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World’s Large Paper Aeroplane Launched In Arizona [VIDEO]
26 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Pima Air & Space Museum in Tuscon, Arizona recently launched a 14-metre long paper aeroplane, in world record attempt. Because that’s the kind of stuff you have to do to get press when you’re an Air & Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona. Check the launch after the jump.
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Miss Universe Canada Finalist Disqualified For Being Transgender
26 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 5 Comments
6’1′ bombshell, Jenna Talackova of Vancouver was disqualified from the Donald Trump-owned Miss Universe Canada beauty pageant for “not meeting the requirements to compete despite having stated otherwise on her entry form,” according to competition officials. By which they mean she was disqualified for being born with male genitalia.
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Nokia Develops World’s First Vibrating Tattoo
23 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
So! Nokia filed a patent for the world’s first vibrating tattoo, to alert users about call, text message or email alerts. Because that’s something people would want. The idea being that Nokia’s haptic tattoo would transmit “a perceivable impulse” through the skin whenever it receives magnetic signals from a phone. The future is gross.
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Hilarious Parody Of WOTE’s Somebody That I Used To Know Cover [VIDEO]
23 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Just over two months ago the internet exploded with joy when Walk Off The Earth brilliantly covered Gotye’s Somebody That I Used To Know. At the beginning of last month, parody ensemble The Key Of Awesome covered Gotye’s cover with spectacular results. Click through for the video.
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Samsung To Provide Free Satellite TV Services
23 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In a first-of-its-kind initiative, Samsung has partnered with SES satellite services to drive digitalisation in Africa. The free service will be available on selected Samsung LED TV’s, and will provide access to 60 free-to-air TV channels that do not require a separate decoder.
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“The Hobbit” Pub Saved By Stephen Fry & Ian McKellen
23 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
There’s an old Southampton pub called The Hobbit under threat from the company that controls Lord of the Rings licensing. The company eventually agreed to sell the pub a license to keep using the name it has had for decades. Stephen Fry and Ian McKellan decided this was stupid, so they paid the fee themselves.
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Google Street View In The Amazon Basin [VIDEO]
22 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Last year, Google announced that it was sending its Street View team to the Amazon basin – and images from that trip are are now being made available on Google Maps. You probably won’t end up using it for directions, but there are some awesome panoramic images on display.
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Amazing Time Lapse Shot From The ISS [VIDEO]
22 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Ease back into the remainder of the week with this gorgeous time lapse video shot from the ISS in low orbit over earth. Bask in the beauty of our planet from a point of view that preciously few of us will ever get to experience in real life.
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Obama Answers Deaf Student In Sign Language [VIDEO]
22 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Here is a great example of how easy it is to ensure yourself a long, celebrated career in politics. After attending a conference in Washington recently, Barack Obama greeted some audience members. A deaf student in the crowd signed to him: “I am proud of you.” Not missing a beat, Obama signed back: “Thank you.” Video after the jump.
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Soccer’s Richest Stars Revealed
22 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
France Football magazine has released this year’s list of the world’s highest-earning soccer players – Rooney earned $32,6 million for a single goal, and Samuel Eto’o got $37 million for moving to Russia. And to everybody’s surprise, Beckham isn’t the biggest earner anymore; see who’s taken the lead after the jump.
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Walk Off The Earth Return With New Viral Video [VIDEO]
20 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Remember when we all freaked out over that video of five people playing and singing on one guitar? The band’s name is Walk off the Earth, and they’ve just uploaded a new video onto YouTube. This time they cover the song, “Little boxes” from the TV show “Weeds”. Expect loads of cardboard box awesomeness – after the jump!
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This Week In Unnecessary But Inevitable Reboots: “Leprechaun”
20 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Hey, you remember the Leprechaun horror franchise? No? Well don’t worry, somebody at Lionsgate did, and they’re totally rebooting the idea that maybe the tiny green-clad people are in fact vindictive, murderous drunks. Because that’s the sort of fresh injection of ideas that Hollywood needs right after a St. Patrick’s day weekend.
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Jeb Corliss Says This Lady Will Be A Better B.A.S.E. Jumper Than Him [VIDEO]
20 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
By now, most of you would be aware of what wingsuit flying is, thanks to Jeb Corliss. But, quietly over the years, others have joined in on the rather crazy hobby too. Take Roberta Mancino, for instance. She’s an Italian model and has skydived naked a few times. Then she met Jeb. She absolutely kills it in this video.
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The Pirate Bay To Launch Airborne Servers
20 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Popular torrent hosting site, The Pirate Bay has released plans to host their server database in the clouds. Literally in the clouds, I mean; they want to fit flying micro-drones with super-small computers and connect them with long-range radio transmitters, maintaining a network of “Low-Orbit Server Stations.” Which would make police raids a little more tricky.
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How One Crazy Girl Hitchhiked Across China, And Then Got Her Dream Job [PICS]
20 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
During the first six months of 2011 Rachel Katz, a 23-year old American girl, needed to do some research on the trucking industry in China. She started at the most logical place, by hopping in a truck and taking a small journey. And then she did it again, with another truck, and then another until she had covered the better part of the third largest country in the world.
