We discussed a few weeks ago on the run-down a new type of nuclear reactor that utilized depleted uranium and that theoretically be built on a much smaller and safer scale than traditional reactors.  Well it appears that we were not the only ones who noticed this technology as Bill Gates and Toshiba have thrown [...]

[Note: We had some responses from our listeners concerning a recent episode in which we were fairly harsh on Facebook.  This post grew out of those conversations.] Why do we hate on Facebook so much?  I will admit that I think sometimes we get a bit carried away with it.  Its cool to hate the [...]

It may be vaporware, but you can’t say any more that the JooJoo pad is ugly vaporware.  Gone are the green-tinted demo pictures of a few months ago and replacing them is a slick, well thought out design.  It seems that they have spent the last few weeks really touching up the design and making [...]

Well 2010 probably will not be the 'year of linux' that open-source enthusiasts are constantly hoping for. However, it does appear to be the year that several much-needed improvements to the ecosystem will take place. Linux has long suffered from design flaws - looking clunky and amateurish by modern OS standards and several key players are slated to make major improvements in their graphical design.

I am constantly fascinated by the ingenuity and cleverness of  designers and inventors like Fabian Hemmert.  His idea is simple — that technology should mimic organic life, but his execution is surprisingly ingenious and clever. via Engadget.

Internet culture brings out the best and worst in people. If you have spent much time around blogs, message boards, blogs or Twitter, you know that you can have your heart warmed by events like the Reddit Secret Santa or incensed by flame-wars that I will not link to.  The anonymity of the internet allows [...]

American car companies in Detroit may be only barely staying afloat these days, but Tesla, the California electric car company is planning to ignite the rockets for its public launch later on this year.  The company filed this week for an IPO of $100 million.   They are trying to overcome electric car adoption issues [...]

Microsoft’s CFO suggested very strongly that Windows Mobile 7, the long awaited, upgrade to Microsoft’s mobile operating system is very likely to be released at the Mobile World Congress in mid February.  We discussed on the podcast how it also seems that there have been equally intriguing rumors concerning Project Pink as well.  We are [...]

This needs to happen more often.  Google announced today in their enterprise blog that they are going to drop support for Internet Explorer 6 in for their Google Docs and Google Sites web applications.  Frankly, this needs to happen more often.  As we were all reminded of two weeks ago  (if you can remember that [...]

Three-dimensional TVs are all well and good, but deep down inside what our inner nerd really wants is a Holodeck like the one we grew up seeing on Star Trek: a full-fledged immersive three-dimensional world to explore and travel in.   This actually may not be as far-fetched as might be expected.  Researchers at Duke [...]