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Walk the Appalachian Trail’s 2,200 Miles In Under Five Minutes

Kevin Gallagher spent six months hiking the Appalachian Trail’s 2,200 miles, through snow and sun and wind fellow travelers. Lucky for you, he condensed the entire journey into a remarkable 4:37 of some of the most gorgeous stop-motion nature that the US has to offer. [Vimeo via Wired]

Tech News Brian Barrett Mar 11

How Nuclear Power Plants Save Themselves from Earthquake-Related Meltdowns

After today’s earthquake in Japan, there was concern over the country’s nuclear power plants: though 13 of the affected plants automatically shut down, two caused a scare. This raises the question: how does a nuclear plant stay safe during an earthquake, and why were there problems in Japan? How do earthquakes affect nuclear power plants?…

Tech News Adrian Covert Mar 11

Nuke Experts: Japan May Have Only Hours Before Meltdown

Worse news from the Fukushima plant—the facility has experienced a “station blackout,” meaning all cooling mechanisms have halted. This is “one of the most serious conditions that can affect a nuclear plant,” says the Union of Concerned Scientists. And if cooling dies completely? A meltdown shortly thereafter. Japanese nuclear experts are scrambling to maintain the…

Tech News Sam Biddle Mar 11

All the iPad Apps and Games On Sale Right Now

Got a new iPad 2? Nice! Here are all the apps that have been discounted just for you. Apps: • Notability for $.99 (normally $1.99) • The Early Edition for $.99 (normally $4.99) • Articles for iPad – The Wikipedia App for $.99 (normally $4.99) • Pocket Informant HD (Calendar & Tasks) for $5.99 (normally…

Tech News Casey Chan Mar 11

Which iPad 2 Should You Buy?

This graphic guide will tell you which model is the perfect iPad 2 for you, depending on where and how you are planning to use it (click on the image to expand). What experience told us When it came out last year, nobody knew which iPad to buy. Everybody here got the model they thought…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Mar 11

Inception, if It Were 60 Seconds Long and From the 19th Century

You probably thought the internet had squeezed the last bit of meme juice from the Inception fruit, right? Wrong! This brilliant recreation by Austrian artist Wolfgang Matzl puts an antique-y spin on the original. Brilliant, but still very confusing. [Salon]

Tech News Sam Biddle Mar 11

Fringe Open Thread: Discuss tonight’s episode here!

Due to the South By Southwest festival in Austin, we’re not going to be able to recap tonight’s Fringe episode for a few days. But here’s a place to discuss it in the meantime. What did you think of Jorge Garcia’s guest spot?

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Mar 11

Best Stories of Today, March 11, 2011

Here are the best stories on Gizmodo today. Enjoy them! Japan Earthquake Strikes: Full Coverage A 9.0 magnitude earthquake hit Japan today at 12:46am EST, the largest ever suffered by Japan and among the world’s Top 10. Thousands of videos are pouring in, as the country stands still in the middle of disaster. More » 12…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Mar 11

NY Fed Chief Makes Ass of Himself by Comparing Food Prices to iPads

How do you sway a crowd of people angry over the cost of putting food on the table? Not by comparing their worries to the cost of buying an iPad 2. When one member of an audience listening to New York Federal Reserve president William Dudley demanded, “When was the last time, sir, that you…

Tech News Sam Biddle Mar 11

Earth Science Round-Up: Friday, March 11

Here’s a collection of stories pertaining to the Japanese earthquake and tsunami as well as articles about plate tectonics. Photo: Sendai Airport (Reuters/Kyodo) Jarring raw footage of the tsunami that inundated northeast Japan At 2:46 p.m, Tokyo time, an 8.9 magnitude earthquake off the northeast coast of Japan sent a powerful wall of water inland,…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Mar 11

Watch the iPad 2 Being Torn Down in Realtime [Updated]

iFixit has the iPad 2 in their possession and they’re tearing it down as we speak. But more importantly, they’re posting photos as they complete each step in the teardown process, so you can observe in realtime. Doesn’t look like there are any huge surprises so far, but if you’re obsessed with the innards of…

Tech News Adrian Covert Mar 11

The Japan Tsunami Casually Hits the San Francisco Bay

The Japan tsunami hit the San Francisco Bay Area, but left nary a scratch. This video of the tsunami gently rippling rippling through the Bay is a far cry from the damage done across the Pacific Ocean. [Telstar via BoingBoing]

Tech News Adrian Covert Mar 11

Ruling Gives DOJ Access to Wikileaks-linked Twitter Accounts

A federal judge in Virginia issued a ruling today that allows the Department of Justice to access the Twitter accounts and associated data like the email addresses of principal Wikileaks members, including Julian Assange. The measure comes after the DOJ subpoena’d those members back in January in a probe to determine whether or not they…

Tech News Kwame Opam Mar 11

Did Your Donation Really Reach Japan? (Probably Not.)