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Take A Peek Inside America’s First Private Spaceship [PICS]
19 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Ever since NASA cancelled their Space Shuttle Program two years ago, the Americans have been searching for an alternative option for space travel to save them from teaming up with their cosmic nemesis Russia. On 16 March, the first viable option presented itself and blew the competition away.
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First Commercial Spaceship To Launch To Space Station April 30
16 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
NASA officials have announced that the first launch of a commercially built space capsule to the International Space Station is scheduled for the end of April. California-based Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) are the dudes responsible for the capsule in question, the unmanned Dragon spacecraft.
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Trailer For Tim Burton’s ‘Dark Shadows’ Released
16 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
So Tim Burton is doing a much-anticipated adaptation of cult TV Show “Dark Shadows”, because of course he is. And it’s starring Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter, because otherwise how would we know it’s a Tim Burton film? Check out the reasonably rad trailer after the jump.
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Man Completes 21,8km Space Jump! [PICS]
16 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
In a society of thrill-seekers, bigger (or longer, or higher, or faster) is always better. Many South Africans revel in the fact that the country is home to the highest bungee jump in the world, it also boasts some of the best sky-diving and BASE-jumping opportunities available (just ask Jeb). But, there’s always this one guy who takes things to the next level, like jumping from space…
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The Hilariously Epic Adventures Of Kim Jong Un [VIDEO]
15 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Ever since the untimely departure of Our Dear Leader, a gaping hole has been left in the fabric of society, waiting to be filled by an equally magnificent specimen of humanity. Mercifully it did not take long for the void to be filled. Click through to be basked in the glory of The Adventures Of Kim Jung Un, Our Dear Leader’s successor.
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The Shins’ New LP Free To Stream Online
15 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Shins are putting out their fourth LP, Port of Morrow, next week on the 20th of March, via Columbia Records. Which is neat. Even neater, though, is the fact that you can stream all 10 tracks on iTunes right now. In case free good music is something that you like. Click through for the link!
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NASA Unveils Space Atlas [Amazing PICS]
15 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Bad. Ass. NASA has released a new space atlas, detailing over 560 million stars, galaxies and asteroids, many never seen before. The 18 000 awesome images were taken by NASA’s infrared space telescope, the Wide-field Survey Explorer (WISE). Take a look at some of the incredible space-images after the space-jump.
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Tiger Woods VS Shaq, Fight! [VIDEO]
14 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Since time immemorial, sports fans have speculated how their favourite stars from different disciplines would fare against one another in a no-holds barred battle. That day has finally come, click through to watch pro-golfer Tiger Woods take on former basketball star Shaquille O’Neal.
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Volvo Introduces Pedestrian Airbag [VIDEO]
13 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Well this is new, and sort of neat. For the new V40, Volvo is introducing the world’s first pedestrian airbag system, designed to reduce the severity of pedestrian injuries in a car-pedestrian collision. Alternatively it could double as a sweet new inflatable mattress on the hood of your car.
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Slovakian Batman, Bringing Justice To Dunajska Streda
13 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This is Zoltan Kohari, Slovakia’s very own batman, from the town of Dunajska Streda. He may not have his own Batmobile, but he does have a home-made leather Batsuit. It even has the logo on the chest. His crime fighting skills are a little lacking though, even if he means well.
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Capetonian Director’s Short Film To Star Kevin Spacey
13 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
A Capetonian filmmaker has beaten hundreds of screenwriters and directors in an international short film competition. The prize? Allan Shelley is now on his way to Los Angeles to film his movie, with Oscar winner Kevin Spacey as part of the cast. Then he’ll bring Kevin back here to help him promote the film.
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Ad Agency Turns 13 Homeless Men Into Wi-Fi Hotspots
13 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Advertising agency BBH has come under fire for their turning 13 homeless men walking Wi-Fi hotspots at the recent SXSW conference in Austin, Texas. The “Homeless Hotspots” sported shirts saying, “I’m a 4G hotspot,” with an access code for the network.
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Journalists Being ‘Strongly Cautioned’ Against Reporting On TSA Scanning Vulnerabilities
12 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Following a recent viral expose by blogger Jonathan Corbett on the potentially serious weaknesses in the TSA’s airport body scanners, multiple journalists have reported receiving emails from the TSA “strongly cautioning” them against covering the story. Corbett is encouraging media outlets to cover the story anyway.
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James Cameron To Film The Mariana Trench. In 3D.
12 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Last week, director James Cameron found the one spot where people wouldn’t ask him about the Avatar sequel – 8km beneath the ocean, off the coast of Papua New Guinea, in a specially designed submarine. He’ll be repeating the trick later this month at the ocean’s deepest point to shoot footage for a couple of documentaries.
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“Home Alone” House Sells For $1,6 Million
09 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
That house where Macaulay Culkin got stranded over Christmas in that one movie back in 1990 was sold yesterday, according to real estate agency Coldwell Banker. Which means the buyers – a family new to Winnekta, Illinois – are already having to deal with tourists showing up daily and posing for photos with both hands clapped to their face.
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