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One of my biggest complaints with the WD TV since its inception has been the lack of support for MKV chapters...

That’s right, folks. 1.03.01 has hit the web, er WD’s official pre-release site. Th...

What do you get when you cross the First Family, Sears, and traditional Russian dolls? No, its not a new international Sears trade agreement, but it’s close. It’s a 5 piece, 6″-tall Obama Family Nesting Doll set, that’s what! (Huh?!). For $4...

Say hello to one of the most delicious (or disgusting, depending on your mood) goodies I’ve seen yet on Food Network’s hit series – Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives: the Maple Bacon Donut. That’s right. Maple. Bacon. Donut. Mmmmmm. (For the record, they looked even better on TV). Where ...

If you have a blog/site with lots of images on it, chances are someone is hotlinking to them. What is hotlinking, you ask? Good question...

Unless you live on a cloud (no, not that cloud), you are fully aware that Maurice Sendak’s revered and beloved children’s story – Where the Wild Things Are – has been (tastefully) adopted for the big screen by Spike Jonze (director of such films as Being John Malkovich and Adaptation). Just ...

ThinkGeek never ceases to amaze me with its never-ending selection of novelty geekeries. Take this 8-bit oven mitt, for example…how rad is that?! Not since the original NES has 8-bit looked so good. ...

One of my favorite gadgets of all time, the WD TV, has just moved down a spot to second in rank behind the newly announced WD TV Live HD media player. In a nutshell, the WD TV Live brings highly anticipated Internet and network connectivity to Western Digital’s expanding HD media player family. ...

There’s no better way to share photographs of stunt planes and supersonic jets, i.e. things that move pretty freaking fast, than with a video montage. As such, I hope you enjoy this rapid-fire highlight reel from the 2009 San Francisco Fleet Week Air Show (captured with my Nikon D60). ...

One of my favorite features in Gmail is the ability to consolidate multiple email accounts into a single, much more manageable “parent” account. For more on how to setup multiple accounts within your default Gmail account, give this official Gmail blog post a quick read. ...

A designer in LA, YaYa Chou, constructed this delicious looking chandelier from “normal” gummy bears (i.e. they’ve not been treated with any preservatives), which she says could last some 10 years (under the right climate conditions, such as in LA). Meas...

In response to recent rumors that Radiohead would no longer be working on “traditional” LPs, Ed O’Brien told NME that the band will indeed be working on a complete album in the near future: “We were misquoted,” claimed O’Brien of Yorke’s comments, loudly adding, “WE WILL BE MAKING AN ALBUM!” Furt...

Australia in HD* – Episode II: The Blue Mountains