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A Boat With an Underwater View

I’m not much of an ocean guy, really, but this magnificent machine—a compact mini-sub called the EGO—looks amazing enough for me to push aside my fear of fish and set out into the deep blue sea. In a sense it’s an upside-down boat: the hull floats on the surface of the water while the cockpit…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Feb 21 '11

CD3WD Archives the Information Necessary to Rebuild Society

The world economy has collapsed. There is no internet or Wikipedia. How do you rebuild society? CD3WD is a site built by programmer Alex Weir that’s meant to help spur the improvement of the infrastructure of third world nations by giving them first-world technology and knowledge for free. Everything from agriculture to technology is addressed…

io9 Dave Drager Feb 21 '11

Ambidextrous people are easier to manipulate than right-handed people

About 90% of people use their right hand for almost all activities, while the remaining 10% is split between the left-handed and the ambidextrous, people who use either hand with equal comfort. But these “inconsistent-handers” pay a price for their ability to use either hand – a truly bizarre study has discovered that they’re much…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Feb 21 '11

Libyan Mirage F1 Fighter Jets Escape to Malta After Refusing to Bomb Protesters

Two Libyan Mirage F1 jet fighters have escaped the country after refusing to attack unarmed civilian protesters on the streets, landing in Malta’s International Airport, 211 miles north of their home country. The two pilots—both senior colonels in the Libyan air force—have asked for political asylum after landing. They are now in police’s custody, awaiting…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Feb 21 '11

First look at Detroit’s New RoboCop Statue

Last week, Detroit’s RoboCop statue reached its goal of $50,000 in fully crowd-sourced funding. We talked with the brains behind the Detroit Needs A RoboCop fundraiser, and got an early sneak peek at what this noble statue could look like — and it’s going to have suit details that were never shown on screen. We…

Movies Meredith Woerner Feb 21 '11

Linje Espresso Maker Looks Straight Outta IKEA

Although the Linje hails from Norway—not Sweden—there’s definitely something IKEA-esque about the all-wood design. Probably the fact that it’s made out of wood. But the design school prototype also nails that clean, minimalist, Scandinavian aesthetic. [oWorks via MoCoLoco]

Tech News Sam Biddle Feb 21 '11

Is This the Definitive Proof of Apple’s MacBook Pro Imminent Refresh?

As if you needed more reasons for waiting to buy a MacBook Pro, here comes Apple to give you the definitive argument: The Apple Store now shows a 3- to 5-day wait for all MacBook Pro models. https://gizmodo.com/its-a-dangerous-time-to-buy-apple-products-5765916 Given the rest of the signs and the historic record—Apple usually does this right before a refresh—it’s…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Feb 21 '11

Every Bloody Web Browser Needs This Alert

Seriously, I don’t give a damn about a web browser passing all HTML5 and CSS3 stress test with flying colors. What about useful features like this alert mechanism? That’s what I want in my next Firefox. [Thanks Oscar]

Tech News Jesus Diaz Feb 21 '11

This is Detroit’s new Robocop statue

Pete Hottelet is the entrepreneur whose $25,000 may help bring a Robocop statue to Detroit. Here’s what it’ll look like. [Jalopnik] https://jalopnik.com/this-is-detroits-new-robocop-statue-5764491

Tech News Ray Wert Feb 21 '11

Get inspired by visions of the future from science fiction’s “second golden age”

This video, compiling classic science fiction art from the 1970s and 1980s, will make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up. Watch the beautiful ballet of spaceships, planetoids, alien creatures and more. Here’s the official description for “Visions of the Future: A Journey Through Sci-Fi Art of the Second Golden Age of…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Feb 21 '11

New research reveals that planets don’t need stars to be habitable

Planets are sometimes ejected from their solar systems as other planets or passing stars whip up extreme gravitational forces. These starless worlds become cosmic wanderers, freezing slowly to death in the vast emptiness of space. But even that doesn’t have to be the end – under the right conditions, these wandering planets could sustain life…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Feb 21 '11

Spider-Man set leak teases the climatic final Spidey showdown

Marc Webb’s high school-set Spider-Man reboot is currently filming, and a new set report suggests that the movie’s showdown will be a lot more dramatic than the jazz-handed previous installment. Spoilers ahead… The insider report comes from Big Fan Boy: One of the primary important crew members (who shall remain nameless) recently let it slip…

