Once the darling of the photography world, long-time film maker Kodak is close to filing for bankruptcy, according to the Wall Street Journal. More »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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.
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.
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.
