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Macworld Magazine’s “Best in Show”

Posted 1/16/2008 7:33 pm by

It’s a three month process to sort through 480 companies to give 11 awards for the title “Best in Show” at Macworld. This is different from most award shows at conventions, because Macworld thinks many products deserve the title. Let’s see who takes the cake! #1: Photoshop elements 6 by Adobe (Photo Merge feature) #2: […]

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Macworld 2008 Video Montage!

Posted 1/16/2008 5:13 pm by

Here’s our last contribution into the MWSF08 landscape. It’s a video montage showcasing the events of yesterday including the keynote lineup at 4:00 am, the show floor, and a few other notables like the MacBook Air and iPhone update. Weighing in at 23MB, this video came from footage taken all day on Tuesday. Check it […]

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NASA Unveils Book Containing Images in Braille for the Blind

Posted 1/16/2008 2:14 pm by and Kurt

Starting today, the understanding of our universe will be at everyone’s fingertips–literally. A ceremony today at the National Federation for the Blind, NASA revealed a new book with pictures and images of the galaxy that can be read by the blind and visually impaired. “Touch the Invisible Sky” is a 60-page book that features colored […]

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30 Strange Ways To Die

Posted 1/16/2008 9:28 am by and KURT

Dying happens to everyone. It’s the great unknown and the last great frontier. The aspect of dying strangely has always been compelling to me.There is something very voyeuristic and compelling to see how people meet their maker. Neatorama has a list of the top 30 strangest deaths ever to be documented. Some are ironic, others […]

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Revisited: Hands on with the MacBook Air

Posted 1/16/2008 3:48 am by

We’ve got a video from some earlier footage for your viewing pleasure. It features us demonstrating a few elements of the MacBook Air on the show floor: Multi-touch gestures, the new MagSafe connector and the recessed side ports. Click To Play

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Actor Brad Renfro Dead at 25

Posted 1/16/2008 2:50 am by and Andrew Sorcini

Brad Renfro, the actor best known for his roles in films like Apt Pupil and The Cure, was found dead Tuesday morning at his home in Los Angeles. He was 25 years old. Although Renfro had a very public history with alcohol and drug abuse, no official cause of death has been verified at this […]

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Images from the Frontline… 4am Keynote Queue!

Posted 1/15/2008 6:42 pm by

We woke up at the crack of dawn this morning to try and secure the best possible seats for the Stevenote. Rolling in at 4am with bloodshot eyes, we took our respective spots… at roughly 200th place. By the time 5:30 rolled around, people who had the luxury of sleeping late filled the gaps where […]

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MacBook Air by Pictures: Gallery from the Show Floor

Posted 1/15/2008 4:32 pm by

We got your pictures right here, folks. Video is on the way, but check out the teasers below to see this amazing machine. This is by far the world’s smallest laptop, no question about that. In case you missed our coverage, check out the keynote tweets located here.

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VIDEO: Playing with the MacBook Air

Posted 1/15/2008 4:32 pm by

We’ve got fresh video from the show floor of Apple’s new sexy laptop. This thing is just as incredible as you can imagine. Check out the video to see how insanely thin they’ve made this computer. If you haven’t checked out our gallery from the show floor, view it here! The video is below (or, […]

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Counterfeit ‘Supernote’ Is Convincing And Scary

Posted 1/15/2008 2:55 pm by and RJ Saddler

In the international economy, counterfeit money can be dangerous. Currently, there is a new strain of counterfeit $100 bills that are so convincing it has some people nervous and even has its own name: the supernote. And there seems to be some finger-pointing at North Korea although a 10-month investigation by the McClatchy Newspapers Organization […]

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Macbook Air–$1799 and Ships in Two weeks

Posted 1/15/2008 2:33 pm by

With the 2008 keynote still going on, Steve Jobs has released all of the information about the Macbook Air–the world’s thinnest notebook computer. It’s a 13.3 inch with a full size keyboard! “The display is gorgeous — LED-backlit display, it says power, and instant on the minute you open it. It’s got iSight for videoconferencing […]

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Roman Grandy: From 415 Pounds to Personal Trainer

Posted 1/15/2008 1:17 pm by and Kurt

No one ever said working out was easy. More often that not, advertisements claiming to help you ‘lose weight’ without changing your lifestyle. Five minutes ago, I actually watched a commercial offering that same ‘magic pill.’ Their argument? “We couldn’t say it on TV if it wasn’t true!” Yeah, right. No weight loss supplement, fad […]

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Late Night Hosts Shine Through the Strike

Posted 1/15/2008 10:16 am by and Andrew Sorcini

Late night TV is back! And it’s better than ever. At least according to The Watchers Podcast, where they posted an article compiling links of recent late night talk show clips for our viewing pleasure. The videos featured include clips from all our favorite late night shows, meaning The Colbert Report and Late Night with […]

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Who Was Mona Lisa Again?

Posted 1/15/2008 7:24 am by and KURT

Those wacky Germans apparently have cracked the case of who the actual muse for Leonardo DaVinci’s Mona Lisa. For centuries, it has been speculate that Lisa Gherardini who was the wife of a Florentine merchant was the somber beauty behind the painting. Alas, German academics say “Nope!” Actually they didn’t say that, but I was […]

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Rumors in the Air: MacBook Air on the horizon?

Posted 1/14/2008 5:40 pm by

It’s a bird, it’s a plane… no it’s a fresh round of rumor mongering around the web! San Francisco is plastered with Apple ads, among them these thought-provoking “air” banners seen around the Moscone Center. People are indicating (and by that I mean purely speculating) that this may be tied to a new MacBook Air […]

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MWSF08: Our First Macworld!

