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Classic Photographs Recreated With Lego Blocks Are Inspiring, Amazing

I dare say I’ve actually been inspired by Lego blocks this morning, and, quite possibly, these classic scenes from human history could make self-described fanatic Jesus Diaz weep—just a little. There’s Jeff Widener’s 1989 photograph of “The unknown rebel” at Tiananmen square; and Joe Rosenthal’s 1945 photograph “Raising the flag on Iwo Jima”; and-especially poignant…

Tech News Jack Loftus Jun 8 '08

BlackBerry Thunder Features, Verizon Exclusivity Captured in the Wild

RIM’s iPhone killer was conveniently seen in the wild by the folks over at the Boy Genius Report a day before Steve Jobs will take the stage at Apple’s WWDC. BGR is claiming this is a live shot of the final device, which could hit store shelves and Apple’s bottom line sometime in September. It…

Tech News Jack Loftus Jun 8 '08

iLounge 3G iPhone Mockups Run Gamut From Marvelous To Meh

We already have a pretty good idea of how the iPhone will work, from GPS, to faster network speeds, to how it will help raise you kids (lower prices), but it’s always fun to see the crazy ideas people had in their heads for what they thought the new design should be. Wired roped up…

Tech News Jack Loftus Jun 8 '08

First Time Jitters Cause Inaugural Mars Lander Load To Miss Target

Our favorite Martian gadget of the moment is experiencing some performance anxiety. While all of Phoenix’s parts are working just fine, including the 8-foot scoop arm, the little guy just couldn’t seal the deal when NASA scientists gave the green light to scoop dirt and put the bun in the oven. None of the inaugural…

Tech News Jack Loftus Jun 8 '08

Rumor: Microsoft to “Upstage” Apple WWDC With Xbox 360 Blu-Ray Announcement

Microsoft’s on-again, off-again relationship with an Xbox 360 Blu-Ray drive looks set to be on again this Monday. As you all know by now, Monday marks the beginning of Apple’s annual WWDC, and a little bird told us something is going to be announced by Steve Jobs there during his keynote. Microsoft doesn’t care; a…

Tech News Jack Loftus Jun 8 '08

Spot Faked Photos Using Light Sources, Eye Positions

With all the Apple fakes being tossed around the internet in the hours leading up to WWDC, how can us unassuming consumers figure out what’s real and what’s not? Luckily, Scientific American has got our backs with several ways photo editing masters spot a fake photo. The first thing to look for is lighting, an…

Tech News Elaine Chow Jun 8 '08

Nathan Myhrvold’s TED Talk: Penguin Shit, Nuclear Reactors, Technical BBQing and Whale Sex

This TED talk from Nathan Myhrvold, former CTO of Microsoft and founder of Intellectual Ventures, is entertaining to say the least. There isn’t any useful information here, or news, or anything but Nathan is a fun engaging public speaker to listen to. With his voice’s wide dynamic range (both baby bear and papa bear) and…

Tech News Brian Lam Jun 8 '08

Battlemodo of Highest Res Video Goggles: Zeiss Cinemizer vs. Myvu Crystal

Despite the stigma, I’ve always wanted a pair of video goggles. I never did mind the nerd factor accompanying any piece of gear, at least not after admiring sci fi heroes like Cyclops of the X-men and Geordi from ST:TNG. But they’ve never been cheap or high-res enough until now. The Zeiss Cinemizer ($400) and…

Reviews Brian Lam Jun 7 '08

Sam Fisher’s Badass Earbuds: Waterproof Silynx C4OPS With Tactical GPS and Noise Cancellation

These are the most badass earbuds on the planet, worn by the most badass people on the planet. Made by Silynx, the C4OPS are noise-canceling earbuds made for Special Forces that have a built-in GPS receiver which transmits securely through tactical radio and has voice navigation. The noise-canceling is self-adapting based on the type of…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jun 7 '08

Santa Monica’s 160,000 LED Ferris Wheel Powered By The Sun

Santa Monica has delivered a bright and shiny upgrade to its Pacific Ferris Wheel, dismantling the old one to make way for a new behemoth that boasts 160,000 LED lights. The 90-foot ride, manufactured by Chance Morgan Rides, delivers visual performances every night and cost the city $1.5 million. Thanks to solar panels that soak…

Tech News Elaine Chow Jun 7 '08

Interactive Timeline of Apple Announcements (With Video)

We know the iPhone is going to be center stage on Monday. But maybe you don’t want a new iPhone, you want one more thing. Cult of Mac has convenient interactive timeline of big announcements from every Stevenote (with video!) so you can figure out what’s more likely than not, using history as a guide.…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jun 7 '08

Welcome to the Future of Broadband: Third Major ISP AT&T Testing Bandwidth Caps in the Fall

AT&T chief tech officer John Donovan has told Wired that they’re going to test bandwidth caps in the fall, making them the third of the four major ISPs to do so. (Verizon stands alone, but for how long?) He lays out the familiar rationale, a small group of users (5 percent) pillage the network (40…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jun 7 '08

