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    IN THE FACE!: There is a skunk-works joke in here somewhere, I just can't find it.... more »
    Pessimippopotamus: This is as just as sad as Black College Football: The Experience game. [kotaku.com] Well. At least this should make searches for "Afro Whores" quicker... more »
    Raidah: From Blackbird's site: "Black search prioritizes sites that focus on African-American content and information enabling you to find content that is typ... more »
    infmom: Must have been programmed by illiterate white guys who had no idea that "blackbird" was the term for a slave ship. Those who are ignorant of history a... more »
    BeautifulAgony: Thank god! Now I can visit the NAACP website without feeling completely out of place. more »
    ashamaniq: WTF????? This is just ridiculous!!! Good thing my race is undefined. I'm mixed, more like a "Cafe Latte" race. (also know as black and white) Good poi... more »
    MorganX: Keep in mind Black people most likely didn't make this and didn't ask for it. The next one will be for Hispanics, the Asians, then one for women, then... more »
    BeautifulAgony: Where the hell is the Klingon Browser?? I want FireTarg now! "Klingon browsers do NOT show lolcats!" "Today is a good day to browse!" more »
    Kaiser-Machead: So, if I download it, and use it, will it ask me what ethnicity I am before I use it? Will it not allow me to use it if I click "WTF I'M A HUMAN BEING... more »
    Cordfucious of Tech Clan: Its ridiculous shit like this that pisses me off and makes me ashamed to be black sometimes. Stop pimping our community with this silly shit and help... more »
  • #internet

    Blackbird Web Browser: Because Firefox is Too Navajo for Black Web Surfers

    Wait, why do I need a special web browser? I mean, I get there's been a long standing digital divide between black America and the technological world (controlled by The Man). But do I really need a repackaged piece of software whose name evokes the Jim Crow era? More »
  • #guitars

    Blackbird Rider Nylon Guitar Actually Carbon-Fiber and Nearly Indestructible

    Blackbird's Rider Nylon guitar is actually not made of nylon—ok its strings are—but instead it's far more highly-tech'd and its body and neck are actually carbon fiber. It may not be bullet-proof, but Blackbird says its "nearly indestructible," making it perfect as a travel guitar. The material has meant a few design tweaks over a traditional shape: it's far squarer, and the sound holes are now a single hole moved up to the neck, and dubbed a "soundscoop" instead—apparently this makes for a better sound response. The other side-effect is that it's light enough at 3-pounds to fit into an aircraft overhead locker. High-tech costs though—the nylon string model is $1,900, a smaller steel-stringed version is $1,600. [Product via GadgetLab]
  • #interview

    VoodooPC Will Survive, But Confirms "Integration" into HP

    I just got off the phone with Rahul Sood, founder of VoodooPC, who confirmed that the rumors of Voodoo's demise were not just premature but "nonsense," but said "HP is asking us to integrate into the larger execution engine." Rahul is comfortable speaking both plainly and in business-ese—what we take this to mean is that Voodoo will merge manufacturing with HP's core in Asia, unify other non-design aspects of the business, and shut down a good chunk of the operation in Calgary, Alberta. "Typically we don't comment on layoffs specifically," says Rahul, who adds that he himself will not be leaving Canada. More »
  • #blackbirdexhilarationedition

    HP Blackbird 002 Exhilaration Refresh Packs Newly Loosed Nvidia GTX 280 in SLI

    HP is one of the first out the door with Nvidia's right-off-the-presses GeForce GTX 280 in its Blackbird 002 Exhilaration edition. Also making up the Blackbird's refreshed guts are an nForce 790i Ultra motherboard ('cause the GTX 280s are in SLI), 1600MHz DDR3 RAM, quad-core Core 2 Extreme processor (QX9770). Naturally, all of this is liquid cooled so it doesn't melt a hole in your floor. More »
  • #pcs

    HP Blackbird Gaming PC Dinged for Vista OS and Slow ATI Video cards

    The Blackbird 002 by HP looked like the gaming PC to have, with smart design including that aluminum stand. Maximum PC just gave it a 7/10 score for two main reasons: Vista OS hurts its game performance, as does its SLI implementation hacked up to use twin ATI cards...slower ATI cards. Will Smith, EIC, says his top pick is still the XPS, "It's just faster." [MaximumPC]
  • #clips

    HP's Voodoo-Powered Blackbird 002 Unveiled By Creator (Video)

    Tonight in New York, VoodooPC cofounder (and HP employee) Rahul Sood shows off his newest miracle of PC science, the Blackbird 002. It's a little long (7min, 30sec or so) so you might want to grab a beverage. –Video by Richard Blakeley
  • #pcs

    The Love Child of HP and Voodoo: Blackbird 002 Gaming PC Photos and Impressions

    When HP acquired Voodoo PC, the boutique gaming maker, I could think of only one thing: What would a creative PC maker like Rahul Sood do with the resources of a small platoon of HP engineers? The Blackbird 002 is the first collaboration, built with lots of HP workstation and server innovations, and a few neat tricks like the foot that keeps the PC off the ground for a sixth side of cooling. Unlike the Dell XPS line with its proprietary-sized components, this is fully standards compliant for when you want to rip out the guts and upgrade a few years later. The crazy thing is, this is the HP branded gaming PC with VoodooDNA: The gnarly Voodoo branded stuff is yet to come. The details: More »
  • #gadgets

    Blackbird Rider: Carbon Fiber Guitar Waited for this Moment to Arise

    The Blackbird Rider is a guitar made out of carbon fiber that was designed using 3D CAD software. It's 2/3 the size of an ordinary guitar but makes up for that by being hollow throughout—even in its neck and head—making the entire guitar a sound box. The goal of this design was to get the sound of a big acoustic guitar in a smaller form factor that's easily portable. More »