Science & Technology – Week of 12.30.2012


This $5 Lamp is Powered by Gravity (and Just Destroyed its Funding Target on Indiegogo)




Venture Beat | 26 December 2012


A Vault for Taking Charge of Your Online Life

The New York Times | 08 December 2012
“YOU are walking around naked on the Internet and you need some clothes,” says Michael Fertik. “I am going to sell you some.”


Documentary: Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead

Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead
a Joe Cross film.


Horsehead Nebula Found to Cloak a Vast Interstellar Chemistry Lab

The Daily Galaxy | 26 November 2012
The spectacular Horsehead Nebula in the Orion constellation is not only…


Tired of Carrying Your Own Golf Clubs? You Need CaddyTrek, the Robotic Caddy

Singularity Hub | 29 December 2012
Tired of those long, arduous days on the golf course? Wish there were some way…


Apple’s Most Important Executives Detail Everything That Stinks About The TV Industry

Business Insider | 26 December 2012
For over a year now, we’ve been waiting for an Apple television.


NSW Police: Don’t Use Windows for Internet Banking

IT News | 09 October 2009
Cybercrime expert endorses Linux, iPhone when banking online.


Wired, Tired, Expired for 2012: From Stellar to Suck

Wired | 24 December 2012
Longtime readers will be familiar with Wired/Tired/Expired, our snarky cultural…


Sneaky Apps That Track Cellphones

The New York Times | 23 December 2012
A perversion of smartphone technology called “stalking apps” – precise, secretive trackings…


ZDNet’s Tech Predictions for 2013

ZDNet | 21 December 2012
What will be the next big thing? As cellular carriers merge and become stronger…