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Aw, I hope they are together until their games be over…

[via digg]

Microsoft is embedding itself in future Ford vehicles and calling this tech, "Sync". What Sync does is enable drivers to integrate their bluetooth phone, and media players (iPods, Zunes, etc) with their car through standard interface.

The interesting thing that Autoblog points out, is that there is no Microsoft branding on any of the menus or screens–a change of pace from typical Microsoft products. Not that it’s a huge deal, it’s just different, and I suppose worth noting.

Also, the system allows for speech recognition. As the video below demonstrates, you can tell Sync the artist, song, album, or playlist to play, and it will jump right to it.  No need to fumble through other menus, or look down at your mp3 player, etc… Nice!

Anyway, check out the rest of the article here, and take a gander at the video below.  I’d hope that this tech would be incorporated into other vehicles/manufacturers, but you can almost be sure that if it becomes popular, it will be come exclusive to Ford–’cause they need the financial bump right about now.

Sexy-IP

[via Google 'cause I couldn't remember where I found it]

Optimus denied his claim

It’s too much to even explain here, and to summarize would be an injustice.

See what I mean here.

[via Kotaku]

[via Digg /  Developing Intelligence]

Create a valid equation by moving only one matchstick:

Alright, did you get that one? Good, now move on to the next one. Here are some additional instructions:

“No sticks can be discarded, an isolated slanted stick cannot be interpreted as I (one), and a V (five) symbol must always be composed of two slanted sticks. UPDATE: The only valid symbols are Roman numerals and “+”, “-” and “=”. (Thanks Benjamin!) OK, now try this one:”

Apparently, if you solve the second one with considerable speed, you are more likely to have some frontal-lobe ailment. Interesting, how are you lobes doing?

[via Make]

I saw this and thought it was pretty clever, especially considering it was originally painted in the mid-18th century. To see what the painting is of, you must look at the mirror placed in the center of the painting. Neat!

[via digg / Mighty Optical Illusions]

I personally see her spinning only one way, counter clockwise, but apparently depending how you look at it, she can appear to be spinning both ways at different times… Anyone else notice the change in rotation, or is this magic eye all over again?! (I never really could get those)