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Tag Heuer’s Squadra Night Vision Glasses Are For Alpha Eyeballs Only

Tag Heuer, best known for their fancy, manly watches, also makes fancy, manly eyewear, and the Squadra night vision glasses are their newest pair. They have titanium arms, high-contrast lenses, and make all the other spectacles nearby feel kinda wimpy. Just look at the Tag Heuer eyewear site. That Flash intro is like a James…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Jul 15 '10

Help! Teens Are Using Digital Drugs to Get High

Kids around the country are getting high on the internet, thanks to MP3s that induce a state of ecstasy. And it could be a gateway drug leading teens to real world narcotics. At least that’s what Kansas News 9 is reporting about a phenomenon called I-dosing, which involves finding an online dealer who can hook…

Tech News Ryan Singel - Wired Jul 15 '10

Heavy Gear: Military mechs on a new Earth

Can’t get enough military mecha fighting scifi battles on distant worlds? Classic game Heavy Gear offers a rich pseudohistorical backdrop for mech-on-mech warfare, and a deep suite of tactical rules. It’s sure to please both wargamers and giant robot fans. Since its development in the mid-90s, Heavy Gear has gone through several iterations (although its…

io9 Ed Grabianowski Jul 15 '10

Here’s Yamaha’s New Zero-Emission Electric Scooter

Yamaha just introduced the EC-03, their new Zero-Emission Electric Scooter that’s primed to save the world. Well, at least Asia. The EC-03 is cheaper than most its competitors and apparently highly desirable in Asia’s crazy-for-scooters market. The EC-03 actually marks the return of Yamaha to the electric motorcycle market. Way back in 2002 they were…

Tech News Casey Chan Jul 15 '10

Kanex iAdapt HDMI V2 Mini DisplayPort to HDMI Adapter Has Audio Support For Newer Macs

Got a new Mac and finding yourself struggling to find a Mini DisplayPort to HDMI adapter that supports video and audio output? No worries. The Kanex iAdapt should have you covered. The iAdapt HDMI V2 has been engineered to support full 1080p HD video output and audio to a single HDMI cable. Kanex iAdapt HDMI…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Jul 15 '10

Fight Weeds Like Superman: Flying Horizontally, Powered By the Sun

Weeds, aching backs, and dignity: all things that stand no chance in the face of the Wunda Weeder, a magnificent solar-powered gardening exo-skeleton that allows its wearer to soar over invasive plants like some sort of green-thumbed superhero. Are details really important with an invention such as this? I could tell you that the Wunda…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Jul 15 '10

This the Amazing Present and the Crazy Future of Dubai’s Skyline

If you thought Shanghai’s change from 1990s city to 2010s megalopolis was stunning, get ready for this: The crazy change from the present Dubai skyline—perhaps the awesomest amazing view to date—and its gigantastic future look: https://gizmodo.com/shanghai-skyline-before-and-after-5558350 Click to enlarge Click to viewCan you locate the Burj Khalifa, the tallest skyscraper in the world, in the…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Jul 14 '10

Why Tesla’s Death Ray Was Never Made

Once upon a time, there was a great deal of talk about Nikola Tesla designing a charged particle beam weapon dubbed as the Death Ray. The machine was never actually made though and this letter explains why. For easier reading, here’s the letter as transcribed by the folks at Letters of Note: Hotel New Yorker…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Jul 14 '10

Self High Five Machine Replaces One Awkward Situation with Another

There are few things worse than being left hanging when you go to give someone a high five. But high fiving a creepy machine with a disembodied arm? That might be one of them. That’s the idea behind the Self High Five Machine, a piece of art by Deniz Ozuygur. The latex arm takes a…

Tech News Adam Frucci Jul 14 '10

ZEM Headphones Cancel Noise Without Electronics

The results: lower weight, lower price tag. Sounds good to me. Dr. Jozef Zwislocki, an audio researcher, came up with the new technique that uses a simple amplifier to cancel background noise and reproduce purer sounds for these SensGard headphones, which promise to provide up to 37 dB reduction in noise in both low and…

Tech News Christina Bonnington Jul 14 '10

Collapsible Input Pen Lets You Draw 3D Images On a 2D Surface

It’s difficult to create 3D images on a 2D surface because, well, you’re missing a whole dimension. Enter Beyond, a collapsible input device that virtually extends the pen into the screen to create the 3D effect. Beyond was created by the MIT Media Lab and is a pretty genius, glasses-less way to create 3D on…

