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<title><![CDATA[Best of the Rest: Beard Growth, Robot Advertising, F-Word Cat]]></title>
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There's a load of great tech news happening out there every day, and, unfortunately, we just can't cover it all. Here are a few of the other noteworthy things we saw today on our never-ending journey through the wild, wild Web.<br />
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    <li><a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2009/08/06/and-now-a-motivation.html" target="_blank">LOLCat of the day</a>. Oh, it never gets tired.</li>
    <li>In case your imagination is as weak as your biceps, check out these dumbell add-ons to pump up your <a href="http://www.switched.com/tag/wii-fit">Wii-Fit</a> workout (and four other weird <a href="http://www.switched.com/tag/wiimote">WiiMote</a> accessories). [<a href="http://www.newlaunches.com/archives/top_5_weird_accessories_for_the_wiimote.php">NewLaunches</a>]</li>
    <li>Wandering adventurer Christoph Rehage took a year to walk across China, documenting his travels and stunning facial hair growth in our favorite video of the day. [<a target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/4636202">Vimeo</a>]</li>
    <li>As if advertising isn't ubiquitous enough, it can now chase you down and force you to touch it. Thanks, Japan. [<a target="_blank" href="http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/16/view/7186/an9-pr-advertising-robot.html">DesignBoom</a>]</li>
    <li>While you were innocently sleeping, Apple was updating the mystery device living in your iPhone. [<a target="_blank" href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/080509-apples-mysterious-iprod-gets-an.html">NetworkWorld</a>]</li>
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<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:43:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Morning Xtra: Nintendo Sales Drop, WinMo Renamed Windows Phone?]]></title>
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<br /><strong>Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines....</strong>
<ul>
    <li>According to the Inquirer, Microsoft accidentally let slip yesterday that it will be <a href="http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1495570/windows-mobile-windows-phone" target="_blank">changing the name of its mobile operating system</a>, from Windows Mobile to Windows Phone. Although that's not much of a change, Windows Mobile is definitely due for a revamp. [From: <a href="http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1495570/windows-mobile-windows-phone" target="_blank">The Inquirer</a>]</li>
    <li>Nintendo's years-long joyride of improbably good sales had to end someday: today, the company announced <a href="http://games.venturebeat.com/2009/07/30/nintendo-comes-down-to-earth-as-sales-and-profits-plummet-in-june-quarter/" target="_blank">significant drops in sales and profits for the last quarter</a>. Don't expect the dour days to last though, with the recent release of 'Wii Sports Resort' and the forthcoming 'Super Mario Brothers Wii,' it won't be long before Nintendo is back in the driver's seat. [From: <a href="http://games.venturebeat.com/2009/07/30/nintendo-comes-down-to-earth-as-sales-and-profits-plummet-in-june-quarter/" target="_blank">Venturebeat</a>]</li>
    <li>We're not surprised that there's a lawsuit pending in the case of an <a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/05/21/emt-posts-murder-victim-photo-on-facebook-gets-fired/">EMT posting a photo of a murdered woman</a> at a crime scene onto Facebook -- but it boggles the mind that the litigating attorney <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,535461,00.html" target="_blank">wants to implicate Facebook enough to "shut it down</a>." [From: <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,535461,00.html" target="_blank">Fox News</a>]</li>
    <li>A joint experiment between the Russian Institute for Biomedical Problems and the European Space Agency to simulate a trip to Mars packed a group of six volunteers into a mock spacecraft for more than three months. Not surprisingly, <a href="http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17528-monotony-was-most-difficult-part-of-simulated-mars-trip.html" target="_blank">the crew had issues with boredom</a>. A similar, 520-day simulation is set to begin next year. [From: <a href="http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17528-monotony-was-most-difficult-part-of-simulated-mars-trip.html" target="_blank">New Scientist</a>]</li>
    <li>A number of West African nations have been almost <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8176014.stm" target="_blank">completely cut off from the Interne</a>t, thanks to an unknown problem with an undersea data line from Europe. Mobile phone service, broadband, and banking have been crippled by nearly 70-percent in the worst-hit areas. [From: <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8176014.stm" target="_blank">BBC</a>] </li>
    <li><a href="http://pricegrabber.com" target="_blank">PriceGrabber.com</a> recently surveyed consumers about <a href="http://www.pricegrabber.com/about_pr_img.php/img=2009_07_29_04" target="_blank">how they back up their digital data</a> -- surprisingly, 28-percent said they had never backed up their music. Not so surprising: younger people back up photos to the Web more than twice as often as older generations. [From: <a href="http://pricegrabber.com" target="_blank">PriceGrabber</a>]</li>
    <li>Yesterday Kodak showed off the <a href="http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=15340&amp;pq-locale=en_US" target="_blank">new HD-shooting (1080p) Zi8 camcorder</a>. The pocket cam comes with gyroscopic image stabilization, a line-in jack for hooking up high quality mics, and the usual SD card slot, supporting up to 32GB of storage. The Zi8 features a unique variation on the "USB arm" (standard on these microcamcorders); the USB plug is bendable, making it easier to hook into your computer. [From: <a href="http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=15340&amp;pq-locale=en_US" target="_blank">Kodak</a>]<br /></li>
</ul><p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.switched.com/category/editors-picks/" rel="tag">Editor's Picks</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/07/30/morning-xtra-nintendo-sales-plummet-windows-mobile-windows-pho/">Morning Xtra: Nintendo Sales Drop, WinMo Renamed Windows Phone?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.switched.com">Switched</a> on Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:25:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/07/30/morning-xtra-nintendo-sales-plummet-windows-mobile-windows-pho/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.switched.com/forward/19114330/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/07/30/morning-xtra-nintendo-sales-plummet-windows-mobile-windows-pho/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>
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<author>Chad Mumm</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:25:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Morning Xtra: Pluto a Planet Again? Bing and Yahoo! Coming Together?]]></title>
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<strong>Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines....</strong>
<ul>
    <li>In case you don't closely follow the politics of intrasolar astronomy, you should know that Pluto's demotion from planetary status may not be permanent. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20327181.600-is-pluto-a-planet-after-all.html?DCMP=OTC-rss&amp;nsref=online-news">The debate of Pluto's fate has been reignited</a>, thanks to an international snub and one very pissed-off governor. [From: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20327181.600-is-pluto-a-planet-after-all.html?DCMP=OTC-rss&amp;nsref=online-news">New Scientist</a>]</li>
    <li>What happens when your big budget, movie-adaptation of 'Halo' gets dropped by the studios? You give 'em the middle finger with your own indie-alien flick. Wired <a target="_blank" href="http://www.wired.com/underwire/2009/07/district-9-rises-from-ashes-of-halo/">has the story of the birth of 'District 9'</a> -- we knew those aliens in the trailer looked vaguely like <a href="http://www.switched.com/tag/halo" target="_blank">Covenant Elites</a>. [From: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.wired.com/underwire/2009/07/district-9-rises-from-ashes-of-halo/">Wired</a>]</li>
    <li>The next generation of computers may be <a target="_blank" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/2009/jul/24/bacteria-computer">powered by super-intelligent bacteria</a>. Will antivirus software come in a syringe? [From: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/2009/jul/24/bacteria-computer">The Guardian</a>]</li>
    <li>AdAge reports that Bing and Yahoo! <a target="_blank" href="http://adage.com/digital/article?article_id=138138">may soon be joining forces</a> to take on the Google search hegemony. A new deal is in the works that could see a Microsoft takeover of the search number two. [From: <a target="_blank" href="http://adage.com/digital/article?article_id=138138">Ad Age</a>]</li>
    <li>If you're in the UK, you can soon look forward to government officials filling up your Twitter stream -- the British government has <a target="_blank" href="http://tech.yahoo.com/news/nm/20090728/wr_nm/us_britain_tweet_life">published a guide to Tweeting for its ministers</a>, urging them to be "human" and "informal." Smashing! [From: <a target="_blank" href="http://tech.yahoo.com/news/nm/20090728/wr_nm/us_britain_tweet_life">Yahoo! Tech</a>]</li>
</ul><p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.switched.com/category/editors-picks/" rel="tag">Editor's Picks</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/07/28/morning-xtra-pluto-a-planet-again-bing-and-yahoo-coming-toget/">Morning Xtra: Pluto a Planet Again? Bing and Yahoo! Coming Together?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.switched.com">Switched</a> on Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:28:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/07/28/morning-xtra-pluto-a-planet-again-bing-and-yahoo-coming-toget/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.switched.com/forward/19111903/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/07/28/morning-xtra-pluto-a-planet-again-bing-and-yahoo-coming-toget/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>
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<author>Chad Mumm</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:28:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[If We Chose the Names of Wireless Networks in Our Building...]]></title>
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<br />The world would be a far less connected place without those ignorant but honorable souls with unsecured wireless networks named "linksys." It never fails that whenever we are stranded at a foreign apartment bereft of Internet access, someone living nearby has left their Wi-Fi on the default setting. E-mail, surfing, messaging? And how.<br /><br />On some of our more Web adroit days, we'll admit we've been tempted to string together a "192.168.1.1" in our browser, access the modem, and change the name of the wide-open network. Nothing mean-spirited, of course; just a silent 'thank you' for the momentary connection. Imagine coming home from work and clicking that little wireless antenna logo to see your network name has been changed to "linksys_gave_me_20_minutes_of_unadulterated_joy_thanks."<p><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/07/25/if-we-chose-the-names-of-wireless-networks-in-our-building/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>If We Chose the Names of Wireless Networks in Our Building...</em></a></p><p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.switched.com/category/computers/" rel="tag">Computers</a>, <a href="http://www.switched.com/category/web/" rel="tag">Web</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/07/25/if-we-chose-the-names-of-wireless-networks-in-our-building/">If We Chose the Names of Wireless Networks in Our Building...</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.switched.com">Switched</a> on Sat, 25 Jul 2009 17:42:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/07/25/if-we-chose-the-names-of-wireless-networks-in-our-building/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.switched.com/forward/19107976/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/07/25/if-we-chose-the-names-of-wireless-networks-in-our-building/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>
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<author>Chad Mumm</author>
<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 17:42:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Morning Xtra: Spacey's Facebook Film, Apple Leads Premium Sales]]></title>
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<strong>Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines....<br /></strong>
<ul>
    <li>Actor <a target="_blank" href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/kevin-spacey/1238425/main">Kevin Spacey</a> talks to MTV News about 'The Social Network,' a new <a target="_blank" href="http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1616710/story.jhtml">film he's producing based on the creation of Facebook</a>. He wouldn't mention who might be cast as college-aged founder Mark Zuckerberg, but if it's <a target="_blank" href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/shia-labeouf/1704907/main">Shia Lebeouf</a>, we swear we're quitting movies. [From: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1616710/story.jhtml">MTV News</a>]</li>
    <li>So what if Microsoft's 'Laptop Hunters' ads claim that Apple's computers are too expensive? Market research firm NPD has announced that Apple now has a <a target="_blank" href="http://www.betanews.com/joewilcox/article/Apple-has-91-of-market-for-1000-PCs-says-NPD/1248313624">91-percent market share in premium computers</a> costing more than $1,000. [From: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.betanews.com/joewilcox/article/Apple-has-91-of-market-for-1000-PCs-says-NPD/1248313624">Betanews</a>]</li>
    <li>Last month, Facebook allowed its users to register vanity URLs for their profiles. In case you regret your choice, Facebook's <a target="_blank" href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2009/07/23/facebook-allows-one-time-username-changes/">giving you a do-over</a>, but make it good -- you only get one. [From: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2009/07/23/facebook-allows-one-time-username-changes/">Download Squad</a>]</li>
