The Contemplation keeps you updated with the latest web apps, tech and science news from around the world and sometimes more . . . all with a sense of humor.
Twitter Follow
Robert Rodriguez : American filmmaker, writer, producer, cinematographer, editor and musician. He is perhaps best known for making profitable, crowd-pleasing independent and studio films with fairly low budgets and fast schedules by Hollywood standards. He shoots and produces many of his films in his native Texas and Mexico. He has directed such fan-favorite films as “Desperado”, “From Dusk Till Dawn”, “The Faculty”, “Spy Kids”, “Sin City” and “Planet Terror”. (follow on twitter . . . )
sample tweet: “check out what this guy did. hilarious: http://bit.ly/13jyyj”
Facts of the Day
If you are right handed, you will tend to chew your food on your right side. If you are left handed, you will tend to chew your food on your left side.
Quote of the Day
â’The trouble with eating Italian food is that five or six days later you’re hungry again. â’ George Miller
Online Game
Like a good scavenger hunt? Amazing Finds is a hidden object treasure hunt that sends you around the world in search of all kinds of oddities. The game begins when your â’eccentricâ’ Uncle Thaddeus McGriff summons you to his quirky mansion. For the past sixty years, he’s been tracking down rare and unique items for his peculiar collection. This collection of his is nearly complete, but there’s still eight items alluding him.
He’s decided just can’t keep gallivanting around the globe like he used to do, so he’d like to hire an assistant, and he thinks you’re the perfect candidate for the job. His journal has all the information you’ll need to track down his treasures across the globe, taking you to eight interesting locations, including Portobello Road Market in London,Yoyogi in Tokyo, Hell’s Kitchen in New York, Anjuna Beach in Goa, Le Marche Aux Puces in Paris, Alameda Fair in San Francisco, Feria de San Telmo in Buenos Aires, and Marrakech in Morocco. In between all this gavalanting around the globe there are mini games to solve, which can either be challenging or easy, no one knows.
If you like charismatic characters, Amazing Finds is full of them. The people in the game are all actual photographic images, complete with outlandish costumes and expressions, and even intentionally accented dialogue.
Tech News
Motherboard Comes with OS
Imagine that, thank goodness it isn’t Microsoft Windows. (pr web . . .)
Another XBox
AMD will be the next processor on the next Xbox version, which will probably be just a media box that can play games. (tech report . . .)
Prepare for Slow Computer
Is the internet falling apart? Facebook, blogging, death of newspapers, twitter, myspace . . . (cnet . . .)
Mariah Carey – I Can’t Live, If Living Is Without You
What will happen to the youth when electricity is out, cell phones are useless and batteries dead on laptop? It’s gonna get ugly. (bbc . . .)
Rural US Might Get High Speed Internet
The federal government will soon start handing out the first $4 billion from a pot of stimulus funds intended to spread high-speed Internet connections to more rural communities, poor neighborhoods and other areas clamoring for better access. NW Wisconsin? I would like 100 mbps, please. Minneapolis has 100 mbps why can’t I? I want a national wifi grid! (silicon valley . . .)
Digital Camera Looks Again At Nature, Awesome!
How can lizards walk on water? They run so fast they create a bubble as their feet hit the water and then they push off from this bubble before it bursts. Wonder if Jesus did it that way too? (bbc . . .)
Restraining Orders Cover Internet
Woman arrested because of Facebook poke. Next arrested for @ on Twitter, texting or adding link in blog. I personally think that the law is finally going to close those loopholes needing shutting. There is a reason for restraining orders and they must adjust for new technology. The main reason for the restraining order is because there are individuals who just don’t understand “Leave me alone” or respect privacy. But then again, isn’t the internet intrusive? More gossip and no privacy, the internet has become the tech equivalent of “The National Enquirer“. (the inquirer . . .)
Mirror Mirror on the Wall, Who is Most Admired by All?
Steve Jobs. (pc world. . .)
Monkey Arms
All-in-one touch screens are good for one room in the house, the Kitchen. Micro-Star International (MSI) has unveiled three all-in-one PCs that are ready to support Windows 7. The three all-in-one PCs are supported by Nvidia’s Ion platform, of which, the AE2220 supports Full HD image output, as well as VGA and HDMI ports for input connectivity for video game consoles or other entertainment devices. A touch screen computer $1,086, watching Grandma monkey arm while connecting to computer, priceless. Just wondering what do I bang when the “blue screen of death” appears, do I bang it on the side like a TV? (msi times . . .)
Georgia On My Mind Map
Atlanta, the capital of the US state of Georgia will soon be the world’s most digitally mapped city. (bbc . . .)
Google Like To Share
Google Docs now allows collaboration. This is probably in direct response to Microsoft Office going online with collaboration. If you try both Google Docs and Microsoft Office online — collaboration is key. Who will do it better? So far, in beta testing Microsoft makes collaboration complicated. (news factor . . .)
Here Comes the Judge, One Hip Judge
Judge will not punish Lawyer for his blog. Even though it is against RIAA; “The purpose of this site is to collect and share information about the wave of sham “copyright infringement” lawsuits brought by four large record companies, and other areas of concern to digital online copyright law.” I just want to see what is on his iPod. (wired . . .)
Sounds Like Gauntlet Will Be Thrown
The new iPhone is supposed to be “Jailbreak Proof”. I give it three days. (pc world . . .)
Acer Answer to iPhone
The phone packs a 5Mp camera, a geo-tagging capability and support for Acer Sync â’“ a cloud-based data synchronisation service akin to Appleâ’s MobileMe and Microsoft’s My Phone. (r hardware . . .)
How Much Will You Pay For Goo?
The game “World of Goo” is allowing consumers to pay what they feel is fair. (shack news . . .)
Weekly Contest
Free iTunes Music
|
|
 |
|
Commercial Break
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkptzPNAHwc
Deals Tech Magazines
Online Web Application
If you canâ’t find the information youâ’re looking for on Google, use Joongel as it will help you search other web properties from one convenient interface. Joongel works with blogs, images, social websites and more.
Joongel is a simple web application for searching and navigating through the most popular sources on the Internet in different categories. Joongel‘s search method is based on the geographic location of the user and traffic ranking analysis from Google, Hitwise, Compete, Comscore, Nielsen//Netratings, Quantcast and more.
Freeware Watch
As simple as any whiteboard in a conference room, Dabbleboard‘s online app brings drawing and some real-time collaboration to your group. Dabbleboard is used by anyone that uses a real whiteboard, in business and education. Our users include designers, developers, consultants, salespeople, teachers, students, etc.
The innovative interface lets you draw almost as naturally as you would on a real whiteboard, enabling you to quickly and spontaneously share your ideas. You can conduct presentations, chat, and -of course- whiteboard with Dabbleboard. But if you need desktop sharing, file sharing and more.
Looking for More?
If there is something you would like to see here with the Tech News on each post, please leave a comment. We will do our best to bring you the best of Tech News.