Comixology released a pretty cool feature yesterday, one that’s common on reading apps – a continuous bookmark feature. With the new feature (called Continue), that’s being rolled out to all platforms (Windows 8, iOS, Android, Kindle Fire, etc), the Comixology comic book app will remember your last reading position allowing you to pick up reading…
Call for sharing of pictures of local school “sluts” on Instagram leads to full-scale riot in Sweden
An Instagram user asked for pictures and tips on “sluts” in the Gothenburg, Sweden area and promised anonymity to anyone sending in pictures of the local school “whores”. In response, the user received more than 200 pictures of girls and boys aged 13 to 14, many accompanied with names and explicit descriptions of their alleged…
Possible new species of spider builds an exact replica of itself as a decoy
A possible new species of spider in the Cyclosa genus has been discovered that builds a realistic, larger fake decoy spider to confuse predators (or to lure in prey). The decoy spider is built like a larger version of the spider itself, complete with legs and all, and is about an inch in body length.…
Patent issued for futuristic handcuffs that can shock, taser, track, mark, and talk to prisoners
Scottsdale Inventions has invented a pair of futuristic high-tech handcuffs that can deliver electric shocks powerful enough to incapacitate a prisoner via a remote control. In addition to shock therapy, the cuffs can issue warnings to the prisoner via audible announcements, vibration, or a flashing light. The handcuffs can also be programmed to constrain a…
Food art: Kevin Bacon portrait – made out of bacon!
Is it weird that this makes me hungry? For his ongoing celebrity portrait series, San Francisco-based artist Jason Mecie has created a portrait of Kevin Bacon (Footloose, Apollo 13, Stir of Echoes, etc.) made out of bacon. Yeah, I know – who would have ever thought you’d feel compelled to eat Kevin Bacon’s face…
DARPA working on 100Gb wireless network with fiber-like speed
DARPA is working on an airborne wireless network that can drive data bandwidth at fiber-optic network speeds – a blazing 100 gigabits per second. The effort, called the 100 Gigabit-per-second RF Backbone (aka 100G), seeks to do more than just overcome the physics that limit current radio-based data connections. The 100G initiative is searching for…
Artist rendition shows the evolution of the Batman logo from the 1940’s through present day
Hollywood hacker sentenced to 10 years in prison for hacking personal accounts of celebrity stars
Signalling the conclusion of “Operation Hackerazzi”, a federal judge today sentenced Christopher Chaney, 35, of Jacksonville, Florida to 10 years in prison. Chaney had plead guilty to several counts including wiretapping and unauthorized access to a computer. Chaney allegedly accessed the personal email accounts of more than 50 people in the Hollywood entertainment industry between…
“Unbreakable” WWII secret message attached to carrier pigeon skeletal leg may have been broken
Remember the top secret World War II code we reported on earlier – the encrypted code that was found in a capsule attached to a carrier pigeon’s skeletal leg in a chimney? The top-secret coded message that British intelligence said could never be cracked without the proper code book? As it turns out, they may…
New “gravity light” provides 30 seconds of LED lighting from 3-second pull of a string
A new lighting product, GravityLight, allows an LED to run for 30 seconds from a 3-second pull of a string. The light has been designed for developing countries where sophisticated power grids are non-existent and technologies such as batteries and solar power are cost prohibitive. The kit includes an LED lamp and a sack that…