    <li>Despite Microsoft executive Kevin Turner bragging about how Apple demanded the company pull its 'Laptop Hunters' ads since Apple had lowered its prices, Microsoft has given in and <a target="_blank" href="http://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-cows-to-apple-lawyers-changes-laptop-hunters-ad-2009-7">adjusted one of its spots</a>. The ad in question has been pulled from YouTube and replaced with a reedited version. [From: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-cows-to-apple-lawyers-changes-laptop-hunters-ad-2009-7">Business Insider</a>] </li>
    <li>In time for the 40th anniversary of Comic-con, Google released a slew of <a target="_blank" href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/its-birdits-planeits-igoogle-comics.html">new comic themes</a> for its iGoogle homepage. Rock your page with heroes like Iron Man and Batman, or take things back a few years with a Peanuts-themed page. [From: <a target="_blank" href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/its-birdits-planeits-igoogle-comics.html">Google Blog</a>]</li>
</ul><p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.switched.com/category/editors-picks/" rel="tag">Editor's Picks</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/07/24/morning-xtra-spaceys-facebook-film-apple-leads-premium-sales/">Morning Xtra: Spacey's Facebook Film, Apple Leads Premium Sales</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.switched.com">Switched</a> on Fri, 24 Jul 2009 11:35:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/07/24/morning-xtra-spaceys-facebook-film-apple-leads-premium-sales/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.switched.com/forward/19108812/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/07/24/morning-xtra-spaceys-facebook-film-apple-leads-premium-sales/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>
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<author>Chad Mumm</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 11:35:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Morning Xtra: Google Wave Invites Coming, New Billboard Music Site]]></title>
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<strong>Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines....</strong>
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    <li>Google is inviting 100,000 people to <a target="_blank" href="http://mashable.com/2009/07/21/google-wave-invites/">test out its new Google Wave service</a> (which aims to revolutionize Web communication). We're <a target="_blank" href="http://xkcd.com/192/">baking them a cake</a> to improve our odds of getting an early look. How are you getting <em>your</em> invite? [From: <a target="_blank" href="http://mashable.com/2009/07/21/google-wave-invites/">Mashable</a>] </li>
    <li>Billboard is revamping its Web site, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2009-07-21-magazine-music-billboard_N.htm?csp=?csp=23&amp;RM_Exclude=aol">partnering with everyone under the sun</a> to combine interactive chart rankings, ticketing, and streaming/downloadable music. [From: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2009-07-21-magazine-music-billboard_N.htm?csp=?csp=23&amp;RM_Exclude=aol">USA Today</a>]</li>
    <li>Last we heard, Pirate Bay was ready to be purchased by Global Gaming Factory (GGF). Now <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/07/21/international/i075722D39.DTL&amp;feed=rss.technology">GGF is backing off</a>, claiming that the buyout will only happen if it can turn Pirate Bay into a "legitimate business." Sure, good luck with that. [From: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/07/21/international/i075722D39.DTL&amp;feed=rss.technology">SF Gate</a>]</li>
    <li>Facebook is releasing promo videos (with behind-the-scenes clips) about how certain features of the social-networking site came to be. Here's one about <a target="_blank" href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/07/22/facebook-video-now-serving-1-billion-views-a-month-including-this-amazing-zuck-impression/">the birth of Facebook Video</a> -- a service which, incidentally, is seeing more than 1 billion (yes, that's a 'b') video views per month. [From: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/07/22/facebook-video-now-serving-1-billion-views-a-month-including-this-amazing-zuck-impression/">TechCrunch</a>]</li>
    <li>E-reader maker Plastic Logic can add AT&amp;T to its list of partners (which already <a target="_blank" href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/20/barnes-and-noble-becomes-the-exclusive-ebookstore-provider-for-p/">includes Barnes and Noble</a>). Today, AT&amp;T announced <a target="_blank" href="http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2009/07/22/att-to-power-upcoming-e-reader/">it will provide the 3G connectivity</a> for Plastic Logic's upcoming reader device. We said it before: Look out, Kindle. [From: <a target="_blank" href="http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2009/07/22/att-to-power-upcoming-e-reader/">Wall Street Journal</a>]</li>
    <li>Paid Content is reporting that MySpace is <a target="_blank" href="http://paidcontent.org/article/419-myspace-mail-slated-to-launch-thursday/">set to launch its own Web-mail service</a>. Get ready, Internet, for an onslaught of blinged-out, emo-tastic, Fall Out Boy-pumping e-messages filling up your inboxes. [From: <a target="_blank" href="http://paidcontent.org/article/419-myspace-mail-slated-to-launch-thursday/">Paid Content</a>]</li>
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<title><![CDATA['King of Queens' Actor Gary Valentine on Filming for the Web]]></title>
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In case you didn't catch his special on 'Comedy Central Presents,' you might know <a target="_blank" href="http://www.aoltv.com/celebs/gary-valentine/2050099/main">Gary Valentine</a> from TV's '<a target="_blank" href="http://www.aoltv.com/show/the-king-of-queens/126575/main">King of Queens</a>,' or from his slew of appearances on the big screen, including '<a target="_blank" href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/paul-blart-mall-cop/31338/main">Paul Blart: Mall Cop</a>' and '<a target="_blank" href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/stuck-on-you/14954/main">Stuck on You</a>.' Now, the older brother of Kevin James is taking his comedy to the Web with a <a target="_blank" href="http://www.crackle.com/c/Dusty_Peacock#id=2475851&amp;ml=o%3D12%26fpl%3D385610%26fx%3D">new series on Crackle called 'Dusty Peacock.'</a> We recently caught up with the actor and comedian to chat about his new show, and to discuss the ups and downs of filming for the Web. Ever the gadget hounds, we also took the opportunity to find out just which devices Gary can't live without on set -- and to hear a little bit about his wishes for an iPhone cuddle app. Check out the video above for our sit down with the New York-born funny man.<p><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/07/20/king-of-queens-actor-gary-valentine-on-filming-for-the-web/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>'King of Queens' Actor Gary Valentine on Filming for the Web</em></a></p><p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.switched.com/category/switched-video/" rel="tag">Switched Video</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/07/20/king-of-queens-actor-gary-valentine-on-filming-for-the-web/">'King of Queens' Actor Gary Valentine on Filming for the Web</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.switched.com">Switched</a> on Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:54:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/07/20/king-of-queens-actor-gary-valentine-on-filming-for-the-web/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.switched.com/forward/19097189/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/07/20/king-of-queens-actor-gary-valentine-on-filming-for-the-web/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:54:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Morning Xtra: Barnes &amp; Noble Selling E-Books, Louis Vuitton's Space Egg ]]></title>
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<strong><br />Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines....</strong>
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    <li> Barnes &amp; Noble is jumping headlong into the e-book market with a <a target="_blank" href="http://www.tuaw.com/2009/07/19/barnes-and-noble-jumps-into-the-ebook-pool/">new digital store and an e-book reader app</a> for Mac, PC, and iPhone. Word on the street says the favorite haunt of suburbanites may soon be launching a hardware reader, too. Look out, Kindle. [From: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.tuaw.com/2009/07/19/barnes-and-noble-jumps-into-the-ebook-pool/">TUAW</a>]</li>
    <li> In honor of the lunar landing's 40th anniversary, neckerchief purveyor and suitcaserist <a target="_blank" href="http://dvice.com/archives/2009/07/louis-vuitton-h.php">Louis Vuitton has created a giant space trunk</a>, called the Malle Mars, that promises to transport your wares through the cosmos in style. Although it resembles something from a <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_(film)">derelict ship on a tiny, myst-filled planetoid</a> somewhere between Thedus and Earth, this egg contains something <a target="_blank" href="http://divisionoflabour.com/archives/alien_from_the_movie.png">much nicer</a> -- namely, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ilvoelv.com/2009/07/louis-vuitton-malle-mars.html">luxury goodies</a> like fine china and a sweet folding chair. Fire up the <em>Nostromo</em>, Ripley, and fly us to the beach. [From: <a target="_blank" href="http://dvice.com/archives/2009/07/louis-vuitton-h.php">DVICE</a>]</li>
    <li> If you think all those mix CDs you burned back in 2001 are going to last forever, think again. TechArp recently found that <a target="_blank" href="http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/09/07/19/213216/Up-To-10-of-CD-Rs-Fail-Within-a-Few-Years?from=rss">10-percent of disks seven- to nine-years-old fail</a>. Could be bad news for your Dashboard Confessional/TLC mix. [From: <a target="_blank" href="http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/09/07/19/213216/Up-To-10-of-CD-Rs-Fail-Within-a-Few-Years?from=rss">Slashdot</a>]</li>
    <li>Link-sharing site Digg made waves in April when it launched its controversial DiggBar service. The DiggBar is making headlines again, thanks to a change that redirects all linked URLs back to the Digg homepage before sending clickers to the original linked article. To put things lightly, people are pissed -- and it looks like Digg founder <a target="_blank" href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/07/19/diggs-kevin-rose-not-pleased-with-diggbar-change/">Kevin Rose is none too happy with the change, either</a>. [From: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/07/19/diggs-kevin-rose-not-pleased-with-diggbar-change/">TechCrunch</a>] </li>
    <li>Kid-journal Pediatrics recently released a report claiming that <a target="_blank" href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/07/19/pediatric-journal-boasts-benefits-of-exergaming/">kids can get as much exercise playing video games</a> like 'Dance Dance Revolution' and 'Wii Sports' as they can from moderate to intense walking. Take that, mom. [From: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/07/19/pediatric-journal-boasts-benefits-of-exergaming/">Joystiq</a>]</li>
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<title><![CDATA[Nintendo 'Zelda' Emblem Secretly Hidden in Google Logos]]></title>
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For being one of the wealthiest and most-powerful companies of all time, Google sure likes to play things with a lighthearted touch. Make no mistake about it, Google lords over Internet search today every bit as menacingly as Microsoft did with operating systems in the '90s, but instead of monopolizing an industry with a frown and a furrowed brow, Google is all high-fives and nerdy smiles. <br /><br />If Microsoft were a famous actor, it would be <a target="_blank" href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/christian-bale/1039597/main">Christian Bale</a> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTihsJQHt48">on a bad day</a> -- you don't really mind that he's invading all of our popular movie franchises, but you're not going to want to hang out with him... plus he kind of scares you. Google is more like Seth Rogen -- he's in every single movie ever released, but you don't care because he's completely non-threatening and he'd probably offer to share his lunch with you. <br /><p><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/07/17/nintendo-emblem-secretly-hidden-in-google-logos/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Nintendo 'Zelda' Emblem Secretly Hidden in Google Logos</em></a></p><p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.switched.com/category/video-games/" rel="tag">Video Games</a>, <a href="http://www.switched.com/category/google/" rel="tag">Google</a>, <a href="http://www.switched.com/category/web/" rel="tag">Web</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/07/17/nintendo-emblem-secretly-hidden-in-google-logos/">Nintendo 'Zelda' Emblem Secretly Hidden in Google Logos</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.switched.com">Switched</a> on Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/07/17/nintendo-emblem-secretly-hidden-in-google-logos/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.switched.com/forward/19101949/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/07/17/nintendo-emblem-secretly-hidden-in-google-logos/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:30:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Morning Xtra: India ID'ing All Its Citizens, Natal Coming to PCs, Too]]></title>
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<strong><br />Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines....</strong><br />
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    <li>India plans to <a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6710764.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&amp;attr=2015164" target="_blank">issue unique numbers and biometric ID cards</a> to every one of its 1.2 billion citizens, many of whom have no documented proof of existence. Officials hope to store all the data online in what's intended to be the Fort Knox of all databases. [From: <a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6710764.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&amp;attr=2015164" target="_blank">The Times UK</a>]</li>
