#photography

The Year's Best Smallest Photography

Every year, Nikon's Small World photomicrography contest collects the very best in microscopic photography, and every year the results are strange, beautiful, and basically impossible to identify. This tiny cosmos, for example, is soap. Soy sauce looks even crazier: More »
09:20 AM
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By Kyle VanHemert
#google

This Article Was Fully Composed On Google's New Automatic Writing System

From now on, instead of using the usual two dozen baboons to randomly write Gizmodo's articles, I am going to use Google Scribe, a new Google Labs application that suggests the next word or group of words as you write. More »
09:13 AM
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By Jesus Diaz
#nes Click here to read Behold! The Nintendo Entertainment System Coffee Table

Behold! The Nintendo Entertainment System Coffee Table

A man named Matt has built a coffee table. It is designed to look like the Nintendo Entertainment System. It is awesome. More »
09:12 AM
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By Brian Ashcraft
#iphoneapps

Apps Will Overtake iTunes Music Downloads Before the Year's Out

Numbers mined from iTunes by Asymco are pointing towards a startling new fact: that very soon the number of app downloads will surpass music downloads, in just half the amount of time. More »
08:55 AM
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By Kat Hannaford
#nowavailable Click here to read You Can Now Own Willow Garage's Pool-Playing, Laundry-Folding, Beer-Fetching PR2 Robot

You Can Now Own Willow Garage's Pool-Playing, Laundry-Folding, Beer-Fetching PR2 Robot

There's not much the PR2 can't do at this point. It hustles pool. It folds laundry. It (arguably) applies prophylactics. And as of today, it can do all of these things as your personal robot slave. If you're filthy rich. More »
08:47 AM
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By Brian Barrett
#bp Click here to read BP's Oil Spill Report Lays Blame on "Multiple Companies and Work Teams"

BP's Oil Spill Report Lays Blame on "Multiple Companies and Work Teams"

After five months of investigations, soul-searching and naval-gazing, BP's released its report today summarizing exactly how a catastrophe such as their Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster could have occurred. And it's a doozy. More »
08:20 AM
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By Kat Hannaford
#energy

Heat From Crowded Metro Stations to Be Harnessed By New Apartments Above-Ground

Underground metro stations are inhumanely warm come sun or rain, so it makes sense for builders of a new housing estate in Paris to want to draw from that energy, harnessing it for 17 apartments' heating systems above-ground. More »
07:40 AM
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By Kat Hannaford
#packaging Click here to read Only 600 of Amazon's Millions of Products Come in "Frustration-Free Packaging"

Only 600 of Amazon's Millions of Products Come in "Frustration-Free Packaging"

We're no stranger to the excessive packaging online retailers often use when shipping products out, but the NY Times' article on how Amazon, Philips and others are improving their ways is a reassuring read—kind of. [NY Times]
07:00 AM
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By Kat Hannaford
#android Click here to read HTC's G2 Will Have Quick Keys for Accessing Google Shortcuts

HTC's G2 Will Have Quick Keys for Accessing Google Shortcuts

Whatever you want to call HTC's upcoming QWERTY Android slider, the keypad has a couple of new additions we've not seen before: Quick Keys. They're reportedly for Google shortcuts, which each user can customize themselves. More »
06:32 AM
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By Kat Hannaford
#apple

Five Takes Each on Apple's iPod Touch, iPod Nano and iPod Shuffle

With the latest iPods shipping this week, you'll be wanting to know whether an upgrade is necessary—or whether to take the plunge into the wild world of iPoddery. So far, this is what the reviews are saying: More »
05:40 AM
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By Kat Hannaford
#atomicenergy Click here to read The great atomic bomb cake controversy of 1946

The great atomic bomb cake controversy of 1946

In 1946, a mushroom cloud-shaped cake was served at a Washington D.C. military party celebrating the task force that oversaw atomic tests in the Pacific post-World War II. The photo of this garish pastry caused a bizarre international fracas. More »
05:00 AM
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By Cyriaque Lamar
#microsoft Click here to read New Xbox 360 Bundle Includes Kinect, 250GB Hard Drive

