Google Maps Now Features EV Charging Stations
Google Maps now features a definitive list of EV charging stations, available at the click of a mouse.
The setup is really just a friendlier face for the U.S. Department of Energy National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s (NREL) list of charging stations. Those 600 or so stations are compiled from contributions to the GeoEVSE forum, and comprise the master list of public charging stations that appear online and in the in-car navigation systems of cars like the Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf.
While the information is readily available on the DOE site, it’s easier for many users to get it from Google M...
Zediva Streams New Releases Through Copyright Loophole
Zediva, a streaming movie service you’ve likely never heard of, is a most clever and useful middle finger to Hollywood — even if the site is careful to say it’s not about sticking it to the studios.
Zediva’s offering is quite simple: new release movies that you can’t get on Amazon, Netflix or iTunes that cost $2 for a digital rental that lasts for two full weeks. They haven’t struck any deals with studios and don’t plan on doing so.
And the company says it’s perfectly legal for you to stream The Social Network or 127 Hours right now and are exiting their beta test phase Wednesday morning.
So how...
SXSW 2011: 10 Must-Hear Bands Ready to Shake Up Austin
The South by Southwest music festival, now in its 25th year, is stuffed with more bands than any human can possibly hope to see in five short days.
You could try wrapping your ears around the unofficial SXSW torrent — a 6.58-GB download jammed with more than 1,000 songs — or you cold cut to the chase with Wired.com's shortlist of influential and newcomer noisemakers worth checking out.
Spanning the sonic signatures of art, rock, soul, punk, gaze, hip-hop and pop, our SXSW music picks have either made a healthy impact already or are poised to at the conference,...