The future of web fontsFor years, the internet has been constricted to 10 standard fonts. The technology to go further exists, but can all the stakeholders unite for to break web typography free from its Georgia/Verdana prison?
Geek stuff
Geek up your ties with the Matrix “Merovingian knot”
Declare your love and dedication to the Matrix trilogy with this step-by-step guide to tying your tie just like “The Merovingian”. Guaranteed hit with the ladies.
Take a virtual newsroom tour
10,000 Words checks out the best online, virtual newsroom tours, letting viewers experience where the magic of where the media happens, without having to interact with icky real journalists.
How much money is YouTube losing?
It’s no secret YouTube are losing money — but just how much? The figure could be anywhere between $174.2 million and $470.6 million.
Following the Iranian election aftermath online
With all the post-election madness taking place in Iran, the best way to get up-to-the-minute (and accurate) news is online. Vanity Fair has a watcher’s guide to the best web-based news resources.
Wikipedia: the hardback edition
Artists Rob Matthews has printed all 2559 of Wikipedia’s featured articles into a lovely hardback edition of 5000 pages.
The fastest things on Earth
Planes, trains, bikes and elevators — Switched lists the speediest man-made contraptions on the planet.
Smartbooks: the next big things in mobile computing?
It’s half-way between a smartphone and a netbook; it’s the Smartbook, and it could be the next big thing in mobile technology.
10 ways to make a geek’s blood boil
“Comic books are for kids!” and other handy statements for the next time you feel like an hour-long argument with a geek.
How the NBA is using social media
The sporting world, like everyone else, is jumping on the social media bandwagon. But in the NBA, there are a handful of teams doing a better job of reaching out to fans than others.
Mashable overtakes TechCrunch as number-one tech blog
Social media blog Mashable has overtaken previous industry leader TechCrunch as the most visited tech blog.
Apple store gets hacked
A hacker who once infiltrated Apple’s online store has now attacked the real thing — buying a billboard in front of Apple’s San Francisco store to advertise his “cure for iPhone envy”.
25 years of Tetris
The USSR may have crumbled, but 25 years after its creation, Soviet-designed Tetris remains one of the most enduring video games ever made. Time looks at the world’s most popular puzzle.
Wired wraps E3 2009
Wired’s video reports following announcements from Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo at this year’s E3 — the video game industry’s huge yearly trade show.
Twitter’s glass ceiling
A Harvard Business School study found that although men and women follow a similar tally of tweeters, men have 15% more followers than women. Typical, writes Jennifer Dudley.
Creative Commons: bridging the online culture gap
Marcus Westbury looks at Creative Commons — the digital world’s middle way between rigid copyright enforcement and blatant piracy.
Microsoft Bing: will it fizzle or boom?
Microsoft have launched a new search engine in an attempt to rival Google: Bing. But will it be the next great innovation since Windows, or another Microsoft Bob?
What Google did next: kill email (as we know it)
Not content with Gmail, Google is re-inventing the way we understand email, with Google Wave. Unlike standard email, it doesn’t accumulate chronologically, but combines maps, instant messaging and more.
Digital Radio: Who gives a toss? Radio’s dead anyway.
Who cares about Digital Radio? We’ve already got it. It’s called “the internet”.
Video of the Day: Connecting to the Internet with a ’64 modem
Geeks alive! Watch as KC connects to the Internet using “one of the oldest modems of still in existence”.
Finally the future: jetpack gets off the ground
The Martin Jetpack is apparently capable of 30 minutes of flight at 60 mph and 8,000 feet, which is more than enough for your commute. Pity about the cost…
How sand is turned into silicon chips
TechRadar details how sand is turned into Core i7 processors in one of the most complicated electrical engineering feats of our time.
Tracking swine flu with social media
Dr Craig Dalton explains how he’s using the Internet and social media to track the spread of indfluenze across Australia.
WolframAlpha: a search engine that knows the meaning of life
WolframAlpha — is it really the Next Big Thing in online search? Eleri Harris looks at what the pundits are saying.
Australians scared of the Internet filling up
Following Sunrise’s staggering revelation that, ZOMG: the Internet is full!!11!1!, ZDNet ask punters how to keep it from spilling out all over their floor.
