Is it alright to munch on a steak that ”wants” to be eaten? Or is it your job as a morally superior creature to look out for his happiness regardless of his culinary dreams? What if it had a happy little [...]

The Siemens saga goes from bad to worse. Already under investigation in Germany and by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Department of Justice, the company has been hit with charges of bribing politicians in Greece. this involves the [...]

Considering the popularity of the Nintendo Wii is, for the most part, based on the simplicity of its controller, it is about time that someone designed a Wiimote-like controller for PC Games.
A company called GoLive2 has done that with The [...]

I'm going to show my age here, but I read a blog post today that reminded me of the 1982 movie Night Shift, starring Michael Keaton and Henry Winkler. At one point in the movie, Keaton's character, Billy Blaze, who is [...]

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When will we see hydrogen filling stations. I do know that when we start seeing them we will all start thinking twice about our next car purchase.
Here is something I hadn't thought of yet and was pointed out to [...]

We seem to be in an era when ultra-long distance car rallies (around America, around the world) are popular with those who can afford the time and expense. Let’s start with the Gumball 3000, inspired by the Gumball movie. I must [...]

Startup non-profit Zero Footprint has opened Zero Footprint Toronto.
The company is fighting global warming in two ways: encourage carbon reduction, and sell offsets for the remainder.
First, they are encouraging people and companies to be aware of how much carbon they are [...]

If you”re like me and only spill something on yourself when it will cause a permanent stain (damn tomatoes!), you”ll need to toss at least one of these unfortunately named Puke Pets into your purse right now. They”re little plastic pins [...]

If you”ve been searching for a way to look like an idiot, your quest is over. Meet…. Basket Case. Basket Case is basically a basketball hoop hat. The goal of the game is to toss red and white balls into the [...]

BlackRock, the biggest listed US asset manager, on Tuesday announced the launch of more distressed securities funds to take advantage of the current credit market troubles, according to Reuters.
Chairman and Chief Executive Laurence Fink said the firm would launch hedge funds [...]