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Artist Uses Cheetos To Create a Unique Portrait Of Conan O’Brien

J. Frank Wilson on Jan 28, 2010 (Updated: Jan 29, 2020)

Using approximately 2,000 Cheetos sorted from over 50 bags, one artist has painstakingly created a portrait of former Tonight Show host Conan O’Brien. It’s not exactly edible, but it might help satisfy your hunger for Coco until his show returns to late night this fall. Who Made The Conan O’Brien Cheeto Artwork The artist responsible …

Astronaut TJ Creamer Writes The 1st Tweet from Space

J. Frank Wilson on Jan 22, 2010 (Updated: Feb 3, 2019)

American Astronaut TJ Creamer (@Astro_TJ) is the first person ever to send a tweet from space using the social media site Twitter. Here's what he wrote: "Hello Twitterverse! We r now LIVE tweeting from the International Space Station -- the 1st live tweet from Space! :) More soon, send your ?s"

Facebook User Doesn’t Know Difference Between Salmonella and Salmon

Urooj Kazi on Dec 18, 2009 (Updated: Apr 8, 2018)

Too Dumb For Facebook: A Facebook user who ate raw chicken for a $20 bet doesn't know the difference between salmonella and salmon.

Sirius Releases The History of Howard Stern Act III – Timeline Widget (2009)

J. Frank Wilson on Dec 17, 2009 (Updated: Dec 29, 2018)

Got a Sirius satellite radio? Are you a Howard Stern fan? Act III of the award-winning radio documentary series, The History of Howard Stern, premiers December 21, 2009. The series revisits the legendary career and achievements of the self proclaimed The King of All Media.

Ziggy Marley’s Music Mixer iPhone App

J. Frank Wilson on Dec 11, 2009 (Updated: Dec 3, 2016)

The iPhone app, Ziggy Marley's Music Mixer, allows users to mix tracks, break beats and create their own dub sounds.

Spy on Your House or Office with a Panasonic Network Camera [tutorial]

J. Frank Wilson on Dec 8, 2009 (Updated: Dec 27, 2013)

There are a million reasons to install a hidden camera at your home or office. Installing a security camera system has traditionally been both expensive and difficult. But not anymore. The Panasonic BL-C131A wireless network camera sells for under $300 and will do everything from email you a photo when the motion sensor is triggered to to let you watch and control the camera angle live over the Internet.

Apple Acquires Music Streaming Service LaLa

J. Frank Wilson on Dec 7, 2009 (Updated: Feb 28, 2024)

Looks like Apple did a little Christmas shopping on their own. Over the weekend, news broke that Apple acquired the streaming music service and store Lala. We’ve been using Lala for awhile now and love it. Do you like to listen to music at work using iTunes? We got sick of trying to sync our …

Free Invites for the BlogAds Network

J. Frank Wilson on Dec 6, 2009 (Updated: Jan 8, 2019)

Attention bloggers. Want to join the BlogAds Network? We have 44 sponsor invites and less than 25 days to give them away. Why? BlogAds.com is discontinuing the sponsorship program. So if you have a good blog with decent traffic and want to join, then email us asap. Membership in the Blogads Network is by invitation …

NASA App for iPhone

J. Frank Wilson on Nov 13, 2009 (Updated: Feb 3, 2019)

Good news space nerds. NASA just released an app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The application is available free of charge in the iTunes App Store. The new NASA app collects, customizes and delivers an extensive selection of dynamically updated information, images and videos from various online NASA sources. It will also deliver a wealth …

OMG – Baby Stroller Rolls into Path of Oncoming Train

J. Frank Wilson on Oct 19, 2009 (Updated: Jul 13, 2019)

Police in Melbourne, Australia say a 6-month-old baby boy has miraculously survived a train hitting his stroller that had rolled onto the tracks. The incident was captured on CCTV.

Ouch! Kevin Rose Hits Golf Ball Into A Diggnation Fan’s Face

J. Frank Wilson on Sep 28, 2009 (Updated: Apr 2, 2017)

LPGA tour hottie Anna Rawson, tried to give Kevin Rose golf lessons at a recent live episode of Diggnation. There were a few putting greens setup on stage, however Rose decided to slapshot a few balls into the audience's faces.

Grandpa Busted Googling Asian Escorts in Apple Store

J. Frank Wilson on Aug 19, 2009 (Updated: Feb 3, 2019)

Looks like Grandpa is more interested in Asian escorts than the iPhone. This elderly gentleman was recently observed testing out some equipment in an Apple Store... and he came prepared. In front of the iMac's keyboard is the classifieds section from a newspaper. It's difficult to make out exactly what Grandma was reading in the newspaper, but there's no question what he was Googling on the Internet. Just take a look at his display: Asian Escorts. Apparently an ad for an Asian escort service in the newspaper caught his eye.