Reports indicate that Amazon is getting close to greenlighting a new, original musical comedy titled “Browsers”. The single-camera project was originally developed last year at CBS, but it didn’t get beyond the script stage. “Browsers” revolves around four interns working at a Huffington Post-esque website, with musical elements woven into the narrative.
Year: 2012
Soft rocker – solar powered lounge chair that charges devices, glows in the dark, and looks cool
Developed by architecture students at MIT and utilizing advance samples of Gen II flexible photovoltaics from Global Solar, the “Soft Rocker” is a solar powered outdoor rocking lounge chair that you can relax in while charging your portable devices. The lounge chair incorporates a 35 watt solar tracking system and a 12-amp battery for storing…
Israel building out its elite “cyber warrior” combat group – Aman’s Intelligence Corps Unit 8200
The Jewish state is currently searching for young cyber-warriors to staff its Intelligence Corps Unit 8200 group, an elite cyber-warrior combat group led by Major General Ben Israel, in what it deems a high-priority operation. The move is in response to Iran’s new cyber command group which was formed more than a year ago. Most…
Say “Cheese” – Mars Curiosity Rover sends back high-res self-portrait from Gale Crater
NASA’s Curiosity Rover has sent back a high-res photo of itself in the Gale crater on Mars. The image was taken by Curiosity’s MAHLI hand held camera which sits on the end of the rover’s extendable arm. MAHLI took a total of 55 pictures which were stitched together to create the stunning hi-res self portrait.…
China flies new stealth fighter prototype – similarities to U.S. prototypes suggests stolen design
China’s newest stealth fighter prototype reportedly took its first test flight this past Wednesday (October 31, 2012) over northeastern China (bloggers from China shoot pictures and post online). Lots of questions still remain about the Falcon Eagle J-31 (likely not J-21 as originally thought). China has a larger J-20 stealth prototype that flew in January…
As Guy Fawkes day begins, sites stop dropping like flies – multiple NBC sites hacked
As November 5 dawned in European countries, those celebrating Guy Fawkes day (ahem, Anonymous) began dropping webistes like flies. Multiple NBC websites were hacked including the NBC mobile landing page, Saturday Night Live, Jimmy Fallon’s page, Jay Leno pages, and NBC Sports Rotoworld. Pages were replaced with various incarnations including a nice red on black…
Funny notes left to roommates
New York Comic Con 2012 – cosplay
Here’s our “best of” New York Comicon 2012 cosplay pictorial montage. The New York Comic Con is an annual event held each year in October and is the East Coast’s biggest and most exciting popular culture convention. The show plays host to the latest and greatest in comics, graphic novels, anime, manga, video games, toys,…
Meet Thermite, the extreme robot firefighter that can go where no man has gone before
Constructed by Howe and Howe Technologies, the Thermite RS1-T2 automated firefighting machine is designed to go into situations and blazes that firefighters could not normally enter – chemical plants, nuclear reactors, munitions plants, and other dangerous places that firefighters would draw straws for. Originally designed to neutralize IEDs in war zones, Thermite was redesigned as…
Space Shuttle Enterprise suffers minor damage from Hurricane Sandy – no damage to Discovery
The Space Shuttle Enterprise was damaged slightly by Hurricane Sandy on Monday (October 29, 2012). The inflatable pavilion that houses the shuttle collapsed and part of the vertical stabilizer (tail) was torn off (see photo above). In June 2012, the Enterprise was installed at the USS Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space Museum located at Pier…








