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#diy
Do-It-Yourself PC Builder's Guide: How Cheap Is Too Cheap?
We asked Maximum PC's Will Smith to describe the cheapest PC you can build, and he said he'd do it, if only to talk you out of spending so little. Here's what you gain, and lose, by going ultra cheap. More » -
#dealzmodo
Gadget Deals of the Day
Today's Dealz is bursting at the seams with Direct2Drive's Year End Sale containing excellent titles under $20. Snag a Nikon D3000 to capture photos in 2010, and get some free e-Harmony action lest you ring in another lonely New Year. More » -
#space
Russia Considering Mission to Deflect Apophis
Russia's Federal Space Agency may try to deflect Apophis, the 880-megaton asteroid that can bring hell to Earth (for comparison, the total power of the entire deployed US nuclear arsenal is around 1,400 Megatons). There's only one problem. More » -
#imagecache
Fox News to FBI Cybersquad: Get In Front Of Some High Tech Looking Stuff...Quick!
That's not an actual quote of course, but the scene here looks so contrived that it seems plausible. The scary thing is that the Cybersquad is protecting our data with old Dells, Windows XP and "intimidating" Matrix screensavers. More » -
#decades
MP3 Players in the Year 2000 Were Not So Good (But We Still Loved Them)
This is the Creative Nomad Jukebox from the year 2000. It may have been shaped like a CD player to mentally ease technophobes, but it actually had a 6GB hard drive on board. And boy did we love it. More » -
#lordoftherings
Peter Jackson's The Hobbit Extra Application Process Is Way Too 20th Century
Quick, grab the ent-draught and gather 'round, for I have some exciting news from Middle-Earth! Peter Jackson has put out word that extras for The Hobbit are in dire need. But he's doing it old school for some reason. More » -
#jackets
Ralph Lauren Ski Jacket Has iPod Controls and Recco Rescue System Aplenty
Dress like the dark horse you are for the ski slopes this season, with Ralph Lauren's RLX Aerotype jacket. The super-resistant double layered snow jacket has iPod controls for listening to, err, Snow Patrol. More » -
#htc
HTC Russia Claims Only the HD2 Will Get a Windows 7 Upgrade
HTC Russia claims in a recent twitter post that the HD2 will be the only HTC phone to get an upgrade to WinMo 7. All other phones will remain on Windows 6.5. More » -
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#design
One CMYK Spray Can Holds Thousands of Colors
What if, instead of defiling your local school, church or train yard with just a few colors of spray paint, one can contained a near infinite array of expression? More » -
#retromodo
Problems Tramping? You Need a Separate Sack Suspensory!
So what is tramping? It's a popular 1920s sport in which the player's testicles are launched back into his pelvis like water balloons, "just as nature intended." I think. [Modern Mechanix via Copyranter] -
#gaming
2-Player Tetris Makes My Head Hurt At The Thought
In 25 years, we've seen a lot of bastardizations of Tetris, from ice trays to watches, to furniture and Russian dorm Tetris. But a two-player Tetris table? That sounds tricky. More » -
#chargers
Innergie mCube Mini Is The World's Smallest Travel Charger For Laptops
Innergie claims their new mCube Mini is the world's smallest travel charger for laptops. A very good thing, especially if you travel light. I refuse to pack more than one duffel bag no matter how long I'm away. More » -
#space
Oh Hello, Saturn, You Look So Makey-Outy Today
This is a unique image of Saturn in natural color, exactly what you would have seen if you were riding the Cassini spacecraft—wearing your cowboy hat, knitted astronaut sweater, and Star Trek underpants—on November 4 2009. More » -
#terror
The Crotchbomber Was Just a Lonely Loser Who Needed an Online Friend
What to do when you "do not have friends, have no one to speak too, no one to consult, no support, and feel depressed and lonely"? Easy: First, put a bomb in your underpants. Then, board an airplane. More » -
#att
AT&T Begs FCC to Phase Out Landlines Completely
In a 32-page filing with the FCC last week, AT&T asked that the requirement that it support a landline network be repealed. It's an aggressive bid to get rid of the cumbersome wall jack and move entirely to VoIP. More » -
#rumor
Palm Pre and Pixi "Plus" Coming to Verizon, and Soon
The Palm Pre is coming to Verizon early next year. We know this. But this morning, BGR gives us something new to be excited about: The Pixi's apparently coming to Verizon as well, and both models get a (titular?) upgrade. More » -
#review
N.O.V.A. Micro-Review: Say “Halo†to iPhone's New Shooter
Following their hit military-themed FPS iPhone app Modern Combat: Sandstorm, Gameloft reloads and sets its sites on an all new threat-aliens!-in sci-fi fragger N.O.V.A. -
#y2k10
Kozmo: That Doomed Dotcom-Era Internet Delivery Service Had Me At "Hello!"
