Honestly.

Wet Circuit’s waterproof power strip feels scary. Looking at it, it makes you feel like that the outlet will blow in some gigantic explosion. But not only is the thing waterproof, it prevents a spark, controls its own temperature, has touch protection, and lasts four times as long as a normal strip (those things expire?). The strip costs a hefty $35 on sale or an outrageous $40 for normal MSRP, has only four outlets, and is short of being USB capable, despite all the safety claims.  To prove their self proclaimed point being “the safest power strip”, Wet Circuit ran a series of tests on the device, and uploaded them to YouTube for public consumption.  Video after the break.

[Source: Wet Circuits]

Estimates of how much oil is leaking into the Gulf of Mexico each day range from 25,000 barrels to over 40,000 barrels. Want to know how big the low end looks like when stacked up? Check out the video above.That animation was made using the Unreal Development Kit, the free version of the Unreal Engine 3, used to power games such as America’s Army and Unreal Tournament and simulates the 25,000 barrels in the stacked up to 15,000 feet in the air.

All of that going into the ocean. Every. Single. Day.

Source: YouTube; Via Gizmodo

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Source: Discuss2010.com

This shouldn’t be a surprise for anyone keeping an eye on Apple, but the “final agreements” being made between Apple and Lala were true. The Wall Street Journal and NY Times have confirmed that Apple has closed agreements with Lala and paid for the purchase, possibly for less than 50 cents on the dollar. No one knows what exactly the purchase is for (presumably iTunes in the cloud). I personally don’t care much unless if its paid (or free) music streaming service to compete with the Zune Pass, which it will probably will be.


Source: Wall Street Journal.