Movies Meredith Woerner Feb 21 '11

OS X Snow Leopard’s Secure Delete Doesn’t Work With SSDs

OS X‘s secure delete, which overwrites data multiple times so snoops can’t recover them even if they have access to your hard drive, turns out to not work with SSDs. The problem? SSD write algorithms are different, because the physical media is different, but also to preserve its lifespan. The end result though is 2/3…

Tech News Jason Chen Feb 21 '11

The Best Deal of the Day

Today is Presidents Day. Let us reflect on the great leaders of our country—the things they must have seen! The drafting of the Declaration of Independence! Various wars! Signing treaties with great world leaders! But none of these moments were captured—lost to history forever. If only they had owned digital cameras… we might have known…

Tech News Gizmodo Deals Feb 21 '11

Stream Live TV from Samsungs Fancy New LCDs to Galaxy Tablets and Smartphones

Samsung’s latest high-end LCDs are minimal beauties. But you know what else the D7000 and D8000 do? They use their second tuner to stream live television directly to the company’s 10-inch Galaxy Tab and the Galaxy S II smartphone. Let’s see the iPad do that. [Pocket Lint via Slash Gear] https://gizmodo.com/samsung-s-best-new-tv-the-un65d8000-is-skinny-and-inte-5724992

Gadgets Adrian Covert Feb 21 '11

Incredible photo over Switzerland reveals the Milky Way in all its galactic glory

This amazing image shows just why we call our galaxy the Milky Way, as the dazzling white band of star clusters and nebulae arcs across the night sky in the Swiss Alps. A NASA astronomer explains just how much of our galaxy (and others) we can see in this one photo… What’s visible in the…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Feb 21 '11

Playing chicken with wind turbines is not recommended

Here’s another entry from the annals of dubiously safe things you can do with remote control airplanes. Some fellow decided to slalom his plane through turbines, Starfox-style, and the RC survived relatively unscathed. Please readers, observe renewable energy at a distance. https://gizmodo.com/firework-armed-drone-prowls-the-swedish-forest-for-unlu-5746430 [aaron_gx via Neatorama]

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Feb 21 '11

It’s a Dangerous Time to Buy Apple Products

It’s a weird time to buy an Apple product. By that I mean it’s a terrible time to buy an Apple product. At least, if you want to own the latest and most amazingest with the least amount of heartbreak. That’s the story for three of Apple’s biggest products: iPhone 4, iPad and now, the…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Feb 21 '11

Thermal Attraction Watches Change Color As Your Body Temp Rises

All in favor of heating up, raise your hands. This spring, show just how much body heat you generate with the new Thermal Attraction watches from Diesel. Their straps register body heat and show the world how hot you are by changing color. All watches come with silver and black dial with digital function. Check…

Tech News Sponsored post Feb 21 '11

The Full Power of Microsoft Kinect Is About to Be Unleashed With an SDK for All

All of the amazing hacks people have unleashed on Kinect to do crazy, weird, awesome stuff? It’s about to get more insane, because it won’t just be hackers doing the noodling. Microsoft’s going to release a full SDK for Kinect on Windows 7 that lets developers access more than just the messy raw data people…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Feb 21 '11

A Boat With an Underwater View

CD3WD Archives the Information Necessary to Rebuild Society

Ambidextrous people are easier to manipulate than right-handed people

Libyan Mirage F1 Fighter Jets Escape to Malta After Refusing to Bomb Protesters

First look at Detroit’s New RoboCop Statue

Linje Espresso Maker Looks Straight Outta IKEA

Is This the Definitive Proof of Apple’s MacBook Pro Imminent Refresh?

Every Bloody Web Browser Needs This Alert

This is Detroit’s new Robocop statue

Get inspired by visions of the future from science fiction’s “second golden age”

New research reveals that planets don’t need stars to be habitable

Spider-Man set leak teases the climatic final Spidey showdown

OS X Snow Leopard’s Secure Delete Doesn’t Work With SSDs

The Best Deal of the Day

Stream Live TV from Samsungs Fancy New LCDs to Galaxy Tablets and Smartphones

Incredible photo over Switzerland reveals the Milky Way in all its galactic glory

Playing chicken with wind turbines is not recommended

It’s a Dangerous Time to Buy Apple Products

Thermal Attraction Watches Change Color As Your Body Temp Rises

The Full Power of Microsoft Kinect Is About to Be Unleashed With an SDK for All

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