By Sterling “Chip” Camden Contributing Writer, [GAS] The term “cloud computing” has entered that phase of the buzzword life-cycle in which everyone is talking about it, few people are doing anything with it, and most people’s understanding of what it means is, at best, cloudy (sorry). Those who do understand cloud computing usually think of […]
It’s that time again… If you have been reading [GaS], or any other blogs for that matter, you know that there will soon be a new version of the Microsoft operating system. Now are you curious if your faithful machine can handle Windows Seven? You are? Then we have a little application for you!
By Jimmy Rogers (@me) Contributing Writer, [GAS] If you are familier with iRobot, the people who make the everybody’s favorite robotic vacuum cleaner, you know they are famous for their hacker spirit. There’s even a hackable version of the Roomba to support the community of tinkerers who have gathered around it. Well iRobot has been doing […]
This video dates back to 1969 and presents what could be described as an early idea of the Internet. I just love the reaction of the guy at 0:46 right after the narrator says: “What the wife selects on her console will be paid for by her husband at his counterpart console.” Society has certainly […]
Capable of 30 minutes of flight at around 60 miles per hour, the Martin Jetpack can apparently go as high as 8,000 feet in the air. Naturally, its creator has equipped the device with an integrated ballistic parachute, just in case something goes wrong with its engine while you’re flying around. You certainly wouldn’t want […]
The number of homes relying solely on cellphones has risen so rapidly that it has now overtaken the number which are landline only. The figures come from a report which also shows cellphone only householders are more likely to be binge drinkers. During the last six months of 2008, 20.2 per cent of homes in […]
By Jimmy Rogers (@me) Contributing Writer, [GAS] Twitter has been a monetization puzzle for many because it possesses enormous popularity and “mindshare” among the internet savvy, but does not present any straightforward way to make money. Attempts have been made to market through tweets or through the background wallpapers, but neither of these have been very […]
By Jimmy Rogers (@me) Contributing Writer, [GAS] Seems that this week’s science stories are all going to the physicists. Between 8:00PM and 11:00PM (EST) TONIGHT, a “Minotaur I” rocket should be visible to the entire Eastern seaboard of the United States. It is being launched from NASA’s Wallops Island Flight Facility in Virginia (the state where I […]