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You Can Get Unemployment Payments On A Debit Card That No One Accepts

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:52:29 -0700

You Can Get Unemployment Payments On A Debit Card That No One Accepts:

Many states no longer issue unemployment checks. You can receive your payments through direct deposit, or using a Visa or Mastercard-branded debit card. That’s the state of affairs in…

Buffalo serves up USB-powered portable 3D Blu-ray player in Japan

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:52:29 -0700

Buffalo serves up USB-powered portable 3D Blu-ray player in Japan:

Stuck with an ODD-less netbook or laptop, but can’t quite shake the urge to watch a Blu-ray Disc on your next flight? If you call Japan home (or you know a good importer), Buffalo has…

Feature: Thomas Edison's plot to hijack the movie industry

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:52:29 -0700

Feature: Thomas Edison's plot to hijack the movie industry:

It was a dark and stormy night on December 18, 1908. Okay—maybe it wasn’t so dark and stormy. But it should have been, because that was the night Thomas Edison tried to hijack the motion…

Car Sales Haven't Been This Crappy Since 1983

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:52:29 -0700

Car Sales Haven't Been This Crappy Since 1983:

Americans only bought just under 1 million new cars last month, which is the weakest August since the 993,100 sold in 1983. This figure looks extra weak in comparison to last August, when the Cash…

Charles Darwin's Best-kept Secret

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:52:29 -0700

Charles Darwin's Best-kept Secret:

beschra writes “BBC writes of ‘terra-forming’ Ascension Island, one of the islands Charles Darwin visited. He and a friend encouraged the Royal Navy to import boat loads of trees and plants in an…

APX Forgot To Tell Me I Was Paying For A Pretend Alarm System

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:52:29 -0700

APX Forgot To Tell Me I Was Paying For A Pretend Alarm System:

Logan tells Consumerist that he has a serious issue with his alarm company, APX. He had an alarm system installed a few months ago, but only just now discovered that the alarm wasn’t effective….

OpenFeint PlayTime brings cross-platform multiplayer gaming to iOS, Android

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:52:29 -0700

OpenFeint PlayTime brings cross-platform multiplayer gaming to iOS, Android:

Looks like options for iOS gamers are only expanding. Not only has Apple just announced the new Game Center, but Aurora Feint has just announced that its OpenFeint social network will…

Ultimate Ears announces $999 In-Ear Reference Monitors and $19.99 Blue Robots, because it can

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:52:29 -0700

Ultimate Ears announces $999 In-Ear Reference Monitors and $19.99 Blue Robots, because it can:

Ultimate Ears is pushing out a tag team of in-ear earphones that clearly demonstrates the heights (and depths) the Logitech-owned company is willing to scale. Starting at the extreme…

ReadyForZero Wants To Help You Get Control Of Credit Card Debt

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:52:29 -0700

ReadyForZero Wants To Help You Get Control Of Credit Card Debt:

Credit card debt is a undoubtedly serious issue for many Americans. Defaulting on credit card bills can result in damage to your credit score and even bankruptcy. Y Combinator-backed …

Panasonic announces speedy new 8GB, 16GB UHS-I SDHC cards

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:52:29 -0700

Panasonic announces speedy new 8GB, 16GB UHS-I SDHC cards:

We’ve already heard some of the claims made about SHDC cards using the new UHS-I specification, and it looks like we’ll now soon have our first actual cards based on the spec courtesy…

Twitter for iPad Offers a Fresh New Interface

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:52:29 -0700

Twitter for iPad Offers a Fresh New Interface:

Tonight Twitter released a new update to their popular Twitter application that makes it a Universal app with native support for the iPad’s large display. While native support has been a long…

On Its Second Birthday, Google Chrome Officially Hits Version 6

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:52:29 -0700

On Its Second Birthday, Google Chrome Officially Hits Version 6:

Ever since it became stable enough to use on a day-to-day basis on a Mac last year, Google Chrome has been my browser of choice. Other browsers have been adding some nice features — but…

Devote Four Minutes Every Morning to Actual Couple Talk [Relationships]

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:52:29 -0700

Devote Four Minutes Every Morning to Actual Couple Talk [Relationships]:

It’s easy to make mornings into an impersonal assembly line—get showered, get caffeinated, eat, get to work. One early riser suggests making a serious habit of focusing four minutes…

Woman Wins Libel Suit By Suing Wrong Website

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:52:29 -0700

Woman Wins Libel Suit By Suing Wrong Website:

An anonymous reader writes “It appears that Cincinnati Bengals cheerleader Sarah Jones and her lawyer were so upset by a comment on the site TheDirty.com that they missed the ‘y’ at the end of the…

A New Species of Patent Troll

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:52:29 -0700

A New Species of Patent Troll:

Geoffrey.landis writes “According to the Wall Street Journal, there’s a new species of patent troll out there. These new trolls sue companies that sell products with an expired patent number on them….

Hot water around giant carbon star creates interstellar mystery

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:52:29 -0700

Hot water around giant carbon star creates interstellar mystery:

Hot water discovered around a giant carbon star requires a new theory for the chemistry around stars to be explained. The new theory could significantly alter our understanding of…

Lineage II Addiction Lawsuit Makes It Past the EULA

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:52:29 -0700

Lineage II Addiction Lawsuit Makes It Past the EULA:

We recently discussed a man who sued NCsoft for making Lineage II “too addictive” after he spent 20,000 hours over five years playing it. Now, several readers have pointed out that the lawsuit has…

Email Overload Means We’re Never Not Working

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:52:29 -0700

Email Overload Means We’re Never Not Working:

A new study by email software purveyor Xobni confirms what we bloggers know to be true, there’s actually no such thing as a day off in the Internet age (Want more visceral proof than an email…

Lloyd's Of London Hopes Troy Polamalu Doesn't Get Male Pattern Baldness

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:52:29 -0700

Lloyd's Of London Hopes Troy Polamalu Doesn't Get Male Pattern Baldness:

Head and Shoulders pitchman/Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker/ thief of Arizona Cardinals’ fans dreams Troy Polamalu is known for his flowing black locks that cover the last name on his jersey. The…

Airport Installs 40-Foot-Tall Twister Slide

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:52:29 -0700

Airport Installs 40-Foot-Tall Twister Slide:

To distract travelers from delayed and canceled flights, Singapore’s Changi Airport installed a 40-foot-tall super twister slide that they can zip down at 19 feet per second.

If you spend $22 in…