I actually am pretty sure that the people who can spend $2,000,000 on space tourism are a different demographic from the people who scrounge miles to get free tickets. And yet, Virgin Galactic is going to let you redeem 200,000 miles for a big 10% off that trip to space. Somehow I doubt they’re going […]

I actually am pretty sure that the people who can spend $2,000,000 on space tourism are a different demographic from the people who scrounge miles to get free tickets. And yet, Virgin Galactic is going to let you redeem 200,000 miles for a big 10% off that trip to space. Somehow I doubt they’re going to get a lot of takers on that offer, but it is a nice tiny taste of the future.

Use your air miles to fly to space with Virgin Atlantic [sic] [coolest-gadgets.com]

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I’ve yet to encounter a game based on a motion picture that’s actually fun to play. Sierra’s The Spiderwick Chronicles is no different. Of course, it’s meant for the children so I might be too harsh on it, but I’m not sure that kids would even care about it. For those not in the know, “The […]

I have yet to encounter a game based on a movie that’s actually fun to play. Sierra’s The Spiderwick Chronicles is no different. Of course, it’s meant for the children so I might be too harsh on it, but I’m not sure that kids would even care about it. For those not in the know, “The Spiderwick Chronicles” is a movie…forget it. Just watch the trailer and you’ll get the gist.

As far as the game goes, it’s pretty simple to play. The initial stages of the game involve you walking around the home and noticing certain items that, when combined with other items, create potions that help ward off the nasty beasties you’ll be encountering down the road. As you progress and gather items there are intermittent slots where clips from the motion picture roll. It’s all very exciting, I know. Gameplay is simple and doesn’t take a whole lot of time to figure out what does what. I think there’s a total of two actions to begin with. It’s very much a kid’s game.

Actually, I got so bored with it that I stopped playing, which is why this is just a ‘first look.’ I’ll be playing a bit more over the next week and will have a review shortly. In the meantime, if anyone else has played this then feel free to leave your thoughts in comments.

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You want to be green, don’t you. You get sick at the thought of those orphans the Chinese burn for fuel, and what it does to the air. You need to do your part to counter that. You need a Hamster Powered Generator. Just like the jokes you’d tell about your first beater vehicle, the HPG […]

You want to be green, don’t you. You get sick at the thought of those orphans the Chinese burn for fuel, and what it does to the air. You need to do your part to counter that. You need a Hamster Powered Generator.

Just like the jokes you’d tell about your first beater automobile, the HPG is a hamster wheel that turns a dynamo and charges a battery when your tiny friend feels like some exercise.

It won’t power your home, but it’s handy for charging a small battery for a night light. You can do it with basic hobby parts, if you’re interested. We just like that someone actually built this.

Make a hamster-powered generator! [Other Power]

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Incoming freshman at Texas’ Abilene Christian University this fall will each receive either an iPhone or iPod touch to help speed along their education. The school hopes students will use the devices in any number of academic pursuits, such as getting on-the-go homework updates, checking meal plan activity and answer in-class quizzes. That’s what the […]

Incoming freshman at Texas’ Abilene Christian University this fall will each receive either an iPhone or iPod touch to help speed along their education. The school hopes students will use the devices in any number of academic pursuits, such as getting on-the-go homework updates, checking meal plan activity and answer in-class quizzes. That’s what the school hopes; the reality is that the children will use them for their own pursuits as soon as they’re out of earshot of the dean or their professor.

But, I’ll not hate on the project, which sounds like something Bill O’Reilly would do (”Students and iPhones? In my day we’d pens and paper and were thankful for that!). Anytime a school embraces new technology students benefit. My school didn’t even have Wi-Fi in the library when I was a freshman (it did, but only on like two floors out of 12). You’re paying X amount to attend, the least you should expect is for your school to “get” technology.

ACU first university in nation to provide iPhone or iPod touch to all incoming freshmen [Abilene Christian University via MacDailyNews]

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David Anthony Faboo, pictured, is in trouble. The 37-year old allegedly met a 16-year old girl on MySpace. He then went to her house a short distance away and picked her up, likely for illicit underage sex. After a few hours of driving north, the girl changed her mind and started texting her friend. With […]

David Anthony Faboo, pictured, is in trouble. The 37-year old allegedly met a 16-year old girl on MySpace. He then went to her home a short distance away and picked her up, likely for illicit underage sex. After a few hours of driving north, the girl changed her mind and started texting her friend. With the help of her cell carrier, the police were able to triangulate where they were on I-5, heading north towards Washington State. The cops found the truck, pulled it over, and arrested Faboo on kidnapping charges.

Here’s what we learn from this: don’t try to hook up with underage girls on MySpace, and if you do, then make sure they’re not texting a trail right to where you are.

Text messages lead police to girl, suspect on the road [SacBee]

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