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Sun Powered Fun
Pegasus Open 50 Raceboat Log: Day 5/6 and the Moon
July 9, 5:30 PM PST Today we are living within the realm of Squalls. Squalls in the the Northeast sub-tropical Pacific are different. They are small, concentrated and powerful. The rain lasts ~20 minutes under them if you're stationary. We're not. More »
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Sun Powered Fun
Pegasus Open 50 Log: Finally, Through the Fog, a Sunset
July 8, 9:00 PM PST This is what a sunset looks like in the middle of the ocean, from a sailboat racing from California to Hawaii. More »
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By Philippe KahnComment by mikeness: Wow man, whats the opposite of claustrophobic? I like going out on boats, even small boats, as long as... 4 Responses | Other threads
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Sun Powered Fun
Pegasus Open 50 Tour, Part 6: The Kitchen Sink
All food on the sailboat is heated on a pivoting stove that self rights to true down, no matter how much it's rocking. It's also the sink, which spits fresh or salt water. All food is vacuum bag sealed. More » -
Sun Powered Fun
Pegasus Open 50 Log: Day 4, Following the Low Pressure
July 8, 3:30 PM PST Pegasus has been chewing up the miles and we are very lucky for that. Our last two days were 305 and 295 nautical miles respectfully. More »
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By Philippe KahnComment by JimboGizmo: O.K. I give up. After searching through the transpac 09 web site I still can't figure out what the... 2 Responses | Other threads
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Sun Powered Fun
Pegasus Open 50 Raceboat Log: Night 3, This is What Sailing in the Pitch Black Ocean is Like
July 8, 0:30 AM PST We are clearly entering the realm of the tradewinds. The natural path to Hawaii and it's rich seafarer's culture. More »
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By Philippe KahnComment by GutterIsATool: Where's the link for getting Gizmodo without the Pegasus Open 50 coverage. It's annoying. 6 Responses | Other threads
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Sun Powered Fun
Pegasus Open 50 Tour, Part 5: Internet, Sat Phones, Kevlar, Heaters
The Open 50 raceboat's cabin has three satellite phones, a kevlar roof to pass wireless signals through and even Ethernet. The tour continues here. More »
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By Brian LamComment by amacieli: What I would like to know is how to get broadband (DSL speeds will do!) on a boat when it... 2 Responses | Other threads
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Sun Powered Fun
Pegasus Open 50 Raceboat Log: IPhone Video, Endless Fog
Here's a clip, uploaded moments ago from the Pegasus Open 50 sailboat underway in the Transpac race, using an iPhone 3G S, Wi-Fi and Satellite uplink. More »
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By Philippe KahnComment by the real that guy dave: Maybe he can shell out for a better quality camera next time. Something with a stabilizer perhaps. God! Pretty... 4 Responses | Other threads
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Sun Powered Fun
Pegasus Open 50 Raceboat Log: Day 3
July 7, 4:50 AM PST A quiet and relatively slow night. Around 10 PM it became clear that the wind was backing off and that we were entering the "Pacific High doldrums ridging zone". More »
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By Philippe KahnComment by Dane Bendixen: Judging by the number of comments on this article, I guess I'm not the only one who things these Pegasus... 3 Responses | Other threads
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Sun Powered Fun
The Pegasus Open 50 Raceboat Tour, Part 4: Barometer, Autopilot, Wind Meter and Keel Control
For those interested in how sailboats work, Bruce Mahoney of Pegasus Racing continues his tour of the tech inside the Open 50 Raceboat. Here he starts into the cabin, where weather and navigation are handled (dryly, I might add). More »
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By Brian LamComment by KeepingTheForeName_GitEmSteveDave: I believe OMG!Ponies! was looking for someone to do some Keel-hauling the other day... more » | Other threads
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Sun Powered Fun
Pegasus Open 50 Raceboat Log: Day Two, Heading South and Kulani the Barometer
July 6, 6:00 PM PST After we licked our wounds, we made sail changes all day. With just the two of us and a lot of sail area, each change is a major project. More »
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By Philippe KahnComment by vasha: Nice. And nice in depth post. A lot better then the editors themselves. 5 Responses | Other threads
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Review
VholdR ContourHD Helmet Cam Lightning Review
The VholdR ContourHD is a helmet camera with 720p capabilities. More »
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By randy salzmanComment by bornonbord: This is really disappointing, actually. I just can't understand why they can't get something with a bigger gamma curve... 2 Responses | Other threads
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Sun Powered Fun
Pegasus Open 50 Sailboat Log: A Brief History of the Transpac Race
What's this sailing race about? The Transpac isn't the biggest sailboat race, but it's the longest of the two oldest. The first Transpac happened in 1906, less than a month after the great SF earthquake, forcing it to start from LA. More »
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By Brian LamComment by farcedude: Umm, I guess I don't get something. I thought 'single' and 'mono' hull meant the same thing, and that maybe... 3 Responses | Other threads
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Sun Powered Fun
The Pegasus Open 50 Raceboat Log: Day/Night One
July 5th, 2:40PM PST, 2009, Catalina Islands: Right before the start, one hour on our way, our hydraulics failed. That's the system that helps cant the keel. It's a must have. More »
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By Philippe KahnComment by KeepingTheForeName_GitEmSteveDave: See, that's nature for you. You try to help it out, and in the end, it made you leave... 9 Responses | Other threads
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Solar powered fun
The Pegasus Open 50 Raceboat: WTF is a Sailboat Doing on Gizmodo?