New Xbox 360 Bundle Includes Kinect, 250GB Hard Drive

Microsoft has tonight officially revealed a new Xbox 360 hardware bundle, almost a month to the day it was inadvertently leaked via some packaging shots. More »
04:02 AM
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By Luke Plunkett
#nokia

Nokia N8 On Sale This Month at Their Online Store

03:53 AM
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#sextoys Click here to read Man Replaces Ex-Girlfriend With Silicone Clone

Man Replaces Ex-Girlfriend With Silicone Clone

Some men buy sophisticated, ultra-realistic sex dolls choosing face models, body types, bust sizes, and even adding sensors that make them moan. This is the first time, however, that I've heard of a man cloning his ex-girlfriend in silicone. More »
01:20 AM
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By Jesus Diaz
#concept Click here to read Safety Plug Concept Keeps Away Curious Kiddies' Fingers

Safety Plug Concept Keeps Away Curious Kiddies' Fingers

Childproofing is a pretty good idea for most new families. Children (and probably some adults) like to stick things in places they shouldn't go. This safety plug concept should eliminate that (for outlets at least). [Yanko Design]
12:40 AM
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By Christina Bonnington
#digitalcameras

Nikon's First Pro-Worthy Point-and-Shoot

Oh, I've been waiting for this little camera for a long time: A pro-worthy Nikon point-and-shoot. After the bizarre melange of features in Nikon's last flagship camera—uh, ethernet jack?—the P7000 is nakedly all about performance. More »
12:01 AM
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By matt buchanan
#digitalcameras

Nikon Coolpix S8100: A 1080p, 10x Zoom Point-and-Shoot That Actually Fits In Your Pocket

Any point-and-shoot can fit in your bag, but not every point-and-shoot can fit in your pants. The super-slim Nikon S8100, however, doesn't sacrifice power for pocketability: it shoots 1080p video; and has 10x optical zoom and 10fps full-res high-speed shooting. More »
12:01 AM
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By Kyle VanHemert
#digitalcameras

Nikon Coolpix S80 Point-and-Shoot: 14.1MP with a 3.5" OLED Touchscreen

12:00 AM
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#lawsuits

Oracle Calls HP Lawsuit "Vindictive" and Damaging to Partnership

11:23 PM
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#watches Click here to read Watch How Watches Work

Watch How Watches Work

How do those second hands keep ticking off the minutes, and minute hands the hours, and hours the days? The same way they have since long before this 1949 explanatory video was made: gears, springs, and so much more. More »
11:20 PM
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By Brian Barrett
#records

130-MPH Dining Table Makes Anything Fast Food

Because we're apparently running out of things to invent, a man named Perry Watkins has concocted a Queen Anne dining table that reached top speeds of 130mph in a recent track test. No word on how the soufflé fared. More »
10:40 PM
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By Brian Barrett
#privacy Click here to read Court OKs Warrantless Cell-Site Tracking

Court OKs Warrantless Cell-Site Tracking

A federal appeals court said Tuesday the government may obtain cell-site information mobile phone carriers retain on their customers without a probable cause warrant under the Fourth Amendment. More »
10:20 PM
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By David Kravets - Wired
#chess Click here to read Quantum Chess Kills Computers

Quantum Chess Kills Computers

An undergraduate computer science student has created a "quantum chess" game that stumps computers' ability to search all possible outcomes of possible moves by having chess pieces mimic particles that are subject to quantum mechanics. More »
10:00 PM
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By Christina Bonnington
#mindcontrol

XWave Headset Lets You Control iPhone Apps With Your BRAIN

You could argue that the iPhone's biggest UI leap was turning the user's finger into a stylus. Now, with the PLX XWave headest, you can turn your BRAIN into the stylus. Or your finger? My head hurts already. More »
09:20 PM
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By Kyle VanHemert
#diy Click here to read Equinox Clock Looks Like a Colorful Dyson Air Multiplier

