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#gadgets
The Enhanced Human, SkyMall Style
I am ashamed of two things. 1) That in our quest for the cyborg life, we were beaten to the punch by SkyMall, and 2) that none of the following products are fake. More »
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#windows7
The Best Windows 7 Song You’ll Hear Today
It's official: Windows 7 mania has reached a fever pitch. First a burger dedicated to the OS, now fifth-grader Will Smith gives us this adorable performance of "Windows Rising," set to the tune of CCR's "Bad Moon Rising." More » -
#thiscyborglife
How Cellphones Are Changing Our Brains
We've spent a lot of time this week discussing how we can use technology to change our bodies. But according to new research, one of the gadgets we rely on daily is already having a measurable effect on our brains. More » -
#lego
Do Lego Constructions Have a Soul?
"When you take apart a Lego house and mix the pieces into the bin, where does the house go?" Thank you for another sleepless night. [XKCD] -
#cellphones
Why U.S. Wireless Pricing Sucks
The New York Times ran a story today that helps explain why the American cellular industry is so screwy. In short: It's our fault. More » -
#windows7
Windows 7 Hacked (Again) for Keyless Activation
Lo! Yet another Windows 7 activation hack appears. This one's a little more creative in that it doesn't require an OEM key at all, and instead bypasses the verification DLL completely. More » -
#mars
Spirit Rover Ready to Take...Those Sunken Wheels...
...And learn to roll again, roll again so free. Sure, Spirit is stuck in sand and senile, but that doesn't mean he's down and out. NASA is ready to free Spirit from the sand and put him back to work. More » -
#psystar
Psystar Is Royally Screwed
Yet another bad day for Psystar. After both Apple and the shady hackintosh company filed for summary judgements, the rulings are out, and Psystar is looking pretty screwed. More » -
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#howto
How To: Make Windows 7 Play Nice With All Your Gadgets
Generally speaking, upgrading to Windows 7 is a no-brainer. "But what about my gadgets?" you might ask, eyes watering slightly, "will they be OK?" Yes, yes they will. Here's how to make Windows 7 play nice with all your favorite toys. More » -
#pacman
Can Art Reveals Pac-Man’s Gruesome Reality
All this time you thought Pac-Man was a harmless game. This artist's rendering, built entirely in tin cans, shows you the terrifying reality 8-bit graphics couldn't. More » -
#aimeemullins
Normal Was Never Cool: Inception of Perception
Last year I met a beautiful five-year-old child, who had been born with neurofibramatosis (NF), causing her left leg to have extremely brittle bones. More » -
#dealzmodo
MacMall Early Black Friday Sale, Discounted Hardware Galore
MacMall's running a hardware sale all weekend. You can expect price cuts on par with the edu discount, so if you've lost a little too much hair to use that student ID anymore, MacMall has you covered. [MacMall via I4U] -
#terrafon
The Hills Are Alive with the Sound of...the Hills
The Alunda Church Choir wanted to see what their giant earth phonograph, the terrafon, would sound like if they dragged it across the ground. Unsurprisingly, it sounds like dirt being plowed. But louder. More » -
#nsfw
There Shouldn't Be A GPS Tracking System In My Lingerie
I'm all for naughty, oh-come-treat-me-like-a-bad-girl-tonight scraps of lace. What I'm not such a fan of is trashy oh-come-follow-me-using-the-built-in-GPS lingerie. I don't care if it's pretty, frilly designer lingerie. It's got a damn tracking system embedded in the fabric. More » -
#imagecache
I Desperately Want This Video To Be Fake
This video shows Oli Lemieux practicing on the trampoline wall of Cirque du Soleil and I've watched it twice already. I keep searching for clues that it's just a cleverly edited video, that someone couldn't possibly really do these stunts. More » -
#cyborgsex
Becoming a Sexual Cyborg (NSFW)
I used to think "sexual enhancement" just meant "sex toys." That is, until I started exploring the wonderful—and sometimes utterly weird—world of mechanical and electronic sex augmentations. Here's what's happening now and what will happen soon. More » - Friday - November 13, 2009
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#advice
7 Ways for Best Buy to Make Its 24-Hour Store Kick the Apple Store's Ass
So, Best Buy's new store in NYC is going to be open 24 hours during the week. Apple also has a 24-hour store in NYC, but this could be way better. I have some pitches for you, Best Buy. More » -
#thiscyborglife
Finger Touching Phone Concept Gives You Touchtone Knuckles
The Finger Touching phone concept is perfect if you're not brave enough to have a phone embedded under your skin, yet still want to look trendy and futuristic. Granted you'd look dorky talking into your hand, hologram buttons or not. More » -
#graphics
This Is How an Earthquake Propagates Through the Entire Planet
Wired thinks that Roy A. Gallant's 1950 classic science books need to be updated with 21st-Century style and information. They're right, but while their artwork may be flashier and more accurate, it is not necessarily clearer. Take these two examples. More » -
#xbox
Potential Fix Available For Banned Xbox 360 Users
The millions of Xbox Live players who were banned because of their modded Xbox 360 consoles may get a second chance with some firmware workarounds. Beware though, it's a complicated process. More » -
#amd
AMD Phenom II Breaks 7GHz Barrier
7.08GHz. That's the record-shattering speed an AMD Phenom II processor was overclocked to using a massive amount of liquid helium. You can watch the whole process in this documentary video set to one kickass soundtrack. [Crunchgear] -
#ocean
The Seaglider, Hunting
This microphoned submarine glider has been collecting ocean sounds for a few weeks. When it is plucked from the sea in a few more, researchers will use software to parse its audiofiles for rare beaked whale songs. [Wired] More » -
#roundups
This Week's Gaming Stories You Cannot Miss
Look, it's the box art from Star Trek Online (along with new screens and impressions)! Also read on for the latest infotainment regarding Diablo III, a Diablo clone, the Avatar game and, of course, Modern Warfare 2. More » -
#airplanes
Japan Developing Its Own Stealth Fighter Jet
This is the Shinshin ATD-X, the prototype of what could be Japan's very own stealth fighter if they don't get to buy Lockheed Martin F-22s. It's very sleek, but I'm sad it doesn't transform like a Varitech. More » -
#iphoneapps
This Week's Best iPhone Apps
In this week's slightly more transparent app roundup: Malls, navigated! Instant messages, never ignored! Browser, bettered! Messaging, replaced! Hotel rooms, snagged! Photos, translated! Ghosts, faked! Blu-ray movies, supplemented! And more... More » -
#addon
DSi Studio Kit Can Start Your Kid On a Path of Photography and Drugs Early
The DSi's camera is probably the lowest-quality camera device you can buy today that can still counts as a camera. But, it's still a camera, and your kids might enjoy making their photos slightly more interesting than the default shots. More » -
#concepts
Apple iThink (It's Not Real, But You Know You Want It)
While it would be a shame to lose the understated flare of Jonathan Ive design, the prospect of a glowing Apple logo embedded in the rear of my skull would be a worthy trade. More » -
#tgif
10 Human Functions We've Already Handed Over To The Machines
One idea behind a "cyborg life" is that we look to machines to take on critical, physical roles. These 10 machines illustrate how we have already begun passing the torch on tasks we are getting to lazy to do ourselves. More »
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#burjdubai
This Video From the Tip Top of the Burj Dubai Makes Me Sick to My Stomach
Hold me, I feel like puking after watching this video from the top of the Burj Dubai, the tallest man-made point on earth. The shaking? That's because the tower's wobbling. Vertigo, uggghhhhh. [YouTube via Skyscraper Forums via Mahoney's Playground]
