links for 2008-04-23

TFT technology breakdown and Model/Panel Index

Posted in 2006, but still a good introduction to the differences in flat panel monitor technology. A more in-depth description of panels and the tech behind them is at (tags: monitor flat-panel TFT IPS screen)
Panel Search

Find out what kind of panel your monitor has - search by manufacturer, model number, panel type, etc.

(tags: monitor panel TFT LCD)
Scientists: Smog contributes to premature death

No, really?!

(tags: health environment smog pollution lungs)
What makes video games ‘addictive’?

(tags: video games addictive psychology)
Hello Kitty gets high fashion makeover

Hello Kitty will model the latest autumn and winter designs by John Galliano for the Dior brand in the Japanese Vogue magazine.

(tags: Hello-Kitty Japan fashion cartoon kitty)
Shiller: Housing slump may exceed Depression

Yale University economist Robert Shiller thinksthere’s a good chance housing prices will fall further than the 30 percent drop in the historic depression of the 1930s. Home prices nationwide already have dropped 15 percent since their peak in ‘06.

(tags: housing market houses price median)
A dog for a day

“Want a pet but not the hassle? Animal rental is here.”

(tags: pets dogs rental ownership)

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