Equinox Clock Looks Like a Colorful Dyson Air Multiplier

The Equinox Clock is an Arduino based creation that lets you tell time day or night with a rainbow-hued ring of LEDs illuminating your wall. Its hollow circular shape looks a lot like that bladeless fan, the Dyson Air Multiplier. More »
08:40 PM
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By Christina Bonnington
#contest

Spoof Survivorman, Win Prizes

08:00 PM
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#software

Courier App Easily Uploads Your Files To Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and More

07:20 PM
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#sos Click here to read Imprisoned War Reporter Tweets Status From Captor's Cellphone

Imprisoned War Reporter Tweets Status From Captor's Cellphone

Japanese reporter Kosuke Tsuneoka disappeared on April 1st of this year in Afghanistan, leaving no clues as to his whereabouts. Then, five months later, he tweeted that he was imprisoned but alive—by filching his captor's cellphone. More »
06:40 PM
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By Brian Barrett
#adamfrucci

Splitsider, For Those Who Like Comedy

06:22 PM
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#nerdaesthetics Click here to read A gravity-defying coffee cup for math lovers

A gravity-defying coffee cup for math lovers

There's no better way to enjoy your coffee than with this "zero gravity" cup, which stays balanced at a perfect angle when at rest. Plus, it includes a graph that demonstrates the exact trajectory of love. More »
06:00 PM
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By Annalee Newitz
#blockquote

NASA: Two Asteriods (sic) Passing Near Earth, No Worries

NASA tweet, just now: "Asteriods (sic) passing Earth near moon tomorrow morning..no worries." Well, I hope the guys who calculated the trajectory of the two asteroids passing "within the distance of the moon to Earth" didn't make any typos. More »
05:20 PM
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By Jesus Diaz
#review

Samsung Fascinate Lightning Review: When Greedy Carriers Ruin Decent Phones

Samsung's Galaxy S phones, like the Fascinate on Verizon, represent everything that's good—and bad—about Android. More »
05:00 PM
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By matt buchanan
#flyingsquirrel Click here to read Squirrel Falls Victim to High-Tech Bird Feeder

Squirrel Falls Victim to High-Tech Bird Feeder

Don't want vermin stealing from your bird feeder? Then do what this family did, which is to motorize the bottom of it, should something heavier than a bird (e.g. a squirrel) infiltrate. Watch what happens to the unsuspecting critter inside. More »
04:56 PM
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By Matt Cherette
#unconfirmed

Sneak Peek of the Nikon Coolpix P7000

04:48 PM
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#iphoneapps Click here to read If You Couldn't Afford the '80s Bigtrak, Download the Free iPhone App Instead

If You Couldn't Afford the '80s Bigtrak, Download the Free iPhone App Instead

Sure to get men of A Certain Age all flustered, Bigtrak's iPhone app has arrived in the same year that the toy relaunched, and while it's not much more than a glorified calculator, it's a free trip down memory lane. More »
04:40 PM
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By Kat Hannaford
#tablets

Samsung Planning to Ship 10 Million Galaxy Tabs And Snag 1/3 of the Tablet Market

04:35 PM
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#imagecache Click here to read This Is How a Heavy Storm Looks Inside a Cruise Liner

This Is How a Heavy Storm Looks Inside a Cruise Liner

On August 1, the Pacific Sun ran into a heavy storm 400 miles north of New Zealand, hitting 25-foot-tall waves and 50-knot winds. Its 1732 passengers weren't prepared to endure the madness that ensued. Absolutely crazy. More »
04:28 PM
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By Jesus Diaz
#patents

RIM Wants Billboards That Know How Fast You're Driving

04:00 PM
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#lawsuits

HP Suing Mark Hurd To Protect Trade Secrets

03:47 PM
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#blockquote

Justin Bieber Has Dedicated Servers at Twitter

Justin Bieber uses 3% of Twitter resources at any moment. According to a Twitter employee—talking to designer Dustin Curtis—Bieber has "racks of servers dedicated to him. I'm sure this will excite his haters (hello 4chan!) even more. Updated More »
03:41 PM
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By Jesus Diaz
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