Tech News Casey Chan Jul 14 '10

New Droid X Teaser “See You Tomorrow” For Viewing Today

Hmm, this seems a bit familiar. The people at Droid are about as subtle as an asteroid when it comes to the inspiration for this new commercial. You’re welcome, Motorola. https://gizmodo.com/motorola-droid-x-subtle-like-an-asteroid-5570931

Tech News Christina Bonnington Jul 14 '10

What you can’t miss at Comic Con 2010

Starting to feel a little overwhelmed by the mighty mountain of coolness at this year v10_medium” alt=”What you can’t miss at Comic Con 2010″ title=”What you can’t miss at Comic Con 2010″ /> Wednesday Preview Night starts at 3:00 p.m. in the mighty San Diego Convention Center. If your pass allows you to enter, it’s…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jul 14 '10

Numbers Are Out, HP and Dell Still Lead In US Computer Sales

HP and Dell continue to dominate the landscape with 25.7% and 24% market shares, respectively, while Acer, Apple, and Toshiba round off the Top Five. Apple claimed an 8.8% share this quarter, just above Toshiba’s 8.5%, while Acer dropped from 12.3% to 11% this spring, narrowing the gap between third and fourth place. It looks…

Tech News Christina Bonnington Jul 14 '10

A Frustration Chamber of One’s Own

Ladies! A Chinese mall has deduced that the one thing you love more than shopping is beating the living mercy out of inanimate objects to vent your rage. They’ve created a whole separate room for just that, no boys allowed. The new store at the Shenyang mall is divided into separate zones—living room, bedroom, etc.—and…

Tech News Brian Barrett Jul 14 '10

Apple Holding iPhone 4 Press Conference on Friday

Apparently Apple has invited a handful of folks to a very special press conference scheduled for this Friday. The only bit of information available is that the event is about the iPhone 4. Of course we’re secretly hoping for a price drop such as the one announced shortly after the original iPhone was released, but…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Jul 14 '10

Finally, a Portable Bar in a Suitcase

When I travel, there are a few essentials I always pack: a nice pair of shoes, my toiletry kit, extra socks. Oh, and a full bar, of course. Yes, the Bulbar is a portable bar packed in what looks like a traveling case for musical instruments. It has a lighted liquor display and sets up…

Tech News Adam Frucci Jul 14 '10

Simon Tam wants to be a superhero on Warehouse 13

Here’s our favorite moment from last night’s Warehouse 13 — the slinky catsuit, Sean Maher in full-body purple, the impassioned speech, all culminating in the hand blasts. Seriously cute stuff. Last night’s ep, “Mild Mannered,” was good fun, and had some cute comic book references, especially the idea that Jack Kirby owned a belt that…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Jul 14 '10

Google Maps Catches Airplane Cruising Down a California Street

I’ve never before been tempted to click the “Report a problem” button on Google Maps. But if this shimmering airplane over Rose Avenue isn’t the cause or effect of some sort of problem, I don’t know what is. It looks ghostly enough that I was sure it’d been photoshopped, until, well, I went to the…

Tech News Brian Barrett Jul 14 '10

Darth Vader and the Stormtroopers invade the New York subway

It’s a typical day in New York. Leia Organa’s doing some light reading on the subway, when suddenly a cadre of Imperial trooper enters. One stop later, a Sith Lord is using public transportation. Yes, Improv Everywhere has struck again. Improv Everywhere, the coterie of pranksters behind the Ghostbusters library stunt, has posted a new…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Jul 14 '10

Tag Heuer’s Squadra Night Vision Glasses Are For Alpha Eyeballs Only

Help! Teens Are Using Digital Drugs to Get High

Heavy Gear: Military mechs on a new Earth

Here’s Yamaha’s New Zero-Emission Electric Scooter

Kanex iAdapt HDMI V2 Mini DisplayPort to HDMI Adapter Has Audio Support For Newer Macs

Fight Weeds Like Superman: Flying Horizontally, Powered By the Sun

This the Amazing Present and the Crazy Future of Dubai’s Skyline

Why Tesla’s Death Ray Was Never Made

Self High Five Machine Replaces One Awkward Situation with Another

ZEM Headphones Cancel Noise Without Electronics

Collapsible Input Pen Lets You Draw 3D Images On a 2D Surface

New Droid X Teaser “See You Tomorrow” For Viewing Today

What you can’t miss at Comic Con 2010

Numbers Are Out, HP and Dell Still Lead In US Computer Sales

A Frustration Chamber of One’s Own

Apple Holding iPhone 4 Press Conference on Friday

Finally, a Portable Bar in a Suitcase

Simon Tam wants to be a superhero on Warehouse 13

Google Maps Catches Airplane Cruising Down a California Street

Darth Vader and the Stormtroopers invade the New York subway

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