Monthly Archives: August 2012

Bad ad of the day

Source: Collector’s Weekly.

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Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1: A Review

Ron Armadeo has reviewed the new Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet for Android Police. It is an incredibly detailed and in-depth article that is worth reading. Armadeo’s verdict? Ok, so the review is titled: “Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 Review: An … Continue reading

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LEAKED: Official Apple iPhone 5 Promo Video – Keynote 2012

Finally, we have the ultimate leak of an Apple video, with good news for all! Source: kungfugrippe

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Raiders of the Lost Ark coming to IMAX screens

As part of the upcoming Blu Ray release,  Raiders of the Lost Ark will be released in IMAX theatres for a week starting Sept 7th. NYTimes has an article and an interview with Steven Spielberg about this coming release. “‘Raiders’ … Continue reading

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Why are we fat? (Explained in 2 minutes)

The news is not good. Source: Gizmodo.

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The awesome beauty of the Z Machine

Sandia National Laboratory’s Z Machine is the world’s largest X Ray generator. (Click on photo to see a much larger image.) Sandia National Lab’s Z Machine is used by professor Don Winget to study properties of white dwarf stars. The … Continue reading

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How Reuters photographers covered the Olympics

A 5-min video about how Reuters photographers and editors covered Olympics track and field events from every angle, such as the highly anticipated men’s 100m final.

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Why do Olympians keep getter better?

Image used under Flickr CCLi. Photo by Flickr user Si B. Emily Sohn at DiscoveryNews has an article about why and how Olympians keep getting better and better. For example, in the first week of the London 2012 Olympics, nine … Continue reading

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Autistic artist draws NYC skyline from memory after a short helicopter ride

Artist Stephen Wiltshire drawing the 305-mile skyline of New York City on a 19-foot long paper-all from memory. Stephen Wiltshire is an autistic savant, who displayed an incredible talent from drawing from an early age. Wiltshire has become famous for … Continue reading

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Found Artifact #64

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