Google’s getting into the data visualization game: Yesterday, Google Labs unveiled the “Public Data Explorer,” which allows you to see animated visualizations of some of the most searched-for data sets on the Web. This is an add on to a search feature that Google Labs rolled out last year, allowing you to find publicly available data sets–things like unemployment and GDP and fertility rates, published by organizations such as the World Bank.

Law Enforcement Sensitive

Google is investigating whether one or more employees may have helped facilitate a cyber-attack from China that the U.S search giant said it was a victim of in mid-December, two sources told Reuters on Monday.

Are we approaching free energy? Are we reaching the edge of current known physics? Read more in this exciting experiment. Warning: Only for the Geeky.

The experimental search-by-sight feature, called Google Goggles, has a database of billions of images that informs its analysis of what’s been uploaded. It can recognize books, album covers, artwork, landmarks, places, logos, and more. “It is our goal to be able to identify any image…”

The global warming debate took a new twist as attackers allegedly hacked into the e-mail server of a prominent British climate research center and stole more than four thousand messages about global warming to post online, according to reports.

So, maybe you’ve asked yourself what Storm Troopers do on their days off… or maybe after retirement?
That question has finally been answered in dramatic fashion…

Windows 7 Raises Security Bar, Experts Say
By Stefanie Hoffman, ChannelWeb
Microsoft (NSDQ:MSFT) no doubt has high hopes for Windows 7, launched Thursday, but the new operating system might also have significant long-term implications for the security industry, experts say.
So far, Windows 7 has left the gate with a strong start. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told analysts, [...]

09.22.2009 at 12:41 pm

PopSci reader Brian De Vitis’s R2-D2 cooler, converted into the ultimate mobile gaming ‘droid with eight consoles, a projector and a sound system

R2 Front View with Dome Courtesy Brian De Vitis

To get rid of the mess of wires from his many videogame consoles, PopSci reader Brian De Vitis decided to repurpose his [...]