Google Sponsors “Lunar X Prize” to the Moon- $30 Million

It’s been 35 years since we’ve had human presence on the moon. Google announced today that they are sponsoring a contest for the rocketeers of the world. If you want $20 million all you have to do is build an unmanned vehicle that can launch and land on the moon. You also need to take pictures and send them back to Earth. For an extra $10 million your explorer will need to travel 5,000 meters on the moon, discover ice water and/or survive a night on the moon (14.5 earth days) and find man-made artifacts (including Apollo hardware or human footprints). That’s a big load. The public will be able to view all of this on the GoogleLunarXPrize page and it will have to be a high-definition camera (that’s good). The contest is based on a similar contest, which was won by SpaceShipOne, called Ansari X Prize. All SpaceShipOne had to do was fly into outer space and it was funded by Microsoft. That idea came from the Orteig Prize which was won by the one and only, Charles Lindberg. This is totally revolutionary.

Switching Hosts

We are considering switching hosts within these two days so we might be down a little.

Fun and Helpful Necessities

Mojiti is a Youtube-like website that allows you to annotate the videos on the site. Perfect if you actually uploaded a scene in a movie that you have to write an essay on.  It’s also just fun to play with.

Customers often know a lot more about products that they are interested in and solve problems that customer support does not
care to solve. GetSatisfaction is a new website that talks about products and is powered by customers.

I’m loving the awesomeness

We’ve been needing this for a long time. Sclipo is a beta service that allows users to teach people things with videos. Not until recently have they decided to make Sclipo live. It allows you to teach someone one-on-one for money, or be taught live. Now you can have a tutor online. The teacher can set schedules to teach people and you and the teacher can write notes. There is also an option to write on a white board to others. The last awesome thing you can do is record the whole class and all the notes. Then, only you and the teacher can have a recorded clip of the session.

Criticker is also a new site that personalizes your movie reviews. The first thing you do when you go on the site is rate movies from 1 to 5 andthen it pairs you up with a few reviewers that somewhat have your personality. Cool, huh?

Get your Personalized Itunes Recommendation with Scouta Agent

Scout Agent is a new unique download that looks at your podcasts and songs on Itunes. It. recommends other music and podcasts based on what you have. Life couldn’t get any better.

Jawbone-The world’s best bluetooth earphone

Jawbone is a bluetooth service that completely drowns out the noise from outside. It doesn’t matter where you are. You could be outside with lawn mowers and music in the background and the person at the other end would not here a thing.

A Couple Intriguing Websites

I loved Skype when it came out,  but I’m not willing to pay for it so I stopped paying for it. So how to call for free? You can’t, but this website (jahjah) has a trial that lets you call  someone for free for 10 minutes. That’s enough time to get to know someone. Isn’t it?

Need help buying a used car? Hotswap is a free, video-focused, classifieds site. Users can upload a video of their car and sell it easily. Get to know the future.

Windows live has a translator! Great for them.

Looking almost exactly the same as Joost, DNAStream has launched it’s own television service. Only difference: You have to download Joost; you don’t have to download DNAStream 

See ya l8er!

A Stylish Mouse

Did you think I was actually talking about a real mouse, like a pest? Naw. I was talking about an awesome mouse that I found in the stores of Circuit City. It’s simple, cheap ($40), and stylish. You heard it. It’s the perfect gift. You can order it here, or you can buy it at the store.

I know. I’m drooling already. Next, I will be looking for a stylish keyboard and mouse pad to match this.

To our Users

While you were sleeping very late, we created an invention and posted it in or new inventions page! Click the tab up there!

Internet People

This is a clip from Youtube about the past gitters on the web.