Hot gadgets at show: Wireless charging, iPhone TV – Forbes
At the International Consumer Electronics Show last week, 3-D television, electronic readers and little laptops captured much of the attention. There were plenty of other interesting ideas on display, too, from 3-D printing to a wireless cell phone tether. Here are some of the gadgets most worth
Activists, officials take on puppy mills – WTOP
RONKS, Pa. (AP) – Megan Anderson’s nerves are shot. But she presses ahead _ the dogs need her. She pulls into the driveway of Scarlet-Maple Farm Kennel. She tells the adolescent boy who greets her that she’s looking for puppies to give to her nephews for Christmas. It’s a lie. A necessary one
Dansby’s Fumble Return in OT Gives Cards 51-45 Win – ABC News
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers watches Arizona Cardinals’ Karlos Dansby (58) run back a Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers watches Arizona Cardinals’ Karlos Dansby (58) run back a fumble after Rodgers was hit by Michael Adams (27) during overtime of an NFL wild-card playoff
NBC to Move Leno Back to Late-Night as Ratings Drop (Update3) – BusinessWeek
Jan. 10 (Bloomberg) — NBC will stop broadcasting Jay Leno’s 10 p.m. talk show next month, ending an experiment that sank the TV network’s prime-time ratings and damaged the lead-in audience for local newscasts and late-night shows. The last-place U.S. network plans to return Leno to a half
Cowboys crush Eagles for first playoff win since 1996 – Morning Journal
ARLINGTON , Texas (AP) — These aren’t the same old disappointing Dallas Cowboys. If anything, they’re starting to play like some of the really old versions. Tony Romo broke open a scoreless game with five straight scoring drives in the second quarter, sending Dallas past Philadelphia 34-14
Burke headlines nominations for US Biathlon Association for Vancouver Olympics – Minneapolis Star Tribune
World Cup points leader Tim Burke of Paul Smith’s, N.Y., headlines the U.S. Biathlon Association’s nominations for the Olympic team that will compete next month in Vancouver. Burke has had three podium finishes this season, including a second place in the men’s mass start race in Oberhof, Germany
NKorea calls for peace talks, end to sanctions – AOL
SEOUL, South Korea -North Korea proposed peace talks to formally end the Korean War, saying Monday that improved ties with the United States and an end to sanctions are conditions for resuming international negotiations aimed at ridding it of nuclear weapons. The North’s Foreign Ministry said in a
Mike Riley signs 3-year extension with Oregon State through 2019 – Fox 13 Now – Salt Lake City
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Oregon State football coach Mike Riley has agreed to a three-year contract extension through 2019. The extension, announced by the university late Sunday, effectively quashes rumors that Riley might be a candidate for the Southern California job. Pete Carroll is expected to
Blagojevich: ‘I’m blacker than Barack Obama’ – MSNBC
CHICAGO – Ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich says he’s “blacker than Barack Obama” and tells Esquire magazine that he was a real person in a political arena dominated by phonies. Blagojevich, referring to the president as “this guy,” says Obama was elected based simply on hope. “What the
