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Coiled up in a tornado is as much energy as an entire power plant. So a Canadian engineer has a plan to spin up his own twister and extract energy from its tethered tail. It all depends on heating the air near the surface so that it is much warmer than the air above. “You …
Sci Fi Channel and video game publisher Trion World Networks are developing an entertainment franchise targeted for release in 2010 designed to “play” on both online and TV platforms. Think World of Warcraft meets Battlestar Galactica. The still unnamed show on Sci Fi channel and the multiplayer Trion World game will share the same fictional …
Tired of working at Yahoo!? Ready to resign? Then head on over to http://yahoorezinr.com. The site is a helpful tongue-in-cheek way to help current Yahoo employees expedite their resignation with simple and easy to use pull-down menus. If you are at work, then be careful with some of the pull down menus. They aren’t exactly …
Microsoft sends an Internet Explorer cake to Mozilla's FIrefox development team to congratulate them on shipping FIrefox 3.
Viacom Inc’s Comedy Central will begin offering full episodes of “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” and the “Colbert Report” on Hulu.com on Tuesday as part of a test, reversing an earlier position that it would mainly focus on offering its shows on its own sites. The deal to offer these popular shows on Hulu …
SanDisk has officially killed its TakeTV project as well as its accompanying Fanfare video content portal. Chances are, this may be the first time you’ve even heard of TakeTV. Despite getting lots of attention at CES 2007, the product failed to gain any traction with consumers. TakeTV was only launched last October. TakeTV was a …
Dubai has garnered much attention in recent years with a never-ending supply of architectural wonders being built, or proposed, at a head spinning pace. Mostly these towering structures are grand and tall, but some are also green. We’ve covered many an ambitious Dubai skyscraper scheme here at Inhabitat, including David Fisher’s Rotating Tower, but there …
Flock, the social web browser, introduced new social media features yesterday. New Services Added To Flock Users can now integrate several popular Internet services into the browser including social networking sites Digg and Pownce, as well as AOL‘s webmail service. One-click support is also offered for Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Photobucket and YouTube, among other sites. How To …
Microsoft Corp. is teaming up with BermanBraun, a Santa Monica production firm, to create an online destination to tap consumers’ near obsession with celebrities. The yet-unnamed venture should launch early next year, Rob Bennett, general manager of entertainment, video and sports for Microsoft’s MSN, said Tuesday. The site is expected to offer more than just …
A lot of internet power users are really excited about the new Reddit redesign featuring vastly improved navigation, organization and customization tools.
Thanks to Weezer, some popular YouTubers and Internet celebrities are getting immortalized in the Pork And Beans music video.
Steve Ballmer gets egged while addressing students at a Hungarian University.
This Japanese TV reporter must have one of the most stressful jobs in the world.
Promotional efforts for the Madonna Hard Candy album include using Social Media sites like MySpace to connect with fans.
Google has officially launched Website Optimizer, a tool that Webmasters can use to test variations of a site’s content and design to increase conversions. The free tool is available at Website Optimizer, and the search giant has also launched an accompanying blog, tutorial, and discussion board. Website Optimizer was first rolled out as a beta …
USA Network's website is experiencing some incredible growth in 2008. Both USANetwork.com and CharacterArcade.com are showing high quarterly growth.
According to the Facebook blog, the social network is launching a live chat feature this week allowing users to communicate in real time from their Facebook profile pages. It’s still in beta I think. Not everyone has been able to install the new chat application yet. I’ve gotten a few install errors so far and …
