Japanese Researchers Put Tiny Camera in Mouse BrainJanuary 31st, 2008Japanese researchers in Tokyo implanted a tiny camera inside the brain of a mouse to see how memory is formed. The scientists hope that the experiment will not only help humans treat diseases like Parkinsons but will also show us the complicated inner workings of a mouse brain. Finally. Amazon Acquires Audible, Alliterists AlarmedJanuary 31st, 2008Amazon isn’t just slowly moving into the digital media world, it’s smashing its way in, like a large, book-selling rhinocerous. The company announced that it had acquired Audible for $300 million this Thursday, a move that meant very little to anyone who doesn’t know what Audible is. What, then, is it? Audible is the leading provider of audio books in digital form — with a library of 80,000 titles, Amazon has officially entered the audio book market. Take that… all you audio book market competitors. Myspace Opens Legs for DevelopersJanuary 30th, 2008MySpace has announced that it will be introducing tools for developing games, media-sharing features and other programs to make it resemble Facebook even more closely — and while that wasn’t said in so many words, it certainly was implied. Heavily. MySpace, while still doing better than Facebook, has slowly made changes in the last few months to make it look and feel that much more than its smaller competitor, making Facebook feel like the belle of the ball. Apple TV Movie Rentals DelayedJanuary 30th, 2008Apple TV customers rejoiced upon hearing that they can rent movies through the device, unfortunately, like so many things Apple recently, they will be disappointed. That’s right, customers will have to wait a bit longer before the service is operational, "The new … update … is not quite finished," the company said in a statement, adding, "We’re also changing our name to Microsoft." Amazon to Sell MP3s WorldwideJanuary 29th, 2008Amazon.com is moving its way into the MP3 selling business, announcing that it will sell music files through its international web sites this year. Details, so far, have been slim, and the only thing we wonder is what music Amazon will suggest to us after we search for Soulja Boy. Ohh, Soulja Boy. Sony Develops World’s Smallest Blu-rayJanuary 29th, 2008With the aid of Japan-based Nichia, Sony has developed what it’s calling the world’s smallest Blu-ray reader/writer module, at just 3mm thick. According to Sony, the module would be less costly than existing models and can hold dual-layer Blu-ray disks and disks with organic dye in the recording layers — Toshiba, how’s that HD DVD thing going? Viewsonic’s Powerful New Monitor Will Hit Middle EastJanuary 24th, 2008The Middle East always gets the best stuff — like oil and horrible, horrible wars. Well, now ViewSonic is adding to that by launching their new, state-of-the-art 22-inch widescreen VLED221wm desktop monitor in the Middle East. Take that, Iran! Nintendo Doubles Yearly EarningsJanuary 24th, 2008Remember how Nintendo was supposed to die when it released the GameCube and got beaten to death by Sony and Microsoft? Well, it appears to refuse to do so, in fact, thanks to the Wii and the DS, Nintendo earnings doubled from the previous year. How do you like dem silky-white, motion-sensing apples? Airlines Wi-Fi ThemselvesJanuary 23rd, 2008There’s nothing quite like being able to connect to the Internet while flying through the skies and look at inappropriate websites about, say, two women and, why not, one cup.
Which is why airlines are rushing to have Wi-Fi on planes later this year — excited? The two girls are.
Steve Jobs earns $1 for 2007January 23rd, 2008Steve Jobs, Chief Executive of Apple Inc. and professional turtle-neck wearer has taken home $1 as his salary for 2007. When asked what he’d buy with that, he mysteriously responded with, "Bam! Dollar!" and ran away. Jobs, continuing his tradition of pretending to make no money, actually gained $14.6 million on paper by exercising stock options that were about to expire — so, for people rushing to PayPal him some cash, he only needs just a bit. |
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