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How All Refrigerators Should Be Designed

Let’s face it, the things you put in your mouth are disgusting enough even without the constant fear of expired eggs or questionable meat. So let’s all refrigerate thusly: with conveyor belts that give the stale stuff the boot. Seriously, take my money and make this real. I’ve lost control of my fridge, and I…

A New, Bigger Samsung Galaxy S Might Be Coming March 2013

Since its announcement, the iPhone 5 has been going over like gangbusters, but samsung’s counterpunch might not be far behind. According to a report by The Korea Times, Samsung’s new S IV flagship will be coming out March 2013, and could have an even bigger screen. https://gizmodo.com/iphone-5-pre-orders-hit-a-whopping-2-million-in-just-24-5943801 According to an anonymous executive, the S IV…

Kindle Fire HD: The Pretty Little Tablet Spills Its Gorgeous Guts

The DIY maniacs at iFixit got their hands on the new Kindle Fire HD, cracked it open and found out some neat new details about the beautiful new 7-inch tablet’s guts. Until now, we knew Amazon’s spec battery life for the awesome the Kindle Fire HD, but we didn’t actually know how big the battery…

Which pop icon do you think this newly discovered parasitic wasp was named after?

Somebody at the University of Thailand must have a rather cynical impression of pop’s leading diva. Behold the recently discovered parasitoid wasp, Aleiodes gaga, named in honor of Lady Gaga. As to why the researchers chose to “honor” Lady Gaga in this way is not entirely clear (they’re likely seeking attention — in which case…

What the Hell Is Happening Here?

I read the photo caption but I still don’t know what’s going on here: Two Japan Ground Self-Defence Force’s AH-64DJ Apache attack helicopters flying over eight of tanks shooting pyrotechnics in a live-fire exercise near Mount Fuji. What are the pyrotechnics for? Why are they being fired that way? Is this an exercise to distract…

Giant Magnifier For Those Who Think the iPhone 5’s Display Is Still Too Small

The iPhone 5’s most obvious upgrade is its larger four inch display. The size boost makes it easier to enjoy widescreen content, but if four inches is still too damn small for your liking, this monstrous magnifier puts a miniature IMAX theater on your lap. The best part of this—let’s call it a dock, for…

Facebook’s Richest Employees Have a Secret Rich People Fun Club

While the rest of America grapples with an 8 percent unemployment rate and a generally MySpace economy, the New York Times reports Facebook’s top 250 richest staffers gather to talk boats, art, and generally being unimaginably rich. Sounds fun! The Times’ claim undergirds an important aspect of Facebook’s IPO disaster: you can be insanely rich,…

A sneak peek at this week’s issue of Captain Atom

Courtesy of DC Comics, here’s an exclusive preview of this week’s issue of Captain Atom, a #0 prequel issue explaining the origins of this neon blue atomic superhuman. This issue hits stands this Wednesday, September 19 — here’s the synopsis: CAPTAIN ATOM #0 Written by: J.T. Krul Art by: Freddie E Williams II Cover by:…

World’s First Manned Nanocomposite Boat Will Chase Pirates

The new Zyvex Marine LRV-17 Long Range Vessel is a special kind of boat. The world’s first manned water vessel made of nanocomposites, its hull is reinforced with carbon nanotubes to make it tougher and stronger—which is why it’s going to be used to chase pirates. The boat has a range of more than 1,500…

iPhone 5 Pre-Orders Hit a Whopping 2 Million in Just 24 Hours

Apple blew through the first batch of iPhone 5s almost as soon as pre-orders started, and the frenzy continued after that. Apple is now saying pre-orders for the new phone reached over 2 million in just the first 24 hours, twice the record set by the iPhone 4S. Apple’s senior VP of Worldwide Marketing put…

Steven Moffat looks ahead to Doctor Who‘s big farewell. Plus a gigantic Thor: The Dark World rumor!

Get inside the head of Dredd’s two main Judges. Amy Adams is playing a whole new Lois Lane in Man of Steel… with just a little Margot Kidder thrown in. Plus lots of Woodbury hints from the Walking Dead cast! Spoilers from here on out! Top image from Dredd. Man of Steel Amy Adams suggests…

Sitting in Line for an iPhone Has Somehow Gotten Even Sadder

iPhone line-sitting has never been a proud endeavor, but at least there was something pure about the diehards and wackos that set up shop outside Apple Stores for days, even weeks ahead of launch. This year? It’s just a bunch of sellouts and self-promoters. The first two people, Fortune reports, in line outside of Apple’s…

Developers Suspect the New Kindle Fires Will Be Hack-Resistant

If you were banking on hacking a new Kindle Fire to take advantage of cheap hardware without Amazon’s modded Android OS, you perhaps better think again. Developers over at XDA are speculating that they expect the new range of Fires to be too sophisticated to hack. In particular, a forum post provides evidence which suggests…

How Do You Share Music Between Devices at Home?

There have never been more ways to stream and share music in your home. But how do you do it? Are you fully sold on Sonos? An avid fan of Apple’s Airplay? Or perhaps you run some geeky central server that feeds music to the rest of your house using some home-brew streaming solution? However…

Photoshop CS6 will be the last version to support Windows XP. If you haven’t already, it’s time to upgrade! [Adobe]

Panasonic Lumix GH3: The Hacker’s HD Video Camera Gets Its Bits Juiced

A whole community of filmmakers—amateur and pros alike—turned the Panasonic GH2 into a surprisingly successful camera. It turned out, that with a simple to execute hack, you could use the camera to record ultra-sharp 100-Mbps+, 1080p HD video. The results were spectacular. With the new GH3, Panasonic has beefed up its stock camera to look…

A Full-Size Folding Bike That’s a Joy to Transport

Most folding bikes make a big compromise: they’re either incredibly portable with tiny wheels, or offer normal proportions but prove a pain in the ass to transport. Mikuláš Novotný’s solution, however, seems to offer the best of both worlds. His folding bike features standard 26-inch mountain bike wheels. If you’re wondering why that’s important, bigger…

NASA Discovers Mysterious Spheres On Mars

NASA claims that new mysterious spheres discovered by the Mars Opportunity rover are puzzling researchers to no end. According to Opportunity’s principal investigator, Steve Squyres of Cornell University in Ithaca, “this is one of the most extraordinary pictures from the whole mission.” Soon after Opportunity landed, it discovered similar spheres. The scientists nicknamed them blueberries…

This Picture Shows Individual Atomic Bonds Inside a Molecule

This isn’t the view through your childhood kaleidoscope. Nor is it an alien craft come to beam you up. In fact, it’s the world’s first atomic force microscopy image of chemical bonds inside an individual molecule. Created by IBM scientists in Zurich, Switzerland, using noncontact atomic force microscopy, the image shows the varying electron concentration…

Olympus PEN E-PL5: Touchscreens Make Micro Four Thirds Better and Easier But Is That Enough Anymore?

Last year’s Olympus micro four thirds cameras were very good. Well, now Olympus is bringing touchscreens to two of the cameras from the line that should make them easier to use than ever. The 16.1 megapixel E-PL5 has higher resolution than its 12.3-megapixel predecessor. It also goes up to a higher 25600 standard ISO (compared…