Crazy new guitar, banjo, bass device
This one is a real head-turner. The Quadruple-Neck Guitar is blazing a new trail. Contrary to the fake, musical-talent-free Guitar Hero paradigm, this ax requires quadruple skill, demanding that you have proficiency in the intricacies of playing a bluegrass band full of real instruments, including a guitar, bass, mandolin […]

 
Declining dollar reduces Chinese product competitiveness
Textile firms, once an export engine of China, are fighting for their survival this year with rising costs and dismal overseas market hit by the subprime crisis.

“So help me, if you ever tell me to take the short cut again, I’ll beat you with a Norwegian snow plow”
Join us for this weeks edition of the strange, crazy, and wacky world of the Impact Lab’s Top 10 Photos of the Week.
 

Brains are good for more than acing exams. Turns out, nerdy noggins also help primates like us live longer, anthropologists say.

Loneliness causes people to react in unusual ways
Weiner Davis, a clinical social worker, has been working closely with couples — those on the brink of divorce or otherwise in crisis — for more than 20 years. She’s collected some of her wisdom in her new book, The Sex-Starved Wife: What to Do When He’s Lost […]

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Incredible performance by Jerome Murat
We aren’t sure what language they are speaking, but this is an amazing performance. Special thanks to Bert in Littleton for sending us this link.
 

 Nintendo set a new pace, driving video game sales into record territory in March
Led by stellar sales of Nintendo’s games and systems, U.S. retail sales of video games jumped 57 percent to $1.7 billion in March, market researcher NPD Group reported Thursday.

Global warming started here
Check out how cluttered Al Gore’s Office is. Nice monitor set-up. Funny video after the jump.

Brainwave-Reading Headphones
A lightweight battery-free headset can continuously monitor human brainwaves, and is powered by body heat and sunlight.

Blogging plays a significant role in the lives of women

A BlogHer survey conducted by Compass Partners found that the blogosphere is playing a significant role in the lives of US women.
The survey estimates that 36.2 million female US Internet users actively participate in blogs every week with 15.1 million publishing at least one post a […]