Wikimedia Commons currently have a beautiful set of 300 3D icons available for download and free to use under Creative Commons licensing. The set is the Crystal Clear collection and each icon is 32×32 pixels and in .png format. Definitely worth a look.
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Researchers at the Internet2 Consortium’s spring meeting last week announced a new speed record for the high speed network. An international team led by the University of Tokyo revealed that on New Years Eve last year they successfully transmitted data on the internet2 network at a staggering 9.08 Gbps. The transmission covered a 32000 km […]
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The world’s sexiest keyboard, the Optimus Maximus by Art Lebedev with its uber cool shape shifting keys will be available November 30 for, (sit down for this) $1536 US. Planned production is only 200 per month for the first couple of months so these babies will initially be pretty rare, although at that price […]
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Stephen Hawking is back on the ground after his zero-g flight on the vomit comet and by all reports he loved it.
“It was amazing … I could have gone on and on,” Professor Hawking, 65, said after riding for two hours on a modified jet that flew a rollercoaster trajectory to create the impression of […]
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Here is a cute little gadget to show off your happy snaps of your loved ones and pets. A key chain photo viewer with a 1.4″ LCD screen and 8MB of internal flash memory that holds up to 56 images. The bundled software is both PC and Mac compatible and the unit comes with a […]
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Google is now the #1 brand in the world, relegating Microsoft to 3rd place according to market research firm Millward Brown. It’s a remarkable jump which highlights the pervasiveness of the internet considering Google was in seventh place just 12 months ago, but I can’t say that I am surprised. Oh yeah, in case you […]
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Have you got a problem with your dog humping everything in sight? It always seems to happen when guests are over and it can be very amusing embarrassing. What you need is a “Hotdoll” doggy love doll for your nympho pooch. It’s shaped like a dog (sorta) and if your 4 legged friend finds it […]
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Forget laser etching and those crappy iPod skins. If you want to look like a dickhead stand out from the crowd you have to go for one of these bright and shiny 24ct gold plated babies from Amosu. Available in both iPod nano and video.
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This is an awesome short flick about a DJ with the power to control the flow of time and alter the course of events.
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If you haven’t tried Ubuntu yet and are wondering what all the hype is about, you now have another very good reason to give it a whirl. Version 7.04 known as Feisty Fawn has been released and its a beauty. Some highlights are improved wireless and multimedia support and a very good windows migration tool. […]
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Place one of these on your desk at work, lay your head down for a little nap and be awakened by the screaming. Minutes of fun!
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