Why a boat? Because the Pegasus Open 50, is laden with mechanical and material technology. And the captain is the inventor of the camphone and founder of Borland, Philippe Kahn. He's liveblogging a race from California to Hawaii via Satellite. More »
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By Brian LamComment by The Terminator: [WTF is a Sailboat Doing on Gizmodo?] Funny, that's exactly how I feel every time I see some Lego contraption. 6 Responses | Other threads
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Summer Funnology
Pegasus Open 50 Raceboat Tour, Part 3: Turning, Emergency Hatches, Ballast and the Hydraulic Keel
Bruce Mahoney continues his tour of the Team Pegasus Open 50 Raceboat. If you like sailing and high performance vehicles, you'll get something out of this video. More »
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By Brian LamComment by meow-mixer: As much as I love boats, I really have no idea what's going on... I never understood the whole sail thing.... 7 Responses | Other threads
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Summer Funnology
The Pegasus Open 50 Sailboat Log: Lucky Sextant and Heading for the Starting Line
On-board all of our equipment is state of the art. We'll use our GPS app to pin-point our position from the Start to the finish at Diamond Head. More »
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By Philippe KahnComment by aednichols: I never thought I'd see a sextant on Gizmodo. 3 Responses | Other threads
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Summer Funnology
Pegasus Open 50 Raceboat Tour, Part 2: The Carbon Fiber Mast, Rigging and Sails
Pegasus Team Operations Manager Bruce Mahoney continues his tour of the Open 50 race sailboat, picking up with how they mount the carbon fiber mast, the dagger boards, rigging material and sails. The boat crosses the starting line tomorrow! More »
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By Brian LamComment by jawzzy: Woah. That boat is crazy advanced. I've raced on boats with Kevlar sails and such, but canting keels... 6 Responses | Other threads
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Concepts
Digital Ruler
This wooden, yet digital, concept ruler combines "values of a traditional ruler, with advantages of a digital interface." I think it still needs lines, but how cool is it that it sets the zero point wherever you start measuring? More »
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By Brian LamComment by PanhandleJoe: I already have a digital ruler. My hand span is exactly 10 inches. So there! 4 Responses | Other threads
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Image cache
Which One is the Robot?
A great cover by the Christian Science Monitor. I went back and forth a few times, and ended up being wrong. Which do you think is the meat-based contruction? The answer forthcoming on Monday. [BoingBoingGadgets] More »
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By Brian LamComment by Spilt_Milk: The one on the left is definitely not alive. 23 Responses | Other threads
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Cellphones
Sony Ericsson Kiki Concept
Mobil delivered this rendering of Kiki, a Sony Ericsson phone with a projected display and um, presumably, somewhere, a keypad. I like green. People need to make more green handsets. [Mobil via Engadget] More » -
Cellphones
Is Sony Ericsson's Rachael Their First Android Handset?
Mobil's dug up these photos of the XPERIA Rachael, supposedly their first Android phone. Exciting, since I love Sony Ericsson hardware. More » -
Apple
iPhone 3GS Jailbreak
Hey, the iPhone 3GS has been jailbroken, through what looks like a web exploit. Warning: We haven't tested this because we're playing with fireworks. Use at your own risk. [Make It Rain via BBG] More »
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By Brian LamComment by Nowell: I love how the dev team has managed to break the 3g, and the 3gs (even though they haven't released... 9 Responses | Other threads
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Summer Funnology
The Pegasus Open 50 Sailing Log: Weather
Philippe Kahn describes the weather before the race.I took a serious look at the weather. What a mess! In 11 crossings I have never seen such messy weather patterns in the usually very predictable Pacific. More »
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By Philippe KahnComment by Judd Eichorst Grey: As a junior meteorologist in the USAF, I must say that first chart is CRAP. What Pacific Ridge are they... 3 Responses | Other threads
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Summer Funnology
Pegasus Open 50 Tour, Part 1: The Hull and Foresails
The official Gizmodo raceboat, the Pegasus Open 50, was originally rigged for reliability for global cruising. Going from CA to HI in a race requires more power. Here's a tour of the tech in the rigging, hull material and sails. More »
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By Brian LamComment by Hi, I'm God: I'm not sure why we should care. I'm all for sailing - it's relaxing. But its not enticing news that... 2 Responses | Other threads
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Storage
Upgrading the SSD in a Netbook Makes a Difference
Netbooks are netbooks. Usually based on Intel's Atom chipset, and generally not that fast. What you gonna do? Well, I upgraded the SSD in my Hackintosh. Not just to bump the drive from 32 to 128GB, but for SPEED. More » -
Summer Funnology
Pegasus Open 50, The Official Transpac Raceboat of Gizmodo
Philippe Kahn founded Borland, invented the Camphone, and decodes human motion. He's also a fellow outdoorsman, splitting time skiing Tahoe and sailing in Santa Cruz. He'll share his Transpac 2009 sailing race with us live from the Pegasus Open 50. More »
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By Brian LamComment by KeepingTheForeName_GitEmSteveDave: Any chance you can ask about the weird things they have come across while racing? I have heard tales... 15 Responses | Other threads
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Nukes
What's the Fallout if North Korea Nukes Hawaii?
