tim Cook responds to claims of factory worker mistreatment: “We care about every worker in our supply chain”

http://9to5mac.com/2012/01/26/tim-cook-responds-to-claims-of-factory-worker-mistreatment-we-care-about-every-worker-in-our-supply-chain/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+9To5Mac-MacAllDay+(9+to+5+Mac+-+Apple+Intelligence)

Chinese readers on the "iEconomy"

http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/25/chinese-readers-on-the-ieconomy/?hp

/ comments Caixin low cost labour labor /

Google Sync now supports multiple calendars for Windows Phone 7.5

http://www.theverge.com/2012/1/26/2745685/google-sync-multiple-calendars-windows-phone-7-5

 

/ user-agent /

With Apple's U.S. dominance, smartphone race heads overseas

http://m.zdnet.com/blog/bott/with-apples-us-dominance-smartphone-race-heads-overseas/4407

Logitech Cube

"Logitec Rectangular Prism?" ... Doesn't have the same ring, but it is more accurate:

http://www.macworld.com.au/gadget-guide/logitech-cube-43076/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Apples+mammoth+financial+results+concerns+for+iBooks+Author+PIPA+opposition+hits+senate+and+more&utm_content=Apples+mammoth+financial+results+concerns+for+iBooks+Author+PIPA+opposition+hits+senate+and+more+CID_685e30cc82e5c7f06d568993c6fdc8a7&utm_source=Email+marketing+software&utm_term=Click+here

/ compatible /

Erin Brockovich: Cause of rare teen syndrome may be cyanide (video)

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2012/01/erin-brockovich-cause-of-rare-teen-syndrome-may-be-cyanide/

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2012/01/rare-syndrome-mysteriously-affecting-teens/


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSXFhCeslcQ

/ trichloroethylene industrial solvent agency /

World's longest experiment now on webcam (still going slowly)

http://dvice.com/archives/2012/01/worlds-longest-1.php

http://smp.uq.edu.au/content/pitch-drop-experiment

/ viscous University Of Queensland tar pitch funnel /

Symantec says to disable pcAnywhere after source code exposure by Anonymous

http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/security/symantec-says-to-disable-pcanywhere-after-source-code-exposure-by-anonymous/7319?tag=content;selector-fd-river

Eye-Fi CEO slams SD Association's eerily similar Wireless SD card standard, says his IP is being violated

http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/20/eye-fi-threatens-sd-association-wireless-lan-sd-standard-ip-violation/

App deals of the day: iPhone, iPad, Android, WP7

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2012/01/app-deals-of-the-day-iphone-ipad-android-wp7-82/

Toyota's headed to Le Mans — with hybrids (video)

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2012/01/toyota-ts030-hybrid-racers/?pid=1560&viewall=true

/ TS030 FIA World Endurance Championship technology series Peugeot Hybrid4 THS-R /

Capturing images from your browser cache

http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2012/01/cachecopy-pulls-images-from-your-browser-cache/#more-414106

http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/05/resurrect_images_from_my_web_browser_cache-2/

/ File Juicer /

Notion Ink's Adam II promises TI OMAP CPUs, Ice Cream Sandwich, broken dreams

http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/21/notion-ink-adam-ii-omap-4/

/ instruments multitasking NortonInk /

US Military replacing humans with drone surge

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2012/01/us-military-replacing-humans-with-drone-surge/

/ Air Force /

Likebelt lets you update Facebook with some pelvic thrusting (video)

http://dvice.com/archives/2012/01/likebelt-lets-y.php

You can’t start a fire without a spark – Sparxgear Fire Piston

http://the-gadgeteer.com/2012/01/26/you-cant-start-a-fire-without-a-spark-sparxgear-fire-piston/

/ camp magnesium flint cloth wood milkweed down tinder /

Obama's State of the Union Address sets forth a green blueprint for America

http://inhabitat.com/obama-delivers-state-of-the-union-address-that-is-a-green-blueprint-for-america/

"Contaminant slick" leaking from shipwrecked Costa Concordia raises oil spill concerns

http://m.inhabitat.com/contaminant-slick-leaking-from-shipwrecked-costa-concordia-raises-oil-spill-concerns/

Facebook is mass surveillance, says free software founder

Richard Stallman:  "an unauthorized copy" ... "almost as nasty as an authorized copy of the same program."

