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Mark Zuckerberg More Minted Than Steve Jobs

Hours after Forbes reported Zuckerberg overtook Steve Jobs on their Forbes 400 rich list, news escaped that he’s donated $100 million to New Jersey’s Newark schools. A clever move, considering he made $4.9 billion in the last year alone. He’s now said to be worth $6.9 billion, so that’s a healthy increase in his pocket…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Sep 23 '10

Blockbuster is Officially Bankrupt

As expected, Blockbuster has filed bankruptcy today in the US, after shuttering over 1,500 stores in the past year. The remaining 3,000 or so stores will stay open—though for how long, who knows. [Bloomberg] https://gizmodo.com/rumor-blockbuster-filing-for-bankruptcy-next-month-5623329

Movies Kat Hannaford Sep 23 '10

Rumor: Two Facebook Phones Coming Next Year?

After hearing that Facebook’s (non-existent, according to their spokespeople) phone will run on Android, Bloomberg is reporting today that INQ Mobile has been tasked with building hardware for two phones, and AT&T might just carry them exclusively from late-2011. https://gizmodo.com/update-facebook-denies-creating-a-facebook-phone-5642159 It’s rumormongering at best, at this point in time, with Bloomberg claiming they’ve heard from…

Social Media Kat Hannaford Sep 23 '10

Van Gogh’s Paintings Turned Into Tilt-Shift Photography

While Van Gogh was an Impressionist painter, I’ve always found his artwork to be pretty surreal, with his daub-paint effect warping landscapes. Artist Serena Malyon bent their reality even more, adding tilt-shift photography effects to 16 of his popular works. Check out the full gallery over at Artcyclopedia if you like what you see. Sadly,…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Sep 23 '10

Microsoft: “Blu-ray is Going To Be Passed By As a Format”

Need further proof Microsoft will never adopt Blu-ray, as you clutch your HD DVD drive to your chest and sob for Microsoft’s halcyon HD format days? Xbox 360’s UK director Stephen McGill has reiterated the future is digital downloads. McGill told Xbox Achievements that “people have moved through from DVDs to digital downloads and digital…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Sep 23 '10

Sonos’ WD100 iPod Dock Floats Music Wirelessly to Multi-Room Systems

Designed for use with a ZonePlayer multi-room system, the WD100 iPod/iPhone dock sends music wirelessly around the house. There’s not much of note here, but existing Sonos users can snap up the cheap-as-chips $119 dock from next month. SONOS INTRODUCES THE SONOS WIRELESS DOCK New Sonos iPod accessory will be available by the end of…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Sep 23 '10

Glasses-Less 3D UI for Android Heading to Tegra Smartphones and Tablets

It’s difficult to gauge the full power of the autostereoscopic 3D from a video, but, as with Sharp’s parallax barrier technology, you can see how Scaleform’s glasses-less 3D works. The video presenter’s “ooh! ahh!”-ing just endorses it even more. https://gizmodo.com/sharps-parallax-barrier-technology-and-3d-camera-seen-i-5629483 NetbookNews.com visited the Scaleform booth at Nvidia’s GPU conference, where they were showing off a…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Sep 23 '10

iPad’s Keynote, Numbers and Pages Apps Updated

Included version 1.2 updates for each $10 app: Keynote-to-PowerPoint format export, extra presentation animations and Keynote to MobileMe iDisk support; Numbers spreadsheets convertable to Excel format; and Pages allows for displayed word count and .txt opening support. Plus more! See the full list of updates here: Keynote: – Export presentations to Microsoft PowerPoint (.PPT) format.…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Sep 23 '10

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How I feel about all this… I do fear change, I know that much at least

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A Stylish Camera Bag That Stores Your DSLR and Your iPad

Not only does the $200 Ari Marcapoulos Camera Bag score high on looks, it’s loaded with utility. Notable features include a thick, weather resistant canvas exterior, padded lens and camera compartments, and a faux-fur lined iPad pocket. [Incase via Uncrate]

Tech News Christina Bonnington Sep 23 '10

Old Oil Rig Converted Into Brand New Vacation Spot For Scuba Divers

Only 120 diving and snorkeling permits are granted near Sipadan island each day and lately some of those have been going to folks using an old oil rig’s elevator to drop right into the perfect waters. Basically, the oil rig has been converted into a hotel called Seaventures and while its 25 tiny guest rooms…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Sep 23 '10

First Human-Powered, Wing-Flapping Aircraft Successfully Flown

Remember those old timey flying contraptions inventors used to think up? With bulky, mechanical wings that they flapped? Such a device—a human-powered ornithopter—was successfully flown continuously for the first time, marking a bit of aviation history. Granted, the 2010 version of an ornithopter is much sleeker looking than the inventions that spring to mind from…

