I bought a Nook Simple Touch a couple weeks ago, just in time for a vacation reading binge.
I can’t improve much on John Abell’s review for Wired, The Nook Nails It, as I agree with everything he says there.… Read the rest
Month: June 2011
Infiniti Hybrid Is a Green Sedan for Silver Foxes
If you’re old enough to remember the energy policies of the Carter administration, green enough to have donated to the Nature Conservancy and young enough to get a rush of testosterone from dusting that polo-shirt-wearing jerk in his BMW, Nissan has the car for you.… Read the rest
How to Make a Clock Run for 10,000 Years
High on a rocky ridge in the desert, nestled among the brush, is the topmost part of a clock that has been ticking for thousands of years.
It looks out over the ruins of a spaceport, built by a rich man whose name was forgotten long ago.… Read the rest
First iPhone in space to launch with last shuttle mission
When the final space shuttle mission launches later this year, two iPhone 4s will be on board.
The iPhones will be running an experimental app called SpaceLab for iOS, designed by Odyssey Space Research. Once the space shuttle Atlantis docks with the International Space Station, crew members will use the iPhones to conduct four experiments, using the iPhones’ cameras, gyroscopes, and other sensors.… Read the rest