Despite the title, this isn’t just about Google-ifying your iPhone but really any iOS device you might own. If you’re an iPad or iPod touch owner, we’ve got you covered too. That said, let’s take a look at the ways you can bring more Google to your device — via lifehacker
A new species of large squid with light-producing organs it uses to attract prey has been discovered in the Indian Ocean, a UK researcher says — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Between 1981 and 1983, Honda’s outlandish ELF prototypes competed in the World Endurance Championships, generating a slew of patents for Honda—including one for a single-sided rear swingarm. Fast but unreliable, the machines were created by Renault designer Andre de Cortanze, who was a keen endurance rider as well as an accomplished automobile designer. Known as the “ELFe”, the bikes raced at the Bol d’Or and Le Mans 24 Hours; this particular machine was rebuilt in 2008 by the French restoration experts Kerlo Classic, in collaboration with former racer Hubert Rigal. For more on the history of the ELF bikes, check out this retrospective on the excellent Motorsport Retro website — via Bike EXIF
Here is a solid, free solution to reading HFS+ formatted discs in Windows OS using only the Snow Leopard install disc. The nice thing is that the Windows install doesn’t have to be real
Boot Camp — via Mac OSX Hints
5860 Pioneer was constructed with insulated concrete forms and formaldehyde-free insulation. In terms of its energy performance, the home was Energy Star certified and received a HERS index rating of 69. In other words, it’s about 30% more efficient than a basic code-built home — via Jetson Green
Is there anything fondant can’t do? This Angry Birds cake by Anya Richardson is gaining accolades on Flickr — via CRAFT
In a future world in which the aquatic creatures of our oceans have seemingly disappeared, a new specimen has emerged from the unknown depths of these deep dark waters – the mechanical octopus — via Etsy
Sinn has been getting real divers and desk divers alike drooling from the mouth since the 1990s with their seriously pro EZM line of watch. EZM
stands for Einsatzzeitmesser, which roughly translates into mission timer
. Really happy they chose to shorten that word to just EZM
. Also sounds E-Z to say. These watches have come in different forms over the years, but have all shared a more or less signature DNA look. Now in its seventh iteration – the EZM is starting to get some color — via A Blog to Read
Max Hardberger makes his living by stealing back stolen cargo ships, beating pirates at their own game from Haiti to Russia — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Two little boys will have their testes removed after a court allowed their parents to authorise the procedure to prevent them developing potentially fatal cancers.
The boys, aged 18 months and three years, have been diagnosed with Denys-Drash syndrome, which is so rare they are thought to be the only two people in Australia who have it — via redwolf.newsvine.com
The public release of the genome of the cacao tree – from which chocolate is made – will save the chocolate industry from collapse, a scientist has said — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Whistleblower WikiLeaks has registered in media-friendly Iceland its first known legal entity — a business that so far has no office or activity — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Researchers have devised a theoretical quantum computer that could function even if one in four quantum bits (qubits) were missing.
With scientists struggling to build devices as large as three qubits, the new method could bring future applications closer by lowering the engineering requirements of a functional machine — via redwolf.newsvine.com
The Wall Street Journal posted a story yesterday about the Obama administration’s plan to add a privacy watching task force to evaluate rules on cookies, metacookies, flash cookies and all the other online threats to consumer privacy.
It’s part of a pretty useful section tracking privacy issues, privacy protection tools and the threats thereof from online marketers, from the point of view and on the technical level of a relatively savvy consumer — via redwolf.newsvine.com
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