    <li>Bouquet tosses at weddings can get scrappy, but one at a recent Italian wedding turned into a scramble to avoid fiery death when the bride's bouquet was <a href="http://www.neatorama.com/2009/07/15/brides-bouquet-brings-down-plane/" target="_blank">sucked into a small plane's engine</a>, causing it to crash into a hostel. [From: <a href="http://www.neatorama.com/2009/07/15/brides-bouquet-brings-down-plane/" target="_blank">Neatorama</a>]</li>
    <li>Woah now! Bill Gates is saying that Microsoft's motion-sensing <a href="http://dvice.com/archives/2009/07/gates-natal-not.php" target="_blank">Natal game controller will be available for PCs</a> and support office-related gestures. Wave your hand to reboot Word when it crashes! [From: <a href="http://dvice.com/archives/2009/07/gates-natal-not.php" target="_blank">DVICE</a>] </li>
    <li>Pizza Hut has become the <a href="http://adage.com/digital/article?article_id=137952" target="_blank">first pizza chain with an iPhone app</a>. Aside from letting you place orders, the free app comes with games to play while you wait for your cheesy-calorie-injection-in-a-box. Details are slim, but we're hoping it prompts you to jog in place if you order the Philly Meatball Double Cheese Stuf'd Crust Supreme. [From: <a href="http://adage.com/digital/article?article_id=137952" target="_blank">Ad Age</a>]</li>
    <li>After a mysterious tweet from a Twitter client called Penguin FB, the rumor mill is grinding that <a href="http://mashable.com/2009/07/15/penguin-fb/" target="_blank">Facebook may be developing a Twitter app</a>. [From: Mashable]</li>
    <li>There's all kinds of speculation about the iPhone leaving AT&amp;T next year, but nothing official yet. The most likely carrier to take over the wunder-phone would be Verizon, but <a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2009/07/analyst-sees-dimming-future-for-att-wireless-if-verizon-gets-iphone.html" target="_blank">what would this mean for AT&amp;T</a>? [From: <a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2009/07/analyst-sees-dimming-future-for-att-wireless-if-verizon-gets-iphone.html" target="_blank">LA Times</a>]</li>
</ul><p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.switched.com/category/editors-picks/" rel="tag">Editor's Picks</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/07/16/morning-xtra-india-iding-all-its-citizens-natal-coming-to-pcs/">Morning Xtra: India ID'ing All Its Citizens, Natal Coming to PCs, Too</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.switched.com">Switched</a> on Thu, 16 Jul 2009 10:18:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/07/16/morning-xtra-india-iding-all-its-citizens-natal-coming-to-pcs/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.switched.com/forward/19100170/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/07/16/morning-xtra-india-iding-all-its-citizens-natal-coming-to-pcs/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Morning Xtra: Amazon Buying Netflix? BlackBerry Debuts Social Network]]></title>
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    <li> Rumors are circulating that <a target="_blank" href="http://newteevee.com/2009/07/13/amazon-and-netflix-to-create-web-video-behemoth/">Amazon is looking to buy DVD and Web-video provider Netflix</a>. Netflix stocks have been soaring in the rumor's wake, but there's no official word yet from either company. [From: <a target="_blank" href="http://newteevee.com/2009/07/13/amazon-and-netflix-to-create-web-video-behemoth/">Newteevee</a>]</li>
    <li>BlackBerry is <a target="_blank" href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/enterprise/2009/07/myblackberry-rim-social-networ.php">launching an official social network</a> for you CrackBerry addicts out there. Get your profile going and start gushing about the new Tour phone at <a href="http://na.blackberry.com/eng/myblackberry/" target="_blank">MyBlackBerry</a>. [From: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/enterprise/2009/07/myblackberry-rim-social-networ.php">Read Write Web</a>]</li>
    <li> According to Mashable, Facebook employees can now <a target="_blank" href="http://mashable.com/2009/07/13/facebook-65-billion-valuation/">sell shares in the company at a value of $6.5 billion</a>. That means Facebook is worth more than CBS, Macy's, and Discovery Communications. [From: <a target="_blank" href="http://mashable.com/2009/07/13/facebook-65-billion-valuation/">Mashable</a>]</li>
    <li>Microsoft may have pulled its recent Internet Explorer 8 ad featuring a <a target="_blank" href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-10286009-71.html">vomit-spewing housewife</a>, but the video is taking the Web by storm. Vomit equals viral traffic? Hey, we're writing about it. [From: <a target="_blank" href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-10286009-71.html">Cnet]</a></li>
    <li>According to the blog of security company BKIS, a hacker that has been plaguing the U.S. and South Korea (among other countries) with denial-of-service attacks has been <a target="_blank" href="http://blog.bkis.com/?p=718">operating from the U.K.</a> [From: <a target="_blank" href="http://blog.bkis.com/?p=718">BKIS</a>]</li>
    <li>Who says you need computers to fight crime? The NYPD spends hundreds of thousands of dollars to keep up its antiquated <a target="_blank" href="http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/07/13/new.york.typewriters/index.html?eref=rss_tech">fleet of typewriters</a>. [From: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/07/13/new.york.typewriters/index.html?eref=rss_tech">CNN</a>]</li>
</ul><p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.switched.com/category/editors-picks/" rel="tag">Editor's Picks</a>, <a href="http://www.switched.com/category/blackberry/" rel="tag">BlackBerry</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/07/14/morning-xtra-is-amazon-buying-netflix-blackberry-debuts-social/">Morning Xtra: Amazon Buying Netflix? BlackBerry Debuts Social Network</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.switched.com">Switched</a> on Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:35:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/07/14/morning-xtra-is-amazon-buying-netflix-blackberry-debuts-social/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.switched.com/forward/19097405/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/07/14/morning-xtra-is-amazon-buying-netflix-blackberry-debuts-social/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>
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<em><br />Our friends over at <a target="_blank" href="http://engadget.com">Engadget</a> obsessively cover everything new in gadgets and consumer electronics, which is why we compile this daily roundup of their top stuff. For more details on any of these stories, click on the Engadget links in each story below.<br /></em><br /><strong>LG's New Chocolate BL40 Phone Sexes Out on Video</strong><br />Word on the streets is that LG's next Chocolate phone, the BL40, is due out in August. Now there's a <a target="_blank" href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/lgs-next-gen-chocolate-bl40-teased-on-video-looks-good-enough/">full video showing off the device</a>, which boasts the slickest widescreen we've seen since '<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/lawrence-of-arabia/3283/main" target="_blank">Lawrence of Arabia</a>.'<br /><br /><strong>Fujifilm's FinePix Real 3D Camera Coming in September</strong><br />Hollywood may have jumped on the 3-D bandwagon, but we've yet to see 3-D photographs really take off. We doubt that Fujifilm's FinePix Real 3D camera will change that <a target="_blank" href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/12/fuljfilms-finepix-real-3d-camera-to-launch-in-september-cost-a/">when it comes out in September</a>; the dual-lens cam costs $600 and requires special prints or a stereoscopic LED frame to display the images in 3-D. <strong><br /></strong><p><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/07/13/the-daily-engadget-new-lg-chocolate-hotness-fujifilms-3-d-cam/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>The Daily Engadget: New LG Chocolate Hotness, Fujifilm's 3-D Camera</em></a></p><p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.switched.com/category/editors-picks/" rel="tag">Editor's Picks</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/07/13/the-daily-engadget-new-lg-chocolate-hotness-fujifilms-3-d-cam/">The Daily Engadget: New LG Chocolate Hotness, Fujifilm's 3-D Camera</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.switched.com">Switched</a> on Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:01:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/07/13/the-daily-engadget-new-lg-chocolate-hotness-fujifilms-3-d-cam/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.switched.com/forward/19096083/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/07/13/the-daily-engadget-new-lg-chocolate-hotness-fujifilms-3-d-cam/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>
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History is filled with some great weapons, but generals like to say that wars are won with soldiers, not swords. What do they know? We like to keep abreast of our collective militant pasts, and can certainly think of a couple of devices of war that changed the course of world history. In honor of summer revolutionary holidays (and because we were too busy blowing ourselves up on July 4th), we're honoring France's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bastille_day" target="_blank">Bastille Day</a> on July 14 with five revolutionary weapon technologies that changed the game -- and changed the world. Vive la r&eacute;volution!</div>
</div><p><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/07/07/5-weapons-that-changed-the-world/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>5 Weapons That Changed the World</em></a></p><p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.switched.com/category/editors-picks/" rel="tag">Editor's Picks</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/07/07/5-weapons-that-changed-the-world/">5 Weapons That Changed the World</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.switched.com">Switched</a> on Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:49:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/07/07/5-weapons-that-changed-the-world/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.switched.com/forward/19085329/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/07/07/5-weapons-that-changed-the-world/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Morning Xtra: Boston iPhone App, Yahoo! Launches 'Search Pad']]></title>
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    <li> See some graffiti in Chowdah Town? A pothole? Exploding hydrant? <a target="_blank" href="http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/07/06/boston_to_debut_8216killer_app8217_for_municipal_complaints/">Use the City of Boston's new iPhone App</a> to snap a photo and spam the mayor's office until it's fixed. [From: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/07/06/boston_to_debut_8216killer_app8217_for_municipal_complaints/">Boston.com</a>]</li>
    <li>Yahoo!'s rolling out a <a target="_blank" href="http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2009/07/06/yahoo-to-formally-launch-new-research-tool/">new search tool entitled "Search Pad</a>." It detects when you're doing research and automatically starts saving search results, allowing you to take notes in the process. [From: <a target="_blank" href="http:// http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2009/07/06/yahoo-to-formally-launch-new-research-tool/">Wall Street Journal</a>]</li>
    <li>Facebook board member Mark Andreessen is telling Reuters that the social network <a target="_blank" href="http://www.reuters.com/article/ousiv/idUSTRE56531X20090706">would be making "billions"</a> if it pulled the trigger on <a href="http://mashable.com/2009/02/02/facebooks-monetization/">monetization</a>. [From: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.reuters.com/article/ousiv/idUSTRE56531X20090706">Reuters</a>]</li>
    <li>Jammie Thomas-Rasset -- the Minnesota mom who was recently ordered to pay <a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/19/woman-fined-1-9-million-for-downloading-24-songs/" target="_blank">$1.92 million in damages</a> for downloading 24 songs on Kazaa -- is <a target="_blank" href="http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/07/jammie-thomas-challenges-monstrous-192m-p2p-verdict.ars">asking the judge to throw out</a> the "shocking verdict" or to allow her an appeal. [From: <a target="_blank" href="http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/07/jammie-thomas-challenges-monstrous-192m-p2p-verdict.ars">Ars Technica</a>]</li>
    <li>The Consumerist writes that customers are still receiving cracked Netflix Blu-ray discs in the mail. Could the problem have caused Netflix to <a target="_blank" href="http://consumerist.com/5308479/are-blu+ray-netflix-customers-paying-extra-because-the-discs-keep-crackinghttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8132547.stm">increase the price of its Blu-ray rental plan</a>? [From: <a target="_blank" href="http://consumerist.com/5308479/are-blu+ray-netflix-customers-paying-extra-because-the-discs-keep-crackinghttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8132547.stm">Consumerist</a>]</li>