When it comes to websites, I've had my share of whirlwind romances. CuteOverload and I had a thing; Scrabulous whispered sweet nothings in my ear for most of 2007. But no site ever captured my attention like Kozmo. More » -
#touchscreen
New Form of Touchscreen Displays Pioneered, Extremely Multi-Touch
You've heard of resistive touchscreens, and hopefully you've been fortunate enough to own a capacitive touchscreen phone. But have you heard of Interpolating Force-Sensitive Resistance, or I.F.S.R touchscreen technology? Touchco hopes you soon will. More » -
#y2k10
Lego Polaroid Camera Can't Possibly Be More Cute and Lovely
If this Lego Polaroid 1000 instant camera actually worked, I would buy 24. And then I would destroy them to make a giant camera that takes 24 frames per minute. That would have saved instant photography. [Brickshelf via Obsolete] -
#infographic
The Travel Times to Every Spot on the Globe
This map by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre examines the travel times from any spot on the globe to the nearest city of 50,000 or more inhabitants by land or water. The surprise? More » -
#transport
Sidecar Made From WWII German Fighter Plane and Yamaha Motorbike Is Crazy-Cool
Made from a WWII German fighter plane and Yamaha Wild Star motorbike, this sidecar bike looks like a less-colorful Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. [Henrik Toth via LikeCool] -
#oled
Light-Emitting Wallpaper Using OLED Technology Could Light Our Homes By 2012
Traditionally favored by middle-aged women, wallpaper could cut carbon emissions and eliminate the need for light bulbs, with a UK company using OLED technology to create light-emitting wallpaper. More » -
#design
LED Glasses Fool Everyone Into Thinking You're Guzzling Milk
Think those plastic glasses are filled with Daisy's fresh milk? Wrong! The battery-powered white LEDs light up the opaque plastic, fooling everyone into thinking you're drinking nature's own juice. Instead of gin. [Amazon via OhGizmo] -
#storage
Get Every Issue of the National Geographic Magazine on a HDD For $200
The importance and relevance of the National Geographic magazine can never be argued against, particularly with their nod to the dawn of a new decade in the form of a HDD pre-loaded with every issue ever published. More » -
#gps
Garmin 450T Outdoor GPS Their Best (Without a Silly Camera)
Garmin's 450T GPS is their highest end without an integrated camera, and so, the best discreet outdoor GPS they make. It has a barometer, altimeter, waterproofness, tilt-compensated compass and a receiver sensitive enough for quick fixes in canyons and forests. More » -
#watches
Stanley/Brando Watch Has a Built in LED Flashlight
Joining it's brethren the compass, tape measure and calculator-ruler watch is this flashlight watch. Is it an official Stanley gadget? I dunno. But I still find it inspired: all watches should have built-in LED flashlights. More » -
#lego
Gigantic Lego Star Wars Rebel Frigate Is 4 Feet 6 Inches of Brickgasm
I remember spending countless hours playing Lucasarts' X-Wing in college, painfully defending these Rebel frigates against TIE Fighters. Then I got TIE Fighter, and enjoyed destroying them. I wouldn't have the heart to reduce to bricks the enormous Nebulon-B. More » -
#helicopters
How Do You Evacuate a Huge Cougar Helicopter from the Battlefield?
With the "biggest, most powerful helicopter ever to have gone into production"—Wikipedia says—that's how. Here you have the mythical Russian Mi-26 sling-loading and taking away a NATO AS532 Cougar, hit in battle in Afghanistan. [Flight Global] -
#nsfw
This Guy Dresses Women By Painting Their Naked Bodies in Star Wars Themes and More (NSFW)
I've found a new hero. His name is Mark Greenawalt and he uses liquid latex and bodypaint to turn naked people into Star Wars characters, superheroes, and various fantasy creatures. The man's talented and has some gorgeous canvases. More » -
#islate
Stars, They're Just Like Us: Lance Armstrong Wants an iSlate Too!
After his seven Tour de France wins, I thought my man-crush on Lance Armstrong couldn't get any bigger or creepier. But that's all changed—today I learned that Lance is an iSlate-obsessed gadget-head just like me. More »
