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The Times Square New Year's Eve Ball Timeline

The Times Square New Year's Eve Ball Timeline #timeline #timessquarenewyear

The Socially Acceptable Geek Subgenre Scale

The Socially Acceptable Geek Subgenre Scale #geeks #geekscale

Do-It-Yourself PC Builder's Guide: How Cheap Is Too Cheap?

Do-It-Yourself PC Builder's Guide: How Cheap Is Too Cheap? #diy #diypcguide

Leaked Nexus One Documents: $530 Unlocked, $180 With T-Mobile

Leaked Nexus One Documents: $530 Unlocked, $180 With T-Mobile #rumor #nexusone

Gizmodo's Essential iPhone Apps: The Best of 2009

Gizmodo's Essential iPhone Apps: The Best of 2009 #iphoneapps #essentialiphoneapp

How 12 Hours, 2 Guys, 6 Cups of Coffee = 1 iPhone App

How 12 Hours, 2 Guys, 6 Cups of Coffee = 1 iPhone App #iphone #iphoneapp

What <i>Is</i> This? The Year's Most Mysterious Images

What Is This? The Year's Most Mysterious Images #imagecache #whatisthis

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  • #imagecache

    The Year In Image Cache: 50 Shots That Wowed Us In 2009

    The Internet offers an endless stream of cool pictures, but here's a look at the best we've come across this year. Inside you'll find images that both amaze and amuse. More »
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    By Kyle VanHemert
  • #medicine

    Invetech Delivers World's First Production Human Tissue Printer

    Or, as they call it, a "3D bio-printer." Essentially, it allows scientists to build tissue cell by cell. It's that cool sci-fi medical stuff we all dream about. More »
    12:47 PM
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    By Sean Fallon
  • #speakers

    World's Most 'Perfect' Speaker Gets Even Better

    Every year product life cycles in the consumer marketplace grow ever shorter. On the audio side, the latest and greatest receivers become yesterday's news faster than you can say "HDMI 1.4." More »
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  • #iphone

    Morphie iPhone Credit Card Scanner

    You'd think that smartphones would have made traditional credit cards obsolete by now, but since they haven't (in the US, at least), Morphie's iPhone credit card reader may be the next best thing. More »
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    By Mark Wilson
  • #cartech

    The Ten Most Distracting New Car Technologies

    New car technology is great right up to the point you're tagging songs and checking out graphs and then it's "Ahhhhh! WATCH OUT FOR THE NUNS!" Here are ten in-car technologies we find seriously distracting. More »
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    By Ben Wojdyla
  • #timeball

    Behind the Scenes of the 2010 Times Square New Year's Ball

    The 2010 Times Square New Year's Ball is ready to go. They saved money and didn't add any LEDs, but they added new stunning Waterford clink-clink glass panels. Here's the insider look on how they did it, and why. More »
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    By Jesus Diaz
  • #timeline

    The Times Square New Year's Eve Ball Timeline

    The 102-year history of the Times Square New Year's Even Ball is one filled with technology, death and, of course, pretty shiny lights. See it all unfold in our historical timeline.
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    By Mark Wilson
  • #rumor

    Motorola's Rumored Superthin Android Phone Sounds Spectacular

    We had few complaints with the Droid, and the Sholes, Occiphobic as it may be, is lustable, without a doubt. But Motorola's alleged next phone, the .35-inch-thick, 1080p-capable Shadow/Mirage, makes Motorola's current Android lineup look old-fashioned. More »
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  • #att

    AT&T Drops Tiger Woods Like an Important Call

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  • #y2k10

    The Worst Gadgets of the Decade: 10 Bonus Dishonorable Mentions

    While we're confident that we nailed our 50 worst gadgets of the decade, you commenters reminded us of a few truly awful gems that didn't make the cut. So here are ten more worst gadgets for your enjoyment and derision. More »
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    By Brian Barrett
  • #lawsuits

