http://metrikminute.com Vlad's Vlog Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:36:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Seems like every year we inch closer and closer to virtual reality.  Finally, there is a portable version!  Just imagine, walking down the street, looking normal.. Everyone thinks you're paying attention around you, but you're actually watching Ren & Stimpy, letting out a random chuckle to the chagrin of those ... http://metrikminute.com/why-go-to-the-screen-when-the-screen-can-come-to-you/ Yokohama just released a new set of tires that they're making from 80% Orange Oil, and 20% Blood Oil (Petrolium). Now when you burn rubber peeling out you can feel good about doing something good for the Earth!  "No more of that nasty rubber smell I'm tired of huffing" commented one ... http://metrikminute.com/new-all-natural-tires-80-more-hippie-positive/ Well, it’s finally happened, folks.  Somebody thought that being green is so cool, and that conserving materials is so great, that they've released a fantastic 1/2 of a product.  The new Halbo, by BMW, is a radical new design for a motorcycle.  It’s all electric, very ... http://metrikminute.com/bmw-unleashes-new-12-bike-saves-on-costs/ I recently heard a conversation on the train about MUNI officers citing people and how this is unfair during hard economic times.  The peoples' emotions placed the frustration on the increase in citation officers. They complained about the immorality of it, esecially during difficult times like these. [caption id="attachment_109" align="alignnone" width="137" caption="MUNI train - K/T ... http://metrikminute.com/muni-fares-and-the-free-market/ This is Amazing. My mind is truly blown and my heart excited. I mean, this is a project of truly Magnetic, I mean Ionic, I mean ginormogantuan proportions. What is it you ask? Good question! Shai Agassi, who has an impressive track record in both the tech ... http://metrikminute.com/lithium-ion-israel/ Say helloW to Google Wave.  This new piece of open source software from Google is going to revolutionize many things.  - Email - Twitter - Blogging - Apps - Digital Communication all over - Wikis This flexible app (coming soon) is going to have some of the following features: Open SourceReal Time multiple person collaborationEasy images upload ... http://metrikminute.com/google-wave-is-making-waves/ Verizon has got some more bad press.  Recently, police were searching for a man who was unconscious due to robbing someone's house and stealing pill bottles, and were unable to find him using his cell phone because his bill was unpaid.   The Verizon operator denied a sherrif's request to turn ... http://metrikminute.com/verizon-on-the-downslope/ Dell finally creates a netbook for college kids that has a solid vent-free bottom so that when boys with dirty pants use it, the laptop remains safe.  They are also including an anti-bacterial keyboard because, as we all know, boys are made of "snips and snails and puppydog tails." http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2009/05/20/dell_school_netbook/ ... http://metrikminute.com/dell-finally-wisens-up-to-its-user-base-dirty-college-kids/ Doug Anson, Dell's smiling nerd king, is showing off what the Dell Mini series - 10, is capable of.  Unbeknownst to him, he's giving Android free advertising.  Googlephiles revel everywhere.  Click image below for actual article: Blogged with the Flock Browser http://metrikminute.com/dells-technology-strategist-in-glee-over-netbook-being-taken-over-by-android/ The ECC - the Brittish Owned "Electrictrical Car Corporation" has put out an electric version of the Citroen C1.  They basically gutted everything motor, and put in a bunch of batteries.  Over there this is giving the G-Whiz some competition, as this is an actual car (the G-Whiz is basically ... http://metrikminute.com/evie-is-citro-in-disguise/