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<strong><br />Sony Announces VAIO W Netbook</strong><br /> After not too long ago writing off netbooks as a "<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/sony-exec-sees-eee-like-pcs-as-having-potentially-negative-impac/" target="_blank">race to the bottom</a>," Sony is calling the kettle black and <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/07/sony-announces-vaio-w-netbook/" target="_blank">introducing the VAIO W</a> -- the first device the manufacturer is calling an Internet Notebook (i.e. netbook). Here's hoping this new ultra-portable (10-inch screen, 1.6-gigahertz Atom processor) has the build quality of the smaller VAIO P, but not the high price tag.<br /><br /><strong>Sega Toys' New Electro-Kitty</strong><br />Sega Toys <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/06/sega-toys-dream-cat-venus-is-sure-to-be-your-favorite-fake-pet/" target="_blank">has a new digital kitten</a> -- called the Dream Cat Venus -- that uses forehead and body-touch sensors to provide you with the most accurate feline simulation achievable by science. Oh, and it does voice-recognition and purrs when it hears words that it likes. <br /><strong><br /></strong><strong>Sprint/Best Buy's $0.99 Netbook (Strings Attached</strong>)<br /> We knew it was coming, eventually. Best Buy and Sprint are now offering <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/06/sprint-first-to-offer-a-99-cent-netbook-but-is-it-worth-it/" target="_blank">a subsidized netbook for $0.99</a>. It's not all roses and sugar crumbs, of course; the Compaq-branded HP Mini 110c comes tethered to a two-year data contract that'll end up costing you $1,440 in the long run.<br /><br /><strong>Trace of Time Dry-Erase Clock</strong><br />Korean product designer Il-Gu Cha's Trace of Time dry-erase clock lets you add your own deadlines to its face. As those deadlines come and go, the clock <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/06/trace-of-time-clock-erases-tasks-as-deadlines-pass/" target="_blank">wipes them away with its eraser minute hand</a>. Watch the video <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/06/trace-of-time-clock-erases-tasks-as-deadlines-pass/" target="_blank">here</a>, and be sad you don't own one.<br /><br /><strong>New Design For 'Guitar Hero 5' Drum Set?</strong><br />According to a mysterious source, the 'Guitar Hero' drum-set peripheral <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/06/guitar-hero-5s-drums-getting-a-rock-band-makeover/" target="_blank">may be getting a redesign</a> for the release of 'Guitar Hero 5.' Judging by the blurred image of the supposedly new hardware, this kit looks a lot more like the 'Rock Band' drum set with its smaller body, rounded cymbals, and control buttons moved closer to the player.<strong><br /> </strong><p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.switched.com/category/editors-picks/" rel="tag">Editor's Picks</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/07/07/the-daily-engadget-sonys-vaio-w-netbook-electro-kitty/">The Daily Engadget: Sony VAIO W Netbook, Electro-Kitty</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.switched.com">Switched</a> on Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:18:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/07/07/the-daily-engadget-sonys-vaio-w-netbook-electro-kitty/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.switched.com/forward/19088962/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/07/07/the-daily-engadget-sonys-vaio-w-netbook-electro-kitty/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Morning Xtra: Sci-Fi Becomes 'SyFy,' iPhone 3GS Jailbroken]]></title>
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    <li> The Sci Fi channel is <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/25/AR2009062502084.html" target="_blank">changing its name</a>. Goodbye, Sci Fi; hello, SyFy. The shortened, homophonically named version of the channel will still rock all your favorite programming, but do so with less traditional vowels. [From: <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/25/AR2009062502084.html" target="_blank">Washington Post</a>]</li>
    <li>Engadget reports that 19-year old hacker-extraordinaire GeoHot claims to have successfully <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/03/iphone-3gs-jailbreak-released-by-geohot-ultrasn0w-reportedly-un/" target="_blank">jailbroken and unlocked</a> the new iPhone 3GS. [From: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/03/iphone-3gs-jailbreak-released-by-geohot-ultrasn0w-reportedly-un/" target="_blank">Engadget</a>]</li>
    <li>Sure, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/26/michael-jacksons-death-news-hits-the-web-hard/">Michael Jackson's death</a> nearly blew up the Internet last week, but judging from <a target="_blank" href="http://www.businessinsider.com/michael-jackson-is-dead-online-too-2009-7">some analyses of Web trends</a>, the Web crowd is already over it. So why hasn't TV news figured that out yet? [From: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/michael-jackson-is-dead-online-too-2009-7" target="_blank">Business Insider</a>]</li>
    <li>The federal conviction of <a target="_blank" href="http://www.switched.com/2008/05/16/49-year-old-mom-indicted-in-myspace-teen-suicide-case">cyber-bullying MySpace-mom Lori Drew</a> has been dismissed by a U.S. District Court judge. Despite previous misdemeanor convictions, the <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSN029085920090702?feedType=RSS&amp;feedName=internetNews" target="_blank">larger felony charges for hacking</a> were unable to stick. [From: <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSN029085920090702?feedType=RSS&amp;feedName=internetNews" target="_blank">Reuters</a>]</li>
    <li>After months in the works, <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10279870-93.html?part=rss&amp;subj=news&amp;tag=2547-1_3-0-20" target="_blank">ABC shows are finally coming to Hulu</a>. '<a target="_blank" href="http://www.aoltv.com/show/greys-anatomy/426427/main">Grey's Anatomy</a>' hits the video site today, and more shows will be rolling out in the next two weeks. [From: <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10279870-93.html?part=rss&amp;subj=news&amp;tag=2547-1_3-0-20" target="_blank">Cnet</a>]</li>
    <li>Thanks to Google's <a target="_blank" href="http://www.switched.com/tag/chrome">Chrome</a>, Mozilla's Firefox, and Apple's Safari, Microsoft's Internet Explorer is <a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/07/05/since-march-internet-explorer-lost-114-percent-share-to-firefox-safari-and-chrome/" target="_blank">losing market share in the browser world -- and fast</a>. TechCrunch has all the details from the front lines of this "new browser war." [From: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/07/05/since-march-internet-explorer-lost-114-percent-share-to-firefox-safari-and-chrome/">TechCrunch</a>]</li>
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<em>Our friends over at <a target="_blank" href="http://www.engadget.com"> Engadget</a> obsessively cover everything new in gadgets and consumer electronics, which is why we compile this daily roundup of their top stuff. For more details on any of these stories, click on the Engadget links in each story below. </em><br /><strong><br /></strong><br /><strong>McDonald's Getting ChargePoint Station for Electric Vehicles</strong><br />A new McDonald's restaurant in Cary, North Carolina will open next Tuesday -- equipped <a target="_blank" href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/06/mcdonalds-to-offer-chargepoint-electric-vehicle-charging-statio/">with NovaCharge ChargePoint electric vehicle charging stations</a>. Restaurant-goers can help the world by saving gas, while helping to curb overpopulation by scarfing down artery-clogging Big Macs. We can see Mother Earth smiling. <br /><br /><strong>iPods Getting Cameras?</strong><br />Expect the next-gen iPod to render useless yet another gadget taking up your pocket space; the evidence is piling up that your next iPod <a target="_blank" href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/06/evidence-mounts-for-ipods-with-cameras/">will sport a camera</a>. Recently, iPod Nano cases with camera holes have been popping up on the '<a target="_blank" href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=tubes">tubes</a>, and TechCrunch is reporting that Apple recently ordered a large number of cameras like the ones used in the iPhone 3GS.<p><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/07/06/the-daily-engadget-mcdonalds-offers-the-mccharge-ipods-with-c/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>The Daily Engadget: McDonald's 'McCharge,' iPods to Get Cameras?</em></a></p><p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.switched.com/category/editors-picks/" rel="tag">Editor's Picks</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/07/06/the-daily-engadget-mcdonalds-offers-the-mccharge-ipods-with-c/">The Daily Engadget: McDonald's 'McCharge,' iPods to Get Cameras?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.switched.com">Switched</a> on Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:03:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/07/06/the-daily-engadget-mcdonalds-offers-the-mccharge-ipods-with-c/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.switched.com/forward/19087633/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/07/06/the-daily-engadget-mcdonalds-offers-the-mccharge-ipods-with-c/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:03:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Morning Xtra: Giant Anti-Missile Blimp, Insider Trading in Pirate Bay Sale? ]]></title>
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<br />Cruise missiles fly low and slow, so they're tough to track on horizon-limited radar. Solution: the largest blimp <a target="_blank" href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,529695,00.html">ever made for the U.S. military</a>. [From: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,529695,00.html">Fox News</a>]<br /><br />When trading volume and stock prices of your company explode the week before you announce you're buying Pirate Bay, don't be surprised when words like "insider trading" and "securities fraud" <a target="_blank" href="http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/07/insider-trading-suspected-ahead-of-pirate-bay-sale/">start floating around</a>. [From: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/07/insider-trading-suspected-ahead-of-pirate-bay-sale/">Wired</a>]<br /><br />Google's in full-on money-saving mode and it's cutting nonessential services. The latest to go? <a target="_blank" href="http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/07/01/2988214-google-silences-news-commentary-feature">Comments on Google News stories</a>. [From: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/07/01/2988214-google-silences-news-commentary-feature">Newsvine</a>]<br /><br />The millions of dollars Microsoft is spending on Bing promotion may be paying off. New numbers show Bing has <a target="_blank" href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,529689,00.html">taken a tiny bite</a> out of Google's search market share. [From: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,529689,00.html">Fox News</a>]<br /><br />Even though the Chinese government postponed its mandate to computer manufacturers to include controversial filtering software on Chinese computers, some companies <a target="_blank" href="http://tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/20090702/ap_on_hi_te/as_tec_china_internet">went ahead and did it anyway</a>. [From: <a target="_blank" href="http://tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/20090702/ap_on_hi_te/as_tec_china_internet">AP/ Yahoo! Tech</a>]<br /><br />Google has <a target="_blank" href="http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/labels-drag-and-drop-hiding-and-more.html">beefed up Gmail's labeling system</a>. Finally, labels on the Web e-mail client behave like folders -- including drag and drop, show/hide functions, and an easier-to-use location. [From: <a target="_blank" href="http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/labels-drag-and-drop-hiding-and-more.html">Official Gmail Blog</a>]<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.switched.com/category/editors-picks/" rel="tag">Editor's Picks</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/07/02/morning-xtra-giant-missile-defense-blimp-insider-trading-in-pi/">Morning Xtra: Giant Anti-Missile Blimp, Insider Trading in Pirate Bay Sale? </a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.switched.com">Switched</a> on Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:50:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/07/02/morning-xtra-giant-missile-defense-blimp-insider-trading-in-pi/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.switched.com/forward/19085086/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/07/02/morning-xtra-giant-missile-defense-blimp-insider-trading-in-pi/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:50:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Morning Xtra: Flickr Opens to Twitter, MacBooks for Maine Students]]></title>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Maine Students Get MacBooks</span><br />CNet reports that the state of Maine is continuing its plan to provide laptops to kids by purchasing MacBooks for all public school students in the seventh through 12th grades. Talk about lucky; it's got to be easier learning to type on those sleek MacBooks than on the ancient IBMs we had. [<a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10275737-37.html" target="_blank">CNet</a>]<br /><br /><strong>Flickr Opens to Twitter</strong><br />Flickr, star of the early Web 2.0 days, has finally added Twitter functionality. Flickr users are now able to share their images on the popular microblogging site with an in-browser tool or with a mobile phone using a new, "2twitter" e-mail address. Full explanation, with pictures, at <a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/look_out_twitpic_flickr_now_tweeting_images.php" target="_blank">ReadWriteWeb</a>. [From: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/look_out_twitpic_flickr_now_tweeting_images.php">ReadWriteWeb</a>] <strong><br /></strong><p><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/07/01/morning-xtra-flickr-opens-to-twitter-macbooks-for-maine-studen/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Morning Xtra: Flickr Opens to Twitter, MacBooks for Maine Students</em></a></p><p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.switched.com/category/editors-picks/" rel="tag">Editor's Picks</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/07/01/morning-xtra-flickr-opens-to-twitter-macbooks-for-maine-studen/">Morning Xtra: Flickr Opens to Twitter, MacBooks for Maine Students</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.switched.com">Switched</a> on Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:10:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/07/01/morning-xtra-flickr-opens-to-twitter-macbooks-for-maine-studen/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.switched.com/forward/19083683/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/07/01/morning-xtra-flickr-opens-to-twitter-macbooks-for-maine-studen/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:10:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Morning Xtra: Clear Selling Private Member Data, Pirate Bay Goes Legit]]></title>
