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First Drawing of Spider-Man Now at Library of Congress

April 30th, 2008 at 8:10 pm » Comments (0)

 
 
Library of Congress had just acquired the original 1962 drawings from Stan Lee and Steve Ditko’s “Amazing Fantasy #15″ - complete with Ditko’s pencil erasures and white-out opaquing fluid - in which Spider-Man made its first appearance in print!



Falx To Debut Hybrid-Electric Tilt-Rotor Aircraft With Inbuilt Solar Charging

April 30th, 2008 at 7:38 pm » Comments (0)

The falx hybrid-electric tilt-rotor concept in police trim.

Tilt-rotor aircraft have been around since the 1950s, offering the vertical take-off, hovering and landing abilities of a helicopter with the range, high flight ceiling, speed and fuel economy of a turboprop aeroplane. Falx Air Vehicles are planning to push the fuel economy angle even further by using […]



Introducing Yamaha’s Keyboard Notepad

April 30th, 2008 at 5:06 pm » Comments (1)

Basically Yamaha incorporated their piano keyboard thinking into
this leather sketchpad and went “TADA! This is pretty cool!”
This is cool! Ever find yourself writing out your grocery list for the week and thought, “gee, I bet this grocery list would make a really cool song..”?
Yamaha has just introduced a notepad with an integrated keyboard. This […]



MySpace to Offer HyperTargeting Ad System

April 30th, 2008 at 4:56 pm » Comments (0)

Rather than giving everyone the full-sex treatment with its ads,
MySpace wants to create ads that are more relevant to its readers
MySpace will give users the option of whether they want to participate in a targeted advertising system that mines their profile’s information, a senior company official said on Tuesday.
MySpace’s HyperTargeting system will look at a […]



Google to Create 3D Map of the Oceans

April 30th, 2008 at 3:46 pm » Comments (0)

 
Google diving into 3D mapping of oceans
The tool - for now called Google Ocean, the sources say, though that name could change - is expected to be similar to other 3D online mapping applications. People will be able to see the underwater topography, called bathymetry; search for particular spots or attractions; and navigate through the […]



Sharing Prescription Drugs

April 30th, 2008 at 3:15 pm » Comments (0)

Approx 23% of the population shares their prescription drugs
In one-on-one interviews with 700 Americans, roughly 23 percent reported loaning their prescription medications to someone else, and 27 percent reported borrowing prescription medications.



The Ultimate Foosball Table

April 30th, 2008 at 12:39 pm » Comments (0)

 
The great foosball pastime just got a whole bunch cooler
Foosball is just one of those classic games that just about everyone enjoys. Here is a Hi-Fi Foosball Table with a nice stereo built right into its frame, allowing you to rock out to your favorite tunes while you have a nice, respectful game going on. […]



New Legless Lizard Species Found in the Brazilian Cerrado

April 30th, 2008 at 11:46 am » Comments (0)

 

Scientists from the Conservation International and Brazilian universities found 14 new species in the protected wooded grassland of Brazil’s Cerrado. Amongst the new species is this legless lizard of the genus Bachia:



Introducing the MP3 Player Alarm Clock with Video

April 30th, 2008 at 9:37 am » Comments (0)

This wouldn’t be the first time we’ve seen an alarm clock that could play MP3 tracks, but it is the first one we’ve come across that can play movies after it wakes you up.
JWD’s pint-sized MP3 media player has a compact 2.0-inch full-color LCD screen which can play MP4 format video clips…



The Biniki – A Bra For Your Butt

April 30th, 2008 at 8:15 am » Comments (0)

But Does It Lift And Separate When You Go Jogging?
Heightening the ever-increasing pressures to conform to someone else’s ideals is this new invention known as the Biniki - put simply, it’s a bra for your butt. The patented Biniki is a US$30 series of straps you wear around the waist and under your bum cheeks […]



Growing Up Online

April 30th, 2008 at 7:34 am » Comments (0)

Nearly all teens in the US have grown up using the Internet
Nearly all US teens ages 12 to 17 use the Internet, according to a September-November 2007 Pew Internet & American Life study.
The 94% of teen respondents who reported accessing the Internet are doing so frequently. Two-thirds of teenage Internet users (63%) reported going online […]



US Marketing Companies Still Prefer Direct Mail

April 30th, 2008 at 7:27 am » Comments (0)

Direct mail is still an effective marketing tool
According to Mintel Comperemedia, e-mail is not about to eclipse direct mail for US marketers.
In fact, the number of direct mail offers sent out to US customers increased by 17% in 2007.



Crazy Kittens Dancing

April 30th, 2008 at 7:18 am » Comments (0)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gY0MSuyaKMk

Cute little dancing kittens
These are British Shorthair kittens dancing to the song from the milkshake drink Crusha ad. Second video after the jump.