Kwame Opam, Author at Gizmodo

Squirrels Continue to Be Awful By Wrecking People’s Internet

Level 3 Communications, a major ISP, has a serious beef with squirrels. It turns out the little rodents have a penchant for chewing through their fiber optic lines. They actually account for 17% of the damages to their 84,000 mile network this year. And they don’t even know why! In a blog post, company VP…

Tech News Kwame Opam Aug 8

There’s Going to Be a Star Trek Theme Park. Really!

We’ve finally done it. After more than 40 years, we finally have the green light on a Star Trek theme park, thanks to King Abdullah of Jordan. And it only cost a measly $1.5 billion to do it. I’m buying my ticket now. The project is expected to be completed by 2014, and will be…

Tech News Kwame Opam Aug 8

Strapping a Portable Speaker to Your Bike Sounds a Bit Douche-y

Foxl’s tiny portable speaker is a solid piece of equipment, so it should follow that you might want to take it everywhere. So, SoundMatters went ahead and provided a Bike Bundle Kit to strap it to your bike. I’m just not sure you’d want to. https://gizmodo.com/foxl-portable-speaker-no-system-so-small-ever-sounded-5049045 Don’t get me wrong. The idea sounds nice on…

Gadgets Kwame Opam Aug 8

Seagate’s New GoFlex Turbo Keeps Your Data in a SafetyNet

The Seagate GoFlex portable hard drive has the amenities you’d expect for its price range. 500GB. USB 3.0. Support for FireWire and eSATA. But what makes it stand out is that it offers full data recovery right out of the box. Seagate calls their Data Recovery Service SafetyNet. It works as the name promises; should…

Tech News Kwame Opam Aug 8

Comcast Is Offering Broadband to Low-Income Families for $10

In an effort to help get everybody online, Comcast has elected to offer discounted broadband access and even affordable computers to low-income household across the US. Nice job, because it shouldn’t be just higher-ups enjoying Caturday. https://gizmodo.com/why-is-the-canadian-prime-minister-posting-cat-pictures-5825335 The program is being called “Internet Essentials“, and actually comes out of the NBC Universal-Comcast merger from back…

Tech News Kwame Opam Aug 8

What Is This Crazy, Dual-Screen Split-Keyboard Android Phone?

This dual-screen, split-keyboard beauty of an LG smartphone has been teased before. It doesn’t have a name, and is only rumored for a September 14th release on T-Mobile US. But it’s out there, and someone’s having fun with it. At least according to This Is My Next’s T-Mobile roadmap, this could be the Flip II,…

Tech News Kwame Opam Aug 8

Apple Just Released Those Cheap iMacs for Students

Did we say August 16th? Yeah, uhm, we meant today. According to 9to5 Mac, Apple is releasing those scaled-down student-friendly iMacs right now. Still no word on the pricing, but you’ll want to get on that soon Check them out for $1000. [9to5 Mac] https://gizmodo.com/cheap-scaled-down-imac-being-readied-for-students-5828596

Tech News Kwame Opam Aug 8

Archaeologists Believe They’ve Found Captain Morgan’s Shipwreck

Yes, THAT Captain Morgan. He was real, and he was a real, ruthless pirate. Archaeologists now believe that they’ve discovered his 340-year-old ship sunk off the coast of Panama. The liquor company even went along for the ride. Hailing from Texas State University, the scientists say the ship was one of five that ran aground…

Tech News Kwame Opam Aug 6

Playstation Vita Is Finally Up for Pre-Order… in Canada?

Engadget is showing off a new Playstation Vita ready to be pre-ordered at Best Buy, but in the Great White North. The dates indicate a March 2012 release. Meanwhile, the UK can expect the console to drop on October 28. https://gizmodo.com/the-next-psp-is-officially-the-playstation-vita-update-5809242 All this, of course, is to be taken with a grain of salt. After…

Tech News Kwame Opam Aug 6

July Broke Almost 9,000 Heat Records

Last month was fucking hot. Seriously, you’d have been wise to follow some of our advice on how to keep cool. But, put into context, it gets crazier. Judging from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s data, I’m surprised we made it. https://gizmodo.com/air-conditioning-made-our-disgusting-swamp-of-a-contine-5822306 The data above shows the places that broke heat records by day…

Tech News Kwame Opam Aug 6

A Solar Charger Fit For a Killer

Dunhill’s svelte new solar charger is certainly attractive. It looks better than most of its cousins, and can hold up to 30 hours of juice for your phone or gadget. But it is just me, or does it look vaguely like a switchblade? It also comes with a nice leather case, so you can really…

