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6 Social Networks That (Promise To) Pay 2008-03-16 23:13:55 For a new social network to gain a piece of the pie from leaders MySpace and Facebook, it has to exhibit something different. Something that would attract potential members. But how else could a social network make itself different when MySpace and Facebook seem to have everything? For these 6 social networks, giving incentives or paying their members is their strategy to build membership base. I’ve tried a couple of these social networks that pay (or at least that promises to pay) but I never did anything to promote them to my friends and so I ‘vet never earned a single dime. For those looking for ways to earn from these social networking sites, examine each of them carefully and see which would really pay you to become members and to recruit members.Here are 6 social networking sites Read more:Social
China Plans 'Most Luxurious Train In The World' 2008-03-11 22:07:32 CHINA will launch "the most luxurious train in the world" to ply the route from Beijing to Tibet's capital, Lhasa, it was reported overnight.However, a ride on the train, which will begin operations on September 1, will be about 20 times more expensive than the ordinary fare of about 2000 yuan or $US280 ($300), Xinhua news agency said."The interior of the train will be decorated according to the standards of a five-star hotel, making it the most luxurious train in the world," said Zhu Mingrui, general manager of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway Corporation."Such a train can only seat 96 passengers. The fare would be about 20 times the normal price and also much more than an airline ticket," he said.There will be three trains, which will head from Beijing to Lhasa every eight days. The luxury jour Read more:China
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Interesting LED Shower Light 2008-03-06 04:05:19 One of the annoying things about getting in the shower is making sure that the water is the right temperature. This is especially annoying if your shower takes a minute or two to get warm. Sure, you could just stick your hand in and feel the temperature, but surely there’s a geekier way to do it, right? Of course there is, just get a shower head that emits light based on how warm the water is.The LED Shower
Head will change color from blue to red when the water gets over 89° F/32° C. Sure, you’ll probably still need to do a bit of tweaking to get it just right, but at least you’ll know when it is warm. My favorite part of this is that the LEDs are powered by the water flowing through the shower head. The water pressure builds up energy by passing through small turbines contained wi
Singapore Flyer - The World's Tallest Ferris Wheel 2008-02-27 01:59:49 The SingaporeFlyer
is a giant observation wheel in Singapore. The observation wheel started rotating on February 11, 2008. Reaching 42 stories high, it comprises a 150-metre (in diameter) high wheel built over a three-story terminal building, giving it a total height of 165 metres. This exceeds The Star of Nanchang by 5 metres and The London Eye by 30 metres. It will feature 28 air-conditioned capsules capable of holding 28 passengers each. A complete rotation of the wheel will take an estimated 30 minutes. On 2 October 2007 the final capsule of the Singapore Flyer was installed. Located on the southeast tip of the Marina Centre reclaimed land, it offers excellent views of the city centre and beyond to about 45 kilometres, including the Indonesian islands of Batam and Bintan, as well as J Read more:World
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Dubai to Build World's Largest Arch Bridge 2008-02-16 11:38:08 If any real city on our planet can claim an active stake in creating the urban landscape of the future, it's probably Dubai
. Artificial islands arranged in the shape of the world? Yes. The world's only seven-star hotel? Yes. Theme park that has animatronic dinasours running around. Yes. And in 2012, it will also become home to the largest, tallest arch bridge ever.Here's some info on the bridge as envisioned by New York architecture firm Fxfowle:- It's one mile long and 670 feet tall. - It will have 12 lanes for traffic.- It will cost 817 million dollars.- The design has Sheikh Mohammed's official stamp of approval.- The bridge will carry more than 2,000 vehicles per hour in each direction.- A metro line will run across the middle. - Construction begins in March, with a slated completion d Read more:World
