Based on the premise that a black screen uses less energy than a white one, Blackle – a customised Google search engine – claims to save energy simply “because the screen is predominantly black”. The idea for the site was born from a 2007 blog post titled “Black Google Would Save 750 Megawatt-hours a Year”,… Read More »
In an apparent thumbs down to multitasking, researchers at the University of New South Wales in Australia are saying that the human brain is limited in the amount of information it can absorb. Hence, the glazed and distant feeling that overwhelms you when some sales droid starts his/her presentation is no reason for concern. This… Read More »
Let me visualise how your website looks like… Okay, I kid you not. This visualisation thingy isn’t just empty talk. At “Websites as Graphs“, you can type in the URL of your favourite website and a little java applet will spawn a host of coloured dots representing the site’s various tags and links. This is… Read More »
Found yourself in a hot seat? Fear not. The Japanese once again flexed their creative muscles to come up with a USB-powered seat cooler that will keep your derrière properly ventilated. Thanko’s USBHCU01 draws in air from the surrounding via an intake valve to provide a constant stream of air that helps to dissipate heat… Read More »
Diversified technology company 3M was so sure its “Security Glass” would stand a double-footed kick from a man with a 30ft head start that it stashed a large stack of cash behind it in a bus stop ad, as shown in the picture on the left. It’s a great advertising gimmick, but I wonder how… Read More »
Even tiny peckers are blown out of proportion in the Middle Kingdom. A 30ft penis, reportedly the world’s largest erection, has been built at Longwan Shaman Amusement Park in Changchun city. Called “Sky Pillar”, it is made of 6,500ft of straw wrapped around a steel structure. The giant phallus stands atop the 1,250ft Qinlong Hill… Read More »