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- Yesterday - November 21, 2009
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#retromodo
Pinball Machines Were Sneakier Than You Think
There's a great read over at Cheap Talk about how digital pinball machines changed the industry, back when there still was an industry. They were big tables where you flick a ball around, but they were smarter than you think. More » -
#xperiax10
If the Xperia X10 Partners Up, It'll Be With AT&T
Anyone hoping to see the Sony Ericsson X10 on T-Mobile, look away now or you'll be sorely disappointed. Phandroid noticed that the American version of the X10 won't support the necessary frequencies to connect to T-Mobile's network. More » -
#rumor
Here We Go Again: Camera Equipped iPod Touch This Spring?
Just when you thought you could forget about the elusive bugger, rumors about an iPod Touch with a built-in camera start up again. The latest report points to a Spring 2010 refresh that will finally include a video camera. More » -
#design
Put Good Looking Game Controllers On Your Tree
If you really want to put video game controllers on your tree, please hang these up. They're a much better option than dangling your filthy old Saturn controller by its cord. [Ponoko via Technabob] -
#apple
Apple Denying Support to Smokers?
The Consumerist is reporting that two Mac users were denied AppleCare coverage because the owners were smokers. Not because the computers were damaged by second hand smoke, but because of OSHA regulations. More » -
#wow
8-bit Music Video Tribute of Michael Jackson's 'Thriller'
What could possibly be a more fitting tribute to the King Of Pop than an 8-bit music video version of '80s hit "Thriller?" Nothing. [Gawker.TV] -
#apple
Magic Mouse Drivers for Windows Now Available
Magic Mouse owners lusting for multi-finger gestures on a PC can stop wishing. Some good ol' fashioned hackery pulled Windows drivers from the latest Bootcamp update. You can grab them here, report back with results. [Uneasy Silence, thanks Dan!] -
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#architecture
The World’s Largest Earthquake-Safe Building
The new terminal at Istanbul's Sabiha Gökçen Airport is the world's largest earthquake-safe building. You're looking at the over two million square feet of scaffolding that support it, all resting on top of giant geological roller skates. More » -
#giftguide
Gifts for Retro-holics Who Yearn for the Old Days
Are you trying to find a gift for one of those crazies who's always going on about the superiority of vinyl, or who dresses like a character on Mad Men? Here are some ideas for the retrophile in your life. More »
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#cameras
3D Scanning, a Webcam's Latest Trick
We've seen cameras do all kinds of crazy things. DIY 3D photography, augmented reality, and now this demo by Qi Pan shows how an ordinary webcam can model objects in 3D. More » -
#appletablet
Wired for the Apple Tablet
We still don't know what the fabled Apple Tablet actually looks like, or if it even exists, really, but this concept magazine reader from Condé Nast gives us a glimpse at what to expect from tablet apps. More » -
#internet
How Do You Hide From the Internet?
