‘Checkpoint Friendly’ laptop cases
As of yesterday (Aug. 16, 2008), the Transportation Security Administration is now allowing laptops to remain in newly approved ‘checkpoint friendly’ bags, but still “reserves the right to re-screen any bag or laptop regardless of the design of the bag.”
Relatively good news for tech-savvy travelers; now if only they would invent/approve ‘unloseable’ luggage (see Mishandled Baggage) we’d be making some real progress.
(via Engadget)
50 years of space exploration in the bag
Happy (early) 50th birthday, NASA!
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration officially hits the half-century mark on Tuesday, July 29 - celebrating 50 years of shooting stuff into orbit (among other notable achievements)!
(via Wired)
I think, therefore iFormat
Searching for a cheap (free) and easy (but not necessarily fast) way to create high quality compressed video for your iDevice? Look no further than freeware, HandBrake!
While there are a plethora of competing solutions floating around the interwebs, HandBrake has been the most reliable and worthwhile software that I’ve come across (thanks WE). Oh, and it doesn’t hurt that its open source and available on all systems (Win, Mac, & Linux).
HandBrake offers users a wide variety of compression options, including built-in presets for iPod Touch/iPhone format (among many others). Simply point to your source video file/folder, select your compression mode, and hit start…its that easy.
Fb goes cloud w/ Facebook Connect
Facebook CEO M.Z. announced Fb’s new platform today:
Facebook Connect is our version of Facebook for the rest of the Web.
In other words, Fb is going to open its network and wealth of data (w/user permission) to partnering sites across the interwebs.
With Internet access becoming ever more prevalent, Facebook is angling to take on fellow cloud computing competitors - Google, Yahoo!, Apple, and MS (among others) - in a race to become the premier web-wide platform.
(via Reuters)
You can’t take it with you
Reckoner v2 - one of the best entries in the aniBoom In Rainbows Animated Music Video Contest
(via At Ease)
The “complete” Web 2.0 directory
Go2Web20.net is the self-proclaimed ‘complete Web 2.0 directory’ - who am I to argue otherwise.
The only biggest gripe I have with this site is the fact that it fails to define Web 2.0 - in other words, how does one know which websites qualify for inclusion?
Regardless, this neat site combines Flash & AJAX to display its ‘comprehensive’ collection of Web 2.0 sites.
iPhone 3G in chocolate?
Apple might not have any plans to add a brown model to its impending iPhone 3G lineup (black or white), but you can still get the iPhone 3G in chocolate…literally!
USBfever is now accepting pre-orders for its ‘IPhone Chocolate Style Silicone case.’ This novel case turns big A’s mobile into a bar of chocolate - providing both protection (for the plastic back of the device) and almost certain mockery from any person lucky enough to catch you using this ridiculous tasty accessory.
(via Gearlog)
No, thank you Mozilla
get your own Firefox 3 Download Day certificate
Help Mozilla set a world record today!
Firefox 3 has finally arrived! Help Mozilla set a Guinness World Record for the most software downloaded in 24 hours by heading over here, and downloading FF3!
Great Moments in IPTV
Perhaps the most exciting IPTV news since the launch of South Park Studios, NBC/News Corp. video joint venture site - Hulu - is now offering full length on-demand (480p) streams of The Daily Show and Colbert Report!
(via TechCrunch)
