Inside a Google Data Center
From a presentation last week in Mountain View, California, here’s a video tour of Google’s Data Center. Could you ever estimate how much wire is involved here?
Monthly Archives: April 2009
iTunes abandons flat-rate pricing and DRM protection
Apple’s decision to switch to variable pricing for iTunes tracks has led to general price rises among its competitors, though there’s something of a price war. From yesterday, iTunes tracks no longer costs a flat rate of 99c. That’s now the standard price for most recent songs, but older tracks are down to 69c, while [...]
Wednesday Geeky Pics: More Geeky Tattoos
By Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] The last time I found a bunch of geek cred tattoos, I noticed that there were a lot more floating around out there. So here’s a brand new batch of geek ink. Tagged
Sexy Geekettes Lightsaber Fight [NSFW?]
In a story that represents every male geek’s fantasy coming true, here’s an absolutely awesome video featuring two sexy female geeks fighting for supremacy over the attention of a young, insignificant padawan. For those of you who cannot tolerate looking at a pair of panties, please skip the video.
A-Pod: The Coolest, Scariest Hexapod Robot Ever
The A-Pod is an ant-inspired hexapod robot featuring a fully animated body composed of an abdomen, a head with a pair of large mandibles, a thorax, and 6 legs. Check it out in the video below. The thing almost looks lifelike! [Via Trossen Robotics]
Hot New Video Game Consists of Shooting People in The Face
As with everything coming from the Onion News Network, don’t take this news report too seriously. Oh, and if you can’t stand the sight of a bit of virtual gore, you shouldn’t be watching this.
Next-gen iPhone rumors include FM broadcasting and video editing
If the gossip-mill is true, the next incarnation of the iPhone and iPod touch will see the devices add “car stereo” and “moviemaker” to their repertoires. We reported recently that new generation models of both devices look to be in the works given the version numbers referenced in the newest edition of the iPhone operating [...]
Hey, GM and Segway: South Park Already Did It
By Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] GM and Segway have teamed up to “solve the world’s urban transportation problems” with the P.U.M.A., which in the tradition of kitchy acronyms, stands for Personal Urban Mobility & Accessibility. Says Jim Norrod, CEO of Segway: “We are excited to be working together to demonstrate a dramatically different approach [...]
Bill Gates Facebook Page
I’m not sure if Bill Gates actually has a Facebook page, but if he does, it probably looks similar to this one. [via PCworld]
Imperial March Played on Old Flatbed Scanner
You’ve heard Star Wars’ Imperial March played on an old hard drive and a floppy disk before, but why stop there when there’s so many outdated computer peripherals lying around your home or office? [Via BBG]
From Luke Skywalker To Darth Vader: The Evolution of Cool
By Shea Bennett Contributing Writer, [GAS] When we’re very young, certainly before we hit our teenage years, our favorite characters from our favorite movies and TV shows tend to reflect our nature during this period of our lives. They’re often innocents, like us. Possibly naïve and often untrained in the ways of life, our icons [...]
Astro Boy Theatrical Trailer (2009)
Originally released more than 40 years ago, Astroyboy is a Japanese manga series that was first broadcasted in Japan from 1963 to 1966. It then got fully remade in the 1980s, which is the version I recall watching when I was a kid. Now, it seems that someone thought that the series needed a new [...]
