Thursday, August 23, 2007

D-Cinema -- coming soon to this movie theater

D-Cinema -- coming soon to this movie theater

For a beautiful 4K experience .........

Nikon D3 Digital SLR: Introduction of the Nikon FX Format

Nikon D3 Digital SLR: Introduction of the Nikon FX Format Digital Camera Review

Full Frame ... 12.1 Megapixel ..... 9 frames-per-second ..... Sweet! .............. :)

D300 info HERE.

Google Earth Adds 100m Stars, 200m Galaxies

TrustedReviews - Google Earth Adds 100m Stars, 200m Galaxies

I think I predicted this ... did I not? ....... ;-)

More HERE and HERE.

Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Risk genes for multiple sclerosis uncovered

Risk genes for multiple sclerosis uncovered

These whole-genome association studies are bringing back astounding results ... Keep Up The Good Work !!! .....

Is 'Cairo toe' the first practical prosthetic?

Is 'Cairo toe' the first practical prosthetic? - Telegraph

........ "walk like an Egyptian"................ ;-)

Stronger Link Found between Hurricanes and Global Warming

Stronger Link Found between Hurricanes and Global Warming: Scientific American

Noticed something beginning to form in the Atlantic today .....

DeLorean To Re-Enter Limited Production in 2008

DeLorean To Re-Enter Limited Production in 2008 --- Wired Blogs: Gadget Lab

Yep! ... I'd say 24 a year, was Limited alright .............................

Saturday, July 28, 2007

Carbon 'paper' is the strongest yet

Carbon 'paper' is the strongest yet - tech - 26 July 2007 - New Scientist Tech

This is "Paper" ----- Strong Stuff! ............ ;-)

Visible light pulses knock out viruses in blood

Mysterious chunks of ice pelt Iowa town

Friday, July 27, 2007

Heavy Metal Filter Made Largely from Air

Heavy Metal Filter Made Largely from Air: Scientific American

Chalcogels ... This is Fantastic! .....

Blast at space tourism test site

BBC NEWS World Americas Blast at space tourism test site

Bad day for Space News .... Drunken Shuttle Pilots ... Sabotage of computers .... and now this ...

It appears that Northrop was about to acquire the remaining 60% of Scaled Composites that it didn't already own ... the deal had yet to be approved by the Justice Department ...

More HERE.

Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Humans to blame for global changes in rain: study

Humans to blame for global changes in rain: study: Scientific American

I saw an invalid woman on TV today ... she and her invalid husband were without water and power, due to the record flooding in Britain. She couldn't bend low, to get water from the large, plastic water tanks the government had put out, for all the folks without water .....

One reporter said that some were doing extreme price-gouging on bottled-water ....

Western Digital announces Green terabyte hard drives

TG Daily - Western Digital announces Green terabyte hard drives

HUMONGOUS .... and Economical Too! ..... ;-)

Panasonic Introduces Three New LUMIX Cameras

Panasonic Introduces Three New LUMIX Cameras with Additional Auto Features for Easy, Fail-Free Photo-Taking

This DMC-FZ18 sounds quite interesting, with it's 28-504mm zoom (35mm equivalent) .... actually, up to 803mm, if you count the 3-megapixel mode, which I somewhat discount ...

ALSO ... that Intelligent Auto Mode seems quite intriguing .....

Drew Carey to host 'Price Is Right'

Variety.com - Drew Carey to host 'Price Is Right'

Way To Go Drew! ..... Funny Man .... Good to see him return so forcefully ...... :)

Monday, July 02, 2007

It's official - stress makes you fat

It's official - stress makes you fat - Breaking News - National - Breaking News

This makes total sense to me ... I've felt that was true for a long time, and my doctor even said the same thing to me, a few years ago ....

Monday, June 25, 2007

TV's "Mr. Wizard" Dies At 89, Don Herbert Was Beloved By Generations Of Kids For Science Shows

Video reveals sprites are brighter than Venus

Google backs green computer plan

BBC NEWS UK Google backs green computer plan

Posted Late --- Catching Up ----

Jets of matter clocked at near-light speed

Jets of matter clocked at near-light speed - space - 12 June 2007 - New Scientist Space

Posted Late --- Catching Up ----

I put that, at roughly 185,999.442 miles per second ..... Whoooosh! ......

Liquid lens can magnify at the flick of a switch

Weed Worse Than Kudzu Spreads to Ga.

11Alive.com - Weed Worse Than Kudzu Spreads to Ga.

Posted Late --- Catching Up ----

A weed worse than Kudzu .... THATs just what we need ....... :-(

Toshiba Plans 5TB Drives by 2013

PC World - Toshiba Plans 5TB Drives by 2013

Posted Late --- Catching Up ----

WD My Book Drive Hits 1.5TB

PC World - WD My Book Drive Hits 1.5TB

Posted Late --- Catching Up ----

Ancient Rome comes back to life in virtual model

Molecular holograms are coming into focus

Ice ages dried up African monsoons

Ancient DNA Traces Woolly Mammoth's Disappearance

The ultimate remote?

The ultimate remote? Chicago Tribune

Hard to get more "Potato" than that! .... :)

More HERE.