Controversial enough for you? Read more at:

http://www.tomsguide.com/us/richard-stallman-free-software-foundation-gnu-facebook-Surveillance,news-13974.html

/ GNU Free Software Foundation like legitimate /

An argument against the new secure boot feature in Windows 8

http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/window-on-windows/an-argument-against-the-new-secure-boot-feature-in-windows-8/5607?tag=content;selector-fd-river

/ locked-down loaders end-user walled garden walled-garden /

"HTML5 Please" helps you decide which parts of HTML5 & CSS 3 to use

http://www.webmonkey.com/2012/01/html5-please-helps-you-decided-which-parts-of-html5-and-css-3-to-use/

 

/ Modernizer polyfills GitHub/

Porsche's hybrid racer hauls ass, saves gas

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2011/09/porsche-911-gt3-r-hybrid/

/ pit stop kinetic kiloWatt practice /

Stop what you’re doing: explore Mars right now!

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2012/01/stop-what-youre-doing-and-explore-mars-right-now/

/ propulsion laboratory JPL  Gale Crater plugin Bonneville CalTech Opportunity /

How to stay productive in troubled times

http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/how-to-stay-productive-in-troubled-times/

/ distressful situation human predicament alcohol /

7 ways to make money from your content online

http://thenextweb.com/media/2012/01/23/7-lesser-known-ways-to-make-money-from-your-content-online/

/ Pivotshare based pay-per-view Onswipe publish Apps Builder Cashew Bizness Apps Wordpress plugin 24symbols books bandcamp Citisenside Demotix /

"Burqini" & "planking" headed for our dictionaries?

http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2012/01/burqini-planking-headed-for-our-dictionaries/#more-414076

/ Macquarie /

Eyes-on the innards of Fujitsu's K supercomputer

http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/25/eyes-on-the-innards-of-fujitsus-k-supercomputer/

/ SPARC64 CPU megaWatt megaWatts /

iSteady Shot M-27 puts your iPhone’s camera on steriods

http://the-gadgeteer.com/2012/01/25/86466/

/ mount angle aluminum mount /

Monaco 3.1 AMP Extreme Charge car power adapter review

http://the-gadgeteer.com/2012/01/25/monaco-3-1-amp-extreme-charge-car-power-adapter-review/

Kisai optical illusion touchscreen watch from Tokyoflash Japan

http://the-gadgeteer.com/2012/01/25/kisai-optical-illusion-touchscreen-watch-from-tokyoflash-japan/

/ edition /

BYOD busted? It’s OK we know you’re doing it.

"48 percent of companies would never authorize employees to bring their own devices (BYOD) to work, yet 57 percent agreed that some employees use personal devices without consent?"

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/consumerization/byod-busted-its-ok-we-know-youre-doing-it/169

/ Cisco global survey tablet /

5 ways to encourage responsible, productive behavior in your kids

http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/5-ways-to-encourage-responsible-productive-behavior-in-your-kids/

/ success career productive solve solving problem reward system teach empathy perspective  /

Invasion of the phone snatchers: smartphones a target for thieves on bikes (video)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2012/jan/20/phone-snatchers-iphones-thieves-bikes

iPhone tip: Create custom vibrations for your contacts

http://heresthethingblog.com/2012/01/12/iphone-tip-create-custom-vibrations/

/ personalized settings general accessibility vibrate save /

NASA close to approving first sci-fi flick shot in space

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/01/21/nasa_sf_film_shot_on_iss/

/ tourist Apogee of Fear scenes effects Dragon*Con Lord British in Ultima General British Tabula Rasa /

The cloud is forked

http://m.zdnet.com/blog/saas/the-cloud-is-forked/1482

/ retrofit horseless carriage syndrome return on investment ROI scale work-in-progress work in progress /

Google Sky Map boldly explores open source galaxy

http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/21/google-sky-map-donated-to-open-source-community/

/ Research Blog Googlers 20% time /

The UK TV licence fee must be preserved

http://thenextweb.com/uk/2012/01/21/theres-no-i-in-iplayer-heres-why-the-tv-licence-fee-must-be-preserved-in-the-uk/

/ iPlayer BBC catch-up catch up period cover /

An iOS file manager with iCloud support

http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2012/01/an-ios-file-manager-with-icloud-support/#more-413994

/ FTP server folder QuasiDisk synching /

6 spider-silk superpowers

http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/health/med-tech/6-spider-silk-superpowers

/ mass quantities large amounts elastic rubber band biodegradable water bottles flexible bridge suspension cables unrippable writing paper /