Tech News Christina Bonnington Sep 23 '10

Tour Some of Science History’s Most Wonderful Models

LIFE has put together a delightful gallery of classic scientific models—reminding us of how science used to visualize everything between the human body and outer space before the age of computer imagery. The gallery is diverse in its nostalgia, highlighting what was then the cutting edge of medicine, aerospace, and the other myriad efforts to…

Tech News Sam Biddle Sep 22 '10

Growing Up Nintendo: A Self-Portrait

If you grew up in the 1980s and owned a Nintendo—which might be redundant—this likely captures your childhood than any laser-backdropped middle school photo ever could. From artist Mike Mitchell, who in painting “1985” as a self-portrait ended up painting an entire bleep bloop generation. [Mike Mitchell via The Daily What]

Tech News Brian Barrett Sep 22 '10

T-Mobile Claims Right to Censor Text Messages

T-Mobile told a federal judge Wednesday it may pick and choose which text messages to deliver on its network in a case weighing whether wireless carriers have the same “must carry” obligations as wire-line telephone providers. The Bellevue, Washington-based wireless service is being sued by a texting service claiming T-Mobile stopped servicing its “short code”…

Tech News David Kravets - Wired Sep 22 '10

The Simplest Way To Watch Cute YouTube Videos In Sync With Friends

There are a lot of reasons to want to watch a YouTube video simultaneously with someone—such as conversation that doesn’t involve constant mentions of timestamps. The simple way to get in sync like that? YouTubeSocial. YouTubeSocial is a clever little site that allows you to watch any YouTube clip in sync with your friends. All…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Sep 22 '10

The Most Comfortable iPad Dock Money Can Buy

“HOLLANDIA LAUNCHES WORLD’S FIRST BED DESIGNED TO WORK WITH IPAD” screams the press release. And much like Kanye’s tweets or Mike from the Jersey Shore, I can’t quite figure out if I’m laughing at them or with them. https://gizmodo.com/kanyes-apology-tweets-edited-into-letter-form-5630204 The iCon, the $20,000 iPad dock-bed in question, combines a swanky adjustable mattress from Hollandia and…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Sep 22 '10

Roku Internet Video Streamers Are As Low As $60, and Do 1080p For $100

Roku’s expanding their offerings with three new boxes: HD at $60, XD at $80 and XDS at $100. With just $40 separating the bottom from the top, why would you not go for the 1080p, 802.11n dual band streaming? Both the XD and XDS have 1080p over HDMI as well as 802.11n (HD is only…

Tech News Jason Chen Sep 22 '10

What It’s Like Inside the Sous Vide King’s Kitchen

Thomas Keller might just be the best chef in America. Not only that, but the man literally wrote the book on sous vide, the preferred geek technique for vacuum-sealed flavor perfection. So what’s it like to work in his kitchen? San Francisco Chronicle writer Sophie Brickman set out to answer that very question by spending…

Tech News Brian Barrett Sep 22 '10

io9 Mad Scientist Smackdown: Walter Bishop faces Doctor Evil!

Sure, Walter Bishop’s crazy ass managed to vanquish Reed Richards AND Victor Frankenstein… but today he faces a professional! Doctor fricken Evil! We’re turning up the heat on io9’s Mad Scientist Smackdown! Finally, someone who can beat Walter in the apparently all-important “inappropriate personal share” portion of the contest — Walter can talk about his…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Sep 22 '10

Mark Zuckerberg More Minted Than Steve Jobs

Blockbuster is Officially Bankrupt

Rumor: Two Facebook Phones Coming Next Year?

Van Gogh’s Paintings Turned Into Tilt-Shift Photography

Microsoft: “Blu-ray is Going To Be Passed By As a Format”

Sonos’ WD100 iPod Dock Floats Music Wirelessly to Multi-Room Systems

Glasses-Less 3D UI for Android Heading to Tegra Smartphones and Tablets

iPad’s Keynote, Numbers and Pages Apps Updated

I’m not exactly sure…

A Stylish Camera Bag That Stores Your DSLR and Your iPad

Old Oil Rig Converted Into Brand New Vacation Spot For Scuba Divers

First Human-Powered, Wing-Flapping Aircraft Successfully Flown

Tour Some of Science History’s Most Wonderful Models

Growing Up Nintendo: A Self-Portrait

T-Mobile Claims Right to Censor Text Messages

The Simplest Way To Watch Cute YouTube Videos In Sync With Friends

The Most Comfortable iPad Dock Money Can Buy

Roku Internet Video Streamers Are As Low As $60, and Do 1080p For $100

What It’s Like Inside the Sous Vide King’s Kitchen

io9 Mad Scientist Smackdown: Walter Bishop faces Doctor Evil!

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