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<strong><br />Clear Selling-Off Sensitive Data</strong><br /> You've probably seen those short lines at airport security terminals for Clear pass holders. On June 22nd, the company (which had promised to whisk traveler-members through airports for a fee) suddenly went belly-up, <a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/23/airport-service-clear-goes-bust-keeps-charging-customers/">gleefully taking those $199 subscription payments until the 11th hour</a>. Well, the shadiness keeps on coming. <a href="http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/06/clear-plans-to-sell-traveler-data/" target="_blank">The company is trying to sell off sensitive customer data</a> to get back all that money it spent on nice uniforms for its check-in staff (and on hiring defense contractor Lockheed Martin to integrate its service into airports). To qualify for membership, travelers had to submit detailed personal info (iris scans, Social Security numbers, and everything in between). Clear told members via e-mail that it values its members so much that it's selling them out to another travel membership company, violating its own privacy agreement in the process. Yeah, this will work out well. [From: <a href="http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/06/clear-plans-to-sell-traveler-data/" target="_blank">Wired</a>]<br /> <br /><strong>The Pirate Bay Goes Legit</strong><br />The Pirate Bay has been bought out by European Internet caf&eacute; company Global Gaming Factory and will be <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/30/pirate-bay-acquired-by-global-gaming-factory-going-legit-like-n/" target="_blank">adopting a pay model in the near future</a>. When faced with the legal wrath of the entertainment industry, the popular torrent-sharing site once adopted a devil-may-care attitude and brushed off lawsuits like they were nothing. Not anymore -- it seems that the pirates are selling out. No word on what the pay model will be, but this reeks of Napster 2.0. [From: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/30/pirate-bay-acquired-by-global-gaming-factory-going-legit-like-n/" target="_blank">Engadget</a>]<strong><br /></strong><p><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/30/morning-xtra-clear-selling-private-member-data-pirate-bay-goes/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Morning Xtra: Clear Selling Private Member Data, Pirate Bay Goes Legit</em></a></p><p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.switched.com/category/editors-picks/" rel="tag">Editor's Picks</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/30/morning-xtra-clear-selling-private-member-data-pirate-bay-goes/">Morning Xtra: Clear Selling Private Member Data, Pirate Bay Goes Legit</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.switched.com">Switched</a> on Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:01:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/30/morning-xtra-clear-selling-private-member-data-pirate-bay-goes/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.switched.com/forward/19082548/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/30/morning-xtra-clear-selling-private-member-data-pirate-bay-goes/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>
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<author>Chad Mumm</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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<strong><br />Shaq's Twitter Hoops Challenge Answered</strong><br /> Newly minted Cleveland Cavalier center Shaquille O'Neal recently issued an open call to his Twitter followers to track down Bruce Manley -- <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCtZOlGLL5s&amp;eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.cnet.com%2F8301-17852_3-10274392-71.html%3Fpart%3Drss%26subj%3Dnews%26tag%3D2547-1_3-0-20&amp;feature=player_embedded" target="_blank">a YouTube basketball phenom</a> -- so the big man can <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-10274392-71.html?part=rss&amp;subj=news&amp;tag=2547-1_3-0-20" target="_blank">challenge Manley in a $1,000 game of H-O-R-S-E</a>. According to The Hoop Doctors, Manley saw Shaq's tweet and has excepted his challenge. The game will go down sometime in July. [From: <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-10274392-71.html?part=rss&amp;subj=news&amp;tag=2547-1_3-0-20" target="_blank">CNet</a>]<br /><br /><strong>Pirate Bay's YouTube-Killer is Looking for a Fight</strong><br /> We know that popular file-sharing site Pirate Bay isn't afraid of a fight, but its latest move is surely asking for one. The site is <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8123989.stm" target="_blank">rolling out a YouTube-like video-streaming site</a> with no restrictions on copyrighted material. Dubbed 'The Video Bay,' the test version of the new site has already been opened to some users, although there's no set date for a launch of the finished, public version. It seems that Pirate Bay likes to live in hot water; the <a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/04/17/morning-xtra-new-sidekick-jail-time-for-pirate-bay-new-gta/" target="_blank">four founders of the site were recently sentenced to jail time</a> for copyright violations, and this new venture proves they're not backing down. Not even close. [From: <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8123989.stm" target="_blank">BBC</a>]<p><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/29/morning-xtra-shaqs-1k-twitter-challenge-pirate-bay-now-playi/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Morning Xtra: Shaq's $1K Twitter Challenge, Pirate Bay Now Playing Movies</em></a></p><p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.switched.com/category/editors-picks/" rel="tag">Editor's Picks</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/29/morning-xtra-shaqs-1k-twitter-challenge-pirate-bay-now-playi/">Morning Xtra: Shaq's $1K Twitter Challenge, Pirate Bay Now Playing Movies</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.switched.com">Switched</a> on Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:12:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/29/morning-xtra-shaqs-1k-twitter-challenge-pirate-bay-now-playi/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.switched.com/forward/19081335/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/29/morning-xtra-shaqs-1k-twitter-challenge-pirate-bay-now-playi/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:12:00 EST</pubDate>
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<strong>Jimmy Fallon Bests Tiger Woods</strong><br /> We never thought it was possible, but Jimmy Fallon has <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/25/jimmy-fallon-beats-tiger-woods-at-his-own-game/" target="_blank">emerged victorious from his round of virtual golf with megachampion Tiger Woods</a>. The match took place in New York City's Times Square, and the witty talk-show host bested the champion golfer at his own game (the <a href="http://www.switched.com/tags/wii">Wii</a> version of '<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/05/11/joystiq-hands-on-tiger-woods-pga-tour-10-now-with-multibee-golf/" target="_blank">Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10</a>'). New York isn't treating Tiger too well: Just last week, he failed to defend his U.S. Open title at Bethpage Black out on Long Island. [From: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/25/jimmy-fallon-beats-tiger-woods-at-his-own-game/" target="_blank">Joystiq</a>]<br /><strong><br />No Retrial for Pirate Bay</strong><br />Back in April, the founders of the popular Web site Pirate Bay were convicted of facilitating copyright infringement in what's likely to be a landmark case for digital rights. Now, <a href="http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/06/pirate-bay-retrial-denied/" target="_blank">a Swedish appellate court has denied a retrial</a>, despite Pirate Bay's claim that the judge in the case was biased since he belongs to a number of Swedish copyright groups. [From: <a href="http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/06/pirate-bay-retrial-denied/" target="_blank">Wired</a>]<strong><br /></strong><p><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/26/morning-xtra-fallon-beats-tiger-woods-no-retrial-for-pirate-ba/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Morning Xtra: Fallon Beats Tiger Woods! No Retrial for Pirate Bay </em></a></p><p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.switched.com/category/editors-picks/" rel="tag">Editor's Picks</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/26/morning-xtra-fallon-beats-tiger-woods-no-retrial-for-pirate-ba/">Morning Xtra: Fallon Beats Tiger Woods! No Retrial for Pirate Bay </a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.switched.com">Switched</a> on Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/26/morning-xtra-fallon-beats-tiger-woods-no-retrial-for-pirate-ba/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.switched.com/forward/19079445/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/26/morning-xtra-fallon-beats-tiger-woods-no-retrial-for-pirate-ba/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:30:00 EST</pubDate>
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<strong><br /></strong><strong>Shaq Traded, Notified on Twitter</strong><br /> The Twitterverse is weird. NBA star Shaquille O'Neal was traded to the Cleveland Caveliers last night, but he didn't find out from his agent or from the Cavs' management. Nope, Shaq allegedly first heard about his new home in Cleveland <a target="_blank" href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/24/did-shaq-just-find-out-he-was-traded-on-twitter/">via a tweet from a fan</a> who somehow got the news before the big man. Check out TechCrunch for the full details on this bizarre story. [From: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/24/did-shaq-just-find-out-he-was-traded-on-twitter/">TechCrunch</a>]<br /><br /><strong>'Late Night' Videogame Showdown</strong> <br /> Our favorite late-night talk show host (nope, not Conan) is taking on our favorite athlete in a <a target="_blank" href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/25/jimmy-fallon-takes-on-tiger-woods-this-thursday-night/">showdown of video gaming prowess</a>. Who will prevail, the guy with his name on the show or the guy with his name on the game? It's <a target="_blank" href="http://www.aoltv.com/show/late-night-with-jimmy-fallon/10419168/main">Jimmy Fallon</a> versus Tiger Woods in '<a target="_blank" href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/tiger-woods-pga-tour-10/">Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10</a>' tonight; we're picking Tiger to win by a couple hundred shots. You know, because he's Tiger Woods, y'all. [From: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/25/jimmy-fallon-takes-on-tiger-woods-this-thursday-night/">Joystiq</a>]<strong><br /></strong><p><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/25/morning-xtra-shaq-learns-of-trade-on-twitter-wii-battle-tiger/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Morning Xtra: Shaq Learns of Trade by Tweet, Wii Battle: Tiger vs. Fallon</em></a></p><p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.switched.com/category/editors-picks/" rel="tag">Editor's Picks</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/25/morning-xtra-shaq-learns-of-trade-on-twitter-wii-battle-tiger/">Morning Xtra: Shaq Learns of Trade by Tweet, Wii Battle: Tiger vs. Fallon</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.switched.com">Switched</a> on Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:40:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/25/morning-xtra-shaq-learns-of-trade-on-twitter-wii-battle-tiger/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.switched.com/forward/19078141/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/25/morning-xtra-shaq-learns-of-trade-on-twitter-wii-battle-tiger/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:40:00 EST</pubDate>
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When 24-year-old Graham Hunt of Essex, England first played '<a href="http://reviews.cnet.com/wii-games/tiger-woods-pga-tour/4505-9993_7-32411983.html?tag=mncol;lst" target="_blank">Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2008</a>' on the Nintendo <a href="http://www.switched.com/tag/wii/">Wii</a>, he got hooked on <a href="http://www.switched.com/tag/golf/">golf</a>. After mastering the game in his living room, Hunt decided that he wanted to take his Wii-mote skills to the real golf course. There was just one problem. Since a neurological disorder struck him three years ago, he's been paralyzed from the waist down. <br />
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After a few failed practice swings from his wheelchair, Hunt <a href="http://dvice.com/archives/2009/06/golf-buggy-help.php" target="_blank">took to the Web and discovered the Paragolfer</a>. This $16,300, German-built machine tilts forward to allow its rider to make normal golf swings. And it's all-terrain -- which means no free drops from sand traps. Mr. Hunt bought one, and hit the links.<p><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/25/mecha-golf-machine-hits-the-links-helps-disabled/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Mecha Golf Machine Hits the Links, Helps Disabled</em></a></p><p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.switched.com/category/summer-fun/" rel="tag">Summer Fun</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/25/mecha-golf-machine-hits-the-links-helps-disabled/">Mecha Golf Machine Hits the Links, Helps Disabled</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.switched.com">Switched</a> on Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:41:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1195261/Putting-swing-things-The-10-000-machine-allows-man-paralysed-waist-play-golf.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/25/mecha-golf-machine-hits-the-links-helps-disabled/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.switched.com/forward/19077961/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/25/mecha-golf-machine-hits-the-links-helps-disabled/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:41:00 EST</pubDate>
