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Driverless, Electricity-Run Taxis Will Dominate UAE Eco-City

The United Arab Emirates is planning a bunch of “personal rapid transit” devices: driverless taxis that run on electricity and could hit the streets of Masdar as early as this year. Built by Systematica, the PRT system will help keep Masdar (a planned city in Abu Dhabi) completely car-free. The vehicles travel at speeds of…

Tech News Elaine Chow

Give Your Eee PC 900HA a Touchscreen

As one of the few tablet lovers here, I’m going crazy waiting for the Eee tablet netbook. Maybe instead, I ought to just make my own out of Eee 900HA like these guys. https://gizmodo.com/asus-t91-your-1-inch-thick-convertible-eee-pc-5124948 A member who claims to have “very little knowledge on computer things” managed to take about his 900HA and turn it…

Tech News Elaine Chow

Massive Hydroelectric Dams Could Have Caused the Sichuan Earthquake

Some scientists are claiming that the Sichuan Earthquake, which killed over 70,000 people, might have been caused by a 511ft-high dam constructed just 550 yards from the fault line. The Zipingpu dam, located about three miles form the epicenter of the quake, holds 315 million tonnes of water. Some geologists believed that the weight of…

Tech News Elaine Chow

A Society That Tolerates Triceratops-Men Is A Better Place For All

Multi-culturalism isn’t just for aliens and dinosaur-people: it benefits mutants too, as the Mutant Ninja Turtles discover when they visit 2105, and blend in with the multi-species population. It’s all thanks to the pan-galactic U.N.

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Nikon P90 24X Superzoom Can See American Underpants From London or France

Nikon‘s P90 doesn’t boast the mightiest barrel of the increasingly ridiculous superzoom subset of digital cameras—that’s Olympus’s crown to wear—but 24x is serious step-up from the P80 and trumps Canon’s latest. https://gizmodo.com/olympus-sp-590uz-camera-has-cia-worthy-26x-optical-zoom-5125873 The lens zooms from a wide-angle 26mm to 624mm telephoto and naturally has built-in optical image stabilization. The camera itself is a 12.1MP…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Nikon Coolpix S230: Nikon’s Less Pricey Touchscreen Digital Camera

The touchscreen S230 differs from Nikon‘s first touchscreen camera, the S60 in a few big ways: It has real buttons where it needs them, the touchscreen works better (supposedly), and it’s over $100 cheaper. https://gizmodo.com/nikon-s60-digital-camera-no-buttons-or-knobs-just-3-5-5034065 On the other hand, it’s got a slightly smaller 3.0-inch screen, and it’s not the slim wedge of sexy that…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Nikon’s Cheap L-Series Digital Cameras: 15X Zoom L100 and $110 L19

Nikon’s L-series is the cheapo line. The L100 gives you 15X zoom and other not-too-shabby features for $280, while the L19 is the cheapest digital camera they’ve ever offered, at $110. POWERFUL NEW L100 PACKS PERFORMANCE, HIGH-POWERED ZOOM AND ADVANCE FUNCTIONS INTO AN EASY TO USE CAMERA The L100 Boasts 15x Zoom and High-Speed Shooting…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Nikon S630 Has Tiny 7x Zoom Lens

The rest of new Nikon‘s S-series aren’t wholly remarkable, except for the S630, which packs in a 7x zoom lens. Why 7x? Nikon says that’s the exact zoom level people asked for. Weird. It’s a 12-megapixel shooter that promises up to ISO6400, but as always I’ll believe it when I see it. It has all…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

The Strangest Microsoft Songsmith Remixes

Microsoft’s Songsmith, which autogenerates music for acapellas, has been out for about a month. That’s been enough time for a number bizarre remixes to surface on Youtube. Here are some of the more bizarre selections. The Police – Roxanne Wait, this sounds like the Starman song...was Songsmith made by Microsoft or Nintendo? https://gizmodo.com/lightning-review-the-plush-super-mario-stars-spiritual-388259 Wu-Tang Clan…

Tech News Adrian Covert

The Wedge Alarm Helps Soothe Fears of Home Invasion Whereever You Go

The Wedge Alarm, a portable door/window watchdog, would probably serve the likes of a Sayyid Jarrah or a Robert Hawkins quite well. But you? You’ll probably never need this in a million years. So here’s how the thing works. You stick the wedge under the door just enough so that the door doesn’t push the…

Tech News Adrian Covert

How to Find Awesome iPhone Apps

Browsing apps in the App Store isn’t quite criminal, but it’s definitely not optimal for finding fantastic apps. Besides Giz’s own iPhone app coverage and roundups, there are four other ways to find buried goodness. TheAppleBlog lays out four different sites that make it way easier to find the quality app gems that are wallowing,…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Timex Expedition WS4 Watch For the Alpine Adventurer