Gadgets Kwame Opam Aug 6

Spending a Day in California Looks Like a Vacation in Toyland

Confession: I’ve never been to the West Coast. It’s a fact I regret the older I get. This video does not help. Created by Ryan Killackey, each scene is comprised of hundreds of stills taken by him and his wife. The almost herky-jerky motion of the subjects make it seem like they’re toys at play,…

Tech News Kwame Opam Aug 6

Thank You, Lucy, for Practically Inventing Watchable TV

Legendary comedienne Lucille Ball would’ve turned 100 today. May she rest in peace. Google’s even got a fresh new doodle in her honor, with the video up top featured within. But Lucy did more than just play a TV housewife. Actually, she and the I Love Lucy show were groundbreaking in their own right. Apart…

Television Kwame Opam Aug 6

The Web at 20: It Changed Everything

Happy Birthday, Interwebz! How far you’ve come. See, if the Internet drew its first breath in the fall of 1969, it took its first steps toward its potential on August 6, 1991. Took awhile there. But it was this first step that was just the beginning. https://gizmodo.com/here-is-the-first-photo-of-the-internet-5351053 In the Beginning The World Wide Web, or…

Tech News Kwame Opam Aug 6

iOS5 Beta 5 Is Out for Developers

According to BGR, Apple has released the 5th beta of the upcoming iOS 5. With the beta releases coming at a reasonable rate and apps already approved for it, iOS 5 looks to be right around the corner. [BGR] https://gizmodo.com/apples-been-approving-ios-5-apps-on-the-sly-already-5827658

Tech News Kwame Opam Aug 6

A Mouse Made for Drug Dealers

What kind of person needs a scale in their mouse? A small-time hustler, obviously. Brando’s mouse offers a kind of discrete simplicity that any drug dealer could appreciate. Selling drugs is wrong. Just wanted to get that out of the way before I said this mouse could help you get away with it. Underneath its…

Gadgets Kwame Opam Aug 6

Gadget Girls Have the Sexiest Spy Adventures

This short film, created by Kevin Dart, shows of Yuki 7 and the Gadget Girls, a group of 60s-style spies who love to blow things up. Dart already has a book and DVD out on them. I’m already a fan. [Yuki 7 via The Mary Sue]

Tech News Kwame Opam Aug 6

The Emergency Cocktail Case Will Get You Drunk in Times of Trouble

You’ve just woken up. It’s 3 in the afternoon after your all night bender, and you feel like death’s shit. There’s only one solution for the modern lush: hair of the dog. Luckily, the emergency cocktail case has you covered. This case, designed by Urbancase, riffs on the old-timey aesthetic of yesteryear’s first aid kits.…

Tech News Kwame Opam Aug 6

AntiSec Hackers Dump 10 Gigs of Police Data

Hackers with ties to the AntiSec movement released 10 gigs of sensitive data last night from more than 50 police departments across the country. This is their brazen show of solidarity with Anonymous’ cause and retribution against an oppressive police system. Remember LulzSec’s “Chinga La Migra” leak in June that compromised the personal data of…

Tech News Kwame Opam Aug 6

31 US Special Forces Troops Die In Largest Loss of Life In Afghanistan (Updated)

The Wall Street Journal reports that a Chinook helicopter carrying 31 US special forces troops and 7 Afghan troops was shot down last night by a Taliban insurgent’s missile. The crash killed everyone onboard. Afghan president Hamid Karzai confirmed the crash, sending his condolences to American forces. The chopper was fired upon during a night…

Tech News Kwame Opam Aug 6

Kwame Opam

Squirrels Continue to Be Awful By Wrecking People’s Internet

There’s Going to Be a Star Trek Theme Park. Really!

Strapping a Portable Speaker to Your Bike Sounds a Bit Douche-y

Seagate’s New GoFlex Turbo Keeps Your Data in a SafetyNet

Comcast Is Offering Broadband to Low-Income Families for $10

What Is This Crazy, Dual-Screen Split-Keyboard Android Phone?

Apple Just Released Those Cheap iMacs for Students

Archaeologists Believe They’ve Found Captain Morgan’s Shipwreck

Playstation Vita Is Finally Up for Pre-Order… in Canada?

July Broke Almost 9,000 Heat Records

A Solar Charger Fit For a Killer

Spending a Day in California Looks Like a Vacation in Toyland

Thank You, Lucy, for Practically Inventing Watchable TV

The Web at 20: It Changed Everything

iOS5 Beta 5 Is Out for Developers

A Mouse Made for Drug Dealers

Gadget Girls Have the Sexiest Spy Adventures

The Emergency Cocktail Case Will Get You Drunk in Times of Trouble

AntiSec Hackers Dump 10 Gigs of Police Data

31 US Special Forces Troops Die In Largest Loss of Life In Afghanistan (Updated)

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