I think with the recent death of tech legend Steve Jobs and the fact that his biography is on the best sellers list we all knew a film was coming. The word is that the flick planned to start production next year is looking for its lead to play Jobs. According to The Register, the person who is leading the running to get that lead role is George Clooney.
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WolframAlpha can now tell you what flights are overhead
Generally, if you are using a search engine to search flights you will be looking for a flight that is taking off or landing. You would get nothing other than a list of flights with departure and arrival times. WolframAlpha has a new sort of flight search app that is very cool and would be lots of fun to use for kids and adults.
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Fifth Ave Apple Store’s fancy new cube unveiled
The flagship Apple Store has been getting a revamped glass cube up top that we saw in renderings back in August. The new cube is much better looking than the old cube and has less visible hardware thanks to a reduction in the number of panes of glass the cube uses. The original glass cube used 90 panes of glass and the new one uses only 15.
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Father and son team try to send helium balloon to 107,000-feet
A dad and his son have decided to take up high altitude ballooning with a helium filled balloon and an attempt to carry a GoPro camera and a smartphone to 107,000 feet in the air and snap some photos. The duo sent their balloon into the air with the plan of having a two-hour flight that would take photos of the sun coming up in California. The balloon was made from parts that were purchased on the web.
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How We Can Get Along, Even Though You’re Wrong
It’s hard to imagine how we can all get along. Whether in the tech world, in the political arena, in love, and in the clash of different cultures. It’s hard, because you are so wrong. You are so very wrong. I know what I’m talking about. I used your device for years, and now I switched, because I’m smarter than you are. I was one of the first to use it. I told everyone. I’ve been telling people all along. I told you. I told my mother. She didn’t listen, and now look what she’s stuck with. You didn’t listen, because you just don’t get it.
U.S. Navy Electromagnetic Railgun fires milestone 1000th shot
The United States Navy has a gun that's this week reached a milestone, but before we discuss that, you've got to know that is works with more kinetic energy than a one-ton vehicle moving at 100 miles per hour. This week they've fired the gun for the 1,000th time, this marking a point quite close to production and real-world deployment. Though we've been using railguns in first person shooter video games for some time now, they've only been theoretically possible until very recently - and starting very soon, they'll be in use by the United States armed forces.
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Joerg Sprave finally embraces his inner zombie killer
Joerg Sprave takes his sling shots very seriously. I have long said this is one of the dudes you want to look up when the zombie apocalypse hits and you need a guy that can make weapons for you. All this guy needs is some rubber bands, wood, and rocks or steel balls to make an effective weapon. This time around, Joerg looks at what it would take to penetrate that pesky zombie skull and destroy the brain so the zombie stops trying to eat you.
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NASA engineer crafts Halloween costume with two iPads
I think the craftiest day for geeks may be Halloween. People go all out with the tech costumes that are so much cooler than being a zombie again. Take this costume made by Mark Rober using two iPads to make it look like he has a hole through his torso. He has an iPad on the front and backside of his body. The red stuff is some sort of sauce he squirts on the shirt.
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Digital subscriptions to Conde Nast mags soar with iOS 5 and Newsstand
I think many people had given up on digital magazine subscriptions, as many readers did not adopt them quickly. It seems that at least for publisher Conde Nast that slow uptake of its digital subscriptions may have changed thanks to the update to iOS 5 and the iPad getting Newsstand. According to Conde Nast, its digital subscriptions have boomed since Newsstand landed.
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Mean Green Machine gets meaner Harley power
When I was little, I had a Mean Green Machine. I am pretty sure whoever invented it was out to maim kids all across the country. That big wheel/death machine hybrid would do spinouts at will. The downside was that it would also throw you off in about a second. It's a good thing that kids are not fragile. If you had one of these toys back in the day, a new adult version with a big engine from a Harley Davidson motorcycle can be yours.
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Digital watch packs micro-generator for power
If you are a watch geek, this one will get your watch lust up I reckon. What you see here is an interesting digital watch that has a little generator inside that powers the watch by the motion of your arms. This self-powered style watch has been around for a long time in the mechanical watch world where the motion of your arms keeps the watch wound up and working.
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The actual DeLorean from Back to the Future III is up for sale
I will say that of all the three Back to the future flicks my least favorite was definitely the third installment. I much prefer the original Back to the Future flick. Still, I always liked the DeLorean time machine that Doc Brown cooked up. The floating Mr. Fusion packing Delorean from the end of the original was my favorite.
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