Ad: Manage updates with the Download App
ie8 fix

maui

The 404 711: Where, well, that just happened (podcast)

Jeff is back from honeymooning in Hawaii, and it feels really good now that The 404 is complete again. Contrary to our bet with Sweet Lou, Jeff actually got along well with the sun! We'd love to report that Jeff is looking tanner than ever, but we all know that can never happen. Welcome back Bakular!

Check out the slideshow and follow along as Jeff takes us through Maui, explosive volcanoes, geckos, tons of great food, and a guy who looks a lot like Mark the (Former) Intern--at least from the neck down.

Thanks as well to Andy from the U.K. who left us a video voice mail with very nice things to say about the show, and head over to the Movember Web site to learn more about how you can help raise money and awareness for prostate cancer.

Episode 711 Subscribe in iTunes audio | Suscribe to iTunes (video) | Subscribe in RSS Audio | Subscribe in RSS Video… Read more

GE wants you...if you live on Maui

The Maui Electric Company and General Electric are joining up to test a unique smart-grid technology on the Hawaiian island's electrical grid.

The Maui, Hawaii, project includes the usual smart-grid tech: developing a substation with battery storage capability to remove and store excess electricity generated from connected wind and solar energy sources. The electricity supply is then released from the substation to the main power grid when it's needed during peak usage times.

Many companies are interested in smart-grid energy technology. Google wants users to confront their home energy use appliance by appliance. IBM is jockeying to be a key supplier for smart-grid tech … Read more

Phone rings in designer's new season

The phone may not be terribly new but, if you live in the U.K., you can certainly get it with a colorful new look.

Sony Ericsson's K510i has the same specs as always, but its exterior has gotten a major makeover from hot British designer Julien Macdonald that looks downright psychedelic compared with the original in basic black. And if you get one of these from Orange, you'll be right on time.

MacDonald himself was quoted on Tech Digest thusly: "The print was inspired by exotic flowers, orchids in particular, so thought it would be perfect … Read more