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How scientists can safely put antifreeze in your frozen yogurt

You want your food to be really cold, but not frozen – unfortunately, chemical antifreeze kills people. Find out how biological antifreeze is formed, and how companies are going to use it. Traditional antifreeze can’t go in food products. It’s not that it’s unpalatable. In fact, it’s so sweet that there are products used in…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Apr 12 '11

Spoiler-Free Review of Doctor Who’s Next Two Episodes

Last night, we saw the opening two-parter of the sixth season of Doctor Who, in the company of the show’s stars and showrunner. We won’t give away any of the amazing surprises in store, but here are a few hints. Doctor Who fans from all over headed to New York, for a special two-episode screening,…

Television Meredith Woerner Apr 12 '11

Movie Theaters Begin Slapfight With Studios over New Flicks On-Demand

Remember that impossibly-bad sounding idea of renting a movie on-demand for $30? (But only if it’s not too successful!) Well it’s not bad enough to fly under the radar of theater owners, infuriated by the thought of lost profits. https://gizmodo.com/the-age-of-30-movie-rentals-is-upon-us-5787819 We’re still not really sure who would go for this $30 ripoff, other than members…

Movies Sam Biddle Apr 12 '11

Edgar Wright confirms Ant-Man won’t be in The Avengers. Plus our first look at major returning characters on Fringe and Doctor Who!

Edgar Wright and Joe Cornish give a promising update on their Ant-Man script, but the character definitely has no part in The Avengers. Tons of revealing new images for Doctor Who, and the Fringe cast prepares for an epic return. Spoilers from here on out! Top image from Transformers: Dark of the Moon. The Avengers…

Television Alasdair Wilkins Apr 12 '11

HTC Sensation: A Dual-Core, Video-Editing Smartphone Superstar (Updated: Hands-On)

Don’t want to pay 3D tax for HTC’s Evo 3D? You’ll be wanting the Sensation then, which is HTC’s new worldwide flagship phone. With its sculptured, curved unibody aluminum body, it’s also one of HTC’s thinnest handsets at 11.54mm. https://gizmodo.com/sprint-evo-3d-the-ridiculous-3d-phone-you-might-actual-5784492 The main improvement here is the dual-core chip it runs on; a MSM 8260 clocked…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Apr 12 '11

Charge Apple Keyboards and Trackpads Wirelessly With the Mobee Charger

Instead of charging Apple’s wireless trackpad and keyboard on something keyboard-sized, slim down with the Magic Bar. The peripheral charges itself by USB, and in turn charges the keyboard and trackpad just by sliding them into place. https://gizmodo.com/magicwand-combines-your-magic-trackpad-and-keyboard-int-5762402 You can pre-order Mobee’s wunderbar in mid-May for $60, but it won’t ship until the tail-end of…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Apr 12 '11

Toshiba’s Latest Portégé Laptop is Even Lighter and Thinner Than Before

We do love a Portege laptop around these parts, and as Toshiba’s lopped a bit more weight off this latest R830 series. Weighing 3.1lbs and measuring shy of an inch thick, the R830 is for business users, but there’ll also be four models in the R835 consumer series. The latter has various Intel Core i3…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Apr 12 '11

Pliers Lock Automatically When Gripped, For Easier Turning

CH Hanson’s pliers solve a problem most of us never knew existed. My life will be radically different, now I have the knowledge that these pliers can automatically lock in place when gripped, instead of having to fiddle with the adjustment knobs. That’ll save time, and will mean your hand won’t get so smeared in…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Apr 12 '11

Is the World Ready for a 23-Inch Tablet?

I don’t think anyone was ready for the Kno tablet, which had two 14-inch screens, so what makes Lenovo think a 23-inch tablet would do well? Some smart guy thinks a large screen that can be used for all would be ideal for the home. https://gizmodo.com/kno-dual-screen-tablet-sincerely-hopes-size-matters-5553810 Lenovo’s senior specialist in marketing, William Cai, told TechRadar…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Apr 12 '11

Would You Rent Photoshop For $49 a Month?

49 notes seems pretty pricey to me, but then it’s a lot more palatable than coughing up $650 for the full-flavor package. It could be handy if you had a month’s work ahead of you, or always want the latest version. Adobe Subscription Editions has just launched now, for all your favorite pieces of software…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Apr 12 '11

Layar Steps Up its Augmented Reality App With Twitter and Facebook

Liked something you’ve seen on Layar? The 5.0 update lets people share screenshots to Twitter or Facebook, and also brings along animated 3D effects for some of the augmented reality stuff. Check out the new updated version for iPhone or Android now, for free. [Layar via The Phone Scoop via BGR]

Tech News Kat Hannaford Apr 12 '11

Official Moleskine App Coming for iPhone and iPad

The video doesn’t give much away, but Moleskine’s official blog has reported they’re just awaiting Apple’s authorization before the app is available to download on iPhones and iPads. I presume it’s some sort of note-taking app styled to look like a Moleskine, but what would you like to see? [Moleskine via Moleskinerie]

