From CNN.com: Hewlett-Packard says it’s developing a next-generation wristwatch for the U.S. military. The printing and computer company says the watch will have a flexible display that shows maps and other strategic information to soldiers in remote combat fields. The watch’s screen will be made of plastic and it will run on solar energy, making […]
A little afternoon levity. Not a comic in the traditional sense, but this sadanduseless.com Steve Jobs vs. Bill Gates comic will soon go viral in some crowds if it hasn’t already. Read all of them for a chuckle.
The Pakistani government (Pakistan Telecommunications Authority) has ordered all Pakistani ISPs to block traffic to Facebook until May 31 to prevent citizens seeing the “Everybody Draw Mohammed Day” pages after a group of Muslim lawyers petitioned The Lahore High Court. Protests in Pakistan have reportedly already begun: In the southern city of Karachi, 2,000 female […]
Mike Rhode posts photos taken by Joe Azar at this year’s Herblock Award dinner to honor Politico’s Matt Wuerker.
The Hartford Courant caught up with Bill Griffith, creator of Zippy the Pinhead and Rick Stromoski, creator of Soup to Nutz and recorded their feelings about the digital future as presented by Apple’s iPad. Griffith says the Web has been a good platform for his work, and he’s encouraged by what he’s seen of the […]
Tomorrow is the accidentily set date for everyone to draw the Prophet Mohammed. Open discussion – is anyone participating? What are your predictions about what will happen tomorrow? A non-event day, or will it go viral causing riots in the streets. Take a position now. Tomorrow we’ll see.