Posted 1/14/2008 2:32 pm by

Here we are in Sunny California at Macworld 2008! With badges in hand, and caffeine driving our every keystroke, we’ll be bringing you coverage through Thursday before heading home. Be sure to follow our Twitter account for keynote updates tomorrow starting at 9am Pacific time. We’ll also be compiling some videos from around San Francisco, […]

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The Man Who Would Be King … Of France

Posted 1/14/2008 1:22 pm by and Kurt

From the irony files, we bring you the case of the man who would be king in France, if they still did those kinds of things.   And it isn’t who you think. According to a story from the Los Angeles Times, apparently the heir apparent is a “genial, plump Indian man with a name […]

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Finally, A Way To Get My Way – Using Mind Control

Posted 1/14/2008 12:19 pm by

Want to cancel telephone services and you keep running into a brick wall with the customer service department? What about your Wall Street Journal subscription you keep trying to cancel, but they keep delivering it and keep billing you too? How about a zealous relative who just will not take no for an answer from […]

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Nosey Neighbors Can Save Your Life

Posted 1/14/2008 11:58 am by

Possibly, one of the most horrific feelings that a parent can face is the possibility of their child being kidnapped, snatched or killed. There aren’t adequate words or thoughts to articulate what that parent must feel like when they receive the awful news. So is likely the case with the family of Cpl. Maria Lauterbach […]

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Company in Sweden Uses Body Heat to Warm Office Building

Posted 1/14/2008 11:09 am by and Kurt

Jernhuset, a property-administration company in Stockholm, Sweden, plans to use body heat from hundreds of thousands of people who pass through the Central Station each day–to heat an office building. According to Karl Sundholm, representative of Jernhuset, “All people produce heat, and that heat is in fact fairly difficult to get rid of. Instead of […]

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‘Pulp Fiction’ Writer Avary Arrested For Manslaughter

Posted 1/14/2008 9:13 am by and Andrew Sorcini

Another one bites the dust in the continued pattern of celebrities driving drunk—and getting caught. Screenwriter Richard Avary, best known for his work on such films as Pulp Fiction (for which he won an Academy Award) and 2007’s Beowulf, was arrested yesterday on “suspicion of manslaughter and felony driving under the influence.” According to the […]

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Average American Owes Average Chinese Four Grand

Posted 1/14/2008 7:52 am by and RJ Saddler

How much does the American government owe the Chinese and how does it break down to you and I? In a recent magazine article, there are reports it comes down to $4000 per Chinese citizen. You’re reading that right. And the number is astonishing with most American citizens unaware of the entire arrangement which could […]

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Shrinks Back Britney’s Rights

Posted 1/14/2008 12:14 am by and Andrew Sorcini

This week, gossip news outlet TMZ reported that eight psychiatrists had contacted them to express their shock at the Cedars Sinai Medical Center for allowing Dr. Phil to visit with Britney Spears during her recent hospitalization. I am now contacting you to express my shock that psychiatrists consider TMZ a legitimate place to articulate their […]

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Who, Exactly, is Melinda Gates?

Posted 1/13/2008 8:32 pm by and RJ Saddler

She’s a philanthropist, scholar, wife, and mother–not to mention she’s the wealthiest (and arguably, most powerful) woman in America. She’s Melinda Gates, wife of Microsoft founder Bill Gates. Fortune Magazine scored the first-ever profile of Melinda, as she discusses her childhood, relationship with Bill, her family, and her quest for simplicity in her high-tech, billionaire […]

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Writers Take a Strike Break for ‘Why We Write’ Series

Posted 1/13/2008 4:03 pm by and Andrew Sorcini

With the Writers Guild of America strike still raging after a little over two months, concern has grown for the word processors, pens and pencils—perhaps even typewriters—belonging to the striking writers. Are they rusting? Collecting dust? Have their tips dulled or has the gel ink formed a clot above the roller ball? Fear not, friends. […]

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Stem Cell Lines Created Without Harming Embryo

Posted 1/13/2008 3:22 pm by and Kurt

The use of embryonic stem cells has been a controversial topic with many people. According to Reverend Tadeusz Pacholczyk, director of education at the National Catholic Bioethics Center, “Any procedure that places at risk the health and life of a human embryo for purposes that do not directly benefit the embryo is morally unacceptable.” These […]

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Bond Girl 22 Finally Announced

Posted 1/12/2008 12:10 am by and Andrew Sorcini

First it was Kate Beckinsale; then it was Gemma Arterton. Well, Daniel Craig can finally relax! The leading lady for Craig’s second effort as the debonair secret agent James Bond has been announced at last. Ukrainian model-turned-actress Olga Kurylenko will succeed Eva Green as the next Bond girl in the series’ upcoming installment (tentatively titled Bond 22).  […]

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Taking Naps Could Improve Learning Ability

Posted 1/11/2008 2:34 pm by and Kurt

For those high school and college students out there, turns out a 90-minute nap in between studying can actually improve your memory! Researchers in Israel performed a study where participants were allowed a nap between learning two tasks. Results showed that those who snoozed between tasks showed more improvement the following day than those who […]

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20 Internet Millionaires Under 30

Posted 1/11/2008 2:16 pm by and Kurt

Have you ever asked yourself, “If there are so many millionaires out there, why not me?” Me too. Sure, I’m not a 65-year-old leader in the industry world, but this list of the Top 20 Internet millionaires under 30 proves my point. Turns out you don’t have to be an actor or music artist to […]

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Presidential Athletes Race to Washington

Posted 1/11/2008 12:30 pm by and Kurt

Wouldn’t things be easier if the race for the US Presidency was a marathon or iron man competition? Okay, maybe not–but the President still needs to be in good physical health because of his strenuous schedule (although Teddy Roosevelt seemed to do just fine). We have often seen news clips of George W. Bush jogging […]

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