For those looking for some in-depth information about the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church and it’s billion followers, Wikipedia has an entry now for Pope Benedict XVI.
Category: Websites
Yahoo News Changing Face
Yahoo News has made their proposed upcoming site redesign public. You can access the testing version at beta.news.yahoo.com.
Retro Future Cell Phones
Pokia.com has a series of wonderfully dorky retro future handsets designed for use with some models of cell phones.
The fully working handsets are sold by the site owner on ebay, for those looking to gain as much geek cred as they’ll lose for walking around with the devices.
Pringles Can Pinhole Camera
Polaroids & Pinholes is an interesting experiment in pinhole photography by illustrator Rowena Dugdale. The above shots were made using a pinhole camera made out of an empty Pringles™ can.
Educate Yourself About the News
There have been a number of high profile news stories in the media recently, but because of the soundbite nature of most modern television news stations, it’s often difficult to educate yourself on much of the deeper information behind these stories.
A great way to do so, however, is to visit the front page of the Wikipedia, the popular growing free encyclopedia on the web. On its front page, Wikipedia always lists a series of links to entries about the latest current events, allowing yourself to watch the news with an educated eye.