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another one bites the dust

Why You Should Carry a Camcorder at All Times-Plus Infrared Goggles, Survival Kits, GPS, and Canned Burgers

Adam already pointed out the need to carry a camera with you at all times to catch amazing pictures. Now, here's one reason to always remember to carry a good videocamera. And survival kits and a GPS and armored suits and canned burgers and infrared goggles or a F-35 helmet. Unlike Lori Mehmen, however, these guys didn't take cover and just kept driving to this huge mother of all dust storms in Australia. Not as dangerous as a tornado, sure, but scary doesn't even start to describe it. [LiveLeak]

7:32 AM on Wed Jul 23 2008
By Jesus Diaz
10,067 views, 52 comments

Latest by n/a: @strider_mt2k: They pissed Imhotep off with that techno music, apparently! more »

Moon Colonization

NASA to Build Giant Telescopes Made of Moon...on the Moon?

NASA researchers claim they've developed a way to create a concrete-like substance, necessary for the production of space telescopes, out of Moon dust. The compound mixes the aforementioned Moon dust with carbon tubes and epoxy to create a dish, which is then coated in aluminum. The researchers have built a 30cm dish using this technique with a moon dust subsitute, but they claim they can create ones between 20-50 meters that would fill entire craters. This claim, however, has its share of detractors. More »

9:18 PM on Wed Jun 4 2008
By Adrian Covert
4,554 views, 55 comments

Latest by GadgetPlay: @bbfreak: "Hell, soon enough entitlement programs will be the majority of our budget." I think that ship sailed a long time ago. @icelight: "'Please don't feed the radical libertarians.'" You shouldn't have to, I'm pretty sure they believe in feeding themselves. A more more »

spirit rover

NASA Releases Dirty Photos of Spirit Rover Solar Panels

Hey Pig Pen. Yeah, you, the Mars Spirit Rover with the red Martian dust all over your solar panels. We're filing a post on a bathtub later today, so why don't you take the hint and use one? What's that? You're millions of miles away and potable water may or may not be somewhere on the planet you're currently exploring? Oh, well, in that case, pray for another wind storm or something, because these filthy before and after pics mean only about 1/3 of the Sun's light is getting through to power your electronics. NASA's plea for a sensor-cleaning interstellar dust storm is after the break. More »

4:00 PM on Sun Apr 27 2008
By Jack Loftus
13,419 views, 35 comments

Latest by n/a: If people performed to the standard that the Mars rovers have so far, we'd live about 1200 years instead of 75. And most people would still be useless wastes of natural resources, but for much, much longer. more »

grossmodo

The Most Disgusting and Gross Tech Gear Gallery Ever

Without a doubt, this has to be the most disgusting and gross tech gear photo gallery in the history of The Most Disgusting and Gross Tech Gear Photo Galleries. Ever. The vomit-inducing shot above, a pancake of beige, white and green mold with the Dell logo impressed on it, is just the aperitif. Honestly, I thought my hairy and gooey mouse was as grossirrific as it can get, but you people have proven me wrong. Full 26-photo gallery and the explanation of the crap above after the jump.
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9:10 AM on Thu Mar 6 2008
By Jesus Diaz
35,011 views, 54 comments

Latest by Step666: @NotMe: no mate, it's not my own work. It's from the truly excellent xkcd.com. more »

flashdrives

PQI's Intelligent Stick Flash Drives are Tiny, Waterproof, Dust-Proof

PQI's new Intelligent Stick USB flash drives may be a boon for those clumsy people, like myself, who often spill coffee on their electronics or get them soaking wet in pockets that let the rain in. I can't think of a time when I've got a gadget too dusty to use, but these tiny flash drives can even cope with that. Manufactured with a special COB process, they're available in 2GB and 4GB in a number of colors, and are due to be unveiled at CeBIT this week.
[7Gadgets]

4:55 AM on Mon Mar 3 2008
By Kit Eaton
3,725 views, 8 comments

Latest by n/a: They are indeed quite durable. After a night's drinking and jumping into a snowdrift, my keys fell out. The pqi stayed in the snowdrift in 0 degree weather for about 10 hours and after it thawed still works more »

won't get you laid

Dust-Off Keyboard Quiver Makes You Biggest Nerd In The Herd

Seriously, if you ever thought those around you doubted your supremacy in the nerdiverse, buying something called a "quiver" for your keyboard and mouse will settle the matter once and for all. It's no +2 Quiver of Plenty, but the $70 Dust-Off Keyboard Quiver, coming this October, may feel like one. More »

12:45 PM on Mon Aug 20 2007
By Wilson Rothman
4,202 views, 11 comments

home entertainment

The PS3 Gets Really Dusty

We noticed this a bit with our PlayStation 3, but Ashcraft lives in Hokori, Japan, where you order Kobe Steak with a side of dust sticks and some mashed dust and a dust salad. Apparently the incredibly shiny and scratch friendly surface of the PS3 is also incredibly dust-attractive. More »

1:56 PM on Mon Nov 27 2006
By Jason Chen
1,514 views, 10 comments