North Korea's aiming their test missile near Hawaii. The US military says they can protect the islands, and locals aren't too worried, but if something happens, the thermal, shockwave and radioactive fallout will look something like this. More »
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By Brian LamComment by goodcow: Can we just bomb the fuck out of North Korea already? 58 Responses | Other threads
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Media
Add Us On gdgt
The new data and social network type gadget site, gdgt, is back up and fully operational. Here are our accounts. Add us! More »
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By Brian LamComment by Scratic: Am I overlooking a way to search among gdgt users? 6 Responses | Other threads
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Walkman at 30
Notable and Crazy Sony Cassette Walkman Editions
Sony's cassette tape Walkman came to life in many shapes and forms through the years. Here are a few of the great, the important and sometimes plain weird Walkman models. More »
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Media
gdgt, the Data Driven Gadget Site, is Live
gdgt is a new gadget site that's database driven. You pronounce it either g-d-g-t or "gadget". I like it, mainly because I can track pieces of information about gadgets I own, but also tech I would like to have. More »
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By Brian LamComment by OMG! Ponies!: Okay assholes: Who was the jackass who registered as "OMG Ponies"?! Because it's telling me the name is unavailable. ... 28 Responses | Other threads
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Question of the Day
Do Gadgets Make You Happy?
I like this NYTimes blog about happiness. Our relationship with our personal tech is complicated, but overall, do you think we're better or worse off for being so addicted to our gadgetry? More »
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By Brian LamComment by Nick: gadgets are the grown-up's toys. how can that not make you happy? but don't get me wrong. eating, fucking, and... 6 Responses | Other threads
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Retromodo
Computing Classic: The Kitchen Computer
The 1969 Kitchen Computer by Honeywell was not just a fancy cutting board. It was meant to store recipes, even recommending meals from ingredients on hand. The problem is, you had to know binary to use it. More » -
Retromodo
Computing Classic: Video on How the Airforce Protected Us from Attacks in the 1960s
This video explains more about the SAGE system I wrote about last week, the huge Airforce used in the 50s to the 80s to make us feel safe from supersonic Soviet bombers. More »
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By Brian LamComment by Duckspwn: Sooo, completely unrelated to this rather interesting article, but I have a question for the Giz commenters. Say someone gives... 8 Responses | Other threads
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Listening test
Thriller: My First Album
Reposted in MJ's Memory: At first I thought my first was a cassette single of Bel Biv Devoe's Poison I bought from the Bergen Mall, but then I realized I had a record of Michael Jackson's Thriller at 5. More » -
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Michael Jackson Dies, But His Dancing Robots Live On
Gawker is reporting that Michael Jackson has died. No, this is not gadgety, other than the fact that Thriller was my first album. OK, that's not gadgety either, but this Captain Eo clip is: More »
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By Brian LamComment by r1v3t3d: Jesus, Giz-- He's IN A COMA. As in STILL BREATHING. A little anxious to see him go, perhaps? Shame on you... 41 Responses | Other threads
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Apple
The Life of Steve Jobs - So Far
Here's an idea: How about we stop focusing on livers for a second and look at the good, bad and as he might put it, "insanely great" parts of Steve Jobs life so far? More » -
Apple
Steve Jobs Recovering From a Liver Transplant, Still Returning End of Month
The WSJ reports that Steve Jobs had a liver transplant two months ago in Tennessee. He is expected to still return to work later this month, even if only at a part time schedule. More »
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By Brian LamComment by Révolution: You do all know that Steve is a horrible person. Right? You're looking for Steve Wozniak... 24 Responses | Other threads
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Water
What if Apple and Chumby Designed a Surfboard?
Thomas Meyerhoffer used to work at Apple and helped design Chumby. These days, he's reinventing the classic shape of the surfboard. Looks more like a snowboard, with that midcut radius. Or a spaceship. I like it. More »
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By Brian LamComment by LA_Longhorn: It looks like an 8-bit cartoon turkey baster. 6 Responses | Other threads
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Computing Classic
Computing Classic: The 1954 SAGE Protected the US From Invasions That Never Came
Dag Spicer from the Computer History Museum leaned over and unscrewed a bolt. Underneath, it read, "I can't stand it". The operator's job was to look for cold war bombers that never came. I would go mad, too. Look: More »
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