Beatles box set: EMI, $259.98

Thirteen original albums, as well as two CDs with two hundred and six songs and a DVD from The Beatles recorded works has been updated after seven years to be perfected for all Beatles lovers for a price of...

Muxtape Shut Down by RIAA Issues

Muxtape, our favourite office music mixtape source here at NP (and Wired's too apparently), has been shut down by the RIAA. UPDATE | 16:44 PST - The RIAA responds and states that Muxtape is Hosting "Illegal...

Bush mixes sports and politics at Olympics

" In an Olympic medley of sports and politics, President Bush on Sunday called for more religious freedom in China, sought an end to an escalating conflict between Russia and Georgia and cheered...

Asphalt Could Go Green

It turns out that the pavement is greener on the other side of the world. Here's an article about cold-mix asphalt - something that has been used extensively for some time in South Africa and may some day be used...

Smell this: phone company tests scent downloads

A Japanese telecommunications company is testing a cell phone that can download and emit various scents by mixing "base smells" into a desired fragrance. Call me old-fashioned, but I prefer fresh flowers to Glade...

E. coli exposes weakness in food chain

"The recent outbreak of E. coli in spinach from California exposed a weakness in the nation's food chain: A system that quickly delivers meat, fruits and vegetables to consumers just as easily can spread potentially deadly bacteria. Like most food, spinach travels from the...

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