Trying to lean beyond one's center of gravity normally leads to a giant, awkward step forward to retain balance, so to achieve the 45-degree angle he wanted, Michael and his dancers used special shoes as well as a trick in the stage floor. When the time came for the move, a peg-like aperture would protrude from the dance floor. The heel of the dancers' shoes featured a triangular cut out that could be hitched onto the peg, anchoring the dancers to lean much farther forward, and thus blowing the world's collective mind. [Boing Boing Gadgets]

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After long weeks of dancing his heart out, propped up on his busted up legs by only his resolve, courage and legions of SMS-voting geeks, Steve "ThunderToes" Wozniac is booted from Dancing With the Stars.

For some, he was hard to watch dancing. OK, maybe for most. But not to me.

To me he was a giant (but rapidly decreasing in weight, mind you) bundle of circuit board, segway riding, love bouncing around with the enthusiasm of a child on two barely-functioning legs. The man who could out design professional mainframe builders in his early teens found dancing impossible, but here he was trying, bucking what fate handed him (genius, riches) for what nearly everyone else took for granted (having fewer than two left feet). Woz is a deep geek—ours—with the accompanying social awkwardness. And he lost, and lost perhaps more badly than any contestant in the history of the show. But I don't think anyone else faced such overwhelming odds. And who can resist cheering for the underdog?

Lets see if we can get Woz on Survivor or American Gladiators. [Newsday]

*Sorry for spoiling the ending, ladies and dudes. I figured it was not so much a "spoiler" as a "save-you-from-having-to-watch-bad-TV-ler".

The first and most obvious is that Woz is hurt from all those hours of dance practice. The second, and most plausible, is that Woz has installed some sort of bionic technology to improve his foot speed. The third is that he's had another right foot installed, for added coordination. All organic.

He's walking on it, so its not broken. Maybe its tendon damage or something. Dunno!

Woz, what happened, man? Are you ok? TALK TO US!

UPDATE: ABC confirms that Cedars-Sinai hospital in Los Angeles xrayed and found a fracture. BUT he'll be able to continue on the show.

[ABC Local, GEEKSUGAR]

Anyone can do something they're good at. But last time I checked dancing was not one of the pillars of geekdom (programming, video games, math, science, social awkwardness). In fact, I can remember my first school dance in grade school, where the thought of moving my body to the music was so terrifying, I lied and told everyone I didn't feel good. I'm not sure I've progressed that far beyond these fears.

Maybe, just maybe, I thought, Woz was some secret dance maniac.
I wrote Woz and he replied back no, he wasn't a dance maniac, and that he was enjoying himself dancing, even losing 25 pounds but that learning a routine every 4 days was daunting. "Dance moves have never come to me easily, even the Macarena. If I focus on one foot issue, I totally forget my hands, and also what's coming next."

Even if none of his computer skills can help him here, I think his math skills can be put to good use. As Woz says, "Mark Cuban calculated that if the DWTS judges award you 0 points, and every other contestant gets 300 points, you only need a 6% advantage in the viewer votes to come in first place."

If that's the case then 6% or fewer votes are all we need to get the big guy to number one. Are there enough geeks in the world to pull off this hack?

Dancing With the Stars starts tonight with at 7/8C

The launch of Sony's long awaited Second-Life-alike has not been without its problems. Although it's been in closed beta for almost six months now, it's never had a true stress test. Tonight may prove to be that night as tons of G4 fans log into the newly opened virtual world all at once, all in the same place, while the G4 folks broadcast it live on TV. It all goes down at the "Mall" area—wear your finest unisex virtual t-shirt. [G4 Forums via Binge Gamer via MAXCONSOLE]

DOT MATRIX REVOLUTION* from superbrothers on Vimeo.[io9]

Beyond the self-sufficient floor, the club will also sell organic spirits served in polycarbon cups; and the bathrooms will feature a recycled water system for flushing the toilets.

Entry to the club costs about $20, but clubbers who can prove they arrived on foot, bicycle or public transportation will get a free pass (so long as they sign a pledge promising to work towards curbing climate change too, that is). Charalambous hopes to open the club on July 10, with US-based clubs in New York to follow, as part of his Club4Climate campaign. [Evening Standard]

Samsung Dance [Neatorama]

It's actually pretty cool, that is unless you're this guy. Just kidding we're not particularly good dancers here at Gizmodo, that's why you didn't see us dancing.– Ben Longo and video by Richard Blakeley

P.S. Any green screeners out there want to take a crack at this? Let us know Ben@gizmodo.com

No word on how much this complete DJ kit will run you, but you can safely assume that it's aimed at DJ wannabes rather than seasoned pros. These devices have always been somewhat clunky in the past, but by the looks of it, M-Audio has made it pretty bulletproof. – Nicholas Deleon

Update: I've just been informed by an M-Audio mole that the Torq MixLab will hit the streets at $99, which is only about double the price of the entrance fee to most dance clubs 'round here.

Product Page [M-Audio via CrunchGear]

The device could, for example, shimmy in a clockwise direction to signal an incoming call from the office, or wobble counter-clockwise to alert the user to a new message.

And that, folks, is that.

Dancing cellphone [New Scientist]