This Is What A Nuclear Test Site Looks Like From Above [Nukes]

admin | October 31, 2010

This is a Google Maps Satellite View of Yucca Flat, one of the Nevada Nuclear Test Sites. Over 739 nuclear tests were run between 1951 and 1992 which has left the region scarred and pockmarked to this day. More » VIRGIN MEDIA VIEWSONIC VERISIGN VERIFONE HOLDINGS

Entourage Pocket Edge reveals itself on the Home Shopping Network

admin | October 31, 2010

We’re still trying to understand why Entourage has chosen the Home Shopping Network of all places to reveal its new Pocket Edge, but at least we now know that the previously spied dualscreen tablet / e-reader lives! Although the 1.35-pound device has been shrunken down with smaller displays — a 6-inch “Wacom Penabled” e-ink panel [...]

Is it raining in … helps you answer one simple question

admin | October 31, 2010

Filed under: Utilities, web 2.0 For a Web 2.0 application, Is it raining in … follows the book pretty closely. It is: Minimalistic: This thing couldn’t possibly be more bare-bones. There isn’t a single image on the page. Simple: Just go to http://isitraining.in/ and type a city’s name. It will try to figure out the [...]

Breaking: LimeWire P2P network shut down by RIAA

admin | October 31, 2010

Filed under: Internet, P2P The New York District Court, at the request of the RIAA, has forced LimeWire to shut down its network and cease distributing its software. TorrentFreak has the full story, and updates will surely follow as more data becomes available. That a U.S. federal judge would finally grant RIAA’s request comes as [...]

Flickriver is a fun way to browse through Flickr photos

admin | October 31, 2010

Filed under: Design, Photo Flickriver was briefly mentioned on Download Squad back in 2007, but it really deserves its own post. It’s a very simple interface for browsing Flickr photos which displays a bunch of photos on the page, and you scroll down to view them. As you near the bottom, more photos are loaded [...]

iPad Web App Converts Flash Video On The Fly

admin | October 31, 2010

Transmedia has introduced the new Glide OS 4.0, a cloud-based operating system that is ad-free, full of great productivity apps and best of all is compatible with the Apple iPad. It has great syncing capabilities and runs right from your iPad’s browser. It operates like an online mobile desktop. With Glide OS you can share [...]