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<strong><br /></strong><strong>Rapidshare Loses File Sharing Suit, Fined $34 Million</strong><br /> First it was Pirate Bay, now it's Rapidshare. Mashable is reporting that a German court has ordered the file-hosting site to <a href="http://mashable.com/2009/06/24/rapidshare-34-million/" target="_blank">pay $34 million</a> to German performance rights group Gesellschaft f&uuml;r musikalische Auff&uuml;hrungs- und mechanische Vervielf&auml;ltigungsrechte (GEMA). Like the Pirate Bay case, the judgment is dubious since Rapidshare merely hosts files; it doesn't discriminate the types of files it hosts or what users are doing with them. If you follow the German court's logic (which claims that Rapidshare makes illegal file-sharing easy), then copyright owners should be suing Google for making content available through its Web search engine. Expect to see this judgment, and Pirate Bay's, appealed in the European courts. [From: <a href="http://mashable.com/2009/06/24/rapidshare-34-million/" target="_blank">Mashable</a>]<br /><br /><strong>ExxonMobil's Electric Car Unveiling Next Week</strong><br /> We know it sounds strange, but oil giant ExxonMobil will be <a href="http://www.autobloggreen.com/2009/06/23/exxonmobil-electrovayas-electric-car-the-maya-300-gets-detail/" target="_blank">unveiling its first electric car</a>, the Maya 300, next week. Developed and built by Electrovaya, the $25,000 Maya 300 charges from a standard wall outlet and gets up to 60 miles with each 8- to 10-hour charge. The car is part of a vehicle-sharing program called AltCar, which will allow consumers to rent the car by the hour. If you find yourself in Maryland in the next few months, swing by the Maryland Science Center, plunk down a couple bucks, and cruise around Baltimore in the most ironic vehicle ever built. [From: <a href="http://www.autobloggreen.com/2009/06/23/exxonmobil-electrovayas-electric-car-the-maya-300-gets-detail/" target="_blank">Autoblog Green</a>]<p><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/24/morning-xtra-rapidshare-loses-german-filesharing-suit-exxonmob/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Morning Xtra: Rapidshare's Filesharing Fail, ExxonMobil's Green Car</em></a></p><p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.switched.com/category/editors-picks/" rel="tag">Editor's Picks</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/24/morning-xtra-rapidshare-loses-german-filesharing-suit-exxonmob/">Morning Xtra: Rapidshare's Filesharing Fail, ExxonMobil's Green Car</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.switched.com">Switched</a> on Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:59:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/24/morning-xtra-rapidshare-loses-german-filesharing-suit-exxonmob/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.switched.com/forward/19076838/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/24/morning-xtra-rapidshare-loses-german-filesharing-suit-exxonmob/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:59:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MC Hammer Talks iPhones, Twitter, and Web-Induced Unrest in Iran]]></title>
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Early this month, a huge group of <a target="_blank" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfxCnZ4Dp3c">dancers wearing Hammer Pants stormed a trendy store in Los Angeles</a> and grooved their way to viral video stardom. In one flashmob, <a href="http://www.switched.com/tag/M.C.+Hammer/">MC Hammer</a> was back -- in a big way (although in our eyes, he never left). The '90s rapper and dancer now has his own TV show ('<a target="_blank" href="http://www.aetv.com/hammertime">Hammertime</a>,' Sundays at 10 PM EST on A&amp;E) and is well on the way to Internet mogul-status, thanks to his dance video site <a target="_blank" href="http://dancejam.com/">Dancejam.com</a>. We were fortunate enough to have a little Hammertime of our own recently when the MC stopped by our studio to talk a little tech. <br />
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A true gadget lover, Hammer somehow managed to sneak a second iPhone into the interview (despite the best efforts of our hardcore sound guy to confiscate all interference-causing cell phones before hitting the 'record button'). Check out the video above, where the man himself riffs about Twitter, his absolutely favorite gadget, and the democratic power of the realtime Web as witnessed by the unrest in Iran -- that's right, Hammer's deep like that.<p><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/23/mc-hammer-talks-iphones-twitter-and-web-induced-unrest-in-iran/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>MC Hammer Talks iPhones, Twitter, and Web-Induced Unrest in Iran</em></a></p><p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.switched.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.switched.com/category/switched-video/" rel="tag">Switched Video</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/23/mc-hammer-talks-iphones-twitter-and-web-induced-unrest-in-iran/">MC Hammer Talks iPhones, Twitter, and Web-Induced Unrest in Iran</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.switched.com">Switched</a> on Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:22:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/23/mc-hammer-talks-iphones-twitter-and-web-induced-unrest-in-iran/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.switched.com/forward/19075317/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/23/mc-hammer-talks-iphones-twitter-and-web-induced-unrest-in-iran/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:22:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Morning Xtra: Jobs Is Back (by E-Mail), Game Industry to Hit $90 Billion?]]></title>
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<strong><br />Apple's Steve Jobs Now Working Through E-mail</strong><br />Apple's head honcho Steve Jobs has been on medical leave since January. Fortunately, the Cupertino-based company did not nosedive into the ground without its master's glorious leadership. Still, the news that Jobs is <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2009-06-22-apple-jobs-at-work_N.?csp=23&amp;RM_Exclude=aol" target="_blank">now back working at Apple, albeit via e-mail,</a> is a welcome tonic for Apple fans and devotees. We're hoping it's also good news for that long-rumored Apple tablet; maybe with Jobs back, it will finally see the light of day. [From: <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2009-06-22-apple-jobs-at-work_N.?csp=23&amp;RM_Exclude=aol" target="_blank">USA Today</a>]<br /><br /><strong>Video Game Industry Projected to Hit $90 Billion</strong><br />Apparently, the video game industry is the 21st-century version of oil. You might be inclined to believe us after checking out <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/22/analysts-games-market-to-hit-91-96-billion-by-2015/" target="_blank">the latest report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc</a>., which predicts that the video game software industry (just the games, not consoles and accessories) will reach more than $90 billion in the next six years. For a little comparison, consider this. In 2007, the video game industry took in a little less than $10 billion. [From: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/22/analysts-games-market-to-hit-91-96-billion-by-2015/" target="_blank">Joystiq</a>]<p><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/23/morning-xtra-jobs-is-back-by-e-mail-game-industry-to-hit-90/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Morning Xtra: Jobs Is Back (by E-Mail), Game Industry to Hit $90 Billion?</em></a></p><p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.switched.com/category/editors-picks/" rel="tag">Editor's Picks</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/23/morning-xtra-jobs-is-back-by-e-mail-game-industry-to-hit-90/">Morning Xtra: Jobs Is Back (by E-Mail), Game Industry to Hit $90 Billion?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.switched.com">Switched</a> on Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:29:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/23/morning-xtra-jobs-is-back-by-e-mail-game-industry-to-hit-90/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.switched.com/forward/19075564/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/23/morning-xtra-jobs-is-back-by-e-mail-game-industry-to-hit-90/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>
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It makes us space geeks bummed when <a href="http://www.switched.com/tag/nasa" target="_blank">NASA</a> has to cancel shuttle launches, <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/about/information/shuttle_faq.html#10" target="_blank">especially at $450,000,000 a pop</a>, but caution is a good thing when you're wrangling 7-million pounds of thrust in order to blast seven people -- and several billions of dollars worth of engineering -- hundreds of miles into the sky. Technicians canceled last week's second attempted launch of the Space Shuttle Endeavor <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-19514_3-10266309-239.html" target="_blank">after detecting a hydrogen leak near the external fuel tank</a>. In this case, the malfunction was detected hours before launch, but it got us thinking about aborted shuttle launches. What would've happened if the leak was detected seconds before, instead of hours?<br />
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As it turns out, there have actually been four significant (and spine-chilling) aborts throughout NASA's space shuttle history. Three of them occurred with the countdown timer at less than T-minus ten seconds, and one occurred nearly 400 seconds <span style="font-style: italic;">after</span> a launch. Strap in, because we've got video of all of them.<p><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/22/four-nerve-racking-space-shuttle-launch-aborts/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Four Nerve-Racking Space Shuttle Launch Aborts</em></a></p><p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.switched.com/category/editors-picks/" rel="tag">Editor's Picks</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/22/four-nerve-racking-space-shuttle-launch-aborts/">Four Nerve-Racking Space Shuttle Launch Aborts</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.switched.com">Switched</a> on Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:35:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/22/four-nerve-racking-space-shuttle-launch-aborts/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.switched.com/forward/19072951/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/22/four-nerve-racking-space-shuttle-launch-aborts/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>
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<strong><br />Iranian Cyber Army Powered by Twitter </strong><br />The New York Times reports that Twitter is being used by Iranian protesters to <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/external/idg/2009/06/18/18idg-twitter-plays-key-role-in-dos-attacks-in-iran-33328.html" target="_blank">perpetrate Denial-of-Service (DoS) attacks</a> on Iranian government and political Web sites. Twitter has been instrumental in Iran's escalating revolt over election results, but this new tactic is decidedly aggressive, enlisting users to participate in a sort of cyber-war against the incumbent government. The idea of a worldwide, civilian cyber-army, controlled only by its level of indignation, is startling and more than a bit scary. [From: <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/external/idg/2009/06/18/18idg-twitter-plays-key-role-in-dos-attacks-in-iran-33328.html" target="_blank">NY Times</a>]<br /><strong><br /></strong><strong>iPhone Sales Surprisingly High</strong><br />Apple <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2009/06/22/estimates-of-500k-iphone-3g-s-weekend-sales-too-low-by-half/" target="_blank">sold more than one million units of its new iPhone 3G S</a> over the weekend, according to a company press release. The announcement comes after Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster estimated a much more conservative 750,000 units. This <em>is</em> a new iPhone we're talking about here; we all know the thing's prone to fly off the shelves, no matter what stats and predictions say. [From: <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2009/06/22/estimates-of-500k-iphone-3g-s-weekend-sales-too-low-by-half/" target="_blank">TUAW</a>]<strong><br /></strong><p><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/22/morning-xtra-irans-twitter-fueled-cyber-army-iphone-3g-s-sell/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Morning Xtra: iPhone 3G S Sells Over a Million, Twitter as a Weapon?</em></a></p><p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.switched.com/category/editors-picks/" rel="tag">Editor's Picks</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/22/morning-xtra-irans-twitter-fueled-cyber-army-iphone-3g-s-sell/">Morning Xtra: iPhone 3G S Sells Over a Million, Twitter as a Weapon?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.switched.com">Switched</a> on Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:58:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/22/morning-xtra-irans-twitter-fueled-cyber-army-iphone-3g-s-sell/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.switched.com/forward/19074348/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/22/morning-xtra-irans-twitter-fueled-cyber-army-iphone-3g-s-sell/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:58:00 EST</pubDate>
