Google helps the Government

 
Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) today announced partnerships with the states of Arizona, California, Utah and Virginia to make it easier to search for hard-to-find public information on state government websites.

This means job seekers in Utah can now search on Google for employment in the state and find job postings provided by the state’s Department of Workforce [...]

Useless keyboard design

[video]http://www.youtube.com/v/j_KRY03g-fc[/video]
This has to be the most useless way to input text to a computer ever, yet it’s still interesting nonetheless.
read more {TechEBlog}

Shotgun!

I came accross these rules a few years ago, but have since forgot them, now here they are again in all their glory:

1. In order to call Shotgun, the caller must pronounce the word “Shotgun” in a clear voice. This call must be heard and acknowledged by the [...]

Steam Bettle

The guy over at Crabfu made a pretty neat Steam Bettle. It’s completly RC and lasts about 30 mins on a full tank of water. I’m supprised that it only weighs in at 20lbs empty.
Few more pics, and a video after the click:

Drink soda, get hot

That right there is a solar furnace, kinda neat and cool if i do say so myself.  50 soda cans painted black to absorb sunlight and air passes over them and through a hose

With 80 degree outside temp, he recorded a 15 degree increase:

Hemmings Auto Blogs {MAKE}

Movie Trailers galore

[video]http://www.youtube.com/v/X9snHKL-mgM[/video]
That’s Harry Potter and The Order of The Phoenix trailer, oh man does that movie look awesome, but it better be better then the pervious 2, because this is an important part in the series, and the books will always be better.
[video]http://www.youtube.com/v/5IfRb-sWuDk[/video]
That’s the newest Live Free or Die Hard trailer, i’ve been waiting for this [...]

Global Warming

Just wow…

Cool Camera Attachment

This little mirror attaches to the lcd screen of digital cameras to allow you to still see the picture’s you take at extreme angles, like the one above.
I think its cool, costs $22 + import fees
buy one (it’s in Japanese) {Gizmodo}

Water power for all

Ian Gilmartin and Bob Cattley have made their very own waterwheel power plant that’s capable of producing up to 24 kilowatt hours of electricity a day from waterfalls as small as 20cm
Amazing i say!  Now i just need to get me some property with a stream running through it…

Blinky bugs

I think these are awesome, (but then again, you could attach an led to anything, and i’d pretty much be drawn to it and think its awesome…).  Nice step by step instructions on instructables with pretty pictures too!
{MAKE}

The most feared balloon of all time

While this is no missile balloon, i would have to say that this is the most feared balloon ever. If i saw this in my rear view mirror, i would be scared to death.
starwars.com has the whole story behind it’s development.