    Apple Free To Continue Destroying Our Ears In 2010

    Everyone remembers that story about how a bunch of people were suing Apple for potential iPod-induced hearing loss, even though they hadn't lost any hearing. It got shot down last year, appealed, and today, killed for good. CRANK IT.
    More »
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    By John Herrman
  • #geeks

    The Socially Acceptable Geek Subgenre Scale

    Being a geek no longer holds the stigma it once did. In fact, it can be downright cool to be a geek these days. But not all geeks are created equal.
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    By Adam Frucci
  • #johnmayer

    John Mayer Wants You All To Go On a Week-Long "Digital Cleanse"

    Hi guys, John Mayer here. I know it's been a while since I've "touched base," but you know I've been pretty busy with my fourth album launch, y'know, the "heartbreak handbook"? About that anti-Twitter girl? More »
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    By Kat Hannaford
  • #astronomy

    27-Megapixel Saturn Panoramic Image Makes Perfect Widescreen Desktop Background

    No, I'm not obsessed with Saturn. OK, I am obsessed with Saturn. But so is Time, who picked this deliciously crispy photo as one of the images of the year, revealing ring bumps as high as the Rocky Mountains. More »
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    By Jesus Diaz
  • #netbooks

    Guy Turns Dell Netbook Into 10-Inch Android Mini 3i Phone

    Ohoho, this is a mod that tickles my funnybone. Remember the Dell Mini 3i Android phone, destined for China only? Some dude has taken his Inspiron Mini netbook to pieces and turned it into his take on the Dell phone. More »
    07:20 AM
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    By Kat Hannaford
  • #apple

    Apple Still Thinking About Wiimote-Like Magic Wand Controller

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  • #palm

    Palm webOS Nearing 1,000 Apps

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  • #iphoneapps

    Official iPhone Lego App Converts Reality Into a Brick Mosaic

    When I saw "Official iPhone Lego App" in my mailbox today, I got instantly wet. Then I checked it out in the iTunes App Store, and my dreams were destroyed. But when I tried it, I loved it anyway. More »
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    By Jesus Diaz
  • #netbooks

    Acer 532h Netbook With Pine Trail, Pics and Specs Leak

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  • #phones

    Logic Bolt's Second Projector Phone Makes The LG Expo Put Down The Cake

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  • #ereaders

    Owen E1 Ereader Suits Dirty-Fingered Readers

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  • #furniture

    Lin Pod Bench Permits, Nay, Requires Dirt on Your Furniture

    The Lin Pod Bench from De La Espada features a planter built right in, which you can use either as intended, for plants, or as a hilarious and uncomfortable resting place for a tiny dog. It costs $2,250. [BuzzBeast]
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  • #microsoft

    Is Microsoft Filling Up With Old Folks?

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  • #boats

    Crew Uses Crazy Futuristic EarthRace Boat and Lasers to Fight Japanese Whalers

    Regardless of your feelings about whaling, you have to admit the fight just got a whole lot more interesting. Check out this video of a Sea-Shepherd-manned (from Whale Wars) carbon-fiber, biofuel-powered EarthRace Trimaran blinding a Japanese whaling boat with lasers. More »
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    By Dan Nosowitz
  • #remainders

    Remainders - The Good, Bad and Ugly Things We Didn't Post (and Why)

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  • #iphoneapps

    Waterford Clink-Clink App is a Must for New Years Eve

    Convoluted? Yes. Naff? Probably. Cute? Absolutely. Flirting tool? I'm afraid so. Waterford Clink-Clink—a virtual toast application for iPhone that exchanges contact information—is one of those applications that you don't really need, but that you know you absolutely want. More »
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    By Jesus Diaz
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  • #avatar

    Extended, Extra-Creepy Na'vi Sex Scene Might Land on Avatar DVD

    As if that mercifully brief giant blue lizard-cat sex scene that actually made it to Avatar wasn't disturbing enough, it turns out there's much more—and you weirdos may get to see it in the DVD release. More »
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  • #iphone

