http://randomdigest.com Random Collection of interesting finds Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:14:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://consumerist.com/2010/03/commenting-off-for-maintenance.html If I were Neil deGrasse Tyson—host of the Pluto Files and director of the Hayden Planetarium—I wouldn't be able to sleep at night. Not after reading the hate mail from thousands of outraged American kids. The kids wrote to de Grasse Tyson demanding an explanation about why scientists changed Pluto's classification ... http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/q9RJPJGUHyI/pluto-files-hate-mail-declassified newVideoPlayer( {"type":"video","player":"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/uJxbEQGWpeA&hl=en&fs=1&fmt=22","customParams":[],"width":500,"height":412,"ratio":0.824,"flashData":"","embedName":null,"objectId":null,"noEmbed":false,"source":"youtube"} ); Google just launched a new Google Apps feature called Google Apps Marketplace where users can discover and deploy third-party cloud applications that integrate with their existing Google Apps accounts.Give the video above a watch for a full overview of how Google Apps Marketplace apps work, or, summed up ... http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/-Y9e0JZNRho/google-apps-marketplace-integrates-third+party-cloud-apps-with-google-apps You gotta admit, that's a pretty clever Photoshop job. Granted not as clever as any of your ideas, but that's because you're so smart and creative and should probably be hired by some company and paid a million dollars a year just for thinking all day. Unfortunately, life ... http://www.geekologie.com/2010/03/follow_the_sign_how_to_get_to.php Surely you remember those Sixense motion controls that we caught lounging around at Razer's CES booth, right? Yeah. Today at the Game Developers Conference, both outfits have teamed up in order to distribute the Ultra-Precise Motion Controller SDK and FPS utility library via Steam, which should give devs the ability ... http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/razer-and-sixense-distribute-sdk-and-fps-shooter-utility-through/ Sometimes Wi-Fi just doesn't do the trick when streaming something to several devices. Zinnet's Brite-View LinkE system will cover you there by allowing you to stream things over a powerline network to four ethernet devices and at up to 200Mbps. It's pretty simple: You plug an ethernet bridge into a wall ... http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/usoVSSAbETc/zinnets-brite+view-linke-streams-content-to-four-devices-over-powerline-networks We just finished watching Google's live announcement of the launch of the Google App Marketplace. Keep reading for information on what they're offering users and developers. Oh, and know that the Marketplace is live today. Updating. The event is called "Google Campfire One" and it's all about how easy it will ... http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/3TOE5mHt4Rw/the-google-app-marketplace-doing-it-all-in-the-cloud We know you've barely recovered from our Devour review, but Moto just threw another Blur-ified phone in our laps this afternoon - the CLIQ XT. We've been playing around with the Android 1.5-based, Flash Lite-supported, multitouch-capable handset for the last couple of hours -- but before we grace you with ... http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/motorola-cliq-xt-hands-on/ Alright, we're going to be straight with you: you're not going to like this. See, Microsoft just showed us a pair of 3D games running on its ASUS Windows Phone prototype and built with its brand new XNA Game Studio 4.0, but wouldn't let us nab a single photo or ... http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/microsoft-shows-off-xna-games-running-on-windows-phone-full-3d/ Some days, it happens two or three times. I bet that you and most of your friends and family find themselves in the same situation too. [Loldwell] http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/rXslkOuAZfQ/this-happens-to-me-every-fcking-single-day