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The Hypersonic Plane - A2 2008-02-13 09:42:31 A British firm claims to have designed a hypersonic passenger plane that could one day fly between Europe and Australia in less than five hours.The A2 aeroplane, designed by Reaction Engines in Oxfordshire, would carry 300 passengers at a top speed of 4,000mph. The company said the aircraft, which is still at the concept stage, could be operating within 25 years. It said the A2 would be able keep a sustained speed of 3,800mph, more than twice the speed of Concorde. At 143m (156yds) long, the A2 it is roughly twice the size of the biggest current jumbo jets.It would run on a liquid hydrogen engine being developed by Reaction Engines, based at Culham near Abingdon. The first man-made object to reach hypersonic speeds was the two-stage US "Bumper" rocket, assembled from a captured German V-2 Read more:Plane
Strengthen Your Wi-Fi's Signal With Wi-Fire 2008-02-03 10:21:25 What are the things that you hate the most when you using Wi-Fi to connect to the Internet? Have you ever plagued by low signal and lousy connections? I am sure you had.hField Technologies can solve your problem with their excellent product called Wi-Fire. It is a compact high-performance USB Wi-Fi Adapter for Mac and PC that that enables you to access a wireless Internet connection from up to 1,000 feet away - three times the range of your internal wireless adapter. Using the Wi-Fire is easy. The Wi-Fire draws very little power from your laptop battery. It comes complete with everything you need to connect wirelessly to the Internet. Just install the driver software, plug in the Wi-Fire to a USB port and you're ready to start. It can rest flat on any surface or clip securely to a laptop
MacBook Air - World's Thinnest Notebook 2008-01-28 10:11:02 For a long time, Apple fans have been hoping for a slim and lightweight version of the MacBook
to come along. Even the lightest MacBook was over 4.5 pounds (2kg). And so, after a long wait, it’s finally here. The MacBook Air.Debut at the MacWorld
2008, the MacBook Air is currently the world’s thinnest (and may I add, the coolest) notebook in the market, measuring a mere 0.76-inch (1.94cm) in height and 3lbs (1.36kg) in weight. It comes with 1.6GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 2GB of memory, 80GB PATA hard disk drive, 13.3-inch glossy widescreen display, MacBook-style keyboard with backlighting, super-cool iPhone-like multi-touch trackpad, 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1+, and an awesome 5-hours battery life on Wi-Fi. Take a look at the short ad:Sounds amazing! It's like everybody's dream l Read more:Notebook
World's Longest-Lasting Battery Cell 2008-01-18 05:43:14 Panasonic's new EVOLTA batteries have raised the bar by which all other batteries are judged. A battery that officially certified by Guinness Book of World
Records as the "world's longest-lasting AA alkaline battery cell" at the press conference in Tokyo on Tuesday, January 15.Panasonic promises its new Evolta battery cell -- whose name is derived from "evolution" and "voltage" -- will keep gadgets running 20 per cent longer than offerings from rivals Duracell and Energizer.The battery also has a 10 year shelf life, making it suitable to store in preparation for disasters. Other batteries have about five to seven years of shelf life, according to Panasonic officials.Evolta goes on sale in April in Japan, and is planned for overseas markets later this year.The cost to own the best batteries Read more:Longest
Top 9 Unique Structures Soon To Be Built 2008-01-14 09:30:48 Obviously, construction technologies are advancing extremely quick. With multi-billionnaires/deep-pocketed companies trying to outdo each other in the quest for the next standout design and you have a near-future filled with mile-high skyscrapers and buildings that no longer look like buildings.Below are 9 strange and unique structures which have either been approved or are in the final stages of approval. Some have already been partially constructed.Welcome to the future landscape.1. Aqua, USA (Website)This skyscraper is to be completed in 2009 in chicago, will seem quite traditional. It’ll only be special when you get close and look up, then you will see the ripple/jelly effect created by variously sized balconies from top to bottom.2. Chicago Spire, USA (Website)The phenomenal chicago Read more:Structures
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Restless Planet 2008-01-14 09:11:22 I am sure you watched the movie Jurassic Park. The idea of Jurassic Park has always intrigued me and I am a fan of it. I often wondered why a whole theme park couldn’t be created around this idea. And now it is finally happening.A new $1.1 billion Jurassic theme park called Restless