Wired writer Evan Ratliff spent 27 days in constant fear of getting caught as a small army of amateur and professional investigators hunted him. He had a bounty on his head and the Internet nipping at his heels. More » -
#flashback
Windows 7 Sales Are Great (Just Like Vista Sales in 2007)
March, 2007: Windows Vista's initial sales are great, "more than doubling" those of its predecessor, Windows XP. Flash forward to November, 2009: Windows 7 initial sales are 234% higher than Vista's. Those numbers sound awfully similar... More » - Friday - November 20, 2009
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#usb
My Dream Coffee Cup is Now Reality
Unlike T.S. Eliot's J. Alfred Prufrock, I can't measure life out in coffee spoons. I tend to lose the darn things. That's exactly why this self-stirring, self-heating, USB-chargeable coffee cup is the stuff my caffeine-deprived daydreams are made of. More » -
#science
Earth's Weather Like You Have Never Seen It Before
This video shows Earth's weather from August 17 to August 26, 2009. It also shows how beautiful this planet is, and how insignificant we are. It was created at a 7-kilometer resolution with NASA's GEOS-5 atmospheric general circulation model. More » -
#blockquote
OK, Now I'm Nervous About the Large Hadron Collider
I used to think that nothing would happen with the Large Hadron Collider. I even made fun of the nutters saying it's going to destroy the world. After reading CERN Director for Accelerators's latest statement, I'm not so sure: More » -
#blackfriday
NewEgg Black Friday Deals Leak
Some of NewEgg's Black Friday offers have surfaced and while we don't know everything yet, a few of the deals we're seeing, such as a 2TB HDD for $150, are looking pretty good. More » -
#crime
Cop Tasers and Arrests a 10-Year Old Girl For Throwing a Fit
Are idiot cops with tasers in some sort of competition with one another? I think the new record for stupidity belongs to Dustin Bradshaw, the Arkansas police officer who zapped and arrested a 10-year old girl for throwing a fit. More » -
#bluray
Worry Not, Fight Club Has Not Turned Into a Horrible Romantic Comedy
If you picked up the new Fight Club Blu-ray edition, don't panic when you see the menu screen. Edward Norton HAS NOT been replaced with a Drew Barrymore character that makes out with her alter ego to vent sexual frustration. More » -
#iphoneapps
This Week's Best iPhone Apps
In this week's charmingly tawdry app roundup: Voices, creepily modulated! Annoying trips to Kinkos, averted! Cats, artfully superimposed! Photos, easily shared! iPhone speakers, blown! Call of Duty, iPhone'd! Google Maps, humiliated! Certifiably good games, discounted! And more... More » -
#space
Spectacular Meteor Lights Up the Utah Skies
If you were hanging out outside in Utah on Wednesday night, chances are good that you witnessed a pretty rare astronomic event: a friggin' huge meteor that lit up the entire sky. More » -
#giftguide
Gifts for Science Nerds Who Love To Experiment
Meteorites, microscopes, or mixing things to go boom. Your science nerd loves it all. Here are a couple of gift ideas for that space explorer, mad scientist, or engineer in your life. More »
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#starwars
Adidas Imperial Stormtrooper Sneakers
Adidas Imperial Stormtropper sneakers. You know, so you can run faster when random people start chasing you down the street. To beat the crap out of you. Or ask where did you buy them. It can go either way. More » -
#largehadroncollider
Large Hadron Collider Circulating Particle Beams Again
No, it's not going to destroy the world. But the collection of photos of the LHC at the Big Picture is a great reminder that this might be the most impressive piece of machinery humanity has ever built. [Big Picture] -
#guns
Bitch-Busting, Ammo-Counting Aliens Gun Is Real, Scary
At Milipol, I was walking around FN Herstal's booth, playing with futuristic-looking P90s, Five-Sevens and F2000s when I noticed a camera-toting tourist pretend-blasting with something very very cool: The Armatronics "Black Box" suite with Moving Red Dot Fire Control. More » -
#science
Creating a Tornado Inside a Soap Bubble
I'm not quite sure what exactly is going on here, me being somewhat of a dullard and all, but I do know one thing: this there is one neat video. [Random Good Stuff] -
#blockquote
There Can Be Only One: Part Deux
App developers have it hard enough on the iPhone; on Android, they've got to keep prices just as low, and sell to a much smaller audience. So how are some of them coping? By packing up and leaving, like Gameloft. More » -
#tgif
8 Examples of How NOT to Fix Your Gadget Problems
Our Friday lists are all about gadgety fun and leisure, but sometimes technology can be frustrating—and there is definitely a right way and a wrong way to handle it. This is definitely the wrong way. More »
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#tvs
The 5 Best TVs You Can Buy
We've teamed up with the HD Guru himself, Gary Merson, to publish the absolute best five TVs you can buy right now. As you'll see (and might already notice above), there are some surprises on the list. More » -
#tablets
Camangi WebStation: 7 Inches of Android Tablet for $400
The Camangi WebStation has been floating around for a few months now in little more than proof of concept form. Now, it's on the cusp of being a real product, released next month for $400. More »
