Kinect: Motion Control for the Xbox 360 Gets a Name
The much-anticipated motion control system for Microsoft’s Xbox 360 gaming system got renamed as “Kinect” just prior to the start of the E3 conference in Los Angeles.
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Five Reasons It’s Time to Ban the Vuvuzelas
This beleaguered soccer fan has had enough. Though it’s a uniquely South African symbol of soccer, here are five reasons it’s time for the vuvuzela horns to make an early exit from the World Cup.
Quotes: Barack Obama on the Oil Spill Impact
“In the same way that our view of our vulnerabilities and our foreign policy was shaped profoundly by 9/11, I think this disaster is going to shape how we think about the environment and energy for many years to come,”
— BARACK …
Why China Wants to Rent a White Guy
The Atlantic has a fascinating essay from an American ex-pat hired for a week by a Chinese business, the only requirements being “a fair complexion and a suit.” Huh?
Jimmy Dean, Singer and Sausage Man, Dead at 81
How’s this for eclectic: Dean’s career was spent a third crooning, a third acting and a third producing the breakfast sausage.
This Week in Web Trends
TIME NewsFeed’s Dan Fletcher and Steve Snyder discuss the top trending stories online, including the Russell Crowe’s internet “death” and Steve Jobs’ iPhone demo fail
Quotes: Ambivalence About the World Cup
“Close your eyes and try as hard as you can to pretend you like soccer. Good.”
— DOWHATITELLYOU, personifying American ambivalence about the World Cup on Twitter. Tweets including the word “football” (shockingly) were more …
Photos: Fearless Global Daredevils
Need summer vacation plans? Take some inspiration from this group of thrill-seekers from around the world.
How to Keep Track of the Animals Killed in the Oil Spill
A new website is keeping track of the grim tally of birds, turtles and mammals felled by the spreading oil slick in the Gulf.
Nelson Mandela’s Great Granddaughter Killed in Crash
The 13-year-old was returning back from the World Cup kickoff concert when she died in a crash near Johannesburg.
Live Blog: 2010 World Cup Opening Ceremonies
Excited for the World Cup to start? So are we. TIME’s Glen Levy is liveblogging the opening ceremonies in South Africa for the 2010 World Cup. Some details on the opening ceremony: It will feature 1,581 performers, including the …
Official: Van der Sloot Knows Location of Holloway Body
A Peruvian official said Joran Van der Sloot admitted to knowing the location of Natalee Holloway’s body in Aruba while confessing to the separate murder of a Peruvian woman. However, van der Sloot allegedly will only disclose …