Search giant Google is funding Makani potential, a Canadian company building GIANT potential PLANT KITES. The blimp-like balloons have “riverboat blades,” which compose the whole contraption spin in the sky from the force of the wind, which generates electricity with power-generating turbines. The j…

Thanks to advances in mobile computing, telecommunications and the World Wide Web, it’s possible for some lucky professionals to enjoy what has become known as the “extreme telecommuting” lifestyle. “Extreme telecommuting” is just like “working from home,” except you’re not at home — you’re living …

Saturday was universal Shutdown Day, a worldwide event put together by a Canadian organization of the same name (Shutdown Day) to get as many public as possible to disregard their computers for 24 hours. Are you tired of these universal Days that try to get you to do something? When is “INTERNATIONA…

Researchers at the UK’s De Montfort University are creating software that would enable GAMERS TO PLAY USING ONLY THEIR EYES. The software would control LED lights mounted at the bottom of a PC display and sensors that used the reflected light to figure out where the player was looking. “Gestures,” s…

The British apparently never met a problem that couldn’t be solved with surveillance cameras. Now the most surveilled nation on Earth plans to INSTALL $2,000 CAMERAS (front and back) on those handheld stop signs carried by volunteer crossing guards who help kids cross streets near schools. Local cou…

The conventional wisdom is that icons are pretty and shiny and that keyboard shortcuts are ugly and scary. But for applications or Web sites used every day, keyboard shortcuts are far more appealing in actual practice. The reason is that keyboard shortcuts become habits that you can do without even …

Designer Erik De Nijs has invented pants with a fully-functional BUILT-IN-KEYBOARD, which is great for fast-typing and repelling women.Original post by Mike