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iPhone 3G Jailbroken

After unlocking and jailbreaking iPhone OS 2.0, the iPhone Dev Team has now liberated the new iPhone 3G, only five days after launch. This means a Pwnage tool that will allow you to install the unofficial applications that Apple doesn't want you to have in your iPhone—like video recording apps or game emulators—alongside with the App Store ones. The upcoming Pwnage will support the classic iPhone, the iPod touch, and the iPhone 3G. The video shows it works great: More »

1:07 PM on Tue Jul 15 2008
By Jesus Diaz
72,803 views, 53 comments

Latest by gamecrazychris: Is that a photoshop or the real thing? more »

boom

Air Force Dismantles Crashed C-130 in Military-Style: With Lots of Explosives

What do you do with a C-130 cargo aircraft that has made a crash-landing in an insecure area of Iraq? If you're the 447th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron you wire it with explosives and you blow it up. Again and again and again... until it's in small enough bits to load onto a flatbed and ship back to an air base. Apparently it's pretty rare for an aircraft to make emergency landings in the field, which is good news. Though if it resulted in more videos like this, we wouldn't complain. [PointNiner via Danger Room]

5:32 AM on Mon Jul 14 2008
By Kit Eaton
5,036 views, 35 comments

Latest by tehdahl: @DWes: well, at least it was a chick. I think. more »

to be continued

LHC Ignition Delayed Until August, Earth Spared Another Month

The scientists at CERN's Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland have decided to delay the ignition of the massive particle accelerator. The LHC countdown now shows 30 more days, so you can enjoy July to its full potential. In case you don't know what a Large Hadron Collider is, it's the thingamajig that is supposed to find the Force that binds all things or—according to some morons—was supposed to kill us all yesterday. Wait, hold on a moment here. Maybe they activated it. Maybe the first collision created a white hole that sucked the whole Universe in, and we got back in time. More »

7:15 AM on Tue Jul 8 2008
By Jesus Diaz
5,649 views, 57 comments

Latest by n/a: Quote: "LHCfacts.org guys are wackos..." Really, check out their credentials yourself, Dr. Rossler is even featured in a Wikipedia article devoted to his achievements. Speaking of Wikipedia, there is a good article about censorship at Wikipedia, preventing published peer reviewed papers from more »

laptops

Boom Arm Starbase Workstation: Because Laptops are Too Heavy For Nerds

The Boom Arm Starbase Workstation—now there is a product aimed squarely at nerds. It combines computing and extreme laziness with a little "Starbase" sci-fi flavor thrown in. I mean, you could use a product like the LapDawg—but that would require actually lifting the laptop now and then. The swing arm action on the Starbase will come in quite handy after all of your muscles have atrophied. You can even get a cup holder, Flatscreen VESA LCD mount, and a height adjustment suitable for expanding waistlines. Not bad for around $300. [Product Page via Boing Boing Gadgets]

6:20 PM on Thu Jun 26 2008
By Sean Fallon
3,901 views, 10 comments

Latest by DurfDiggler: God, Pixar nailed it. more »

boom

Blow Victims Away with Mentos and Coke Booby Trap

That sound you are hearing is thousands of people screaming after falling for this Mentos and Diet Coke booby trap. And the sound you will hear soon will be the screams of the people who did the traps, as the joke victims beat the crap out of them. [Instructables] More »

8:00 AM on Fri Jun 6 2008
By Jesus Diaz
31,657 views, 71 comments

boom

Eco-Friendly Bombs Ensure No Smog Results from The Destruction of Your Ancestral Village

I have a problem I'm sure you're all familiar with: eco guilt. Whenever I'm about to drop a gigantic bomb on say, a small village, I get to thinking about the impact of the bomb on the environment. I mean, I'm not a monster. Popular explosives like TNT and HMX create nitrogen oxides when they explode, and those create smog and acid rain. Good heavens! More »

4:50 PM on Wed May 28 2008
By Adam Frucci
5,990 views, 44 comments

Latest by n/a: Right up there with the alcohol swab before lethal injection. I mean, I know we're killing you an all, but there's no reason we can't be humane about it, right? more »

portable media

Rollable MP3 Boom Box: Cool Like a Corn Popper

Why make MP3 players more compact when you can look like a tool pushing one around like a lawnmower? That is the question Israeli designer Inbal Tyagi must have asked himself when he came up with this rollable boom box concept. According to the project page, the device can be recharged by walking it around. It also notes that the design was inspired by the simplicity of the hula hoop. I don't know about a hula hoop, but I can think of another annoying product that it reminds me of... More »

3:40 PM on Thu May 22 2008
By Sean Fallon
6,807 views, 64 comments

Latest by n/a: is that a man? i think thats a man... it's a man... that's totally a freakin man dressed like a woman scooting a gray google place marker around. more »

ka-boom!

