Kat Hannaford

In the Next 10 Years the US Military Will Be 50% Green—Hopefully

War is costly stuff, and isn’t doing our fine planet any favors. At least, not environmentally. By 2020 however, the US military hopes that 50 per cent of their operations will be done using renewable energy. That means solar chargers, similar to what you and I use when we go camping—only for their military communications…

Man Builds Rube Goldberg Machine in Basement Using Common Household Gadgetry

Remember as a kid, when you saw Rube Goldberg-style perpetual-motion set-ups, and wished you could build one yourself? Daniel from St Louis didn’t stop there. Using an exercise bike, farm motor and drycleaner rack, the fun even spans the ceiling. Shot with a fisheye lens, it makes Daniel Heggarty‘s machine all the more zany. Writing…

Cheaters Are Using Their iPhones to Cheat Their Cheatin’ Way Out of Hedge Mazes

Now, I’ve walked around this maze before so know how tough it is, but cheating using your cellphone’s GPS? You may as well stay at home playing GTA or something. The Daily Mail spoke to employees at Longleat Safari Park* in Wiltshire, England, who’d noticed that many people are now using their phones to find…

Life Isn’t Always So Rosy for Green Towns

Initially, they applauded the erection of three wind turbines. Now, the inhabitants of Penobscot Bay, Maine, rue the day the $15m wind facility was built a mile from their homes, due to the sheer noise the 123-foot blades make. The NY Times has looked into the concerns of people from locations such as Penobscot Bay…

I Want to Ride My Pantone Red 186C Bicycle, I Want to Ride My Bike…

You can get everything Pantone-branded these days, so it only figures you can stick something between your legs in cherry-red 186C shade. And green 672C, yellow 14-0848 and so on. That official smack of paint will cost you, though. Bigtime. They’ve just arrived in the UK from Italy, landing at department store Heal’s for £790…

Samsung’s WP7 Handset Omnia 7 Appears in 13-Min Long Video Demo

Not to be confused with LG’s Windows Phone 7 phone the Optimus 7, Samsung’s Omnia 7 has received a thorough going-over in a video, showing off more the hubs, and even Office. Microsoft Office! It looks great. The UI may be running the French language, but you can still get a strong grasp of what…

LEGO Leica Camera Works, But Won’t Fool Anybody

Save yourself $5k by making a Leica M8 out of LEGO for $50. It’s a good way to dodge those red-dot taxes, but I’ll warn you: the 3MP camera will hardly hold up to your phone, let alone a Leica. MOCPages user Schfio Factory used a $50 LEGO camera as a base for the camera,…

Pay In Checks to Your PayPal Account Thanks to Their Latest iPhone App Update

Chase customers have been depositing checks via iPhones for months now, but from today millions of PayPal users will never have to go to the bank again. Well, other than to steal pens or use their toilet. To use the app, you must take a photo of the front and rear of a check, whizz…

Verizon Android Phones Should Use the Force and Download This Star Wars App

You don’t need the R2-D2 Droid phone to download this app, but for full credibility I’d suggest all owners of that phone fork out the $3 it costs. In fact, any Verizon customer with an Android phone should pay up. It’s celebrating the 30th anniversary of Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back,…

Today’s Facebook’s Event Will Show Off Their Latest Redesign

Another Facebook redesign, you groan? Yes, indeed. According to TechCrunch, the design is already visible to some users of the site, with the IM chat window appearing on the left and people’s profiles looking more like Places pages. [TechCrunch]

For Almost $3k These Ultrasone Edition 10 Headphones Better Turn You Into a Zebra

We know the downfalls of cheap headphones, but is $2,749 for a pair of Ultrasones going to give you the best-possible audio experience known to man? That I can’t tell you, but my god would you look at them?! They’re a thing of beauty, I’m sure you’ll agree. But then, Ultrasone has always been known…

Ultrasone Edition 10 Gallery

RED Gives Up Making Consumer Cameras, Saying “We Had No Idea What We Were Doing”

They might be struggling with how to position themselves in the market, but at least RED is willing to jump onto their message boards and update everyone on what they’re doing. A lot of companies could learn from that transparency. Still, it’s not at all surprising that the delayed prosumer Scarlet camera is going to…

Rockoon Soars 40km in the Sky, But Has Further to Go if it Wants to Reach the Moon

No, I’m not trying to say “raccoon” through a candy-filled mouth. That’s really what Romania is calling their rocket-balloon, which is an entry in Google’s Lunar X competition, to be the first vessel to send a robot to the moon. If successful, the Aeronautics and Cosmonautics Romanian Association team (ARCA) wins $30 million, but the…

A Bazooka That Can Save Lives Wins the Dyson Award

A buoyancy aid from Australia has won this year’s James Dyson Award, which battled alongside 14 amazing finalists. Made from hydrophobic foam which expands in the water, the Longreach aid can be fired 150m out to sea to save lives. The winner designer, 24-year-old Samuel Adeloju, has been awarded £10,000 ($15,900) for himself, and another…

OnLive Now Charging Only for Gameplay (No Monthly Fees)

The streaming game service is no longer charging $15 in monthly fees, so if you’ve been put off by yet another monthly direct debit, now’s the time to sign up for a free trial. Jason loved it when he tried it out at home, but was put off by the various fees associated with it—though…

VP of MeeGo, Nokia’s Upcoming OS, Is Next to Leave

Blood won’t stop gushing out of the Nokia wound. Ari Jaaksi, who was the Vice President of MeeGo devices, has reportedly left Nokia. It’s not known whether he jumped or was pushed, but his departure follows Chairman Jorma Ollila, Executive Vice President Anssi Vanjoki and CEO and President Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, who’ve all left/are leaving the…

Old Couple Sells Apple Their House for $1.7million for its iTunes Cloud

When Apple asks to buy your farm, there’s your chance to apply the “big corporation tax.” The Fulbright family asked for $1.7m when Apple fancied their acre of land adjacent to their iTunes data center in North Carolina. 34 years ago, that one acre cost the Fulbrights $6,000, which they built their family home on.…

Do You See What I See?

SwooooOooooOOOooossh. Ziiing! SwooooOOOOooooosh. There is no escape…don’t make me destroy you… [Reddit]

Skype Lands on Android Phones Running Eclair or Higher

It seems unfathomable that Skype didn’t have an app for Android until now*, but it’s true. Phones running Android 2.1 or 2.2 can download the free app now, for free Skype-to-Skype calls, IM and more. Just like with the iPhone version, you can call over Wi-Fi or the network (3G is included), both of which…