Planet, is being built in Dubai. The park will feature 109 animatronic dinosaurs of over 40 different species in a 500,000 square foot (46,000 square metre) space. The first-of-its-kind dinosaur park set in the new City of Arabia promises to take you back into the primitive world and give you some thrilling moments of interacting with dinosaurs.Scheduled to open in the late 2008, the park is sure to increase the in-flow of dollars to the already cash-rich Dubai. Watch the promotional video released by the de
Why Blogging? 2008-01-07 20:33:23 It’s a new year, and 2008 is sure to be exciting for bloggers. I personally think blogging in 2008 will become common and everybody is going to know what is it actually. Even today, there are still many people who don’t even know what a blog is (despite the fact they probably read blogs daily and just never knew the name of the content delivery method). Just in case you don't know, you are actually reading a blog right now.Back to the topic, why blogging? Here are some reasons I think you should know:Blogging
is FREE!It costs you nothing to have a blog. You can turn yourself from a reader to a publisher and write whatever things you like. Free diary that last for years, why not?Establish a Written HistoryBlogging can be an excellent way to record your experiences. You can do this profe
Happy New Year 2008! 2008-01-03 01:18:14 I like to wish everybody in the world a very Happy
New Year! 2007 was not a bad year for me, I started my very first blog and I hope I can get something out of it in 2008. I am still in a learning stage, learn how to monetize my blog. Yeah I know, it's not as easy as I thought, but I'll give it a try, never try never know, right? Hopefully I can generate enough income online for extra spending or to quit my day job. That's my goal for this year.Have you had your goal set? When you have a goal, it’s important that you set a deadline. A goal without a deadline is just a dream. Set a goal, set a deadline, and then work like hell to make it happen!Good bye 2007, hello 2008! Happy New Year
everyone!
Free Online Photo Editor 2007-12-21 00:30:48 I have found an online photo editor, I think is quite fun and easy to use. It’s called Picnik. You can send picture to their site and tweak it to your liking. It has many effects, fonts, shapes and frames for you to choose from. There is a premium version (Upgrade it if you think the free effects are not enough for you) but you have to pay to get it. I personally like it very much, the interface is very easy to use and I just need a few clicks to edit the pictures on my PC or the pictures that I've already uploaded to Flick and Facebook. It's free and no registration required! So why have to spend your money on buying a photo editor software? Read more:Photo
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Yuwie.com 2007-12-18 02:39:56 Another social networking site, it is a new site and this site is a bit different from others social networking sites, you can even earn money by making new friends. One of the member already prove he is doing well and making money from it. Sign up now to find out more!
OLED Technology 2007-12-18 01:08:53 Looks like everyone is jumping onto the flexible display bandwagon these days, with Sony giving the competition something to think about with its 2.5" OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diodes) screen made from a glass substrate, enabling you to bend the screen casually. This wafer-thin display will probably find practical use inside futuristic, high-tech magazines as an advertisement channel or other social products such as cellphones. Organic TFT technology is utilized to keep the clarity intact despite measuring just 0.3mm thick. This flexi-OLED display has a resolution of 120 x 169 pixels and weighs a mere 1.5 grams. I guess exhibitions and conventions like in the future will use these in their flyers soon.Look at the video and see how slim it is:What a good invention isn't it? Before that, Read more:Technology
The Facebook 2007-12-13 03:26:32 Facebook is one of the fastest growing Social Networking sites on the net, even myself is on it. If you do not have a facebook account yet I do suggest you go and sign-up. Using social networking sites to launch new products, sites or services is becoming a new trend, and that is something you can't get on friendster. From September 2006 to September 2007 the site's traffic ranking increased from 60th to 7th, according to Alexa. Facebook was founded by Mark Zuckerberg, a former Harvard student at the age of 20, interesting right? Besides, it has many features as well, you can challenge your friends with games such as Chess and Scrabble, upload videos and send a gift (virtual gift) to your friends. Read more:Facebook
