The Ashes

  Britain’s oldest original computer, the Harwell, is being sent to the National Museum of Computing at Bletchley where it is to be restored to working order. The computer, which was designed in 1949, first ran in 1951 and was designed to perform mathematical calculations; it lasted until 1973. When first built the 2.4m x [...]

Yesterday, a petition was submitted to the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) by ComEd to approve the application for federal stimulus money that would fund half of the $350 million Smart Grid pilot. According to ComEd, if this is approved and the entire $350 million is funded, this could add 180,000 customers to its Advanced Metering [...]

Coming a year earlier than first anticipated, BYD, a Chinese company most known for its rechargable batteries, plans on entering the U.S. market for electric cars. By next year, BYD plans on providing the e6, its all electric sedan to the American public, something that surprised a lot of analysts. This comes at the same [...]

NEC is launching a new monitor called the EA190M.  This monitor views objects at a 16:10 widescreen.  This EA190M monitor consumes 50% less energy and has 50% less mercury than most traditional monitors.  There is also a one touch ECO mode that allows users to quickly switch between two energy saving modes.  The EA190M has [...]

JLC’s Internet TV is a freeware program which lists and displays over 1,400 TV channels that are available for streaming over the internet, moreover this program is completely free of charge. Actually JLC imports its list of channels from WWITV.com and the program includes a channels updater that will ensure that it features the latest [...]

by Ken Smithzon Tattoos are permanent body art that are becoming increasingly popular among girls. The tattoo design is a common dilemma, especially for first-timers. A good way to test if a tattoo is or is not for you is to begin with a small and simple design like a heart, a butterfly or a [...]

Yahoo has just released the English version of Yahoo Meme, but is currently available on an invitation-basis. Yahoo Meme is some kind of a microblogging platform, being a combination of Twitter and Tumblr, but it doesn’t seem to directly compete with any of the two services. All you can do on Yahoo Meme is create [...]

Samsung i8000 Omnia 2 has been available for pre-order yesterday, priced at $1,000 and today the price has been lowered to $699.99. The reason for lowering the price so much seems to be clear, considering the feedback received from users. Everybody said the price is extremely high and I’m pretty sure there were only a [...]

According to a source from The Wall Street Journal, Sony Corporation is planning to launch 3D LCD TVs by end of year (EOY) 2010.  The source is unnamed, but Sony is expected to unveil the product next week at the IFA event in Berlin, Germany.  Panasonic has already been working on 3D TVs for some [...]

Fur coats are like trademarks, they distinguish a person’s stature in society mainly because they are very expensive and only the ‘high and mighty’ can afford them. Every stage in the making of these fashionable coats, from pelt production, to dressing, to design and manufacturing, are labor-intensive and requires skilled craftsmanship, which makes a major [...]