Super Bowl XLIV is less than two weeks away, so we’ve decided to compile five of the most memorable commercials from years past. They include Apple’s epic 1984 Macintosh spot and McDonald’s Jordan vs Bird HORSE commercial. Continue reading to see them all.
Amazon is selling the Magellan Roadmate 1212 for only $99.95 shipped, originally priced at $299.99. Its “Centrality Atlas III processor and built-in high-sensitivity antenna provide the fastest position acquisition in the industry for reliable navigation.” Product page.
QuickSpell intelligently searches and checks spelling so you can enter your destination with just a few touches of the screen. SmartDetour prompts you to route around sudden slow traffic.
[via Amazon]
You may have heard about YouTube’s new HTML5-based video player, but now they are letting all users test it out. Currently, only Google Chrome, Safari 4+, and Internet Explorer with Chrome Frame installed are supported. Click here to join the beta. Continue reading for a short video demonstration (non-english).
Have you ever wondered just where the currency in your pocket has been? Well, Where’s George is your answer. This website lets you “track US or Canadian dollar bills as they travel across the country; enter the serial number and zip code to track its past history.” Click here to try it yourself.
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Not even a week after the iPad’s unveiling, modders have already ported the user interface over to the iPhone and iPod Touch, though you’ll need a jailbroken device. Continue reading to see it in-action. More information.
At this particular point, 50-something days away from the earliest iPad deliveries, we doubt too many people are up in arms about the iPad’s ability to act as a jumbo iPhone.
[via Engadget]
Taking notes in class may be easy enough, but Notehall takes it a step further by giving both tutors and students the ability to buy or sell study guides, notes / documents, and even outlines for just about every subject. So far, students spanning 36 colleges have earned a total of $61,322 and counting. More information.
If the wood roof shingles don’t throw you off, just take a look inside the Archipod, a pine-cone inspired pod home/shed of sorts. The interior could most certainly pass for a section of any Apple Store. Click here for first picture in gallery.
Created in the UK, the Archipod was conceived out of “frustration at the commuting lifestyle, with its attendant road congestion, air and noise pollution, road rage, running costs and time loss.”
[via Gizmodo]
For any iPhone or iPod Touch user looking for a tabbed browsing experiencing, look no further than iDroid. This free application, normally priced at $0.99, features interactive tab browsing, full-screen browsing, an advanced cache algorithm to ensure optimum speed, and quick links. Video after the break.Click here to download now.
Thanks to ESPN360, tennis fans can watch the Australian Open Final 2010 online and free of charge…if you’re using a participating broadband provider such as AT&T (DSL and U-Verse customers only), Comcast, and All West Broadband that is. Click here to get in on the action. Continue reading to see how IBM Seer combines augmented reality with the Australian Open.
Afsaneh Rabiei, a mechanical and aerospace engineer professor, has developed metal foam, “a material as light as aluminum and stronger than stainless steel.” Continue reading for the news report.
Her goal was to create something that could be used in products that would save lives, save energy and eventually save money, all at the same time. New material absorbs seven to eight times the energy absorbed by similar foams.
[via YouTube]