7 Useful Google Chrome Extensions Designed For Twitter
Google’s Chrome is not only a fast browser, but it also has some useful extensions designed for social networking. Today we feature Chrome extensions designed specifically for Twitter.
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Viral Marketing Campaign For Mafia Wars Angers City Of San Fransisco
The new marketing and advertising campaign for the Facebook game Mafia Wars has drawn the ire of the San Francisco City Attorney, who wrote a letter to the game’s developers Zynga and accusing them of “sidewalk vandalism”.
Will We One Day Be Growing Crops On Mars?
A new study has found some very hopeful news for our descendants who will one day be colonizing Mars: The atmosphere of the Red Planet is idea for farming, due to its low gravity.
Sensor Networks In Buildings Could Soon Be Using AC Ducts As Antennas
Wiring large buildings for mane of today’s high tech systems, such as fire safety or climate control, requires a whole lot of wires. Just imagine the amount of copper connecting every room, corridor, stairwell and broom closet in a building like the Empire State. So researchers are hard at work trying to come up with efficient and clever wireless implementations.
Hubble Takes Photo Of Mysterious Glowing Distant Nebula
Take a look at the eerie photo just released by NASA, taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. The picture is of the nebula known as IRAS 05437+2502, and boy does that vast, wispy, ghost-like cloud look creepy!
Mexican City Installing Eye Scanners To Track People: Is This The End Of Privacy?
It seems that the futuristic world depicted in the movie Minority Report, in which eye scanning is a way of life and anyone anywhere can be scanned and tracked in real time, is about to become a reality.
Verizon Plans To Stream Live TV To Mobile Devices, Including The iPad
Verizon just announced that it is planning to stream live FiOS TV to mobile devices, including Apple’s iPad. The announcement reflects Verizon’s goal for mobile devices to one day equal and then surpass current television.
iPhone 4 FaceTime Makes For A Great Phone Sex Experience
One of the writers of the helpful team at Gizmodo have written a very interesting article on her experiences trying out iPhone 4′s FaceTime for phone sex. Her verdict: Try it, it’s great!
A Time-Lapse Video Of The Perseids Meteor Shower
Here’s is an enchanting time-lapse video of the recent Perseids meteor shower for those of you who missed it. The video was captured from the Joshua Tree National Park, and it truly is beautiful to watch.
The Entire Star Wars Saga Will Be Released In Blu-Ray In 2011
George Lucas just announced that fans will be able to buy all six Star Wars films in HD on Blu0ray disc in the fall of next year. The box set will include the Special Edition remastered version of the original trilogy.
BP’s Sand Sharks Are Helping Clean Up Some Of The Mess On Gulf Coast Beaches
BP has a new vehicle to help in the cleanup process in the Gulf Coast: the Sand Shark. Wider than traditional sand combing rigs, the vehicle is perhaps the most effective beach cleaning device being used in the fight to save the U.S. oily southern coast.
NASA’s First Robot Astronaut To Be Launched Into Space In A Box
We were hoping NASA’s first robot astronaut, Robonaut 2 or R2, would get a stylish sci-fi type launch into space, perhaps sitting next to human astronauts. But it turns out, reality is rarely as glamorous as the movies.
Review of Sprint’s Epic 4G Phone: It’s Better Than The EVO
Sprint’s new Epic 4G, which is only the second 4G phone on the market, is getting kudos for being better than the EVO in every possible way.
Visual Memory Can Be Improved 110 Percent By Electrical Stimulation To The Brain
Researchers in Australia have discovered that when people place an electrode-studded thinking cap on their heads that provide electrical stimulants to their brains, it can improve their visual memory by 110 percent.
Astromers’ Wishlist: Find Extrasolar Planets And The Secret Of Dark Energy
In the recent Astro2010 Decadal Survey, astronomers polled expressed their wishlist of the things they’d like to see get done over the next 10 years. Among the list: find Earth-like planets orbiting distant stars, and crack the mystery of dark energy.
