Archive: March 15, 2011
Qaddafi-caricature

Photo: Finbarr O’Reilly/Reuters The New York Times’ Lens blog has an interesting gallery of Gaddafi caricatures, artwork, and graffiti made to protest the Libyan leader and portray him in an otherwise unflattering light. The Times writes that this unprecedented freedom of expression comes in stark contrast to the dictator’s pristine image which he controlled up [...]

This baby named Emerson may be laughing at the nose-blowing done by his mom, but I’m laughing at his hilarious scared-face. [via]

microsoft-zune

Word from an anonymous Bloomberg source is saying that Microsoft is killing the Zune music player, one of the most beautifully designed pieces of consumer electronics I can recall in recent history (and one with some of the coolest UI features I’ve seen). It’s a shame…I never even got to hold one. I wonder if [...]

Yesterday, Gawker posted a story about the fame-box that is Ark Music Factory, a company that convinces young aspiring kids to jump in and record a poorly made pop song in hopes that they might be one of the few to make it big via viral video hit. As you can imagine, this factory of [...]

satarii-star

This is a neat accessory called the Satarii Star that recently had a fundraising round on IndieGoGo for plans to go into full production. The accessory is neat — it hooks up to a wireless tracking device that you slip into your pocket or clip ont your shirt so that you can have the camera/iPhone/FlipCam [...]

bus-crash-in-new-jersey-kills-2

Is it just a bad time to ride buses? Last night, a bus from Super Luxury Tours traveling from NYC’s Chinatown to Philadelphia crashed on the New Jersey Turnpike in East Brunswick killing the driver and another passenger. No official word yet on the cause of the accident.