    Review: The Perfect iPhone Case For Me Smells Like Cocoa

    Here's the "Homade" chococase I picked up at Tokyu Hands Department Store in Tokyo yesterday. It's better than I expected. Because a) it not only looks like chocolate, it actually smells like chocolate and b) it doubles as a stand. More »
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    By Brian Lam
  • #demolitions

    I Hate When This Happens

    I don't know anyone who doesn't like to see a building completely reduced to rubble by a few precisely planned, powerful synchronized explosions. Which is exactly what is not happening in this video taken in the city of Liuzhou, China. More »
    11:00 PM
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  • #gps

    The Air Force Wants You to Stop Blaming GPS Satellites When You Get Lost

    The Air Force isn't happy with some of the stories about the couple who got lost in the woods after following their SUV's GPS. For some reason, a lot of people keep blaming innocent GPS satellites for the whole mess. More »
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    By Rosa Golijan
  • #diy

    Recreate an Extraordinary Radiohead Video with Ordinary Tech and This Guide

    Radiohead's "House of Cards" video was equal parts bizarre and beautiful, until you found out it was all data visualization. Then it was just mind blowing. This detailed Instructable teaches the technique with stuff you probably have around the house. More »
    10:00 PM
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    By Kyle VanHemert
  • #nexus

    Ten Minutes With the Nexus One

    We've had our hands on Google's Nexus One phone, but weren't allowed to take any pictures. This fellow, on the other hand, managed to capture his playtime in a crisp, clear video which blows away any previous blurry clips. More »
    09:48 PM
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    By Rosa Golijan
  • #rumors

    Google China Ex-President Says Apple Tablet Is a 10.1-Inch iPhone With Webcam

    Kai-fu Lee, ex-president of Google China, is known for being well-connected with Apple manufacturing partner Foxconn, and lately he's been blogging about the Apple Table. Apparently it looks like a big iPhone with a webcam and an incredible user interface. More »
    09:28 PM
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    By Rosa Golijan
  • #imagecache

    A Day in a Photographer's Life

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  • #imagecache

    Apparently, Lithium Batteries Cure Constipation

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  • #knighthood

    Britain's Newest Knight-to-Be: Captain Jean Luc Picard

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  • #taser

    Cop Tasers Unconscious Diabetic 11 Times

    Chicago police officer Darren Pedota is at the center of a lawsuit filed by a diabetic man who was Tasered 11 times over the course of a minute while suffering from a diabetic seizure. More »
    08:00 PM
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    By Sean Fallon
  • #wimax

    Sprint to Get 4G Mobile Hotspot From Sierra Wireless Soon

    We get the feeling that early 2010 is going to be big for Sprint's WiMax. We came by one of these training slides for a new 3G/4G mobile hotspot, precisely like the Mi-Fi, for Sprint. More »
    07:25 PM
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    By Boy Genius Report
  • #startrek

    Star Trek Wetsuits For Exploring the Deep Side of the Pool

    I demand only the most extraneous in genital wedgies, meaning even the uni-piece Star Trek uniform isn't always tight enough. Thank goodness someone is manufacturing a snugger wetsuit version for $480. Perfect match for this Enterprise toy submarine. [Roddenberry, Geekologie]
    07:20 PM
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    By Mark Wilson
  • #unconfirmed

    Premiere, TiVo's Next HD DVR Possibly Revealed in Instruction Manual Mix Up

    When Patrick McCarron received his new TiVo HD, he noticed something odd about the included instructions. They were explaining how to "setup TiVo Premiere or Premiere XL." Could this be a sneak peek at TiVo's newest hardware? More »
    06:53 PM
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    By Rosa Golijan
  • #foodhacks

    Good Eats Fan Page Is a Kitchen Hacker's Wonderland

    Do we love us some Alton Brown food science around here? We most certainly do. You can learn a whole lot more from the Food Network star and kitchen hacker at the wonderful Good Eats Fan Page. More »
    06:30 PM
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    By Kevin Purdy
  • #y2k10

    Cybiko: "Make for Happy Best Time!!!!"

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