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<strong>World's First Sonic Laser Created, Goes to '11'</strong><br /> It's been quite a week for the field of acoustics. We've already seen a <a target="_blank" href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/18/israeli-scientists-create-sonic-black-hole/">sonic black hole</a>, and according to CNET, researchers in England and the Ukraine have built the world's first "saser." Yep, a <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-17912_3-10267528-72.html?part=rss&amp;subj=news&amp;tag=2547-1_3-0-20" target="_blank">laser made out of sound</a>. Where normal lasers emit photons, the team's saser uses high-frequency sound waves. How high? The waves have a wavelength of only a few nanometers, and a frequency in the tetrahertz range. (That's high-pitched enough to make <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kE0pwJ5PMDg" target="_blank">Minnie Riperton</a> sound like Barry White.) We wonder what would happen if you blasted a sonic black hole with a saser. A sonic Big Bang, perhaps? [From: <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-17912_3-10267528-72.html?part=rss&amp;subj=news&amp;tag=2547-1_3-0-20" target="_blank">CNET</a>]<br /><br /><strong>It's iPhone 3G S Day</strong><br />Big Apple product releases only come around a couple times a year, and few are as exciting as <a target="_blank" href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/19/iphone-3g-s-fizzles-out-for-global-retail/">iPhone Day</a>. Yes, it's June 19th, and Apple's officially releasing its <a target="_blank" href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/12/should-you-get-the-new-iphone/">newer, faster, better iPhone to the masses</a>. Skipping work or class for your very own 3G S? Let us know <a target="_blank" href="http://www.twitter.com/switched">via Twitter just how long those lines are</a>. [<a target="_blank" href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/19/apple-unleashes-iphone-3g-s-on-well-prepared-public/">Engadget</a>]<strong><br /></strong><p><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/19/morning-xtra-worlds-first-sonic-laser-iphone-3g-s-available-n/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Morning Xtra: World's First Sonic Laser, iPhone 3G S Available Now</em></a></p><p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.switched.com/category/editors-picks/" rel="tag">Editor's Picks</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/19/morning-xtra-worlds-first-sonic-laser-iphone-3g-s-available-n/">Morning Xtra: World's First Sonic Laser, iPhone 3G S Available Now</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.switched.com">Switched</a> on Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:52:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/19/morning-xtra-worlds-first-sonic-laser-iphone-3g-s-available-n/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.switched.com/forward/19071856/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/19/morning-xtra-worlds-first-sonic-laser-iphone-3g-s-available-n/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:52:00 EST</pubDate>
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<strong><br /></strong><strong>Amazon CEO Explains Why Kindle Is So Pricey</strong><br />Jeff Bezos recently appeared onstage at Wired's Disruptive by Design conference, and writer Steven Levy asked the Amazon CEO about why exactly the Kindle is so expensive. Jeff's answer: the Amazon crew <a target="_blank" href="http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/06/jeff-bezos-why-the-kindle-is-so-expensive/">didn't want to follow a cell-phone pricing model</a>. Sure, the <a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/05/06/amazon-unveils-new-489-kindle-dx-with-9-7-inch-screen/" target="_blank">Kindle DX</a> could cost $100, but then Amazon would have to charge monthly subscription fees upwards of $50, and that just didn't sit too well with the chief. [From: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/06/jeff-bezos-why-the-kindle-is-so-expensive/">Wired</a>]<br /><br /><strong>Watch the U.S. Open Tournament Online</strong><br />As you read this, the world's best golfers are taking on the impossibly difficult Bethpage Black golf course in the 2009 U.S. Open. So how do you keep track of the birdies and bogeys? Aside from the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.majorschampionships.com/usopen/2009/scoring/">live leaderboard at PGAtour.com</a>, you can watch ESPN's <a target="_blank" href="http://espn.go.com/broadband/espn360/index">live broadcast at ESPN360.com</a>, follow the tournament <a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/usopengolf">on Twitter</a>, and check out Jason Sobel's witty and interactive <a target="_blank" href="http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/usopen09/columns/story?columnist=sobel_jason&amp;page=liveblog">live blog</a> from the course. <strong><br /></strong><p><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/18/morning-xtra-ceo-explains-kindles-price-watch-u-s-open-onlin/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Morning Xtra: CEO Explains Kindle's Price, Watch U.S. Open Online</em></a></p><p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.switched.com/category/editors-picks/" rel="tag">Editor's Picks</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/18/morning-xtra-ceo-explains-kindles-price-watch-u-s-open-onlin/">Morning Xtra: CEO Explains Kindle's Price, Watch U.S. Open Online</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.switched.com">Switched</a> on Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:51:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/18/morning-xtra-ceo-explains-kindles-price-watch-u-s-open-onlin/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.switched.com/forward/19071176/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/18/morning-xtra-ceo-explains-kindles-price-watch-u-s-open-onlin/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:51:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Morning Xtra: Myspace Cuts Jobs, NASA Sending Rocket to the Moon]]></title>
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<strong><br /></strong><strong>NASA to Blast Rocket Into the Moon, Study Resulting Huge Explosion</strong><br />In order to determine if water exists under the Moon's polar surfaces (a controversial topic among lunar scientists), NASA has decided to <a target="_blank" href="http://science.slashdot.org/story/09/06/16/1556254/NASA-To-Trigger-Massive-Explosion-On-the-Moon-In-Search-of-Ice?from=rss">launch a Centaur rocket booster 'Deep Impact'-style into the Moon at 5,600 mph</a>. The six-mile-high explosion will allow a probe to analyze never-before-seen sections of lunar material. We're making it official: Coolest. Mission. Ever. [From: <a target="_blank" href="http://science.slashdot.org/story/09/06/16/1556254/NASA-To-Trigger-Massive-Explosion-On-the-Moon-In-Search-of-Ice?from=rss">Slashdot</a>]<br /><br /><strong>MySpace Fires 400 Employees</strong><br /> Times are tough for the original social-networking blockbuster Myspace; the NewsCorp-owned site has seen limited growth compared to Web 2.0 darling Facebook and recently announced <a target="_blank" href="http://www.marketwatch.com/story/myspace-fires-30-percent-of-staff">it will lay of 30-percent of its staff</a>. This announcement comes amid a glut of structural changes at the company, which this year saw its CEO replaced by [gasp] a former Facebook executive, Owen Van Natta. [From: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.marketwatch.com/story/myspace-fires-30-percent-of-staff">Marketwatch</a>]<strong><br /></strong><p><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/17/morning-xtra-myspace-cuts-jobs-nasa-sending-rocket-to-the-moon/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Morning Xtra: Myspace Cuts Jobs, NASA Sending Rocket to the Moon</em></a></p><p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.switched.com/category/editors-picks/" rel="tag">Editor's Picks</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/17/morning-xtra-myspace-cuts-jobs-nasa-sending-rocket-to-the-moon/">Morning Xtra: Myspace Cuts Jobs, NASA Sending Rocket to the Moon</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.switched.com">Switched</a> on Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:25:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/17/morning-xtra-myspace-cuts-jobs-nasa-sending-rocket-to-the-moon/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.switched.com/forward/19069929/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/17/morning-xtra-myspace-cuts-jobs-nasa-sending-rocket-to-the-moon/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:25:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Morning Xtra: Weird Al is Back with 'Craigslist,' Twitter Down Time Scheduled]]></title>
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<strong>'Weird Al' Yankovic Hits Us With 'Craigslist' </strong><br />What's the best way to follow up the overwhelming amount of press Craigslist received from the whole murder/prostitution scandal? How about a new <a target="_blank" href="http://www.spinner.com/2009/06/15/weird-al-yankovic-craigslist-video-premiere/">'Weird Al' Yankovic video</a>? Okay, fine; <a href="http://music.aol.com/artist/the-doors/1003490" target="_blank">Al</a> is claiming he wrote his <a target="_blank" href="http://music.aol.com/artist/the-doors/1003490">Doors</a>-inspired ode to the online classifieds site before the Craigslist killer story broke, so we can't call him out for trying to capitalize on all the negative press. Still, there's no excuse for those leather pants, no matter how hilariously perfect the song is. [From: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.spinner.com/2009/06/15/weird-al-yankovic-craigslist-video-premiere/">Spinner</a>] <br /><strong><br />Twitter Down Time Rescheduled for Iranian Citizens</strong><br />Twitter was scheduled for some down time yesterday for routine site maintenance, but, because of the importance of the service to communication during the protests in Iran, the micro-blogging site has <a target="_blank" href="http://blog.twitter.com/2009/06/down-time-rescheduled.html">rescheduled its maintenance for 2:00-to-3:00 p.m. PST today</a>. First, that means you shouldn't freak out when you're unable to post about your lunch. More importantly, this means that the service outage will hit Iran in the middle of the night, when Twitter usage is often at its lowest. [From: <a target="_blank" href="http://blog.twitter.com/2009/06/down-time-rescheduled.html">Twitter</a>]<strong><br /></strong><p><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/16/morning-xtra-weird-al-is-back-with-craigslist-twitter-down-t/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Morning Xtra: Weird Al is Back with 'Craigslist,' Twitter Down Time Scheduled</em></a></p><p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.switched.com/category/editors-picks/" rel="tag">Editor's Picks</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/16/morning-xtra-weird-al-is-back-with-craigslist-twitter-down-t/">Morning Xtra: Weird Al is Back with 'Craigslist,' Twitter Down Time Scheduled</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.switched.com">Switched</a> on Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:51:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/16/morning-xtra-weird-al-is-back-with-craigslist-twitter-down-t/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.switched.com/forward/19068712/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/16/morning-xtra-weird-al-is-back-with-craigslist-twitter-down-t/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:51:00 EST</pubDate>
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<br /><strong>Tales From the Great Facebook Land Grab of '09</strong><br />Come here, young whippersnappers, and set a spell. Let us tell you of a time when the powers that ruled one of the largest tracts of Internet land up and gave away millions of free Web domains -- domains that would go on to be some of the most valuable in the world. Yessir, <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/lindseyweber/facesquatting-ru" target="_blank">we're talking about the Great Facebook Land Grab of 2009</a>. Some frontiersman types took the opportunity to grab high-profile user names that didn't rightfully belong to them. The aftermath -- what with the Facebook law returning those purloined URLs to the good townsfolk -- is as entertaining as watching a blind cat climb a pigeon pole. Yeehaw! [From: <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/lindseyweber/facesquatting-ru" target="_blank">Buzzfeed</a>]<br /><br /><strong>The Web Welcomes Hunch: Another New (And Fun) Search Engine</strong><br />We're officially coining Spring 2009 the Spring of the Search Engine. Microsoft recently <a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/02/microsofts-bing-search-engine-in-hot-water-over-porn-access/" target="_blank">launched its Bing search site</a>, and a handful of newcomers are launching more novel (and welcome) approaches. First was <a href="http://www.wolframalpha.com/">Wolfram|Alpha</a>, with its advanced-mathematics-inspired "answer engine," and now we have Hunch. <a href="http://uk.techcrunch.com/2009/06/15/hunchcoms-decision-making-engine-launches-someone-add-twitter-now/" target="_blank">The brainchild of Flickr co-founder Caterina Fake</a>, Hunch asks you 42 questions in order to determine what you might like on the Internet. If you're still intrigued, you can create a profile that will allow the site to get smarter each time you use it. Give it a try yourself at <a href="http://www.hunch.com/" target="_blank">hunch.com</a>. [From: <a href="http://uk.techcrunch.com/2009/06/15/hunchcoms-decision-making-engine-launches-someone-add-twitter-now/" target="_blank">TechCrunch</a>]<p><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/15/morning-xtra-facebook-land-grab-goes-outlaw-flickr-founder-lau/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Morning Xtra: Facebook Land Grab, Flickr Founder's New Search Engine </em></a></p><p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.switched.com/category/editors-picks/" rel="tag">Editor's Picks</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/15/morning-xtra-facebook-land-grab-goes-outlaw-flickr-founder-lau/">Morning Xtra: Facebook Land Grab, Flickr Founder's New Search Engine </a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.switched.com">Switched</a> on Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:58:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/15/morning-xtra-facebook-land-grab-goes-outlaw-flickr-founder-lau/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.switched.com/forward/19067520/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/15/morning-xtra-facebook-land-grab-goes-outlaw-flickr-founder-lau/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>
