Did you know that NASA’s first space shuttle orbiter was named Enterprise after Star Trek fans flooded the write-in campaign? Or, that the original series pilot had a woman playing the part of the ship’s first officer? If not, continue reading to see 15 things you didn’t know about Star Trek.
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Conan O’Brien recently visited Google and provided employees with 45-minutes of entertainment. He ribbed “Google VP of Engineering Vic Gundotra about the company’s infamous aloofness: ‘You guys are so power mad here at Google, You’re such entitled A-holes. Hey, Conan’s in the area, make him come by… Do a dance.'” Video after the break.
Highlight of the rest of the show: Surprise guest Andy Richter describing the fancy pants Google toilets, “All Googlers MUST front-cleanse.” I dare you to try front-cleansing, and not tell me these nerds are on to something.
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If you don’t have anything nice to say, make sure what comes out of your mouth is at least funny. These quotes should do the trick, especially on Mother’s Day. Continue reading to see five of the funniest Mother’s Day quotes we’ve come across — courtesy of Ezinearticles / image via.
Standing 6-feet tall, these UFO alien abduction lamps “are made from recycled glass tubes and festooned with light diffusers, acrylic rings, CCFL lights, LEDs, and halogen bulbs.” Video after the break.
The massive lamps ate 5’5″ tall and hold ten gallons of water bubbled by a 20-gallon pump. A little plastic cow in the water moves up and down the watery tractor beam.
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Creamy Ice for the iPhone, iPod Touch is free today only. The goal of this game is to “manage your own ice cream business – get more flavors, bigger stores and larger orders as you play the career mode; it’s all about concentration, skill, speed and fun.” Click here to download now.
Amazon is selling the Microsoft LifeCam VX-3000 for just $25 shipped, originally priced at $49.99. This webcam “delivers HD still (1.3 megapixels interpolated) photography, brilliant video (640×480 pixels) and a built-in unidirectional noise-canceling microphone for crystal-clear audio performance.” Product page. Video after the break.
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The Apple iPad isn’t the only device capable of emulating Wiimote-compatible games, as this programmer proves that the Nexus One is also a good candidate. Continue reading to see a short game demonstration.
We knew the Wii Controller Demo app was close to being able to interact with Android in a meaningful way, but we certainly didn’t expect to see Average Joes playing Donkey Kong on their Nexus One devices this soon.
[via Engadget]