In Japan, Cellphones Are Too Complicated but the iPhone Is Too Simple

Interesting fact about the laundry list of magical powers bestowed to Japanese cellphones-it makes ’em really hard for mere mortals to use. In this Wired article, Nobi Hayashi (who’s like Japan’s Pogue) estimates people use less than 5 to 10 percent of their handsets’ functions-his Panasonic P905i has a 3-inch TV, 3G, GPS and motion-controlled,…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jun 7 '08

HTC Touch Diamond Impressions (Verdict: It’s Kinda Slow)

Addy fiddled with the HTC Touch at the official unveiling about a month ago, but we’ve just got our own units delivered to us for extensive in-home testing. The exterior looks as nice as we’ve already seen in unboxing shots, and the TouchFlo is much more refined than the previous incarnations in HTC’s ever-expanding Touch…

Tech News Jason Chen Jun 7 '08

Monkey-Controlled Robot Still Going to Act Like an Annoying F’ing Monkey

You may have heard about a monkey controlling a robot arm that was in the news a week or two ago. It’s a pretty incredible story (albeit one that we reported on in 2003, 2005 and 2007). In the above video, Paul Scheer from Human Giant and Best Week Ever demonstrates the down sides to…

Tech News Adam Frucci Jun 7 '08

Rumor: Samsung BD-P2500 Blu-ray Player, First Sammy With BD-Live Capabilities

Some French message board has rumor of a new Samsung Blu-ray player called the BD-P2500. There have been countless before, but the hot thing about this is that its the first with the hardware to support full spec BD-Live from the Korean company. Update: Samsung has said that the previously announced BD-P1500 will come “BD-Live-ready,”…

Gadgets Brian Lam Jun 7 '08

T-Mobile Sues Starbucks Over Free AT&T Wi-Fi

T-Mobile is suing Starbucks over its free Wi-Fi from AT&T. The gist is that Starbucks and AT&T are promoting free Wi-Fi in markets where T-Mobile still has the exclusive right to “sell, market and promote its services” since the infrastructure transition to AT&T isn’t complete. In fact, technically, the only two markets running Death Star-certified…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jun 7 '08

Cool and Crap Awards of the Week

At least two things happened in the worlds of science and science fiction last week. One of them was cool and the other was crap. Coolest soul-searching by a giant green monster who reads Anne Rice: Last week saw the DVD release of season 4 of the Hulk TV series, and the 1980-81 season is…

io9 Annalee Newitz Jun 7 '08

Giant Curvalicious Bookshelf Winds Its Way Through Your Apartment

Brazilian design firm Triptyque has designed an apartment-wide storage solution/book shelf that looks kind of like what everyone thought the future would be in 1965. Custom-made for a private apartment in Sao Paolo, the shelf winds its way through the entire area, pulling double duty as an entertainment rack and a cubbyhole storage system. Add…

Space & Spaceflight Elaine Chow Jun 7 '08

Ugliest iPhone Box Apple Never Designed

Here’s a fake of an iPhone 2 Unboxing. Yeah, I don’t even think Apple considers using cardboard in their boxes unless it’s covered in a glossy finish. Ordinarily, I wouldn’t post something like this, but I think we can use this as an example of what happens when non fanboys get in on the fake…

Tech News Brian Lam Jun 7 '08

Classic Photographs Recreated With Lego Blocks Are Inspiring, Amazing

BlackBerry Thunder Features, Verizon Exclusivity Captured in the Wild

iLounge 3G iPhone Mockups Run Gamut From Marvelous To Meh

First Time Jitters Cause Inaugural Mars Lander Load To Miss Target

Rumor: Microsoft to “Upstage” Apple WWDC With Xbox 360 Blu-Ray Announcement

Spot Faked Photos Using Light Sources, Eye Positions

Nathan Myhrvold’s TED Talk: Penguin Shit, Nuclear Reactors, Technical BBQing and Whale Sex

Battlemodo of Highest Res Video Goggles: Zeiss Cinemizer vs. Myvu Crystal

Sam Fisher’s Badass Earbuds: Waterproof Silynx C4OPS With Tactical GPS and Noise Cancellation

Santa Monica’s 160,000 LED Ferris Wheel Powered By The Sun

Interactive Timeline of Apple Announcements (With Video)

Welcome to the Future of Broadband: Third Major ISP AT&T Testing Bandwidth Caps in the Fall

In Japan, Cellphones Are Too Complicated but the iPhone Is Too Simple

HTC Touch Diamond Impressions (Verdict: It’s Kinda Slow)

Monkey-Controlled Robot Still Going to Act Like an Annoying F’ing Monkey

Rumor: Samsung BD-P2500 Blu-ray Player, First Sammy With BD-Live Capabilities

T-Mobile Sues Starbucks Over Free AT&T Wi-Fi

Cool and Crap Awards of the Week

Giant Curvalicious Bookshelf Winds Its Way Through Your Apartment

Ugliest iPhone Box Apple Never Designed

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