Dell Mini Inspiron

thisjustin: Dell releases their first Mini PC and it's quite a looker. Check it out here

I saw *me* on the cover of a magazine..

Want to see yourself on the cover of a *fake* magazine, heres the easier way to do it. Visit http://www.magmypic.com and just load up your pic, select a cover and you are good to go...

Like this shadow person below..

Hey Coolio !! What's your Vumber

Here is a service called Vumber, All you need to do is just sign up and choose a Vumber with any area code* you want. Use our simple and instant online tools to connect it with your home, cell, work or any other phone.

When someone calls: You can a) answer; b) send them to Vumber Mail; c) give them a busy signal; d) tell them the number is out of service; or e) play a custom message you create.

You can call from your Vumber, too. Just dial your Vumber, then dial the number. It’s that easy.Vumber says this service helps take control of your identity. Check it out here

A six legged Logger machine

It's a Plustech Oy / John Deere hexapod logging machine prototype. This contraption is a Walking Machine and has 6 strong legs so as to minimize the damage caused to the forest and move through more challenging terrain than wheeled or tracked logging machines. Check it out here

Salvage your water damaged handy

Here is a video of what you should do if you happen to give your cell phone a water job by mistake. For starters, remove battery and sim card, blot out the moisture as much as you can and then leave your phone in a container with dry rice for a day or two. Read on here

Comcast owned by teen -|4><0R3R5 (hackers)

Comcast website was defaced by teenager hackers who called the admin at Comcast to inform him of the defacement but were snubbed and not taken seriously. This irked them further and they then redirected traffic and played with Comcast like it was marbles. They say, they could have saved user details and stolen their information but did not.

They are currently allegedly sleeping with their clothes on in anticipation of imminent arrest.
Check out the news here.

Gmail bugging me !!!

I just discovered this anomaly on the Gmail sign in page. When the page is loading it shows storage space as 2.5 GB as shown above, and then soon jumps to the 6.5 GB that it really is as shown below.


And it that were not enough, someone at GOOG hard-coded the trash page to read "No conversations in the Trash. Who needs to delete when you have over 2000 MB of storage?!"
Hello !! We have moved to 6.5 GB and hopefully will only go upward going forward. Here is a grab from the trash page.


Is someone from GOOG listening?

Crazy Cow sings

And another one

World's largest self portrait ....using GPS

The technique is described this way: "My pen was a briefcase containing the GPS device, being sent around the world. The paths the briefcase took around the globe became the strokes of the drawing."

He writes that the briefcase began a 55-day circumnavigation on March 17, ending up earlier this month back where it started in Stockholm, Sweden.(Courtesy DHL) He then downloaded the GPS information--the trip covered 62 countries on six continents--to his computer and made the self-portrait in a single stroke. Read on here

Car or Sub, you decide

First car capable of diving upto 10 M depth and with an open canopy (for safety) and builtin SCUBA breathing apparatus. This car called the sQuba can move at a sedate 1.5 mph under water.
On land, it is a different animal altogether. read on about this car here

Jet Engine Exhaust, wanna try this

24 Hours of Air Trafic Control, quite a sight

10 Optical Illusions in 2 minutes !!

Top 10 Google flops

Google is probably the biggest brand in the world and the most successful e-company today. But Google didn't get there without a few failures and a few risks--some of which have bombed considerably.

For example, remember the Google Accelerator, which was supposed to speed up Web surfing? And Google Answer. Google Video did so quite well and they went ahead and acquired Youtube to fill the void they could not do them selves. If you can't win 'em, buy 'em. Read on here

PC in a Keyboard claims Zero-Footprint

The Zero-Footprint-PC ZPC-GX31 is a new example of a PC squeezed inside a keyboard. It's an ideal solution for those who don’t require a powerful PC or a gaming machine - or those who want a basic and small desktop machine that doesn’t take up too much room. Read on here

From www.notalwaysright.com

This is a nice blog dedicated to people who have had humorous interactions with their customers. Here is a sample post below..

He Wants the Google

Call Center | Unknown Location

Me: “How may I help you?”

Customer: “I’d like to buy a Google. How much is it?”

Me: “Well, Sir, you would have to buy an internet connection, like our DSL to–”

*cuts me off*

Customer: “I don’t want to buy your f****** DSL! I want Google. My friend told me it’s the best, so I want that!”

Me: *trying not to laugh* “Sir, Google is a search engine, you really need to buy a connection package first to–”

*cuts me off again*

Customer: “I want Google! Are you listening to me? GOOGLE! HOW MUCH IS IT?”

Me: *innocently* “Oh, my guess would be a few billions, sir.”

Customer: “What? That’s ridiculous!”

Me: “I agree. However, if you buy our DSL package for $**.**, you can use Google all you want and it’ll be FREE!”

Customer: “Really? Then why would anyone ever be stupid enough to want to buy Google?”

Me: “Beats me, sir.”

Check it out here

Man flies over the Apls with strap-on Jet Wings

Calls himself the Fusion-man, and soars the skies like how..

And here is another vid


And you can check out his website here..

Route map to Success

PS: Click the chart to see details.

Google to blur faces in Street View images

That is what they have decided after a spate of 'privacy' suits. But as you can see from this grab here, it's not done yet. We are waiting Goog...Read on here

India Cellular website

Here is a good place to check the prices of mobile handsets available in India. The prices are pretty updated and there is other relevant information on the site too. Check it out here

MS intros Telescope

You can now fly through the universe, viewing stars, planets and celestial bodies as an astronomer would, virtually, with the Worldwide Telescope by Microsoft.

The virtual service combines images and databases from every major telescope and astronomical organization in the world.

Microsoft says it is providing the resource for free in memory of Jim Gray, the Microsoft researcher who disappeared last year while on a trip to scatter his mother's ashes. The project is an extension of Gray's work. While writing this post, my copy of Telescope is downloading, so can't say for now how it compares to Google Sky or Celestia. Check it out here

Ok I did check it out. You can switch views to Earth, Sky, Planets, and Panorama. Looks and feels like Google Earth/sky though. Follow-up post later..

BlackBerry announces Bold with Wi-Fi , GPS

BB announces the Bold new phone (aka 9000 series) will support tri-band HSDPA networks and include integrated GPS, WiFi, and Bluetooth radios. This baby will run with a speedy 624MHz processor and include 128MB Flash and 1GB on-board storage capacity, along with a microSD slot. The display is 480×320 high resolution and is not a touch display as some rumors stated. A major weakness with BlackBerry devices has been the web browser, but the press release states that this new browswer will support full desktop-style HTML and also allow streaming via RTSP - real-time streaming protocol. The device features a 2 megapixel camera with integrated flash. 5x digitial zoom is also supported. They are not ready to give in to Nokia, HTC so soon.. Check it out here

Guess-The-Google

Yes, thats exactly what you have to do. You are presented with 20 images and you have to guess the corresponding Google search word. And you get just 20 seconds. Play out yourself here

Cinthol Soap Opera

Cinthol, the luxury soap from Godrej, launches and interactive website featuring Hritik Roshan, that is fun to navigate. Check out yourself here

Khali comes home

Khali, the WWE wrestler, making waves the world over comes home to India to visit his family and folks. And his stats are: Height 7'3", chest 63 Inches, weight over 450 pounds, and he is a devout Hindu Rajput .

And that there is his wife. And no, she is not a model.
Keep the good work going Khali. We feel ya.