Tech News Kat Hannaford Apr 12 '11

HTC Sensation Gets Outed Early by Qualcomm and Vodafone (Updated)

This morning, both Qualcomm and Vodafone slipped up and let specs fly early on the HTC Sensation, which is expected to be announced later today. First, Qualcomm confirmed the phone would have a dual-core 1.2GHz Snapdragon chip, and then Vodafone dished the rest of the specs out on a product page: The phone is said…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Apr 12 '11

BlackBerry Boss Has a Meltdown as He Asks Why People Aren’t Nice About Them

RIM Co-CEO Mike Lazaridis moaned to the NYT: “Why is it that people don’t appreciate our profits? Why is it that people don’t appreciate our growth? Why is it that people don’t appreciate the fact that we spent the last four years going global? Why is it that people don’t appreciate that we have 500…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Apr 12 '11

Little girl joins the Dark Side, is promptly kicked out of the Jedi Academy

Watch as one brave young Padawan publicly pledges her allegiance to Darth Vader, causing a befuddled Mace Windu to escort her off stage and send her to the “Sith Academy.” I think we’ve just found the next Secret Apprentice! While on a family trip to Disneyland, one little girl was asked to battle Darth Vader…

Movies Meredith Woerner Apr 12 '11

Why Everyone Loves Yuri Gagarin, the First Human to Reach Space

It happened when Earth was still in black and white: 50 years ago we stepped outside our home planet for the first time. This is the tale of the beginning of an adventure that hasn’t ended yet, the biggest, most dangerous and rewarding quest ever embarked on by the human race—the fascinating story of two…

Space & Spaceflight Jesus Diaz Apr 11 '11

First Third-Party iPad App for Photoshop Touch

Adobe announced the Photoshop Touch SDK today and shortly after Shawn Welch threw together a demo app called Photoshop Remote, which acts as a heads-up display for all the Photoshop installations on your local network. You can also manipulate images directly on the iPad, save images directly to it, and send messages to all connected…

Tech News Husain Sumra Apr 11 '11

New TomTom Software Gives You Another Backseat Driver

TomTom’s new Active Driver Feedback will speak up to tell you about your fuel consumption, speeding, harsh steering, and braking. At the end of your trip it’ll summarize and chart how well you’ve been driving, too. [TomTom via Ubergizmo]

Tech News Davey Alba Apr 11 '11

War-Zone Videos Get On-Demand Treatment in New Defense Department Project

A new $29 million Defense Department project makes viewing military intelligence from Afghanistan as easy as ordering a movie from Netflix. The Department of Defense is unveiling a Netflix Instant-style system for military intelligence that will allow military personnel around the world to view war-zone footage. Called the National System for Geo-Intelligence Video Services (NVS),…

Tech News Neal Ungerleider - Fast Company Apr 11 '11

Rube Goldberg Photobooth: The Most Complicated Way To Say Cheese

Two Pratt graduate students, Alex Crawford and Austin Nelson, decided their lives—or studies, anyway—wouldn’t be quite complete without having built a Rube Goldberg Machine of their very own. But it’s not just a bunch plinking and plopping for its own sake; this complex contraption actually begins and ends with a photograph. It took about 30…

Tech News Brian Barrett Apr 11 '11

How scientists can safely put antifreeze in your frozen yogurt

Spoiler-Free Review of Doctor Who’s Next Two Episodes

Movie Theaters Begin Slapfight With Studios over New Flicks On-Demand

Edgar Wright confirms Ant-Man won’t be in The Avengers. Plus our first look at major returning characters on Fringe and Doctor Who!

HTC Sensation: A Dual-Core, Video-Editing Smartphone Superstar (Updated: Hands-On)

Charge Apple Keyboards and Trackpads Wirelessly With the Mobee Charger

Toshiba’s Latest Portégé Laptop is Even Lighter and Thinner Than Before

Pliers Lock Automatically When Gripped, For Easier Turning

Is the World Ready for a 23-Inch Tablet?

Would You Rent Photoshop For $49 a Month?

Layar Steps Up its Augmented Reality App With Twitter and Facebook

Official Moleskine App Coming for iPhone and iPad

HTC Sensation Gets Outed Early by Qualcomm and Vodafone (Updated)

BlackBerry Boss Has a Meltdown as He Asks Why People Aren’t Nice About Them

Little girl joins the Dark Side, is promptly kicked out of the Jedi Academy

Why Everyone Loves Yuri Gagarin, the First Human to Reach Space

First Third-Party iPad App for Photoshop Touch

New TomTom Software Gives You Another Backseat Driver

War-Zone Videos Get On-Demand Treatment in New Defense Department Project

Rube Goldberg Photobooth: The Most Complicated Way To Say Cheese

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