Man, I don’t even ski and I want this. The Timex Expedition WS4 features a altimeter, barometer, thermometer, chronograph, alarm and compass packed into a sweet-looking, rugged sport watch with a big display. I’ll admit it, I’m a sucker for gadgets with lots of functionality—even if I can’t envision a scenario when I would ever…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Image of the Day: US Airways Flight 1549 Cruising Through Jersey

How do you transport a downed but still intact jet from its landing place to a salvage yard? By going through New Jersey. (Note: instructions only valid if Jet crashed in lower 48.) [Quintano Media via Jalopnik] https://jalopnik.com/us-airways-flight-1549-towed-through-jersey-streets-5144502

Tech News Jason Chen

Ecamm’s BT-1 Bluetooth Webcam Is Exclusively Wireless, for Macs

Having built-in webcams on your Macs may be convenient, but physically turning your entire display whenever you want to focus on something other than your face is bothersome. Enter Ecamm’s BT-1 $150 wireless Bluetooth webcam. Ecamm’s BT-1 connects to your Mac via Bluetooth and can wirelessly transmit video from up to 30 feet away. This gives…

Tech News Andi Wang

Steve Jobs Bullied Record Execs Into iTunes Deal on Christmas Eve

While Steve Jobs wasn’t personally at Macworld to reveal that iTunes was going DRM-free and OTA downloadable, he’s the one who made it happen—he bullied Sony Music’s chairman over the phone on Christmas Eve. https://gizmodo.com/itunes-gets-drm-free-new-prices-purchase-over-3g-5124588 The New York Times’ account of the behind-the-scenes negotiations that led to iTunes going totally DRM-free, getting downloads over 3G…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

UC Riverside Solidifies Its Reputation As Haven for Science Fiction Studies

The University of California at Riverside has always had a vast, impressive collection of science fiction books and related ephemera in its library. This year the university is solidifying its reputation as the school to go to for serious scholarship related to scifi. They’re holding a series of distinguished lectures this spring, on topics ranging…

Books & Comics Annalee Newitz

Core77’s Greener Gadgets Design Competition

The top 50 entries in Core77’s Greener Gadgets Design Competition have been announced—and we have selected a group that have a good shot of making it to the top ten. We loved the RITI coffee printer concept as well. It uses used coffee grounds instead of ink. Click on through to see the rest, including…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Accenda’s iPod Voice Controller Listens to Your Commands When No One Else Will

Accenda’s iPod Voice Controller lets you control your iPod by speaking commands without ever having take off your gloves again in the wintertime for $79. Let’s be truthful here: it’s just great for being lazy. All you have to do is plug in your headphones into the Accenda Voice Control jack, and then plug that…

Tech News Erica Ho

AT&T Executive Hints at MacBook With 3G

It’s no secret AT&T wants its 3G inside everything. But talking to Fortune about the future of netbooks and 3G, AT&T Emerging Devices president Glenn Lurie hints that they’re cooking up something Apple-flavored. https://gizmodo.com/at-t-wants-all-gadgets-to-have-internet-connection-thr-5065495 The conversation is all about netbooks and other gadgets as the next big 3G game for AT&T. After discussing the success…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Transformers 2 Trailer Secrets Revealed

The splodey Transformer trailer smashed all our minds (and Optimus Primes’ face as well). But wait, there’s more than just robot carnage. We broke down each still for all the secret goodness. https://gizmodo.com/fall-into-the-leaked-new-transformers-trailer-5143865 KABOOM. Okay, call me crazy – but Pearl Harbor much? SHHIAAAAAA! He’s back, and look at that adorable close-up! Eat it, Edward…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Driverless, Electricity-Run Taxis Will Dominate UAE Eco-City

Give Your Eee PC 900HA a Touchscreen

Massive Hydroelectric Dams Could Have Caused the Sichuan Earthquake

A Society That Tolerates Triceratops-Men Is A Better Place For All

Nikon P90 24X Superzoom Can See American Underpants From London or France

Nikon Coolpix S230: Nikon’s Less Pricey Touchscreen Digital Camera

Nikon’s Cheap L-Series Digital Cameras: 15X Zoom L100 and $110 L19

Nikon S630 Has Tiny 7x Zoom Lens

The Strangest Microsoft Songsmith Remixes

The Wedge Alarm Helps Soothe Fears of Home Invasion Whereever You Go

How to Find Awesome iPhone Apps

Timex Expedition WS4 Watch For the Alpine Adventurer

Image of the Day: US Airways Flight 1549 Cruising Through Jersey

Ecamm’s BT-1 Bluetooth Webcam Is Exclusively Wireless, for Macs

Steve Jobs Bullied Record Execs Into iTunes Deal on Christmas Eve

UC Riverside Solidifies Its Reputation As Haven for Science Fiction Studies

Core77’s Greener Gadgets Design Competition

Accenda’s iPod Voice Controller Listens to Your Commands When No One Else Will

AT&T Executive Hints at MacBook With 3G

Transformers 2 Trailer Secrets Revealed

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