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#space
My Favorite Educational Poster of the Day
I wish there was a closeup image of this poster so that I can actually read it, but I guess I'll have to get one to figure out if space traveleres really need to know how to handle stun devices. More » -
#remainders
Remainders - The Good, Bad and Ugly Stuff We Didn't Post (and Why)
Today in the musty sub-basement of Gizmodo we call Remainders, Star Trek's Simon Pegg is having AppleCare difficulties, Santa gives you GPS directions, Star Trek: TNG gets bizarrely and hilariously re-dubbed, Adult-Swim-style, and Sony renames their ebook store. More »
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#artificialintelligence
MIT Plans to Rebuild Artificial Intelligence from the Ground Up
After 50 years and countless dead ends, incremental progress, and modest breakthroughs, artificial intelligence researchers are asking for a do-over. More » -
#nokia
Hey Nokia, You Don't Need a Flagship Phone Store If No One Wants Your Flagship Phones
Nokia's closing their Regent Street flagship store, due to poor foot traffic and sales. They'd invested £4 million in the location, right across the street from Apple's Regent Street shop. Nice shop, but we saw this coming. [BusinessTimes via FSJ]
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#traderoundup
Study: Television Is Not Even Close to Dead
There will be a time when everyone gets their entertainment through cortex-implanted microchips. But for now, people are still watching a lot of "traditional" (i.e. not Hulu) television. According to a Nielsen study, 99% of video viewing is via TV. [Gawker] -
#design
The Printer Toaster Unfortunately Doesn’t Use Butter and Jam for Ink
I liked this clever toaster design that mimics an inkjet printer. But then I realized how much I wanted a toaster that also prints on the butter and jam. Can't have it all, I suppose. More » -
#ssds
Seagate Introduces Pulsar, Its First Solid-State Drive
Seagate just announced their first line of SSDs, named Pulsar. It's a 2.5-inch drive in slightly odd 50GB, 100GB and 200GB sizes, and it looks ready to compete with the current SSD leaders. More » -
#silverlining
Global Warming's Most Delicious Consequence: Supersized Lobsters
In a warm dystopia many years from now, New York City will be underwater and ginormous mutant crustaceans will roam the globe, mouth-wateringly. Here's hoping the cows don't die, because we're going to need butter. [NatlGeo] [Gawker] -
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#foodfight
In Defense of Throwing Tomatoes at Sarah Palin
Since we opened up that can of stewed pears by praising the guy who threw tomatoes at Sarah Palin, we figured it's a good time to explain why it was cool that he did that. In other words: Food fight! [Gawker] -
#imagecache
Too Much AT&T Fail
Remember that Mark the Spot iPhone app for telling AT&T where they suck? Um, yeah. [Thanks Joe!] -
#iphoneapps
Dragon Dictation, World's Most Popular Dictation Software, Comes to App Store
There've been some dictation apps before now, but now Nuance, makers of Dragon, the world's most popular desktop dictation software, is invading the App Store with their own. Plus, it's free (for a limited time)! Update: More » -
#inbrief
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#dell
Vostro V13: Dell's New $450, 0.65-Inch Ultraportable
There aren't many details available about the Dell Vostro V13 other than the fact that it's an ultra-thin, ultra-light ultraportable with a seemingly very reasonable $450 price tag, but at least there are a few teasing pictures. Updated: Hello details! More » -
#kindle
eBeam Whiteboard Delivers Notes to Kindle, for the Kid Who Forgot His Glasses
In elementary school, I was that kid who always had to sit up front when I forgot my glasses. Think of all the time I could have spent goofing off! If only I had those notes delivered to my Kindle... More » -
#iphone
Now Streaming: The iPhone Reality Show
Reality shows tend to put me to sleep, but some part of me wants to grab energy drinks and watch this entire iPhone development reality show. There has to be drama, right? More » -
#socialnetworks
Facebook Courts Have 100 Judges, Secret List
Facebook's 100+ "policy enforcers" look for pictures of exposed nipples, nude women, and putdowns of individuals or an unreleased list of "protected groups," neither of which you're allowed to hate. But you're judged only if ratted out, so "friend" carefully! [Gawker] -
#gaming
Poor Melting Game Boy
You cursed brat! Look what you've done! I'm melting! melting! Oh, what a world! What a world! Who would have thought a good little girl like you could destroy my beautiful wickedness? Oooooh, look out! I'm going! Oooooh! Ooooooh! More » -
#cgi
This is How the Evening News Should Be Done From Now On
The CGI recreation of Tiger Woods' accident was amusing enough, but a Taiwanese news show made some more animations to retell the whole crazy dramarama through awkward shower sex scenes, strange gesturing, and plenty of bad translations. More » -
#microwaves
YouTube Microwave Makes Cooking Hot Pockets More Entertaining
The Castoven is a microwave with an LCD screen in the door. It automatically plays a video as long as the cooking time you specify. Because god knows you can't go two goddamned minutes without being entertained. [Castoven via CrunchGear] -
#waronchristmas
Latest Casualty in the War on Christmas: Neil Patrick Harris
Hey O'Reilly: Fight your War on Christmas—just don't drag talented and adorable Neil Patrick Harris into it! Tonight, O'Reilly ragged on a Frosty the Snowman-themed promo for "How I Met Your Mother". "Pathetic!" cried O'Reilly's guest-bag. [Gawker] -
#diy
I'm Building This DIY Batsignal and Then Taking You Jokers Down
I was never sure if Batgirl had a Batsignal, but it doesn't really matter. I'm gonna build my own using Arduino, some LEDs, and these instructions anyway. And then I'll track down a slinky costume and take down some troublemakers. More » -
#playstation3
Sony's Motion Controller Patent Goes Attachment Crazy
A newly published patent from Sony Computer Entertainment, which looks a lot like the company's PlayStation 3 motion controller, showcases a plethora of possibilities for the forthcoming device, more attachments than you could shake a Wii Remote at. More » -
#darpa
DARPA's Balloon Challenge Over After Nine Hours
Someone at DARPA's crying over the brilliant "Find these ten red weather balloons and we'll give you 40K" challenge he concocted ending mere nine hours in. It's what happens when you forget about MIT geeks and their little bribes, too. More »
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