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Question of the Day: Do You Miss the “Q” Character in the New James Bond Films?

As most of you already know, Quantum of Solace is scheduled to hit theaters on November 14th. The second trailer for the film came out last week and while it does seem to feature some Minority Report-style gadgetry, there is still no “Q” gadget guru in the film. Personally, I love the direction that the…

Gadgets Sean Fallon Sep 18

LHC Shut Down Because of Electrical Fault

Barely a week after it was powered up for the first time, the Large Hadron Collider was shut down temporarily when an electrical fault struck a cooling system for the high-powered magnets responsible for steering beams of particles through the tunnel. It should really come as no surprise that problems would pop up from time…

Physics & Chemistry Sean Fallon Sep 18

Exploded Toner Cartridge Makes for Pretty Pictures

This is what happens when a toner cartridge explodes. Beautiful! I just wish all explosions ended with such pretty pictures. Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to go stick some fireworks inside my printer. [Flickr via Kottke]

Gadgets Adam Frucci Sep 18

Scientists Say Virtual Imaging Colonoscopy As Good As Real Thing, With Less Probing

According to the results of a new study, a virtual-reality 3D-graphic colonoscopy is about as good as the real thing for screening for colon cancer. The virtual procedure is made by image processing the results of an abdominal CT scan, then a doctor views the results in a sort of first-person-shooter “fly through” of the…

Gadgets Kit Eaton Sep 18

Asus Launches AiGuru SV1, World’s First Skype-Certified Videophone

Update: Asus tells us that the product wasn’t supposed to be announced just yet. They’re still tweaking the unit, so the specs listed below aren’t the final specs. What we do know is that this device is coming and it is going to be something similar to this, but minor details will probably be changed.…

Gadgets Kit Eaton Sep 18

Asus’ N10 Non-Eee UMPC Gets Some Hands-On Action, More Specs

While information has been arriving in fits and starts on Asus’ new N10 non-Eee ultra-portable, over at Laptopmag they got a teeny hands-on view of the PC. The 10-inch machine (which Asus was keen to stress as a notebook not a netbook) is due to come in N10E and N10J versions, with the main differences…

Gadgets Kit Eaton Sep 18

Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 Doesn’t Shoot HD Video

Ah, shucks—it looks like Panasonic’s funky new non-DSLR DMC-G1 camera actually doesn’t shoot HD video after all. Those photos are of a mock-up of a future version of the cam, possibly due next year sometime. We know this ’cause DPReview got their mitts on a pre-production G1—it only shoots video in non-HD formats as per…

Gadgets Kit Eaton Sep 18

Dumping Someone Is Hard, Even if That Someone Is a Sex Doll

Here’s a tip: when disposing of a very lifelike sex doll, leaving it in a shallow grave bound up and wrapped in a sleeping bag is not the best way to do so. You know, because someone might stumble upon a sleeping bag with hair coming out of one end and feet coming out of…

Gadgets Adam Frucci Sep 17

Neuros Hackable Open-Source Set-Top Box Updated: OSD2

Neuros has taken another stab at the open-source set-top box market, and created the “Open Source Device 2.” The original OSD was aimed at developers, but ended up finding use as a DVR. The new OSD2 has a more conventional box, can encode video at 720p in MPEG-4 format, H.264 D1 resolution (that’s DVD quallity)…

Gadgets Kit Eaton Sep 17

HP’s Wireless Comfort Keyboard Has Emergency CTRL-ALT-DEL Key

HP’s Wireless Comfort keyboard and mouse combo has a number of other things going for it, apart from being wireless: the mouse has an ergonomic design, four-way tilt wheel and programmable buttons, and the keyboard’s got a cushioned wrist-rest, a rotary selector control and 31 programmable function keys. Including a dedicated CTRL-ALT-DEL. Ohoho yes…everyone’s favorite…

Tech News Kit Eaton Sep 17

Lessev Gadget Charging Station Is Simple, Begs for DIY Rip-Off

Universal chargers/cable organizers are not new, not one jot, but there are two things about the Lessev that I like. Firstly, it’s simple, fairly elegant, and looks like a practical solution: pop your charger connectors through its perforated lid, gadgets on top, and connect up to a power strip inside. Secondly, it’s begging for me…

Gadgets Kit Eaton Sep 17

How to Erase Your Data With Thermite

Over at Hackaday they’ve gone a bit fiery destruction crazy, and posted a guide on how to destroy HDDs with thermite—that’s the super-high temperature chemical mix used in welding, fireworks, and generalized military destruction. The guide shows how a kilo of burning thermite melts clean through a PC case, hard drive platters and all, turning…

