October 31st, 2012

Russian Online Health Startup, VitaPortal, Raises $2M Series A Led By Prostor Capital And Backed By Esther Dyson

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VitaPortal, a Russian provider of online and mobile health tools and content aimed at helping people live healthier lifestyles, has closed $2 million in Series A funding, led by Russian investment firm Prostor Capital, and also backed by angel investor Esther Dyson. → Read More

December 29th, 2010

In Russia, Linux-based GLONASS GPS "iPhone" Follows You

http://www1.ntv.ru/swf/vps1.swf?xmllink=http://www.ntv.ru/vi215229/ Oh, those Russians. Sistema, a mobile operator over in Putin Country, just released the first GLONASS/GPS phone in the country. GLONASS is Russia’s GPS solution that doesn’t depend on America’s capitalist satellites. → Read More

March 10th, 2010

The Russian Mr. Wizard would like you to suck on his fumes

As far as I can tell this is some begelled Russian Mr. Wizard showing off the production of mist from a melting piece of dry ice. While the mist is essentially carbon dioxide it’s probably not the best thing to give to kids. However, he does say “Nie boj sie,” meaning “Don’t be afraid,” when he shoots a stream of it into everyone’s faces, which suggests he’s been huffing this stuff for years with… → Read More

April 7th, 2008

Russian Suzuki ATX SLI Nvidiabike casemod

How’s that for an attention-grabbing headline? Russian casemodder “Xooler” has created this utterly insane mod for an Nvidia-sponsored SLI casemod contest. Unless that motherboard is waaay oversized, I think the bike is kind of a shorty, but it still looks cool, especially the luminous coolant reservoir. Wow, did I just say “luminous coolant reservoir?” Amazingly, he… → Read More