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- Microsoft SideWinder X4 Review: Step Up, Son [Review]
First law of gadget recessionomics: Take something you make, which is great, make it ever so less great, and sell it for ever so less money. That's how you end up with products like Microsoft'sSideWinder X4keyboard.More »
- Google Maps Gets Bike Lanes/Directions Just In Time for Spring [Biking]
Google added bike lanes and bicycle directions toGoogle Mapstoday, allowing you to find routes that aren't too hilly or congested. It's pretty awesome!More »
- Blocks of Life Bubbling in the Orion Nebula [Science]
It's confirmed: Space is bubbling with the potential for life. The Heterodyne Instrument for the Far Infrared—on board theHerschel Space Observatory—has sent a high resolution analysis of theOrion Nebula's chemistry. It has scientistsveryexcited.More »
- Paper Calendar Tears Off Its Pages Automagically [Gadgets]
This daily calendar mixes analog, digital, nature, and poetry all in one: Every autumn day, each of its pages will fall off automatically, teared by a clever mechanism at its top. As this video shows, it works great. But why?More »
- Leave No Trace: How to Completely Erase Your Hard Drives, SSDs and Thumb Drives [Security]
Withstories aboundingofidentity theftaided by information lifted from discarded storage devices, you want devices you no longer plan to use to have no usable information when they head out the door. Here'show towipe them clean.More »
- iKat Augmented Reality App Works Without Real-World Prompt [Apps]
Apart from the name—which I personally approve of very much—Zenitum's iKat app has another cool edge to it. It's (we think) the firstaugmented realityphone app to work without a marker, or real-world prompt.More »
- Japanese Otaku Update: Now They're Indulging In "Factory Night Jungle Cruises" [Japan]
When planning your next Japan visit, better put aside a night for a "factory night jungle cruise" if you want to be right up there with the latest Japanese otaku craze. They literally visit factories, at night.More »
- South Korea Testing "Recharging Roads" For Its Public Transport [Transport]
South Koreahas overhauled its public transport network withrecharging roads, where the vehicles use power from buried electric strips in the road. It was invented at the University of California, before South Korea adopted it for an amusement park.More »
- 40MP Pentax 645D Camera Will Be Japan's In May, And Ours Soon After [Cameras]
It's not a micro four thirds, but Pentax has lifted the lid on the 645Dmedium format camera, which will be available this May for close to $10,000. Why so expensive, you ask? There's that 40MP Kodak sensor for starters.More »
- Underwear Made From Bananas Hits Australian Shops [Science]
Weoftenspeak of material beingused to conduct electricity, but what if underwear makers AussieBum—who've created underpants made from banana fiber—usedcarbon nanotubesas well? Think of the possibilities banana-derived electricity-conducting pants could bring you. [KoreaHerald]More »
- How to Look Like a Gadget Lover Without Buying Any Real Electronics [Wtf]
12 Full Color Printed VHS Video Boxes:$9. Full Scale Plastic Washer and Dryer Set:$139. 2 Piece 20" Wide Screen LCD Style Computer Package:$49. Outfitting your entire home with prop gadgets:Probably a bad idea.More »
- What Would You Stick Under A Scanning Electron Microscope? [Qotd]
Here's some tasty-looking hard candy. And here's that same tasty-looking hard candy scanned by an SEM. Tuns out that there's a company offering to stick almost anything under anelectron microscopeand we can't help but wonder: What to pick?More »
- First Walking Lego Mecha Is Looking for Lego Godzilla [Lego]
Lego biped robots are a dime a dozen, even whilesomelookpretty sweet. This one is special: It's the first walking Lego robot. And, unlike your usual feet-dragging toy robots, it actually walks byraising its feet.More »
- ExiTool: A More Practical Approach To Escaping Your Automobile [Multitools]
Here are a few things youdon'thave time to do when your car plunges into an icy lake: remove a Leatherman multitool from your glove compartment; unfold it; cut through your seatbelt; refold it; smash through your window.More »
- Pluto Fanboys Hate Mail [Science]
If I were Neil deGrasse Tyson—host ofthe Pluto Filesand director of the Hayden Planetarium—I wouldn't be able to sleep at night. Not after reading thehate mailfrom thousands of outraged American kids.More »
- Zinnet's Brite-View LinkE Streams Content to Four Devices Over Powerline Networks [Zinnet]
Sometimes Wi-Fi just doesn't do the trick when streaming something to several devices. Zinnet'sBrite-View LinkEsystem will cover you there by allowing you to stream things over a powerline network to four ethernet devices and at up to 200Mbps.More »
- The Google App Marketplace: Doing It All in the Cloud [Google]
We just finished watching Google's live announcement of the launch of theGoogle App Marketplace. Keep reading for information on what they're offering users and developers. Oh, and know that the Marketplace is livetoday.Updating.More »
- This Happens to Me Every F*cking Single Day [Cartoon]
Some days, it happens two or three times. I bet that you and most of your friends and family find themselves in the same situation too. [Loldwell]More »
- Nexus Scooter Carry-On: The Most Fun Way to Get Arrested In an Airport [Concepts]
For every time you've brought a scooter to the airport and wished it fit into the overhead compartment, I give you the Nexus: a battery-powered scooter that folds into a luggage-sized case. The TSA willlovethis.More »
- Glowing Three-Inch Heels: The Adult Version of Light-Up Sneakers [Geek Fashion]