Impressive FPS Game - Crysis 2007-12-11 21:56:51 Recently I felt like I want to shoot something, so I look for some new FPS game for fulfill myself. Then I found Crysis
, it is really a nice graphic, breathtaking, fast pace, highly interactive game. You need a super computer with very high specs in order to play this game in high detail graphic mode, but is worth it, too bad my computer only can play in low mode, but it's still better than other FPS I ever played.The wonder of this game is you can demolish most of the things around you or pick up the things that you see and then throw it to anywhere you like, this is what a gamer looking for all the time right? The AI (Artificial Intelligence) is almost near human-like, they will look for you when you shoot one of their people. Fun isn't it?So, all gamers who like FPS game, should go get Read more:Impressive
Fair or unfair? 2007-11-13 04:08:32 Sometimes when we talk about this topic, it is very subjective...many people will say it is depends on how you think, and how important that thing is.Examples: If you work very hard and your salary is low and you only afford to buy a local car for yourself, but your friend who was born under a rich family, he do not need to work very hard, but then his father bought him a BMW. So, is it fair? I would say yes, you have a rich father, so it's fair for you to get a BMW. But some people also might think it is unfair
, why he have a rich father but I don't? I am a good person... I treat everybody well... I deserved to be rich... blah blah blah....So what do you think? Is it fair or unfair?
Words of the day 2007-11-07 00:43:30 God only helps those who help themselves. So don't just sit there and wait for chances to come, go get it! Read more:Words
Welcome... 2007-11-05 00:39:41 Hi everybody! Welcome
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The World's Most Expensive Mouse 2008-03-19 22:06:39 Every now and then we happen to come across some products aimed directly at those people who have so much money that they really don't know what to do with it. So, if you've already got a yacht, the latest pimped up Brabus Mercedes, a private jet and, why not, your own island, then you probably can also afford a computer mouse worth 24,180 US dollars, namely the "Diamond Flower" model developed by the well-known Swiss manufacturer of weird and extravagant mouses.So, why is this thing so extremely expensive? Well, the main reason is probably the fact that the "Diamond Flower" is cast from 18-carat white gold and set with 59 brilliants. And we're not talking about some fake or minuscule brilliants, but about 58 stones with a diameter of 2 mm and 1 with the diameter of 4 mm. Moreover, the man Read more:World
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Sites That Pay Bloggers To Blog 2008-03-27 02:01:25 Sometimes some people may ask you why spend so much time in blogging? You can tell them by showing them some advantages of blogging. Besides that, there are many ways to make money in the world of Blogosphere too. One of the most common way to make money is through sites that pay you to blog.Today, I’ve compiled a few sites that pay bloggers to blog. Hope you’ll find this useful.PayPerPost pays for blogging. With PayPerPost advertisers are willing to pay you for your opinion on various topics. Make a blog posting, get your content approved, and get paid. Review Me pays to review products and services on your site. You control what you review. Submit your site for inclusion into our ReviewMe publisher network. Begin by creating a free account. If approved, your site will enter our Revie Read more:Sites
$25 Up For Grabs 2008-04-01 23:22:05 Looking for some money to spend on your dinner? ThaGuru is holding a contest at his blog now. All you have to do is to write a post about his contest at your blog and enter a short comment at his blog - that's it! Winners are chosen randomly.Although there are already 40 entries, but I still think is worth to give it a go, who knows if I am lucky enough to win? Just a simple thing to do and you might get a chance to win $25, why not? So, start writing a post about it and join in the contest before April 30.Good luck to all of you and to myself.
