Toyota recalls 4.2 million vehicles in the worldwide

Toyota Motor Sales issued a press release regarding the accelerator pedal problem in certain models. The entire Toyota organization has been working with their franchise dealers since this time to prepare for the thousands of cars that will need modifications in 2010.
If you car is involved in the recall, let us help you.
The models involved are:
2007 to 2010 Camry
2005 to 2010 Avalon
2004 to 2009 Prius
2005 to 2010 Tacoma
2007 to 2010 Tundra
2007 to 2010 ES350
2006 to 2010 IS250
2006 to 2010 IS 350 [Detail]

Six Solutions for Saving Water and Saving Lives

As part of its role as the non-government advisor for the United Nations, Pasadena, California-based Art Center College of Design teamed up with another NGO, Un Techo Para Mi Pais, and embarked upon a humanitarian design charrette to help bring safe, clean water to the slums of Chile. [Detail]

40 Fantastic Time-Wasting Web Sites

Sure, you should probably be working. But why bother when you can vaporize hours by checking out these engaging Web sites? [Detail]

Chinese "Sun Dial" is the World's Largest Solar-Powered Office Building

China, constantly straddling the line between super-polluter and clean tech pioneer, has unveiled what for the time being is the world’s largest solar-powered office building . The fan-like roof of the 800,000 square-foot facility located in Dezhou in Shangdong Province was cleverly designed to resemble an ancient sun dial, though rather than ticking off the passing hours, the building houses exhibition centers, research facilities, meeting and convention spaces and a hotel, all of which are powered by the hundreds of solar panels adorning its roof. [Detail]

Power Plug Wall Sockets WIth USB Ports Built In

USB is as close as we're probably going to get to a universal gadget-charger standard. But to charge something without occupying a precious free port on your computer, you need a power brick adapter. Not with these $10 wall sockets from True Power.
These will fit with the wiring already in your home, giving you two powered USB ports (or "holes" as Prickly Pete would say) for each wall socket. They're available next year.