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A world without Twitter (Infographic)
by programmica on May 6, 2011 | No Comments
Infographic via HubSpot
What’s Your Geek Zodiac Sign?
by programmica on May 4, 2011 | No Comments
Star sign or Chinese zodiac animal not speaking to you? Perhaps you’re better suited to James Wright and Josh Eckert’s “Geek Zodiac,” which matches up genre-film trends with the birth years when each was most popular.
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Tags: birth years, chinese zodiac animal, geek, genre film, James Wright, star sign 
No Comments »Egyptian couple name daughter “Facebook”
by programmica on February 25, 2011 | No Comments
A young Egyptian man has decided to call his first-born daughter Facebook in a tribute to the social media site’s role in his country’s political revolution. Proud father Jamal Ibrahim, who was swept up in enthusiasm over the revolt against President Hosni Mubarak, gave his daughter the unorthodox name to express his thanks for developments [...]
Posted in Fun Tags: Al Ahram, born daughter, Egypt, egyptian man, facebook, family and friends, political revolution, proud father, revolt No Comments »Supercomputer against 2 humans on TV quiz show
by programmica on February 16, 2011 | No Comments
A supercomputer, designed by IBM, is to face two human contestants on a TV quiz show for a million-dollar cash prize, a media report said. The quiz show, Jeopardy, which first aired on US television in 1964, tests a player’s knowledge of trivia in a range of categories, from geography and politics to history and [...]
Posted in Fun, Technology Tags: answer, Draft, IBM, information, Jeopardy, quiz, supercomputer, technology, television No Comments »Top 10 Tech Hotels
by programmica on February 9, 2011 | No Comments
The days when high-tech rooms for hotels meant adding a kettle and alarm clock are long gone, with hotels realising guests want far more wizardry in their rooms. Men’s website AskMen.com has come up with a list of the top 10 high-tech hotels. 1. Helix Hotel, Abu Dhabi The Helix Hotel is yet to be [...]
Posted in Fun, Technology Tags: Abu Dhabi, askmen, Draft, electronics service, free wi fi, Guitar Hero, Helix Hotel, hotel 1000, hotel sax chicago, hotel tokyo, peninsula hotel, poznan poland, wide screen tvs, wii No Comments »An Illustrated Evolution Of Media Content (Infographic)
by programmica on February 4, 2011 | No Comments
An infographic “Content – an illustrated history” created by Sheldrake & Karoshikula who creatively illustrated the history of media content from cave paintings to this digital era.
Posted in Fun, Technology Tags: cave paintings, evolution, History, Illustrated, infographic, media content No Comments »The 7 faces of the iPhone user (Infographic)
by programmica on February 4, 2011 | No Comments
Below is a fun infographic by AllAreaCodes.com depicting the seven types of iPhone users. Which type are you? Via All Area Codes
NanoTech – World’s smallest Christmas card
by programmica on December 24, 2010 | No Comments
World”s smallest Christmas card Image credit: University of Glasgow Nantotechnologists at the University of Glasgow have created what they believe is the world”s smallest Christmas card. The card is so small it could fit on to the surface of a postage stamp 8,276 times. The image, which measures 200×290 micro-metres, features a Christmas tree and [...]
Posted in Fun, Technology Tags: aluminium, Christmas, christmas card, christmas tree, David Cumming, half a million, Image, millionth, nanofabrication, nanotech, nanotechnology, Nantotechnologists, project, resonance, school of engineering, surface, technology, university of glasgow, width of a human hair No Comments »10 Great Internet Radio Stations
by programmica on December 22, 2010 | No Comments
Internet radio has not become popular in India, though elsewhere the Web has revolutionised the reach and range of a once local medium. Kishore Bhargava lists some online stations that are worth listening to. As an avid radio listener, I was overwhelmed when I first discovered Internet Radio. It was such a pleasure to listen [...]
Posted in Fun, Internet Tags: Bellyup, bhargava, Blues, computer, discovery service, favourites, genre, Grooveshark, interesting changes, Internet, Internet Radio, iPhone, kishore, laptop, listening, local radio stations, Mundu, Mundu Radio, music, music discovery, music players, number changes, Paradise, playlist, popular service, radio listener, radio station, RadioParadise, SHOUTcast, shoutcast directory, SKY, standard browser No Comments »