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Music
iPod Survives Falling Tree Accident, Owner Does Not
10:00AM Dan Nosowitz | A Philadelphia jogger was killed yesterday by a falling tree when she failed to hear the warning signs of the impending crash over the music from her iPod. But let’s not be hasty and blame the iPod. More »
Business
Death By IPhone: Apple And China’s Cultural Time Bomb
6:30AM John Herrman | Last week, a 25-year-old factory worker died in an “apparent suicide” after losing track of a prototype iPhone built by Foxconn, his employer, for one of the most secretive companies in technology. It was only a matter of time. More »
Business
Chinese Police Take Over iPhone Suicide Investigation, Foxconn Security Official Suspended
9:39PM John Herrman | Foxconn has suspended a security official, and turned over its probe into a worker’s recent alleged suicide to police, who are currently investigating the possibility of murder. Reports say that 25-year-old Sun Danyong was subjected to brutal treatment—including beatings—by Foxconn security after a shipment of prototype iPhones turned up at Apple’s door one device short. More »
Press
Suspect Leaves PS3 with eBay Instructions to Roommate Before Shooting Spree
7:00AM Mark Wilson | Last Saturday, suspect Erik Salvador Ayala fired into the streets of Portland, Oregon. He killed two and injured seven before shooting himself in the head. But beforehand, he’d left meticulous instructions regarding his PS3’s future. More »
Gadgets
Philips goLITE BLU Light Therapy Clock Lightning Review
3:00AM Jason Chen | The Gadget: Philips’ goLITE BLU, a blue light dispensing clock that helps reduce the effects of seasonal affective disorder, a.k.a. the winter blues. It’s best used in 15-30 minute daily intervals when it’s dark out. More »
Online
19-Year-Old Commits Suicide Live on Justin.tv While Commenters Egg Him On
1:00AM Adam Frucci | Here’s a story nobody likes to see. 19-year-old Abraham K. Biggs overdosed on pills on a live webcam stream before hundreds of people on Wednesday night, all while commenters on Justin.tv and bodybuilding.com encouraged him, apparently thinking it was some kind of joke. He lay passed out on his webcam for hours until he appeared to stop breathing, at which point the people watching realised it was no joke. More »
Regulars
10 Gadgets That Help You Cope With The End of Daylight Saving Time
6:00AM Sean Fallon | digg_skin = 'compact'; digg_bgcolor = '#f1f8fa'; digg_url = 'http://digg.com/gadgets/10_Gadgets_To_Help_You_Cope_With_The_End_of_Daylight_Savings'; Ever since daylight saving time ended last weekend, I’ve been a little depressed. By the time work is through, there is nothing but bleak, cold darkness outside. It perpetually feels later than it really is, and the horrible reality is that it will only get worse. By December 21st many of us will be experiencing full-on seasonal depression. The good news is that there are plenty of gadgets out there designed to reverse these effects and help us cope with our suffocating, sunless existence.
Gadgets
S.A.D. Light Therapy Clock Makes You Less Sad
11:10AM Gizmodo US Edition | Philips has introduced goLITE BLU, a new clock that offers light therapy to people suffering from seasonal affective disorder (SAD), or what is commonly known as the winter blues. It sits by your bedsides and emits a blue light designed to lift your mood and soothe you. For $US279, it doesn’t come cheap and only offers a basic array of clock functions besides the light. It’s still cheaper than a few sessions of therapy. Regardless, I think I might know what would make me and my wallet happier than buying this clock—stop pretending I’m a crime-fighting hero by the name of Batman and actually turn on the lights? Halloween is over.[Philips via Boing Boing]
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