According to media reports Wednesday, Erik Gates who made several appearances on the show “MythBusters” as a rocket expert, has died.
Gates, 47, died following a freak accident on December 20.
E Online reports Gates was walking on the roof of a building when he accidentally fell through a skylight and dropped 30 feet to his death.
Erik [...]
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Erik Gates from “MythBusters” has died
December 30th, 2009 · No Comments
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BlackBerry outage caused by unfortunate mishap
December 23rd, 2009 · No Comments
Following this major failure that affected all of America, the Ontario company Research in Motion, the maker of smart phones, said that flaws in two recent versions of its BlackBerry Messenger were probably caused this unfortunate mishap.
The company also encourages users to download an upgraded version of the program. This recommendation is aimed specifically at [...]
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Texting case goes to court
December 15th, 2009 · No Comments
Technology is changing the way that everyone lives their daily lives. One such place that this can be seen is within the area of law where the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments as to if employees have the right to privacy when texting.
What happened was the City of Ontario, California is appealing a [...]
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Massive iceberg drifting towards Australia
December 10th, 2009 · No Comments
A giant iceberg almost twice the size of Hong Kong was located drifting towards Australia, a rare phenomenon but could a good indication of global warming, a scientist warned Wednesday.
Neal Young, glaciologist Australian spotted the iceberg 19 km long approximately 1700 kilometers south of the country-continent through satellite images.
The scientist said that such a monster [...]
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Best place to find bargains is online
December 2nd, 2009 · No Comments
If you’re like most people, you’re always looking for a bargain these days. The best place to find those bargains is online. In 2009, over 87% of online stores offered promotions in an attempt to get consumers to shop with them.
The best time to get your shopping done and take advantage of the best deals [...]
Logon and search for Cyber Monday deals
November 30th, 2009 · No Comments
With the success that Black Friday had this holiday season as compared to last year, there is still room for Cyber Monday to come up with big sales increases from last year.
As many consumers choose to avoid the madness that is Black Friday shopping, major retailers have opened up the savings to their websites, many [...]
Retailers hope to boost business with “Cyber Monday” deals
November 29th, 2009 · No Comments
The Monday after Thanksgiving has been dubbed, Cyber Monday, by online retailers. There is generally a large surge of online shoppers, and retailers are ready to give them some great deals. Several stores are offering Cyber Monday sales with some smart holiday spending ideas.
Some retailers are trying to boost their sales by running deals for [...]
Man marries virtual girlfriend: For Real?
November 28th, 2009 · No Comments
A Japanese man has fallen in love and married his favorite video game character. He goes by the name of Sal9000, and met his lovely wife in the video game, Love Plus.
The game is played on the Nintendo DS system, and encourages a man to woo a woman within the game. The game teaches the [...]
Black Friday ads have you thinking?
November 27th, 2009 · No Comments
So you’ve just finished off that giant turkey, and the Black Friday ads have already got you thinking about Christmas before Thanksgiving day is over.
That’s where Black Friday comes in. Ever since Roosevelt switched the dates to the 3rd Thursday in November in the 40s (and switched back again 3 years later), Black Friday (and [...]
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Toyota issues massive recall on accelerator pedal
November 26th, 2009 · No Comments
The largest automaker in the world, Toyota, announced Wednesday that the accelerator pedal will be replaced on some four million vehicles to prevent them from jamming into the carpet.
Models 2007-2010 Camry, Avalon 2005-2010, Prius 2005-2009, Tacoma 2005-2010 Tundra and 2007-2010 are vehicles with he issue. The luxury models 2007-2010 and Lexus ES350 Lexus IS250/350 2006-2010 [...]