- NIN releases album: Nine Inch Nails released their new album “the slip” this week — for free. http://dl.nin.com/theslip/signup
- Fight telemarketers: http://www.fighttelemarketing.com/index.html
- Solar Power: Turn your water bottle into a solar-powered lantern with this innovative lid: http://www.sollight.com/products/lc200.cfm
- 911: What happens when you’re in trouble and call 911? For one Madison, Wis. college student, the dispatcher hangs up, fails to call back, never sends police to investigate, and ultimately gets killed: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080502/ap_on_re_us/student_death
- Google maps: Google Street View car spotted on I-15 in Clearfield, Utah today. (Hat tip to Duane for this)
- ZUNE: Autoplaylists, TV Episodes (Eureka, Battlestar Gallactica, 30 Rock, The Office, etc.), gapless playback, and more coming to Zune with next update: http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2008/may08/05-05Zune25PR.mspx?rss_fdn=Press%20Releases
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May 6, 2008