Available on a t-shirt for $20 . [via Kevin Kelly ]

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Yes, this ad shamelessly rips off Levi’s . Yes, the concept is silly. But, man, do I love it. Apparently much more so than our friends at Gizmodo and Gadget Lab, who aren’t too keen on the notion of catching a laptop in your buttocks. Lighten up, fellas! In fact, go watch some Tim & Eric (NSFW). [via Gizmodo via Gadget Lab ]

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YouTube has launched the YouTube Reporters’ Center , with interviews from professional journalists giving tips to—and this is critical— everyone about how best to practice journalism. Above, Bob Woodward, who you might know as a person who got at least one story right once, offers a story that suggests some practical tips on investigative journalism. The comments on the post are hilarious worthless non sequiturs (”The empowered fascist left is KILLING AMERICA”; “I’ll remember to ‘check my fucking work’ when I’m writing about something I don’t know shit about.” [Woodward never uses the phase in his video]; “I FUCKED MY STEP SISTER IN THE ASS :D”), as per typical YouTube, since for some reason Google doesn’t care about comment quality, but anyway listening to Woodward made me realize how sick of ‘New vs. Old Media’ stories I keep hearing and how much I actually care about and respect journalism . There are at least a half-dozen practical tips that Woodward gives in the above video that any writer, from stupid online gadget copy-and-paster to investigative political blogger could stand to pick up. (Here’s a hint for one: One of his sources called him .) The newspapers may die due to mismanagement, misdirected editorial efforts, and flagging public interest in hard news, but the biggest mistake new journalists—professional or citizen or any mix in between—could ever make is to think that the tools the old guard honed over decades should be left in the past. YouTube Reporters’ Center [YouTube] (See also: The New New Journalism: Conversations with America’s Best Nonfiction Writers on Their Craft , the best crash course in How To Do It I’ve ever read.)

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The RIAA seems not to realize that the more it gets per song, the worse it looks . What could this do except further the impression that it is simply a public enemy?

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What if more ’80s toys were turned into Hollywood blockbusters? Spoiler: They wouldn’t be as awesome as this.

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Choire Sicha : Sometimes reporters write things that don’t even make any sense! Here is Time , recounting an incident on Qantas Flight 72 last year: The plane abruptly entered a smooth 650-ft. dive (which the crew sensed was not being caused by turbulence) [ED NOTE: HUH? THEY SENSED THAT?] that sent dozens of people smashing into the airplane’s luggage bins and ceiling…. After seemingly an eternity — in reality, the nosedive lasted 20 very long seconds — the flight crew wrested control of the plane from its wayward computer…. Ha, WRESTED! I think that means they hit the OFF BUTTON, but nice job making the autopilot sound like the HAL-9000.

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What Reporters Write About Air Disasters When They Have No Idea

Eliot Van Buskirk : “If I were Steve Jobs, the video…would scare me senseless.” Spotify is a streaming music service that also now allows caching on supported mobile devices. It is currently limited to Finland, France, Norway, Sweden, Spain, and the UK, due to licensing issues . Every song ever instantly available for free. It’s getting awful close.

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Filed under: Aftermarket , Gadgets , Etc. , I.C.E. AT&T is starting to work with pockets of customers to test its CruiseCast satellite-based entertainment service before officially putting the TV/radio service on wide offer. When the whole clan is on the go, it may work to keep everyone calm and quiet, and when your Prevost motor coach is loaded up with everything else, you might as well go for the TV service, too. Truckers sticking DBS dishes on their rigs would likely be pleased with the CruiseCast system, especially since AT&T is using some new technology developments by RaySat that defeats the typical issues with line of sight obstacles and underpasses. For comparison’s sake, Sirius is cheaper and offers much more variety than AT&T’s 20 music/talk radio stations, but their optional Backseat TV service only offers three television channels, and they are all geared for the kiddies. Conversely, AT&T’s CruiseCast hardware must be professionally installed and will set you back $1,299, and the monthly payment is $28. Once the service is available for all customers in early June, they’ll have 22 television channels to choose from. All that for the price of a used car and more than $300 bucks a year in subscription costs. Official press release posted after the jump. [Source: Engadget ] Continue reading Eyes on the Road: AT&T bringing CruiseCast in-car satellite tv to market Eyes on the Road: AT&T bringing CruiseCast in-car satellite tv to market originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 25 May 2009 08:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read ?|? Permalink ?|? Email this ?|? Comments

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Filed under: Gadgets , Etc. , Tech , Volkswagen Vehicle infotainment systems, those all-inclusive interfaces controlling the myriad electronics on today’s modern cars and trucks, can make or break the driving experience. CNET is offering us a sneak-peek at Volkswagen’s latest iteration from the company’s Electronic Research Laboratory (ERL). Developed with Intel, the new system uses Global Open Research Infotainment Architecture, or GLORIA. Most systems today us a joystick-like device, touch screen, or hard buttons on the edge of the display (or a combination of the three) to control the inputs. Volkswagen’s new GLORIA system takes it one step further by making Apple iPhone-like “gesture control” possible. This means that users are able to navigate quickly by simply tracing single letters across the pressure-sensitive display. Another unique feature may allow users to import third-party widgets for the system, much like consumers currently load apps from iTunes onto their iPhones. As cool as it sounds, GLORIA is still under development and she isn’t expected to see showrooms for a few more years. [Source: CNET , Photo by CNET] REPORT: Volkswagen’s next-gen nav system to get Apple iPhone-like gestures originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 21 May 2009 13:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink ?|? Email this ?|? Comments

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Filed under: Gadgets , Etc. , Euro , Tech Google has already faced plenty of issues with its Street View technology, not the least of which has been angry Japanese citizens and invasion of privacy lawsuits from Americans whose driveways were mistaken for a roads. Beyond these unforeseen issues, there’s also the rather obvious problem of taking images of places a Chevy Cobalt just can’t reach. Consider that problem (at least partially) solved with the new Google Trike. The three-wheeled, human-powered overgrown tricycles carry 250 pounds of ballast in the form of “a mounted Street View camera and a specially decorated box containing image collecting gadgetry,” says the internet giant. All that extra heft reportedly requires a “specially trained super fit” rider. Google’s new trikes will be deployed first in Genoa, Italy, this spring. Assuming that launch proves successful, Google will send its pedal-powered cameras to the United Kingdom, where they’ll point their lenses towards a slew of famous British landmarks. Have a good one in mind? Google says its open to suggestions and will be working with VisitBritain to pick the most desirable locations to shoot. To assuage those averse to getting their pictures taken, Google promises to “apply our face-blurring and license plate blurring to all these images to protect people’s privacy.” [Source: Google via Wired ] Continue reading Google Street View switching to trikes for roads less traveled Google Street View switching to trikes for roads less traveled originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 21 May 2009 08:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink ?|? Email this ?|? Comments

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