If you ever find yourself bored and eager to help Google or upset with Google Image search results, consider using the Google Image Labeler, which allows ordinary Googlers to label images and help improve the quality of Google Image search results.
If you opt to do it you will be randomly paired with a partner who is online and using the feature at the same time. Over a two-minute period, you and your partner will view the same set of images and be asked to provide as many labels as possible to describe each image you see. You receive points when your label matches your partner's. The number of points will depend on how specific your label is. It's like a geeky tagging game. To learn how it works, read more
Straight from the HQ of all things awesome (Japan if you don't know), comes these totally bling'd out headphones from
+D Style and Amateur Meister. We've seen
crystal studded headphones before, but these designs are more my style. Thankfully, I have an insider that knows Japanese, so I can tell you that these babies are not only super stylish, but super expensive to boot. There are just some things that you have to sacrifice for fashion, no? Covered in Swarovski crystals, placing all of the tiny gems has to be a time consuming project, hence the big price for big pimpin' style. In fact, the designer is in such high demand, that the headphones pictured here were special ordered by an Italian soccer player. Pretty cool, indeed. Check out the slideshow for more sweet bling from Japan!
I love the fact that gadget recycling is getting a whole lot easier. Last week I talked about the nifty Cell Phones for Soldiers bags that are now being included with Amazon orders. With these pre-paid bags, you can ship off your old phone to Recellular, a company that pays Cell Phones for Soldiers for each donated phone. The U.S. Postal Service is also jumping on board with their new pilot program called Mail Back. Mail Back allows customers to recycle small electronics and inkjet cartridges by mailing them free of charge. 
So far, there are 1,500 post offices across the U.S., which have free pre-paid envelopes for you to place your ink cartridges, digital cameras, or cell phones in. Electronics are then sent to a company called Clover Technologies Group that recycles, remanufactures and remarkets gadgets and has a zero waste to landfill policy. And what about batteries? According to Eco Chick, if you head on over to Call2Recycle, you can enter your location info to find a collection site closest to you!
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Love 'em or hate 'em, text messages have become part of our daily lives and they don't seem to be going anywhere. They are fast, easy and unavoidable. They can also be pretty incriminating and if you're really addicted, can give you the reputation of a
rude texter. Where do you draw the line?
'Cause every eleven year old needs to learn the fundamentals of computer programming, there's now a board game called C-Jump that will teach them the basics of C, C++ and Java in a "cool way." With two to four players, kids will have the chance to familiarize themselves with programming languages by skiing and snowboarding all the way to the finish line.
Here's how the C-Jump creators break it down: "The child calculates number of steps in the move, including addition, subtraction, division, and multiplication of small numbers. The game helps to develop understanding of a complete computer program, formed by logical sequences of commands." Forget reading, writing and arithmetics, because for only $25 little Bobby can fast-track his way to a Computer Science degree!
Now that the war between HD DVD and Blu-ray is finally over, I bet you're still wondering what to do with that dummy DVD player that you sunk your cold hard cash into. Thankfully, there is a silver lining to your HD DVD raincloud. For all you hard core Best Buy customers, rejoice! If you bought a Toshiba HD DVD player from the home of the Geek Squad before February 23, you're entitled to a nice $50 gift card to replace your defunked player. And if you are an Xbox fan and bought your HD DVD add-on, the refund applies to you as well. Best Buy president Brian J. Dunn, hopes that the gift cards will come as a nice consolation prize for choosing the wrong side in the format war:
"Now that the format war is over, we hope these gift cards will reassure our customers that we will help them make a smooth transition into the right technology for their needs,"
This coming on the heels of Circuit City offering full credits for HD DVD players within 90 days of purchase. To find out how to get your Best Buy refund, read more
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