UPDATE: Japan has requested what looks to be limited foreign aid. So far, that call still seems to exclude several nonprofit aid groups. UPDATE 2: The ARC now looks to be involved at some capacity, according to the US Airforce. UPDATE 3: You can donate directly to the Japanese Red Cross, who is bearing the…

Tech News Mark Wilson Mar 11

NASA’s Network of Automated Cameras Will Never Leave the Sky Unwatched

NASA is currently working on a project called the All-sky Fireball Network, its primary objective to monitor the entire night sky above the US for meteorite activity. Although limited to three fully automated cameras right now, a network of smart cameras that can record, analyze, and make publicly accessible all the events happening overhead could…

Space & Spaceflight Kwame Opam Mar 11

Japanese Nuke Officials: 1000x Normal Radiation Levels Inside Damaged Plant (Updated: Leaking Out)

There’s literally no such thing as a completely safe exposure to radiation. So official reports of 1000 times normal levels in the Fukushima plant’s control room are very, very troubling—especially since this plant’s venting air. Update: The NYT is reporting that “some radiation—it was not clear how much—[has] seeped outside the plant.” [via VOA]

Tech News Sam Biddle Mar 11

Giz Explains: How Earthquake and Tsunami Warning Systems Work

Earthquake and tsunami warning systems both monitor the same thing: seismic waves. Seismic data takes the Earth’s pulse directly, so when the earth shakes, we get immediate feedback. If all goes well, we have enough time to run. Lots of organizations watch for earth movement. The U.S.’s Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS), for instance, runs…

Tech News Rachel Swaby Mar 11

Will the Wi-Fi Galaxy Tab Only Cost $400?

It may still only be 7-inches and running Android 2.2, but the wi-fi only version of the Galaxy Tab is rumored to hit stores on April 4 for $400, making it cheaper than the iPad by $100. [DroidLife via Phandroid]

Tech News Adrian Covert Mar 11

March Books: Revamped Russian Folklore And Post-Apocalyptic Adventures

On the bookshelves this month: A Soviet Koschei the Deathless, magical gambling, and one faerie girl-fight. Deathless, Catherynne M. Valente (Tor) Catherynne Valente has taken the menacing Koschei the Deathless, a villainous figure from Russian folklore, and transplanted him to twentieth century. Alongside him: Marya Morevna, first his bride and then his enemy. For a…

io9 Kelly Faircloth Mar 11

Faces of the Tsunami

The massive earthquake and subsequent tsunami that ravaged Japan this morning did more than just impact the topography. This is an account of the tsunami’s human toll. We’ll be updating this page as new developments arise, so check back often. Last Updated: March 21, 2011

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Mar 11

Walk the Appalachian Trail’s 2,200 Miles In Under Five Minutes

How Nuclear Power Plants Save Themselves from Earthquake-Related Meltdowns

Nuke Experts: Japan May Have Only Hours Before Meltdown

All the iPad Apps and Games On Sale Right Now

Which iPad 2 Should You Buy?

Inception, if It Were 60 Seconds Long and From the 19th Century

Fringe Open Thread: Discuss tonight’s episode here!

Best Stories of Today, March 11, 2011

NY Fed Chief Makes Ass of Himself by Comparing Food Prices to iPads

Earth Science Round-Up: Friday, March 11

Watch the iPad 2 Being Torn Down in Realtime [Updated]

The Japan Tsunami Casually Hits the San Francisco Bay

Ruling Gives DOJ Access to Wikileaks-linked Twitter Accounts

Did Your Donation Really Reach Japan? (Probably Not.)

NASA’s Network of Automated Cameras Will Never Leave the Sky Unwatched

Japanese Nuke Officials: 1000x Normal Radiation Levels Inside Damaged Plant (Updated: Leaking Out)

Giz Explains: How Earthquake and Tsunami Warning Systems Work

Will the Wi-Fi Galaxy Tab Only Cost $400?

March Books: Revamped Russian Folklore And Post-Apocalyptic Adventures

Faces of the Tsunami

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