Taking into account album sales, tour revenues, endorsements deals and the like, who are the most powerful Musicians alive today? Hint … it includes Christina Aguilera and Miley Cyrus … but they’re not in the #1 spot.
Archive for May, 2008
10 Quick Fuel Efficiency Tips to Beat the Gas Crunch
May 22, 2008
The summer season of highway hell has officially arrived—and $4/gallon prices at the pump certainly aren’t making life on the road any easier. As the next generation of hypermilers develops new ways to hack your car’s fuel economy, our guest MPG geek breaks down the vehicle mods, driving habits and common-sense fixes you need to know to max out your tank.
Microsoft Offers Cash To Use Its Search Engine
May 21, 2008
Microsoft plans to entice advertisers and users of its search engine with savings on online purchases on a site called Live Search cashback. Microsoft unveiled plans Wednesday to entice advertisers and users of its search engine with cash back savings on online purchases, launching a site called Live Search cashback.
The Future of Motion Capture for Gaming & More is Now [w/ Video]
May 21, 2008
Only a few years ago, movie and video-game companies set out to redefine the science of special effects and makeup artistry with a new technology called motion capture. Instead of spending hours in a makeup chair each day, an actor could don a spandex body suit studded with markers that resembled ping-pong balls, step in front of the camera for a scene, then let the costume and makeup get layered on digitally. The creative possibilities were stunning:
Teenage boy jailed for taking call in court
May 21, 2008
A MAGISTRATE has jailed a teen for answering his mobile phone in court. The 17-year-old let his mobile ring with the music of US rapper Akon before he answered the call while sitting in the front row of Darwin Magistrates Court yesterday. When the teen “backchatted” after he was told off, magistrate Daynor Trigg shouted across the courtroom an
The Problem With Asimo: Tabloid Humanoid Is Holding Back Bot
May 20, 2008
Asimo is the most famous robot in the world. The superstar Honda robot can conduct orchestras and run around Disneyland. But at $1 million and without specific research goals in sight, can Asimo actually lead the consumer robotics revolution
—or just the hype machine? Popular Mechanics resident geek offers his report card.
MythBuster: Why Electric Vehicles Beat Gas in 5 Extreme Test
May 19, 2008
Jamie Hyneman breaks down his team’s most recent eye-popping experiment: rolling out a Ferrari, Harley, ATV, compact car and hand-built go-kart to the track, and pitting each against its electric-propulsion counterpart. The bottom line? Plug-in vehicles aren’t just clean, they’re fast—and might be easier to build than a toy car.
Check Gas Prices Online: 11 Handy Tools
May 5, 2008
Crude oil prices keep breaking through record high prices, and it is quickly reflecting itself at the fuel pumps. About the only thing you can do is try to find the cheapest prices, but you can waste as much in gas driving around as you will by finding it, and that’s where gas pricing location sites come in handy. Just log in and see where the best prices are, and save yourself all of that driving around. We’ve covered the United States, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom for you, so start price hunting!
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