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<strong><br />Kaguya Probe Crashes Into the Moon</strong><br />Japan's Kaguya lunar probe (pictured) gave astronomers one last show as it <a target="_blank" href="http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=kaguya-moon-crash-seen-from-earth-2009-06">took its final bow</a> yesterday, slamming into the moon's surface at 4,000 mph and exploding in a fireball that could be seen from Earth. The scheduled (and spectacular) impact was a fitting end for Kaguya, which provided the first up-close videos of the moon in stunning HD, and posted them on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSYvqyzqGNI&amp;feature=channel_page" target="_blank">YouTube</a>, no less. [From: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=kaguya-moon-crash-seen-from-earth-2009-06">Scientific American</a>]<br /><br /><strong>'Internet Explorer' Forced From Euro-Release of Windows 7</strong><br />Thanks to European anti-trust rulings, Microsoft's newest operating system Windows 7 <a target="_blank" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8096701.stm">will not include 'Internet Explorer</a>' when released across the pond. Independent and third-party browser makers have been fighting this battle for over a decade, so consider this a win for the little guy (and Firefox). We're glad to see that Europe is keeping things competitive, but does this mean that Apple's upcoming Snow Leopard release of OS X will be missing the Safari browser? [From: <a target="_blank" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8096701.stm">BBC</a>]<p><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/12/morning-xtra-japanese-probe-crashes-into-moon-no-ie-in-euro-wi/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Morning Xtra: Japanese Probe Crashes Into Moon, No IE in Euro Windows 7</em></a></p><p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.switched.com/category/editors-picks/" rel="tag">Editor's Picks</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/12/morning-xtra-japanese-probe-crashes-into-moon-no-ie-in-euro-wi/">Morning Xtra: Japanese Probe Crashes Into Moon, No IE in Euro Windows 7</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.switched.com">Switched</a> on Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:20:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/12/morning-xtra-japanese-probe-crashes-into-moon-no-ie-in-euro-wi/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.switched.com/forward/19065643/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/12/morning-xtra-japanese-probe-crashes-into-moon-no-ie-in-euro-wi/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:20:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Morning Xtra: File-Sharing Win in France, NASA &amp; Europe Mars-Bound?]]></title>
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<strong><br />Controversial French File-Sharing Law Struck Down!</strong><br /> In a huge win for online rights, the controversial "three strikes" file-sharing law in France has been <a target="_blank" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/jun/10/france-hadopi-law-filesharing">struck down by the country's constitutional council</a>. The law had proposed that illegal file sharers be kicked off the Internet after three convictions of online piracy, but the high court deemed "free access" (meaning unrestricted access) to the Internet is a human right. Expect Web rights activists the world over to take up this judgment as a victory cry. It's a new dawn for the Internet. Seriously. [From: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/jun/10/france-hadopi-law-filesharing">The Guardian</a>] <br /><br /><strong>NASA Teaming Up With Europe for Mission to Mars?</strong><br /> We were happy to hear from FOX News that NASA may be reaching out to Europe for a <a target="_blank" href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,525722,00.html">joint mission to Mars</a>. This is exactly the kind of cooperation that results in a worldwide Space Federation that will enable interstellar explorers to band together under one common flag and <a href="http://www.switched.com/tag/startrek" target="_blank">boldly go places</a>. Of course, neither the U.S. nor Europe has the money to pay for the planned mission, but we're not letting a minor setback like that rain on our parade. [From: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,525722,00.html">FOX News</a>]<p><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/11/morning-xtra-french-file-sharing-law-overturned-u-s-and-europ/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Morning Xtra: File-Sharing Win in France, NASA &amp; Europe Mars-Bound?</em></a></p><p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.switched.com/category/editors-picks/" rel="tag">Editor's Picks</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/11/morning-xtra-french-file-sharing-law-overturned-u-s-and-europ/">Morning Xtra: File-Sharing Win in France, NASA &amp; Europe Mars-Bound?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.switched.com">Switched</a> on Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/11/morning-xtra-french-file-sharing-law-overturned-u-s-and-europ/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.switched.com/forward/19064464/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/11/morning-xtra-french-file-sharing-law-overturned-u-s-and-europ/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:30:00 EST</pubDate>
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<br /><br />It may surprise you that beneath our gentle, gadget-loving exterior, there lies a closeted obsession with speed. Sure, we tend to talk about Twitter and have been known to spend hours debating the best instant-messaging client -- or the best sci-fi villain (it's so obviously <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IG-88">IG-88</a>) -- but we turn our heads just like the next person when a Ferrari F430 rolls by. <br /><br />In honor of our innate love of all things fast, we've gathered up a list of the fastest things on (or nearly on) Earth. You'll find no cheetahs or peregrine falcons here, just the most crazy-quick contraptions humans have ever strapped themselves into. With that, let's punch it....<p><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/10/worlds-fastest-planes-trains-and-automobiles-and-other-stuff/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>World's Fastest Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (and Other Stuff)</em></a></p><p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.switched.com/category/car-tech/" rel="tag">Car Tech</a>, <a href="http://www.switched.com/category/editors-picks/" rel="tag">Editor's Picks</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/10/worlds-fastest-planes-trains-and-automobiles-and-other-stuff/">World's Fastest Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (and Other Stuff)</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.switched.com">Switched</a> on Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:02:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/10/worlds-fastest-planes-trains-and-automobiles-and-other-stuff/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.switched.com/forward/19056908/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/10/worlds-fastest-planes-trains-and-automobiles-and-other-stuff/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:02:00 EST</pubDate>
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<br /><strong>'The Sims 3' Is EA's Best-Ever Release</strong><br /> Game developer Electronic Arts (EA) has announced that the recent release of 'The Sims 3' (pictured above) is the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.businessinsider.com/the-sims-3-is-eas-best-pc-launch-ever-2009-6">company's most successful release ever</a>. In the game's first week, EA sold more than 1.4 million copies. What's more, the iPhone version of the game jumped to the top of Apple's app store in less than two days. [From: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.businessinsider.com/the-sims-3-is-eas-best-pc-launch-ever-2009-6">Business Insider</a>]<br /><br /><strong>The Google Trike: Street View For Hiking Trails</strong><br />Your favorite hiking trail could soon be getting the Google Street View treatment thanks to the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2009-06-09-biking-maps-google_N.htm?csp=?csp=23&amp;RM_Exclude=aol">newest vehicle in Google Maps' garage</a>: the Google trike. This three-wheeled, human-powered, off-road wunderbike sports the same 360-degree camera technology as the Street View cars, but is tasked with shooting areas that cars can't reach. So far, <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?oe=utf-8&amp;client=firefox-a&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;q=Monterey,+CA&amp;fb=1&amp;split=1&amp;gl=us&amp;view=map&amp;ei=kc8vStOuFIHwMpTYkfcJ&amp;cd=1&amp;hl=en&amp;f=q&amp;radius=1.31&amp;sll=36.566185,-121.943693&amp;sspn=0.022094,0.047035&amp;rq=1&amp;ll=36.619997,-121.906453&amp;spn=0,359.988241&amp;t=h&amp;z=17&amp;layer=c&amp;cbll=36.620569,-121.906759&amp;panoid=OwkgEWcl9caTXeJCuRVOYg&amp;cbp=12,138.39,,0,5.45" target="_blank">only one bike path has been mapped (in California's Monterrey peninsula)</a>, but more are on the way. [From: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2009-06-09-biking-maps-google_N.htm?csp=?csp=23&amp;RM_Exclude=aol">USA Today</a>]<p><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/10/morning-xtra-google-street-view-trike-new-iphone-gets-more-sec/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Morning Xtra: Google Street View Trike, New iPhone Gets More Secure</em></a></p><p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.switched.com/category/editors-picks/" rel="tag">Editor's Picks</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/10/morning-xtra-google-street-view-trike-new-iphone-gets-more-sec/">Morning Xtra: Google Street View Trike, New iPhone Gets More Secure</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.switched.com">Switched</a> on Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:20:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/10/morning-xtra-google-street-view-trike-new-iphone-gets-more-sec/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.switched.com/forward/19063295/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/10/morning-xtra-google-street-view-trike-new-iphone-gets-more-sec/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:20:00 EST</pubDate>
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We recently had a chance to take our cameras and check out the new Brammo Enertia electric motorcycle, only the second one to hit the market and sure to please most Earth-loving urban hipsters. Our man Tim Stevens took the high-tech wunderbike to the streets of lower Manhattan for a little envy-inducing, 13.7-horsepower jaunt to your local Starbucks. For $11,995, you can terrorize your burg at a latt&eacute;-foaming 50mph and look infinitely more hardcore than those tricks on a Vespa. It's the perfect complement to your faux-leather, vegan Heck's Angels jacket. <br />
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The <a target="_blank" href="http://www.enertiabike.com/component/option,com_contentform/Itemid,36/&amp;Itemid=35">bike is can be pre-ordered at the Enertia site</a> (and will be available in early July at West Coast Best Buy stores, too). Check out Engadget for <a target="_blank" href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/engadget-cruises-with-the-brammo-enertia-electric-motorcycle-wi/">Tim's full review</a>.<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.switched.com/category/car-tech/" rel="tag">Car Tech</a>, <a href="http://www.switched.com/category/switched-video/" rel="tag">Switched Video</a>, <a href="http://www.switched.com/category/reviews/" rel="tag">Reviews</a>, <a href="http://www.switched.com/category/fathers-day/" rel="tag">Father's Day</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/09/hands-on-review-brammo-enertia-electric-motorcycle-video/">Hands On Review: Brammo Enertia Electric Motorcycle (Video)</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.switched.com">Switched</a> on Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:27:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href=http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/08/engadget-cruises-with-the-brammo-enertia-electric-motorcycle-wi/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/09/hands-on-review-brammo-enertia-electric-motorcycle-video/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.switched.com/forward/19062195/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/09/hands-on-review-brammo-enertia-electric-motorcycle-video/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>
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<strong><br />YouTube Streams More Than a BIllion Videos a Day</strong><br />There's no question that YouTube is the streaming-video king, but various tracking companies have pegged the actual number of streams per month anywhere between five and seven billion. Now, TechCrunch's rumorist extraordinaire Michael Arrington is saying that he's been told -- straight from Google -- that <a target="_blank" href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/09/youtube-video-streams-top-1-billionday/">YouTube streams more than one billion videos per day</a>. Incredible, considering that ComScore estimates that the population of the Internet is about 1.5-billion people. Boy, do we ever love <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJ5w4MkFofc" target="_blank">that Keyboard Cat</a>. [From: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/09/youtube-video-streams-top-1-billionday/">TechCrunch</a>]<br /><br /><strong>Huge Hack Wipes Out 100K Web Sites</strong><br />A U.K.-based Web hosting company was recently the victim of a massive hacking attack that <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/06/08/webhost_attack/">erased the data of around 100,000 sites</a>. This large-scale exploit is thought to have used <a target="_blank" href="http://www.switched.com/2009/03/18/malicious-infection-turns-your-computer-into-a-spam-sending-bot/">an SQL injection</a> to gain access to the servers, and then it eliminated the data. Sad thing is, the owners of these sites will never be able to regain their information. As of yet, there's no info as to who the attackers might be. [From: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/06/08/webhost_attack/">The Register</a>]<p><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/09/morning-xtra-hackers-wipe-out-100k-sites-oreilly-attacks-dent/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Morning Xtra: Hackers Wipe Out 100k Sites, O'Reilly Attacks Dentist Vid Kid</em></a></p><p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.switched.com/category/editors-picks/" rel="tag">Editor's Picks</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/09/morning-xtra-hackers-wipe-out-100k-sites-oreilly-attacks-dent/">Morning Xtra: Hackers Wipe Out 100k Sites, O'Reilly Attacks Dentist Vid Kid</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.switched.com">Switched</a> on Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:32:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/09/morning-xtra-hackers-wipe-out-100k-sites-oreilly-attacks-dent/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.switched.com/forward/19062074/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.switched.com/2009/06/09/morning-xtra-hackers-wipe-out-100k-sites-oreilly-attacks-dent/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>
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