Hands-On: Evi app brings Siri-like smarts to iOS & Android

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/01/evi-app-like-siri/

/ language  e-mail Vlingo Dragon Go True Knowledge /

Google is changing their privacy policy – what it means for you

Google's new privacy policy: The good, the bad, & the scary

http://m.zdnet.com/blog/btl/googles-new-privacy-policy-the-good-bad-scary/67893

"Streamlined" Google privacy policy & terms of service coming March 1st

http://m.zdnet.com/blog/google/streamlined-google-privacy-policy-and-terms-of-service-coming-march-1st/3550

/ silo mine integrated tracked FAQ third party /

The remedy for boredom

http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/the-remedy-for-boredom/#more-8914

/ exploring explore dream goal interest passion statement /

What every non-nerd needs to know about SOPA

http://gawker.com/5877140/what-even-non-nerds-need-to-know-about-sopa?tag=explainer

Collect, annote, & carry your music scores in your iPad

http://the-gadgeteer.com/2012/01/24/collect-annote-and-carry-your-music-scores-in-your-ipad/

/ forScore  notation built-in /

Anonymous sets its sights on ACTA

http://m.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2140777/anonymous-sets-sights-acta

/ group Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement ACTA agreement /

Genetically modified E. coli turns seaweed into ethanol

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/01/22/e_coli_seaweed_biofuel/

/ bacterium /

Launch of first commercial spacecraft to dock with ISS delayed to March | The Verge

http://mobile.theverge.com/2012/1/21/2722514/launch-of-first-commercial-spacecraft-to-dock-with-iss-delayed-to

Hand-Drawn Letterpress is stunning

http://thenextweb.com/shareables/2012/01/23/hand-drawn-letterpress-is-as-beautiful-as-it-is-inspirational/

Anonymous attacks FBI, DOJ, MPAA, RIAA & U.S. Copyright Office websites

http://techland.time.com/2012/01/20/10-sites-skewered-by-anonymous-including-fbi-doj-u-s-copyright-office/ / LOIC  megaupload.com dotcom Op Megaupload anonymous attack cannon corporate denial domain government hacktivists ion low orbit public service software tool /

"Star Wars Uncut: Director's Cut" crowdsources Episode IV, 15 seconds at a time

http://mobile.theverge.com/2012/1/21/2721993/star-wars-uncut-directors-cut

/ shot-for-shot video /

The poor get poorer and the rich get richer with Apple's iPad-based textbooks | ZDNet

http://m.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/the-poor-get-poorer-and-the-rich-get-richer-with-apples-ipad-based-textbooks/10186

Navy debuts first eco-friendly boat: a "mean, green riverine machine'"

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2010/10/navy-debuts-first-eco-friendly-ship-a-mean-green-riverine-machine/?utm_source=Contextly&utm_medium=RelatedLinks&utm_campaign=Previous

/ corvette eco-friendly /

NES controller lets you stomp Koopas, save Princess Peach in capacitive fashion (video)

http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/21/nes-capacitive-copper-circuit-controller-hack/

/ copper /

Inside SpaceX: we visit the company's California headquarters

http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/space/rockets/inside-spacex-we-visit-the-companys-california-headquarters

/ privately owned International Space Station /
 

Find your way when you’re lost, by facing North

http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2012/01/find-your-way-when-youre-lost-by-facing-north/#more-413995

/ disorientated /

NASA shuts off Voyager 1's central heating

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/01/20/nasa_shuts_off_voyager_central_heating/

/ heater conserve spectrometer planets /

Apple battery patent hints at thinness, creativity in iDevice shapes

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/01/apple-patent-battery-design/

/ thinnest /

Google, MIT bestow App Inventor to the unwashed masses

http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/23/google-mit-bestow-app-inventor-to-the-unwashed-masses/

 / toolset /

Why we won’t see many potests like the SOPA Blackout

http://techland.time.com/2012/01/23/why-we-wont-see-many-protests-like-the-sopa-blackout/

/ rational ignorance benefit /

Google shares plunge 9% after results disappoint Wall Street

http://techland.time.com/2012/01/20/google-shares-plunge-9-after-results-disappoint-wall-street/

Paper iPad, iPhone popular for Chinese new year ritual

http://thenextweb.com/asia/2012/01/21/paper-ipads-and-iphones-help-honor-the-deceased-during-chinese-new-year/

/ ceremony /

Sensixa e-AR duplicates the inner ear, knows if you've fallen & can't get up

http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/22/sensixa-e-ar-duplicates-the-inner-ear-knows-if-youve-fallen-an/