As a kid I had a pair of Barbie sneakers that lit up with every step. Sadly those aren't made in adult shoe sizes, so I'll have to settle for something like these slinky illuminated heels.More »
- Playstation 3 First Console With HD Movies From All 6 Major Studios [Sony]
Wow. The PS3 is getting HD purchases and rentals from all six major studios. A quick search turns up that Xbox is missing Fox and, duh, Sony.More »
- Zune HD2 Will Be Like iPod Touch for Windows Phone 7 (Read: Apps! Also, Zune HD Is For Suckers) [Rumor]
Sorry, everybody who bought a Zune HD! You screwed up. It won't be a part of the XNA Game Studio 4.0 party—meaning it won't play thosenew mobile Xbox Live games for Windows Phone 7—unlikethe Zune HD2.More »
- In Alternate Universe 2010, the Watch Phone Has AT&T's Network On Its Knees [Retromodo]
Sure, these days it seems like everyone has an iPhone, but in bizarro 2010literallyeveryone has a watchphone. They're miniature. They're wireless. They have geometric buttons. And they're eating bizarro AT&T's bandwidth alive. Oh, 1995, you are so naive.More »
- Warpia Easy Dock Spearheads the Wireless USB Revolution [Wireless USB]
Wires. Lame, right? Always getting tangled up, keeping you tethered to your desk. But! We've hit the age ofwireless USB. Now Macbook and PC alike can connect cordlessly to any desktop setting through products like theWarpia Easy Dock.More »
- Remainders - The Things We Didn't Post: Tomorrowland Edition [Remainders]
In today's Remainders: tomorrow's news! Cisco's ushering in the next generation of internet with the CRS-3; Kempler&Strauss's futuristic PhoneWatch gets reviewed; geolocated Tweets; a WebKit-borrowing Firefox; an HTML 5 drawing app; Samsung's point and shoot prices, and more!More »
- I Want A Broad-Shouldered, 7ft Tall Man Robot To Rear My Children Too [Image Cache]
Buried in a site devoted to early robots is my dream man, Electron. Russian, born in 1967, he has 4ft-wide shoulders, waltzes, plays chess, and while he only understands 112 commands, his steely gaze is reassuringly paternal. [CyberneticZooviaBotJunkie]More »
- Steve Jobs' Threatening Phone Call to Sun CEO Revealed [Blockquote]
According toJonathan Schwartz—then Sun's CEO—that's whatSteve Jobstold him over the phone after Sun presentedLooking Glass, a desktop concept similar to Mac OS X's. After that, Schwartz put Steve in his place:More »
- PSA: Monoprice May Have Been Hacked, Check Your Credit Card Statement [Psa]
Several people are reporting that there are odd charges oncredit cardsthey've used to make purchases from online retailer Monoprice. This is what the company had to say:More »
- iPhone Tweet Defense Slaughters Zombies With Witticisms [IPhone Apps]
The premise ofTweet Defenseis simple: The more you tweet and the more Twitter followers you gain, the stronger your tower defenses will be. Clever, though hopefully RT bonuses will come in the future. $1. [iTunesviaKotaku]More »
- A Rarely Unobstructed View of a Solar Eclipse [Space]
From the new BBC programWonders of The Solar System, this clip of asolar eclipseover Varanasi is something you really must watch. The view sure beats staring through a pinhole reflection in a cardboard box. [BBC]More »
- Taliban Leader, iPhone User [Flamebait]
If the terrorists could vote, they'd vote for Candidate X—this argument is America's greatest rhetorical treasure. So let's apply it to smartphones, right now! I've got a picture of a high-level terrorist with an iPhone and everything!UpdatedMore »
- Tiny Sensor Listens For Gunshots, Identifying The Gun and Location [Military]
This is the gear that gets our troops excited. Microflown Technologies' tiny sensor listens for the sounds of war by measuring particles in the air. Then it reports what weapon made the sound and where that sound originated.More »
- Teen Hauled to Jail For Overdue Library DVD [Crime]
What started as a routine traffic stop ended with a Colorado teen doing hard time. The offense? Not returning a "House of Flying Daggers" DVD to his local library. Come on, Colorado. You're better than that.More »
- A Brief History of Our Flying Car Obsession [Cars]
Jalopnik's gathered up theflying carcovers from Popular Science's complete archives and come out with a brief 77-year history of our flying car fantasies, which shift from cautious to optimistic depending on the tone of the decade. [Jalopnik]More »
- Wacom Intuos 4 Wireless Review: The Joy of Freedom [Review]
Here's the story: I'm in love with theWacom Intuos 4 Wirelesstablet. Free from cables, it's the best graphics tablet experience I've ever had.More »
- Energizer Battery Charger Comes with a Software Backdoor [Bad Ideas]
If you've bought theEnergizer DUO USB battery charger, you might want to uninstall the software immediately. Why? Because it comes pre-loaded with a backdoor that can let someone remotely access your computer.More »
- Gadget Deals of the Day [Dealzmodo]
The savings really pile up today. Dell serving up a special buy two offer onthe ultimate hackintosh, Final Fantasy XIII launches today and there's the special bundled Xbox too, and don't forget to pick up the free SXSW tunes.More »
- Heat-Channeling Carbon Nanotubes Produce 100 Times More Energy than Li-ion Batteries [Nanotubes]
Johnny Cash can't have known about carbon nanotubes when he sang about rings of fire, but MIT scientists have shown how they can create electrical current—about 100 times as much energy per unit of weight as lithium-ion batteries.More »
- iTunes LP is a Bust. Time to Go Free? [ITunes]
Nobody cares aboutiTunes LP, reportsPaul Bonanos. Six months into the format—one that Apple believed enough in to have aseparate event—and nobody is buying. But what if it were free?More »
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