Google has paid $3.2 billion to buy a company that makes high-tech smoke alarms and thermostats. The purchase of Nest suggests Google wants to have more involvement in non-traditional Internet-connected devices. Nest launched in 2011 with a Wi-Fi controlled thermostat system. Although you can program it or manually alter it in the same way as […]
MC Trebek in the house y’all, and he droppin’ it like it’s hot!! (On an episode that aired Monday, Jan. 6, 2014, one of the categories on Jeopardy was “It’s a Rap.” The original clip is at this link.) [via Funny or Die]
Disney CEO Bob Iger told Fortune that Frozen, the animation studio’s smashing success, will head to Broadway. Frozen’s impact goes far beyond the movie theater, making it a key example of the synergy Iger has become known for during his Disney tenure. Anna and Elsa, the lead characters in the movie, have already become top-selling toys, […]
http://youtu.be/aTaSjS1pwhQ A highly interesting video from CBC Music that explores the connection between the theme song of the original Star Trek series and some of history’s greatest classical music composers. The video start a little slow, but keep on watching, it gets “fascinating” pretty quickly. [CBC Music]
Star Wars Rebels is a new animated series that will first debut as a one-hour telecast on Disney Channel this fall. The series will then air internationally on the Disney XD channel. Rebels will take place between Episodes III and IV. According to the description from Entertainment Weekly: Front and center is the show’s toothy new bad guy, the Inquisitor. He’s been […]
Sprint has ditched a phone plan that let customers upgrade their handset midway through their contract. The One Up plan was only available for four months before the unexpected withdrawal. One Up was the Sprint answer to the other major carriers all adopting a model that took the “standard” deal of a two year commitment […]
Bethany Alpert visited her parents in Tacoma, Washington over the recent holidays. Most ladies are surprised when their gents pop the question, but judging by these photos, Miss Alpert may have been more surprised than most. (To view all the photos, along with commentary and explanations by Miss Alpert, click here.) [via BuzzFeed]
Some glow-in-the-dark soap, each shaped like a nuclear element from the periodic table, by United Nuclear, a website that sells scientific equipment and supply. United Nuclear’s Nuclear Element Glow Soaps will scrub you clean. Clean and genetically modified. Maybe like Spider-Man. Maybe like Sloth from The Goonies. [United Nuclear | Via Dudeiwantthat]
What world politicians would *you* make superheroes (or villains)? [Source: College Humor]
http://youtu.be/eawN6ifxMBg Deadman, the corpse more heroic than most living people! [Rush_Freak | Via IHC]