Geeks are Sexy + Neatorama’s Big Giveaway Contest [Second Edition]

A few months ago, in partnership with Neatorama, we held a caption contest offering two $50 gift certificates to two lucky readers. This month, we’ll do things a little differently. We’re giving away one FREE item on the Neatorama shop (valued at under $20) to 10 random readers! Here’s how to participate. Head over to […]





Cloud Computing the HiveMind

You may have heard Peter Molyneux’s “virtual boy” Milo. He’s the uncanny valley’s answer to the Tamagotchi, and the latest project to take advantage of the Xbox’s “Project Natal.” You can see Milo in the video below: Here’s what I find particularly interesting about Milo. Milo learns. According to James Orry at VideoGamer.com, no two […]

Belgian user may hold monthly download record

A Belgian internet user downloaded 2.6TB of data in the space of a month according to his (or her) internet service provider. And amazingly the ISP is happy about it. Telenet recently launched a service known as “Vrij Downloaden”. It translates as “free download”, but rather than referring to the price, it appears to be […]

HOW TO: Finding Royalty-Free Music for YouTube Videos

If you’ve been making videos for YouTube, you’re likely to have noticed that the background music is a thorny issue. Popular music from the RIAA labels and bigger indie labels is usually quickly identified and marked by YouTube. The best case scenario, then, is that YouTube simply “lets you get away with it” and runs […]