WEBSITE OF THE DAY – Raileasy
Just the ticket for your morning commute
Monday morning’s aren’t much fun, are they? You’ve had a couple of days off, but you still feel tired. Winter’s almost here. It’s dark, it’s cold and it’s really very depressing.
The last thing you need when you get to the station is that long, snaking queue of bored, miserable [...]
UK EXCLUSIVE: Logitech Wireless Solar Keyboard K750 hands-on
PHOTOS: Pocket-lint checks out the world’s first solar powered keyboard
Logitech has achieved what even the Swiss company thought was impossible a couple of years ago, a completely solar powered wireless keyboard, one that can store enough energy to use for up to a staggering four months in total darkness.
Featuring two solar panels along the top, [...]
For the First Time, the TSA Meets Resistance
Speaking of TSA, Jeffrey Goldberg reports on the latest indignity they’re inflicting upon air travelers: crotch feel-ups.
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TSA Says 11-Inch MacBook Air Can Stay in Bag at Security Check
Wired:
The Transportation Security Administration told CNN that the 11-inch Air, like the ipad, can stay inside bags when passing through the checkpoint. However, the TSA hasn’t yet determined whether the 13-inch Air can stay inside a bag or must be removed.
How can anyone argue this makes sense?
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NYT Story on the iPad as a Device for the Disabled
Don’t miss the accompanying video.
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The Case of the Accidental Tweeter
Nice piece by ESPN’s Bill Simmons on breaking news and the role of Twitter.
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Scooby Doo Google Doodle…
…Where are you-dle?
Google is celebrating Halloween with some Scooby Doo action. Presented as a five frame comic strip, the themed Google Doodle for 31 October features Scooby, Shaggy and the gang, plus The Mystery Machine, as they foil the plans of a sweet-thief. Who would’ve, not doubt, “gotten away with it, if it wasn’t for [...]
The Case Of the Accidental Tweeter
Nice piece by ESPN’s Bill Simmons on breaking news and the role of Twitter.
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The day Google founders asked Steve Jobs to be CEO
Wanted Apple boss to be their boss
Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin wanted Apple boss Steve Jobs to be Google’s first CEO a new documentary in the US has revealed.
According to interviews in a documentary called ?”Game Changers” on Bloomberg TV Sergey Brin and Larry Page interviewed around 12 or 13 candidates before visiting [...]
Facebook to announce new Mobile features Wednesday
As it buys Drop.io filesharing service
Facebook?will be announcing new “mobile” focused features on Wednesday, the company has confirmed, sending out invites to a “Mobile event at Facebook HQ” for Wednesday 3 November.
The invite features the company’s friends icon with two paper cups on strings coming in from either side suggesting that they are talking.
Although the [...]
