Around the Web 8.12.08: McCain unDugg, iPod for bookworms and thwarting cactus thieves
-- To Digg or not to Digg? Theories abound on why links to articles bashing John McCain were unDugg after hitting Digg's front page. Web Scout
-- Storm hits data storage service company, casts gloom over prospect of cloud computing. Network World
-- Cactus thieves get a prickly high-tech reception. LAT
-- Here's to circuits in your eye. UC Davis researchers embed circuits into contact lenses to eventually help monitor intraocular pressure for glaucoma patients. The Future of Things
-- ATI to NVIDIA: Two is better than one. Ars Technica
-- Nintendo, fearing piracy, tries to slow down sales of a fast-selling memory card used to store multiple games for its Dual Screen handheld console. The Sunday Times
-- The Kindle is an iPod for bookworms, an analyst says. Wired
-- Do online videos boost TV watching? PaidContent
-- Alex Pham
Photo: Arizona Sen. John McCain holds a town hall-type meeting. Credit: Mary Altaffer / Associated Press
