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Nuclear Slide Rules: The Old Fashioned Way To Calculate Armageddon

In an age when nukes existed but pocket calculators did not, the potential damage of a nuclear strike could be quantified using cardboard slide rules like this one. Using data gleaned from the book The Effects of Nuclear Weapons, these circular “computers” could calculate weapons effects like yield and range when the big one dropped.…

Tech News Sean Fallon Dec 16

Refurbished iPhones Available for $150

Hey, cheapskates! Refurbished iPhones are available now from Apple for $150/$250, if that $50 has been a dealbreaker for you. You’ll still need a two-year contract, of course. [AT&T via CNet]

Tech News Adam Frucci Dec 16

Analyst Hot for Apple Netbook at Macworld

According to speculation by Ezra Gottheil of Technology Business Research, Apple will announce a netbook at Macworld. His vision is one of a computer platform supporting the App Store: [The device] will provide Web access, email, media playing, and essential applications at a single low price. Computer beginners will be able to start using it…

Tech News Mark Wilson Dec 16

Researchers Develop Transparent Memory, See-Through Electronics Next

A group of South Korean scientists have developed a transparent memory chip that could be the precursor to completely transparent electronics. The RAM’s design is simple enough to comprehend. It consists of clear oxide film and electrodes placed on a glass or plastic circuit board. And while researchers haven’t successfully developed any other PC components,…

Tech News Mark Wilson Dec 16

Made In Japan

Gifts from Japan! Since 1947, Tokyo-based Gakken has created some of the most sought-after science, music, and engineering kits for kids and adults. MAKE Magazine is pleased to be the only retailer in North America selling these educational and collectible kits. Our team personally selected the kits while visiting the Gakken headquarters in Japan. The…

Tech News Chrissie Lamond Dec 16

Consumer Reports Shouldn’t Review Cellphones Anymore

Consumer Reports’ picks for top five smartphones confirms they’re woefully out of touch. Four of the five are Windows Mobile phones from last year, and the sole BlackBerry is the worst RIM offers. Uhhhh, WTF? Here’s the list, provided by jkOnTheRun: 1. Samsung Blackjack II 2. T-Mobile Wing 3. Motorola Q9C 4. T-Mobile Shadow 5.…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Dec 16

Burglar Held Hostage By Ghost

A Malaysian burglar claims he was held hostage by a supernatural figure for three days without food or water in a haunted house while the residents were on vacation. The owners found the 36-year-old man dehydrated and fatigued and had to call an ambulance to send him to the hospital. This just goes to prove…

io9 Meredith Woerner Dec 16

12 Examples of Vietnamese Street Cabling Disasters

When cabling is done right, it can be a work of art. However, in Vietnam things have gotten out of control—as OObject points out with their list of 12 above-ground cabling disasters. [OObject] https://gizmodo.com/data-center-cabling-masterpieces-348706

Tech News Sean Fallon Dec 16

Emergency Pizza-Ordering Phone

Man, I’m dying for a pizza right now. I have my favorite pizza joint on speed dial, but that wastes too much time. This is a fat guy emergency! Bring me the Pizzaphone! https://gizmodo.com/all-giz-wants-the-one-true-internet-pizza-ordering-app-5091434 That’s right, simply lifting the receiver on this phone will call the number of the pizza joint you program into it.…

Tech News Sean Fallon Dec 16

Holiday Spirits And Armageddon

This week’s comics get into the holiday spirit with stories about Santa Claus, murdered politicians and biblical apocalypses. Break out the eggnog lattes, sit back and relax. These are the new comics we crave. All of the major American publishers are putting out worthwhile books this week, but few are likely to be as enjoyable…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan Dec 16

Pandora Radio Now Available on Select WinMo Phones

Pandora’s free internet radio service is now streaming personalized music to WinMo devices—well, the Motorola Q9c and HTC XV6900 on Verizon and the Motorola Q9c and HTC Touch on Sprint anyway. If you don’t happen to have one of these phones, don’t worry. Pandora plans on getting around to other Windows Mobile devices over time.…

Tech News Sean Fallon Dec 16

Guitar with Two iPods Attached is Much More Likely to Be Stolen After Your Gig

Playing guitar is a cool thing to do. Sticking a couple of iPod touches on it to make an "iTouch Guitar"? Well, the coolness of that is a bit more questionable. This guy affixed two iPods to the front of his guitar; one runs Itouch Midi’s Matrix app and the other is running my beloved…

Tech News Adam Frucci Dec 16

Tron 2 To Star House’s Dying Doc

As if we weren’t already excited enough about a sequel to Tron, news breaks that House’s Olivia Wilde is the first actor to sign on – and star as a sexy worker drone. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Wilde (“Thirteen” in Fox’s medical drama, although she’ll always be Seth Cohen’s girlfriend Alex to me) will…

Movies Graeme McMillan Dec 16

Is Saturn’s Moon Titan Covered in Ice Volcanoes?

