via Mashable!
Google has introduced the people widget, a new Gmail feature that adds contextual information about those with whom you … Read More >>
Chinese Prisoners Forced to Farm Gold in Online Games
via Mashable!
Prisoners at a labor camp in northeast China were forced by guards to play online games in a moneymaking scheme, says one … Read More >>
The scientist who pretended to be a parrot [Mad Science]
How a satellite’s infrared scanner discovered the lost Egyptian pyramids [Amazing Find]
Drawing Machine Converts Photos to Sketches, Robotically
via Gadget Lab
A number of artistically inclined robots showed up at this year’s Maker Faire, but The Drawing Machine really stood out among … Read More >>
Music gear I/O dock for iPad
via Boing Boing
In Gweek 002, Rob, Joel, and I talked about digital musical instruments and some of the music making apps available on the … Read More >>
How To Host A Good Party [Social Minefield]
Native x86 Android runtime will enable Android apps on Windows
via Ars Technica
A startup called BlueStacks has developed an Android runtime environment for the … Read More >>
If AT&T buys T-Mobile, US back to “Bell East and Bell West”
via Ars Technica
Today, the House Judiciary Committee held another Congressional hearing on the proposed … Read More >>
Auto-Tune for Guitars Doesn’t Have to be Like Auto-Tune for Vocals; The Digital Guitar Future?
Auto-Tuning a guitar is coming, say Antares. But if that seems frightening, it may be worth a closer look. Photo of the … Read More >>