The Washington state woman Mashable wrote about in early October when her cochlear hearing implant surgery was live-tweeted and Instagrammed, is going on camera again as doctors turn on the hearing implant for the first time. Seventy-nine year old Eleanor Day will have her hearing implant activated using a remote-controlled type device on Wednesday morning…
15 Patriotic Instagram Pics for Independence Day 1. Stars and Stripes Fifty stars for 50 states and 13 stripes for 13 original British colonies, all through a modern filter. Via @nikkikitteh 2. Watching Fireworks Fireworks are even more enjoyable in groups. Via @danielrees 3. Red, White and Blue Three colors can instill such pride. Via…
Olympic Fails [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmCtGKwgJ2k] 1. Bell Ringing Fail Before the 2012 Olympics were off and running, this flop by the British Culture Secretary happily made its way around the Internet. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hRwnXmdRCo] 2. Public Relations Fail In an effort to emulate the pomp and circumstance surrounding the Games, London Mayor Boris Johnson got himself stuck…
YouTube’s Funniest Sports Freak-outs [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-k-rUvtmgM] 1. Handball Player Drops His Shorts and, Uh, Does Other Things Too This Italian handball player instantly entered the pantheon of all-time sports meltdowns recently when he, shall we say, overreacted to a sarcastic peck from an antagonistic opponent. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I82BPA5QAaQ] 2. “I’m a F#$%in’ Soldier!” Kellen Winslow, Jr.…
Parallels 8 Forces Mountain Lion and Windows 8 to Play Nice Parallels for Mac Version 8 Parallels lets you run Windows on your Mac. The trick is you can run both OSes simultaneously, with your Windows apps showing up just like Mac apps would. Version 8 supports Mountain Lion features, such as dictation and notifications,…
10 Tech Movie Archetypes 1. The Robot That Wants to Be Human Film: A.I. Artificial Intelligence In A.I. Artificial Intelligence, David wants nothing more than to be accepted as a normal human boy. The desire for belonging is a prevalent plot point in many tech movies. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Studios 2. The Crazed…
SEE ALSO: 10 Black Friday Disasters That Will Convince You to Stay Home [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sx4avr7dk74?enablejsapi=1&&w=640&h=360] Now that the day of being thankful has passed, Black Friday is upon us and with it come monstrous savings and mayhem. At this Victoria’s Secret store in Overland Park, Kan., buyers push against a line of security guards as…
Josh Tolan is the CEO of Spark Hire, a video powered hiring network that connects job seekers and employers through video resumes and online interviews. Connect with him and Spark Hire on Facebook and Twitter. “Plans disappear, dreams take over,” Brad Pitt says gravely in his recent Chanel No. 5 commercial. Whoever dreamed up Pitt’s…
It looks like Amazon is quietly discontinuing the Kindle DX, the large-format version of its classic Kindle eInk e-reader. Amazon lowered the price of the Kindle DX from $379 to $299 last week, apparently to help clear out existing stock. Now, Amazon is no longer selling the device on its website, and there’s no notice…