After the Cassini spacecraft flew by Saturn’s moon Titan, scientists were left with some puzzling evidence. Flows on the moon’s surface appeared to be eruptions of frozen oxygen, methane, and ammonia. Just as volcanoes on Earth spew liquid magma that cools into rock, Titan may be spewing gases that harden into ice. This week in…

io9 Annalee Newitz Dec 16

Crow Reboot Will End In Eyelinery Tears

Stephen Norrington, director of Blade and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, has his heart set on rebooting The Crow. Should anyone really be messing with the goth cult classic that tragically ended Brandon Lee’s life? After coming out of hiding for the sin that was The League Of Extraordinary Gentleman Norrington thinks he’s ready to…

Movies Meredith Woerner Dec 16

120 Feet of Video Art: Final Exams at NYU’s Big Screens Class

Dan Shiffman isn’t like most professors. Instead of Scantron sheets and bluebooks, Shiffman prefers to give his final exams on a 120-foot video wall that’s the equivalent of six 16:9 displays linked end-to-end. Yes, it is final exam time for Shiffman’s Big Screens Class-at 6PM on a Friday night, with free wine-and I am standing…

Tech News John Mahoney Dec 16

VUDU Offering 120 Channels of Free Media with New App Platform

Vudu has announced a plan of expansion for its formerly closed set top box. The company has initiated a platform for developing web applications while expanding free content on Vudu boxes immediately. As of today, a new Vudu Labs area on standard Vudu boxes will offer access to Flickr, Picasa and YouTube. In addition, the…

Tech News Mark Wilson Dec 16

Early Hands-On of Intel Convertible Classmate

Laptop Mag scored a hands-on with a pre-production unit of the upcoming Intel Convertible Classmate. And they seemed to like it. The touchscreen sequel to the original Classmate, the Convertible Classmate will pack the typical netbook 1.6 GHz Intel Atom, 60 GB hard drive, and Windows XP. Its touchscreen is 8.9 inches. https://gizmodo.com/classmate-pc-intels-sub-400-laptop-204400 Laptop liked…

Tech News Mark Wilson Dec 16

Gorgeous Reissues of Four Books that Changed the Way We See

Four design books released in the 1960s and 70s completely changed the way people saw our media-saturated world. Penguin’s rebooted them for a new generation, and they’re just as relevant as ever. The books are part of the “Penguin On Design” series, and include Bruno Munari’s 1965 book, Design As Art (a futurist artist’s exploration…

io9 Annalee Newitz Dec 16

Custom Marriage Proposals on the Nintendo DS Prove Your Love, Nerdiness

Were you inspired by the one-of-a-kind hacked Chrono Trigger proposal? Do you now want to rip that guy’s idea off and do a DS proposal of your own? New software can make it happen. https://kotaku.com/the-chrono-trigger-marriage-proposal-hacks-5069088 Multiple:Option’s middleware for the DS lets you create a custom puzzle game that ends with a marriage proposal. Simply give…

Tech News Adam Frucci Dec 16

Nuclear Slide Rules: The Old Fashioned Way To Calculate Armageddon

Refurbished iPhones Available for $150

Analyst Hot for Apple Netbook at Macworld

Researchers Develop Transparent Memory, See-Through Electronics Next

Made In Japan

Consumer Reports Shouldn’t Review Cellphones Anymore

Burglar Held Hostage By Ghost

12 Examples of Vietnamese Street Cabling Disasters

Emergency Pizza-Ordering Phone

Holiday Spirits And Armageddon

Pandora Radio Now Available on Select WinMo Phones

Guitar with Two iPods Attached is Much More Likely to Be Stolen After Your Gig

Tron 2 To Star House’s Dying Doc

Is Saturn’s Moon Titan Covered in Ice Volcanoes?

Crow Reboot Will End In Eyelinery Tears

120 Feet of Video Art: Final Exams at NYU’s Big Screens Class

VUDU Offering 120 Channels of Free Media with New App Platform

Early Hands-On of Intel Convertible Classmate

Gorgeous Reissues of Four Books that Changed the Way We See

Custom Marriage Proposals on the Nintendo DS Prove Your Love, Nerdiness

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