Monthly Archives: November 2010

Standing Cloud Raises $3 Million, Fends Off Font Snobs With New Logo

Back in July, I wrote about a nifty new startup called Standing Cloud that makes it easy to set up hosted installs of dozens of cloud-based applicationsĀ ? like WordPress, Drupal, or TracĀ ? with a single click. Unfortunately, all our commenters … Continue reading

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Daily Crunch: Downstream Edition

Netflix Intros $7.99 Streaming-Only Plan While Slightly Increasing The Unlimited DVD Plans Visiting Sports Authority On Black Friday? Don?t forget Your FourSquare TSA-Proof Fig Briefs Protect Your Undercarriage From Radiation, Pawing Agents 9 Great Gifts For The Media Pirate In … Continue reading

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Killer Deal: O’Reilly offers 60% discount on entire e-book catalog, today only

Here’s one you really don’t want to miss: O’Reilly is offering their entire e-book and video catalog for 60% off! This is a Cyber Monday sort of deal, so it’s today only (Nov 29). If you’ve ever considered learning a … Continue reading

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These Three Watches From Tokyo Flash Are Some of Their Cheapest Yet [Watches]

You lucky things, Tokyo Flash has released three new watches today. And they’re dirt cheap! That’s because they’re made from plastic, as opposed to the aluminum/stainless steel/leather they’re usually created from. More » Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/_12IpsV323w/these-three-watches-from-tokyo-flash-are-some-of-their-cheapest-yet SANDISK

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Softbank makes 16GB iPad WiFi + 3G free with two-year contract

An iPad for zilch on contract? Yessir… but only if you pack up and move to the Land of the Rising Sun. Softbank Mobile has just announced a new pricing plan that makes Apple’s 16GB iPad WiFi + 3G model … Continue reading

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Is That a Computer You’re Wearing on Your Head?

Motorola announced Wednesday that it will develop a hands-free wireless computing headset with micro-display specialists at Kopin — a move reminiscent of previous attempts to create wearable computers and communications devices. The device will offer voice, audio and PC capabilities … Continue reading

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ViewMarks for Firefox makes bookmarks visual and huge

In these days of social bookmarking, ViewMarks is a Firefox add-on that sticks with the old-fashioned way of storing your bookmarks on your own computer. But this is the default behavior for Firefox anyway, so why should you get excited … Continue reading

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Humans Can Only Walk In Circles and We Don’t Know Why [Video]

Humans can’t walk in straight lines. If there’s no fixed point of reference, we just walk in circles and inevitably get lost. Nobody knows why, but researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics have confirmed it in several … Continue reading

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CrunchGear Week in Review: Hop Edition

Weekend Giveaway: An iPad From Fuze A Chair Made Entirely Of The Cracks Between The Cushions Review and Video Unboxing: The Jawbone Jambox New Japanese Piggy Bank: Rubik?s Cube Bank Requires Brain Power Tea Candle Lava Lamp From Mathmos: Why … Continue reading

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Rumors: iOS 4.3 Will Offer App Subscriptions as Early as December

iPad owners have had less than a week with iOS 4, but a software update offering news and magazine subscriptions targeted at them could arrive in less than a month. Daring Fireball’s John Gruber reports that Apple’s Steve Jobs will … Continue reading

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