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#retromodo
Corrugated Steel Fallout Shelter Protects Against Most Mild Rainstorms, Probably
This fallout shelter plan, from 1962, only cost $150 in raw materials, and if properly made, had a "protection factor greater than 500." 500 what? No idea! [Mayor's Office via Boing Boing] More » -
#art
Ask the Artist: How Windows 7's Iconic Home Screen Evolved
Chuck Anderson, creator of Windows 7's laid-back, cerulean-cool default wallpaper and login screen, showed me the evolution of his work—including Easter eggs, avoiding Mac tropes and why flaming skulls didn't make the final design. More » -
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#smartphones
HTC Droid Eris: Last Month's Killer Android, Now 99 Bucks on Verizon
HTC's Droid Eris, one of the worst-kept secrets in recent memory, is coming to Verizon November 6th for $99. Essentially a rebranded Hero, it shows just how fast time flies: Last month's Android champion is this month's killer budget option. More » -
#accessories
99-Cent Cardboard iPhone Case Illustrating Contest
Case-Mate released a $0.99 cardboard iPhone case as a tongue-in-cheek, recession-appropriate gesture—and people bought them, and drew on them, and now they've got a contest to see whose creation is best. More » -
#android
Sony Ericsson's "Rachael" Android UI
I like Android and all, but one thing the iPhone absolutely kicks every other smartphone's ass at is media playback—until now. This video of Sony Ericsson's "Rachael" Android UI shows its media capabilities, and it looks un-freaking-believable. More » -
#boats
World's Largest Cruise Ship Sets Sail
Royal Caribbean's record-setting $1.5 billion, 1200-foot-long, 16-deck-high, 220,000-ton, Tower-of-Babel-on-sea luxury cruiser has finally set sail from Finland to Miami. I hate to be the one to ask but, um, there aren't any icebergs on the way, right guys? More » -
#mediacenters
Ten Ways to Improve Your Media Center Experience
Our sister site Lifehacker put together a list of ten app-based ways to boost your media center's potential, adding support for remote controls, remote TV scheduling, Hulu Desktop and more. My favorite: Ad removal. Suck on that, ad-supported entertainment! [Lifehacker] More » -
#retromodo
Photographic Proof of the Apple Tablet...From 20 Years Ago
I know, I know, that headline's a dirty trick. But this is still pretty cool: TechCrunch got ahold of a shot of the Apple Pen Mac, a stylus-driven tablet concept circa 1990 that eventually collapsed in favor of the Newton. More » -
#photography
Terminator: Salvation's Director of Photography Asks: Can You Tell the Difference Between Film and Digital?
Shane Hurlbut, who's been DP on, ahem, illustrious projects like Terminator: Salvation, is a huge proponent of consumer DSLRs, especially the Canon 5D MKII. Now, he's challenging viewers to separate digital from film shots in his new movie. Can you? More » -
#imagecache
Why, What Do You Use? An iPod? Pssh.
I bet your iPod can't play music at FIFTY-TWO X. That's so many Xs, you guys. Plus, it doubles as a retractable cupholder. [There, I Fixed It] More » -
#lhc
LHC Roars to Life, Begins Task of Destroying Universe Yet Again
Christ, didn't we kill this thing already? Repairwork on the Large Hadron Collider is making serious progress, with a test run of particle beams already completed. Scientists are hoping to attempt full world-ending experiments next month. More » -
#apps
Augmented Reality iPhone/Android App Tracks Where Government Bailout Dollars Went
Layar has a new augmented reality app function for iPhone and Android that'sdelightfullydepressingly topical: It'll let you see exactly where bailout money went, via recovery.gov, which is pretty sweet since you sort of own all that stuff! More » -
#droideris
HTC Droid Eris Pictured, I Really Hope It's Cheap
We've seen leaks of the HTC Droid Eris (on Verizon) before, but now there's a more official-looking shot from a Verizon training course—and it looks pretty much like the Hero, with some slightly different coloration and button placement. More » -
#roku
Roku HD-XR Hands On: Where's Roku Going With This?
Roku updated the lineup today with two new models bookending the current Roku HD: The $80 standard-def SD and the $130 HD-XR, which I tested. It's solid, but still needs a firmware upgrade (coming soon) before it feels truly next-gen. More » -
#nook
Barnes & Noble Nook Won't Be Sold in All B&N Stores, for Some Reason [Updated]
Barnes & Noble has a leg up on the Kindle, since they've got over 700 brick-and-mortar stores where they can sell the Nook. But BN will only be selling the Nook in certain stores, pushing delayed-gratification online sales instead. Updated. More » -
#dealzmodo
Hey There, Woot! Off, How've You Been?
Today is that happy day, you guys. That day that comes around only once every other month, or whatever. Deep discounted electronics, sold one after another, with pithy descriptions to boot. Head over to Woot! and enjoy. [Woot!] More » -
#retromodo
Man Spends $50,000 to Recreate a First-Class Pan Am Cabin in His Garage
Anthony Toth is so obsessed with perfectly recreating a vintage Pan Am first-class cabin in his garage that he once traveled to Thailand for—wait for it—original Pan Am branded headphones. And his obsession goes much deeper than that. More » -
#unconfirmed
Intel May Postpone USB 3.0 Support on Chipsets Until 2011
A report has surfaced alleging that Intel has pushed back the implementation of USB 3.0 in its chipsets a whole year, to early 2011. It's unconfirmed, and we hope it's not correct—it'd seriously slow down USB 3.0's adoption. More » -
#lenovo
Lenovo All-in-One IdeaCentre B500's Got Cyborg Chic
Lenovo introduced a few new computers today, most interesting among them (visually, at least) being the B500 all-in-one with a crazy angular design. But they've also got their first Core i7 notebook and a pretty nice-looking ultraportable. More » -
#protests
Cellphone Holdouts' Lives Would Be Much Easier if They Just Got Cellphones
The Times ran a story today about people they (somewhat oddly) call "Refuseniks": Those who refuse to get cellphones not due to price but to a moral stance. Unsurprisingly, it's not necessarily the most practical choice, even for them. More » -
#tv
30 Rock's Emphatically Branded Windows Computer Is Confusing
On this week's 30 Rock, we found out Jack's (or Jack's designer's) choice of computer, and it's a weird one: It's a prop model of a forcefully-branded Windows computer, yet 30 Rock has historically been in love with Apple products. More » -
#retromodo
Kids' Guide to the Internet is Educational, NSFW
This video, a vintage "introduction to the internet" from the early '90s or thereabouts, features the line "What's a webpage? Something ducks walk on?" If that doesn't convince you to watch this hilarious, mysteriously-filled-with-pixelated-porno masterpiece, I don't know what will. More » -
#remainders
Remainders - Things We Didn't Post
Verizon's Android Lineup Gets an Addition With HTC Sense...Yahoo Starts News Blog, Contributes to Death of Legitimate Journalism...Vuzix New Video Glasses Look Like Oakleys, Not as Hip as Wayfarers...AOL Hints at Some Mysterious Surprise, I'm Surprised AOL Still Exists... More »
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#nook
Don't Get too Excited About the Nook's Lending Feature
One of my favorite details about the Nook—the 14-day "lending"—just got a lot less enticing. Turns out there are very specific rules about this lending process, and they pretty much nullify the feature's promise. More »