WWII Mine Blown Up Spectacularly in Front of English Beach

This is what you get down on the beach on a Saturday afternoon—if you're in the West of England. Experts detonated a German mine from the Second World War after they discovered it in Bridgwater Bay. The 10 x 2.5-foot mine was dropped during the war by a German bomber, and was discovered sitting in mud by a fisherman. UPDATED: a couple of videos, one of the ka-boom itself, and another of the bomb disposal team with the six-decades-old behemoth, after the jump. More »

8:30 PM on Sun Apr 13 2008
By AddyDugdale
19,310 views, 39 comments

Latest by bailey_ca: @undeadmachine: I always refer to that as the "Spicy in, Spicy out" rule. more »

boom

Drug Gang Use WWII Anti-Tank Bazooka to Intimidate People

Police in Polk County, Florida, have busted a drug gang—leaded by some assclown called Otis "Cowboy" Carden, who was also selling methamphetamine to his mother and brother— that terrified neighbours and customers using the firepower of a fully oiled and operational World War II british rocket launcher. And although they really never fired it, the police did... near a power plant. Actually, the gang fired it, not the police. Video after the jump. More »

11:00 AM on Fri Apr 4 2008
By Jesus Diaz
15,760 views, 62 comments

Latest by n/a: IF everyone had a bazooka, there'd be a lot less Lincoln Aviators menacing the roads. more »

war games

Air Force Buys 300 PlayStation 3 for Research

The Air Force has bought 300 PlayStation 3s for "research." Whether "research" means "let's play a massive Call of Duty 4 game" or "let's start building SkyNet with 300 PlayStation 3 nodes" or "let's create a giant black mecha with Blu-ray lasers" is yet to be seen. According to the Air Force, they need the cell processors for assessment:

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5:16 AM on Wed Mar 5 2008
By Jesus Diaz
20,922 views, 62 comments

Latest by n/a: The folks at Rome Research lab are a little smarter and work on projects a little bigger than, "hey lets see if this works for a flight simulator". I would say the AF is leveraging common technology not only more »

macworld 2008

The End of an Era: Steve Jobs Says Only One Boom!

A lot of you have complained about Steve's "Booms" in the past. Old. Tired, you say, especially in our cartoons. Well, judging by yesterday's keynote, the Apple head man thinks the same. Compare and contrast yesterday's miserly tally of one "Boom!" to last year's bumper crop of 15 B-words. So, what word should El Jobso start repeating like a Tourettes-addled teenager now? More »

8:20 AM on Wed Jan 16 2008
By AddyDugdale
15,931 views, 72 comments

boom boom

Sony Muteki LBT-ZUX9 Ultimate Party Machine Turns Your Room Into Studio 54

The Goods: The latest Muteki audio system, the LBT-ZUX9, is a disco in a box—1000 watts (RMS), four speakers w/ 8-inch subwoofers and built-in lighting effects, plus you can add in the D-Light Sync Pro for synced disco ball gaudiness awesome. You can record directly onto flash drives with its USB port, which is nice if someone likes the beats blowing up your house and wants a copy w/o firing up your comp. The Suck: It's 800 dollars, no iPod dedicated dock—we know you have it you now. Also, tail-end of model name is ZUX.

7:30 PM on Sun Jan 6 2008
By matt buchanan
2,498 views, 3 comments

Latest by HJTravels: IT's 100 Watts peak, it's probably only 25w RMS. more »

boom, headshot

Lockheed Martin One Shot Sniper System: One Shot, One Kill

Lockheed Martin's scored a $2 million DARPA contract to develop the One Shot System, which will crunch data on and compensate for wind conditions so snipers can peg targets from further away, even during typhoon season. A prototype's at least 9 months away, but Kotaku will be getting an eyeful of our own One Shot System when we snipe their faces off later this week. [PR Newswire, Flickr]

4:00 PM on Mon Oct 8 2007
By Matt Buchanan
12,362 views, 26 comments

Steve Jobs just got subpoenaed by the SEC on the subject of stock backdating, but it's not what you might think: according to reports, he's only there to testify against Apple former general counsel Nancy Heinen, and is not part of an SEC investigation. [Reuters]

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stock

Apple's Stock Drops 5.15%, Low Boom Count to Blame?

Wall Street can be such a fickle beast sometimes. Today, Apple revealed what could only be referred to as a monstrous unveiling of iPod-related material, and how do the investors repay them? With a 5.15% drop in the stock price. (Although we've done a few of our own calculations and have come to a striking realization.) More »

9:16 PM on Wed Sep 5 2007
By blongo3
20,256 views, 53 comments

functionality ahoy!

DVD Boom Box Is Booming Marvellous

I was talking to a friend earlier, but that is quite enough showing off from me. Check out this DVD boom box from Go Video. The device packs in a 7" LCD along with CD and DVD playback capabilities. To wow you even further it has an AM/FM radio too. More »

5:42 PM on Sat Aug 18 2007
By Haroon Malik
4,194 views, 21 comments

boom! gotcha

Suicide Bomb Box

Do you watch boatloads of CSI to get your fill of dramatic interrogations? How would you like to experience the show...but for real? Because the Suicide Bomb Box is not just a fun conversation piece (like this guy), but a life-altering, sleep-depriving, head-dunked-in-water, that-rifle-won't-fit-up-there-ok-yes-it-will piece. Featuring a big red button and all sorts of nifty, functionless switches, the Suicide Bomb Box won't make trouble for anyone but yourself. Protip: Store your anal virginity in the hidden compartment and they can't take that away from you.

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9:41 AM on Tue Jul 31 2007
By Mark Wilson
8,416 views, 11 comments

Latest by Skeldanqua: I can't wait to hack it and make it a "self-reconstruct" button :) more »

twinmos

TwinMOS BooM1 iPod Speaker Dock Offers Big Boom, Takes Up Little Space (Except the Giant Sub)

lovemacs_1958_333864491.jpegTwinMOS's BooM1 speaker dock is a solution for those who want a big sound that takes up little space. Powered by two 8-watt speakers and a 25-watt subwoofer that offer a little more power than comparable speaker docks. While the name and design are eyebrow raising, it is the $199.99 price tag that really has us wondering if the thing is extraterrestrial in origin. [Tech Digest]

8:30 PM on Mon Jul 30 2007
By Adrian Covert
1,104 views, 3 comments

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