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#displays
Pixel Qi Dual-Mode LCD Ships Next Month; $100, 10-Watt HDTV Up Next
One is a rough manufacturing start date for a display component, and the other is an announcement so vague it barely means anything. But lest you forget: Pixel Qi's multi-mode, e-ink-shaming LCD technology is amazing. More » -
#education
100 Open Technology Courses That Would Have Saved You a Lot of Money On Tuition
When I think about all of the money I spent on college tuition only to find that the internet is riddled with free technology courses from prestigious schools like MIT. More » -
#cellphones
ITG xpPhone Runs Windows XP, Pre-Orders For AT&T, Vodafone and Orange
The xpPhone has a 4.8-inch touchscreen, GPS, notebook-specs, and runs a full-blown copy of Windows XP. Seriously. And while I'm still skeptical about the use of XP, the phone has come a long way since I saw it at Computex. More » -
#etiquette
Wired Explains Proper Etiquette In the World of Social Technology
Wired's new issue, featuring guest writer Brad Pitt promoting the newest Brad Pitt movie starring Brad Pitt, goes deep into social technology etiquette. Can you answer your phone while peeing? Is it okay to lie on Facebook? All is revealed. More » -
#music
35,000-year-old Flute Is First Instrument Ever
This flute is the first musical instrument in the history of humankind—one of the first examples of technology—which has surprised everyone demonstrating that music already existed 35,000 years ago. Stone Age Rock Band, here we go. More » -
#strangequestions
What Gender Is Your Roomba?
Why do we assign genders to robots, even when they look like Wall-E or a Roomba vacuum cleaner? That was the subject of a panel at WisCon, where a roboticist debated sexbots and macho tanks with writers and science fiction fans. [io9] -
#editorial
The New Mantra of Tech: It's Good Enough
A few months ago, I sat in a think tank with a group of distinguished digital camera experts. We were talking about the future of cameras, what was to come. More » -
#doom
How Long Will Our World Last? (Yes, We Are Screwed)
Most people get worried about how much energy reserves we have left, but as this graphic shows, that's the least of our problems. The real problem is the materials we use to make things. More » -
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#cellphones
That Homeless Guy Outside Starbucks? He Probably Has a Cellphone
A really surprising story in the Washington Post today: 30-45 percent of D.C. homeless people have cellphones, and they're unexpectedly essential to their way of life. More » -
#mysteries
What's in the Box? Is Mysterious Mishmash of Gadgets, Video Games, Apocalypse
This POVviral campaignadvertisementdemo film(?!) is an amalgamation of cell phones, VR headsets, Lost music, Half-Life references and hat tips to movies like 28 Days Later. But what, exactly, does it mean? More » -
#catholicismwow
Catholic Bishops Call for Abandonment of Technology During Lent
Some Roman Catholic bishops in Italy have called for Catholics to give up technology, notably text messaging and Twitter, for Lent. Possible sacrifices they also considered include "all fun" and "things people like." More » -
#bushleague
The Biggest Advances in Governmental Tech During the Bush Era
With all this talk about Obama's BlackBerry and weekly YouTube addresses, we tend to assume there was no governmental tech before him. But there actually were some impressive advances in the last eight years. More » -
#thecrazies
Irony Alert: Unabomber's Stuff to Be Auctioned Off Online
A San Francisco court ruled that the writings and possessions of Theodore Kaczynski, the famed Unabomber and enemy of internets everywhere, will be sold online to pay restitution to his victims' families. Ah, the irony. More » -
#questionoftheday
Question: Which is More Impressive - the LHC, Burj Dubai Tower, the ISS or the Pyramids?
All of the news surrounding the Large Hadron Collider and the Burj Dubai Skyscraper recently has got me thinking about large-scale technological projects. Both absolutely defy belief, but which one do you think is the most impressive achievement? I'm even going to throw in the International Space Station for good measure. How about the pyramids? Why not—might be a good idea to have some historical balance. More »