ApriPoko - Toshiba's Universal Remote Controller-bot 2008-04-03 23:25:17 This cute little thing is actually a voice-operated infrared universal remote control for multiple home appliances. The 5-pound, 11-inch-tall android is called ApriPoko, and is capable of learning how to control electronics by watching you and asking questions about your behavior.ApriPoko sits in the living room and waits for you to use a remote control. When its sensors detect infrared rays emitted by a remote, the robot speaks up: “What did you just do?” it asks. Talk back to ApriPoko (”I turned on the TV” or “I switched to channel MTV,” for example), and it will memorize your actions. It's even equipped with a camera to identify users, presumably to learn their habits. So, next time when you want to turn on the TV or change the channel, simply tell ApriPoko and it will move Read more:Toshiba
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Bulgarian Mariah Carey Singing "Without You" 2008-04-09 22:30:47 If you are a MariahCarey
's fan, you must like the song "Without You". I personally like this song very much, it is one of my favourite love song of all time. Recently, this girl Valentina Hasan want to take the challenge and sing this song. Watch the video below and you will know how good she is.WARNING: This video is highly addictiveAfter viewed the above video, I kept watching it over and over, I can't stop laughing. So, which one you prefer? Mariah's "Without You" or the "Ken Lee" you just heard?Hope you enjoy watching it too! Read more:Bulgarian
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How You Back Up Your Blog? 2008-04-14 05:24:17 Ever think of a day when you try to login to Blogger and find your blogger blog gone, corrupted or deleted forever due to any unknown error, that should be one of the worst day in your life. Can you imagine that? Blogger does not have an export or download function. However, Blogger provided some instructions to create a single file with all your posts which you may publish and then copy to your own computer for use as a backup. See How do I create a backup of my entire blog? However, this will involve replacing your current template with a temporary template, saving, republishing and then putting it back again. I do not like this method.Another way is using an online blog backup service such as BlogBackupOnline.com. BlogBackupOnline is a cool service that lets you backup your blogs for fr
Remember Rings- Never Forget an Anniversary! 2008-04-21 21:27:53 Guys have the inherent ability to forget important dates like birthdays and "first-time" trivia, but the unpardonable sin would be forgetting the wedding anniversary. It will make your life miserable (at least for a month).Here comes your ultimate reminder, a Reminder Ring, this ring will heats up to 120F degrees for at least 10 seconds, on every hour starting from the day before your anniversary date. The ring is powered by battery that will charge itself using your body heat so it will not died out before it gets to burn your finger. That's supposed to be warm enough to be uncomfortable but not hot enough to burn you. Just specify your anniversary date when you order the ring, and they'll program your ring for you. RememberRings
require no special care, and are completely water proof an Read more:Anniversary
Samsung YP-S2 : The Musical Gemstone MP3 Player 2008-04-28 05:19:16 Samsung has released a fashionable MP3 player the YP-S2. The cobblestone-shaped mp3 player that adopting a musical gemstone concept has been designed to provide a new design trend and lifestyle accessory. Although the YP-S2 looks pretty fashionable, samsung doesn’t forget to add the best possible audio quality features.The cobblestone shape mp3 player combines a special visual and tactile quality to the music listening experience. It has a sound enhancing technology ‘Digital Natural Sound engine(DNSe)’ to deliver an amazing audio quality from such a small and adorable object.The Favorite Music mode facilitates selection of specific tunes the user wants to hear. In addition, a one-piece necklace attachment allows the user to turn the S2 into a fashion accessory. User can select their Read more:Samsung
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Iron Man - It Rocks! 2008-05-01 22:52:44 After seeing "Iron Man
", there are some memorable and heart-stopping scenes that I like and I'm sure everybody still remember these scenes after came out from the cinema. A few scenes like Tony Stark/Iron Man flies around in his suit, testing it out and injuring himself numerous times in the process, not to mention the scene in the beginning of the film where he makes his daring escape after being captured by terrorists in Afghanistan.It was an incredible treat to see the comic finally brought to the big screen. It was an even bigger treat to see it done so practically flawlessly. I would say this film is on par with the first "Spider-Man" movie and even better than many of the Marvel-Hero-Movies.A large part of the success of "Iron Man" is due to the performance of Robert Downey Jr. He pe Read more:Rocks
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