Monthly Archives: December 2008

Thanko USB bear gloves don’t inhibit your typing, keep palms toasty

December 10th, 2008 | Posted in Offbeat News, Technology

Ah, how timely! Over two years after the USB-powered G-Gloves hit the scenes, in comes Thanko to bring a much needed new face to the niche. These Kumasan mittens both get powered from a single USB port and even have cutouts to allow your fingers to move freely. There’s no mention of a price nor [...]

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Monty Python: The Dead Parrot Sketch

December 9th, 2008 | Posted in Art, Offbeat News

Monty Python just uploaded their infamous “Dead Parrot Sketch” to their recently launched YouTube channel. The sketch is from the 8th episode of the first season of Monty Python’s Flying Circus, originally aired in 1969.

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HP and ASU demo bendable, unbreakable electronic displays

December 8th, 2008 | Posted in Technology

Well, what do you know? Nearly four years after Arizona State University opened its very own flexible display center comes this, a prototype device that’s purportedly easy to manufactur, easy on the environment and practically as strong as Thor. HP and ASU have teamed up to demonstrate the fresh e-displays, which are constructed almost entirely [...]

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Pownce Shutting Down, Technology Sold To Six Apart

December 1st, 2008 | Posted in Offbeat News, Technology

Pownce co-founder Leah Culver has just announced that Pownce will be shutting down as of December 15 and they they have sold their technology to Six Apart. Leah and Pownce developer Mike Malone will be joining Six Apart’s engineering team.

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Creative Commons Licensed Flickr Photo Used In Iron Man

December 1st, 2008 | Posted in Art, Technology

On his blog, UK-based web developer and hobbyist photographer Jeremy Keith recounts how a vacation photograph he took inside NASA’s Vehicle Assembly Building came to be used in the 2008 blockbuster Iron Man.

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