Gadgets Kit Eaton Sep 17

Sanyo Updates EasyStreet GPS: NVM-4370 has 7 Million Interest-Points Preloaded

It’s been a while since we talked about Sanyo’s GPS systems, and it’s not exactly a huge name in the game, but Sanyo’s kept working away and now has the NVM-4370. It’s a 4.3-inch screen GPS with Bluetooth, text-to-speech, all the usual media player functions and an FM transmitter to broadcast audio through your car…

Gadgets Kit Eaton Sep 17

Audio Bone 1.0, Possibly the First Non-Dorky Bone-Conduction Headphones

We’ve shown you bone-conduction headphones of different shapes and sizes before, but these new Audio Bone 1.0 ones may be the first genuinely stylish-looking ones (though you’ll undoubtedly get people asking why you’ve not got your earphones in your ears.) They’re a development on the version we showed you ages ago, hanging around behind your…

Gadgets Kit Eaton Sep 17

Steampunk Gets Officially Murdered with Horrifying Photoshops

For this week’s Photoshop Contest, I asked you to lampoon all things steampunk by creating ludicrous steampunk gadgets. We’ve got entries that run the gamut from the ridiculous to the, well, more ridiculous. Awesome! Hit the jump for your top three winners then check out the rest of the best in the Gallery of Champions.First…

Gadgets Adam Frucci Sep 16

Israeli City Using DNA Testing to Fight Rampant Dog Poop Problems

Nobody likes stepping in dog crap. That’s why there are laws in most major cities that require you to pick up after your dog. Unfortunately, it’s tough to enforce and many people just ignore it. The solution? Elaborate and expensive DNA testing, of course. The Israeli city of Petah Tikva, a suburb of Tel Aviv,…

Gadgets Adam Frucci Sep 16

If Wikipedia Was a Professor, College Would Be Awesome [Citation Needed]

Click to viewCollegeHumor, kings of turning internet memes into viral videos, have done it again with Professor Wikipedia. It’s pretty awesome, although I take issue with the notion that nobody wants to know the names of all the makeup artists who worked on the original Star Wars trilogy. I’m pretty sure Jesus Diaz does. Guy…

Gadgets Adam Frucci Sep 16

SPAcer is Flip-Up Spa Bath For Tiny Homes

In the manner of space-saving beds that zip into the ceiling and bookcases concealed in stairways is the SPAcer bath design by Dominik Chojnacki. It’s designed to swivel upright and slide out of the way when it’s not in use, then hinge down and connect with a floor-based drain/support assembly when you fancy a quick…

Gadgets Kit Eaton Sep 16

Japanese ISS Module Slipping Into the Dark: Bulbs Burn Out, No Spares

Sheesh, if it’s not one thing it’s another: first the International Space Station had space toilet issues, and now bulbs are burning out in the new Japanese Kibo module. Lots of them. About half of the 21 fluorescent bulbs have burned out since it was installed earlier this year and, with other outages on the…

Gadgets Kit Eaton Sep 16

Do You Want Wi-Fi with That? Zune Users Get Free Net Access at McDonalds

Zune owners are getting free Wi-Fi access at McDonalds, as well as the 3.0 software today. It’s using the Wayport Wi-Fi system at about 10,000 stores, and as a Wayport spokesman puts it, it lets them “attract new customers whose digital lifestyle extends beyond their home and office.” Yep, out of the home and office…and…

Tech News Kit Eaton Sep 16

Question of the Day: Do You Miss the “Q” Character in the New James Bond Films?

LHC Shut Down Because of Electrical Fault

Exploded Toner Cartridge Makes for Pretty Pictures

Scientists Say Virtual Imaging Colonoscopy As Good As Real Thing, With Less Probing

Asus Launches AiGuru SV1, World’s First Skype-Certified Videophone

Asus’ N10 Non-Eee UMPC Gets Some Hands-On Action, More Specs

Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 Doesn’t Shoot HD Video

Dumping Someone Is Hard, Even if That Someone Is a Sex Doll

Neuros Hackable Open-Source Set-Top Box Updated: OSD2

HP’s Wireless Comfort Keyboard Has Emergency CTRL-ALT-DEL Key

Lessev Gadget Charging Station Is Simple, Begs for DIY Rip-Off

How to Erase Your Data With Thermite

Sanyo Updates EasyStreet GPS: NVM-4370 has 7 Million Interest-Points Preloaded

Audio Bone 1.0, Possibly the First Non-Dorky Bone-Conduction Headphones

Steampunk Gets Officially Murdered with Horrifying Photoshops

Israeli City Using DNA Testing to Fight Rampant Dog Poop Problems

If Wikipedia Was a Professor, College Would Be Awesome [Citation Needed]

SPAcer is Flip-Up Spa Bath For Tiny Homes

Japanese ISS Module Slipping Into the Dark: Bulbs Burn Out, No Spares

Do You Want Wi-Fi with That? Zune Users Get Free Net Access at McDonalds

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