 / accelerometer Sensixa posture orientation geriatric care /

Snapdragon-toting Sony smartphones to get extra global positioning help from The Other GPS

http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/22/snapdragon-sony-smartphone-glonass-gps/

/ GLONASS Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 S3 /

Start Microsoft Office programs without the splash screen

http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2012/01/start-microsoft-office-programs-without-the-splash-screen/#more-413997

/ Excel flag PowerPoint /

Burt Rutan on designing the world’s largest aircraft

http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/space/news/burt-rutan-on-designing-the-worlds-largest-airplane

/ first privately built craft vehicle to send people into space aircraft spacecraft built Scaled Composites Orbital Sciences aerospace 747 /

Alcohol doubles lifespan, helps resist stress

But just before you pour another drink, this is for experiments with worms, & at "... concentrations correspond to a tablespoon of ethanol in a bathtub full of water or the alcohol in one beer diluted into a hundred gallons of water".

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/01/20/alcohol_doubles_lifespan/

/ cholesterol, ethanol, binge, drinking /

Entertainment Software Association drops support of SOPA, PIPA

http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2012/01/esa-sopa/

 / videogame /

Big business, big Linux

http://m.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/big-business-big-linux/10181

Will Apple put Siri in everything?

http://gigaom.com/apple/will-apple-put-siri-in-everything/

/ booking  iMac

Reasons to be cheerful in 2012: it's the year we'll start talking to robots

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/jan/20/cheerful-2012-talk-to-robots 


/ Bina48 /

12 iPhone tips and tricks you need to try

http://heresthethingblog.com/2012/01/20/12-iphone-tips-tricks/#more-5730

/ typing  vibration /

The case for a dedicated iPhone 5 shutter button

http://thenextweb.com/apple/2012/01/22/why-the-iphone-should-have-a-dedicated-physical-shutter-button/

/ point-&-shoot backlit CMOS sensor /

Quantum physics to encrypt clouds of the future

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/01/20/blind_quantum_computing_for_the_cloud/

/ qubit qbit q-bit mechanics distributed /

Five apps for crapware cleanup

http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/five-apps/five-apps-for-crapware-cleanup/1256?tag=content;selector-fd-river

/ Decrapifier SlimComputer WinPatrol Revo Uninstaller CCleaner /

Wrist-worn "Nike+ FuelBand" latest in daily fitness-tracking gizmos

http://techland.time.com/2012/01/20/wrist-worn-nike-fuelband-latest-in-daily-fitness-tracking-gizmos/

/ proprietary wrist steps calories /

Megaupload Takedown: how is Swizz Beatz involved?

http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/01/20/megauploads-takedown-how-is-swizz-beatz-involved/#ixzz1k1Urfszo

/ Kim Dotcom /

Raspberry Pi demonstrated running XBMC & AirPlay

http://mobile.theverge.com/2012/1/22/2724173/raspberry-pi-xbmc-airplay-1080p

/ theatre  HTPC XBMC OpenMax API AirPlay /

New European data laws to be announced on Wednesday: Facebook, Google face tough times

http://m.zdnet.com/blog/london/new-european-data-laws-to-be-announced-on-wednesday-facebook-google-face-tough-times/2551

/ FISA Act World Economic Forum /

How Apple is sabotaging an open standard for digital books

http://m.zdnet.com/blog/bott/how-apple-is-sabotaging-an-open-standard-for-digital-books/4378

/  embrace extend extinguish proprietary extension capabilities ePub /

Navy debuts first eco-friendly boat: a "mean, green riverine machine'"

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2010/10/navy-debuts-first-eco-friendly-ship-a-mean-green-riverine-machine/?utm_source=Contextly&utm_medium=RelatedLinks&utm_campaign=Previous

/ corvette vessel /

No SOPA for Australia: Attorney General

http://www.zdnet.com.au/no-sopa-for-australia-ag-339330107.htm?feed=rss

/ interlectual property /

FileSonic just killed itself by disabling file sharing

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2012/01/filesonic-just-killed-itself-by-disabling-file-sharing/#more-508286

/ Megaupload arrest file-sharing RapidShare MediaFire Uploaded.to takedown take down /

Audiobook cutter segments lengthy audio files

http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2012/01/audiobook-cutter-segments-lengthy-audio-files/#more-414081

Hacked record player turns tree rings into music

http://thenextweb.com/shareables/2012/01/22/heres-a-record-player-that-was-hacked-to-translate-a-trees-rings-into-music/