Saturday, May 2, 2009
Vehicles
Pet Airways Is the World’s First Pet-Only Airline
5:00PM Andi Wang | Pet Airways was designed to cater to, yes, your best friend. With potty breaks and attendants checking on your pet’s comfort, they’ll travel in the lap of luxury. Sort of. More »
Entertainment
New G.I. Joe Trailer Looks Like a Bizarro Iron Man Flick
2:00PM Adrian Covert | While we should all be insulted that the new G.I. Joe movie wants us take Marlon Wayans semi-seriously, I can’t hate all the Iron Man-like exoskeleton action going on in this new French trailer. More »
Phones
Video: Bus Driver Texting and Crashing
1:30PM Brian Lam | No, no, that’s not how you do it. You’re supposed to hold your phone up above the steering wheel so you can see traffic with your peripheral vision. Not good. [CNN] More »
Online
Dr. Denis Leary Grows Alien Appendage in Latest Hulu Ad
1:00PM Wilson Rothman | First we were impressed with the Hulu alien ads, then kinda bored with them. Well, now that Denis Leary is the star, it’s back on. Takes me back to No Cure. More »
Weapons
Lawn Mower Saves Man’s Life From Misplaced Hand Grenade
12:30PM Wilson Rothman | A 39-year-old man who was mowing the lawn ran over a hand grenade, which proceeded to blow up. The man was not injured, however, because his trusty mower took the brunt of the explosion. More »
Peripherals
UK’s MI6 Scrapped Multi-Million Dollar Undercover Operation Because of Lost USB Drive
12:00PM Adrian Covert | You’d think MI6 agents would handle top-secret data more carefully than on memory stick in a purse, right? Well that purse was left behind on a train in 2006, compromising a multi-million dollar drug operation. More »
Vehicles
Video: Virgin Galactic’s WhiteKnightTwo in Action
11:30AM Adrian Covert | We all know the Virgin Galactic WhiteKnightTwo can actually fly. Now, Wired has an exclusive video of the plane in action, further squashing any scepticism of the plane. More »
Random Stuff
Watch Bill Gates Unleash a Live Mosquito Swarm on a Room Full of Important People
11:00AM Matt Buchanan | Watch Bill Gates loose a swarm of mosquitoes on a room full of rich people and brainiacs at his TED talk,just to make a point about malaria: More »
Entertainment
J.J. Abrams Boards the Enterprise
10:30AM Mark Wilson | “I once caught a fish this big. It was so great. My dad took a picture and…wait, was that a yawn? Am I keeping you up Lieutenant White Castle??” [more shots at io9] More »
Hardware
