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NASA Spacecraft Will Reunite With Earth After 17 Years of Studying the Sun

STEREO-A will pass between Earth and the Sun for its first flyby since launch in 2006, collaborating with other missions to reveal new insights about our star.

Space & Spaceflight Passant Rabie Aug 12

Gif: ESA/NASA/NRL/SoloHI/Guillermo Stenborg/Gizmodo

New Views From Space Show Comet Leonard Zooming Toward the Sun

The brightest comet of the year will make its closest approach to the Sun on January 3, and then return from whence it came.

Space & Spaceflight George Dvorsky Dec 24

This Incredible Collection of 400 Vintage Boomboxes Is Up For Sale

If you happen to be in the market for 400 vintage boomboxes, then it’s your lucky da. Craig Kenton, a New Zealander who’s collected boomboxes for fifteen years is auctioning off his entire collection, and it’s huge. According to Kenton, he’s starting the bid at $20,000 but says he could easily just sell the top…

Tech News Darren Orf Jul 27

A Realistic Guide To Using Gadgets On The Beach

Headed to the beach this month? All manner of dedicated speakers, coolers and phone cases are going to be vying for your don’t-get-sand-or-water-in-it money. Do you really need to pay money to achieve that? Sometimes yes and sometimes no. Let’s look at the why and how and save you both cash and broken phones. The…

Gadgets Wes Siler Aug 10

The Far Side of the Sun Gets Its Moment to Shine

The “blue moon” made news on Friday, but what about a blue sun? This eerie and gorgeous image of the sun was snapped on July 15 using the Extreme Ultraviolet Imager aboard NASA’s STEREO-A spacecraft, “which collects images in wavelengths of light that are invisible to the human eye.” Why does it look blue? NASA…

io9 Cheryl Eddy Aug 3

This Unusually Dusty Comet is Spewing Mysterious Chunks of Debris

A new comet is currently making its inaugural trip to the inner Solar System from the Oort cloud where it likely originated. New images show a tremendous amount of dust streaming away from it, along with strange blobs that have attracted the attention of astronomers. The comet is currently being investigated by Johns Hopkins physicist…

io9 George Dvorsky Jul 31

Boomboxes Are Expensive When They’re Big Enough To Need Wheels

The Mobile Blastmaster exists. That’s most of what you need to know. It’s the boombox of your dreams, or more probably, your nightmares. It’s a little red wagon on crack. This baby has pneumatic tires to easily traverse sand and snow. It plays from any Bluetooth-enabled device with a 30 foot range. It has a…

Tech News Lily Hay Newman Mar 31

This Concrete Media Console Is Real Heavy, Man

Brainchild of German designer Rafael Cichy, this ultra-modern media console made of molded concrete isn’t quite born to rock, but it’s not far off. Called Thorax, it’s a customizable system made of spaced-out segments of concrete. Each section is 3 inches wide and made of concrete 2 inches thick. They come in different cross sections—O-,…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Oct 29

This Rustic Milk Crate Stereo Goes Hammer

Sleek angular speakers sharp edges and shiny finishes can be nice, but sometimes you need something more rugged and raw, something with a bunch of hammers on it. This one-of-a-kind milk-crate stereo and end table is a good fit for that niche. This handmade piece by Devin Kain features a real milk-crate housing, and real…

Tech News Eric Limer Aug 5

The Best Way to Mount Rear Surround Sound Speakers

You’ve spent thousands on your incredible James Cameron-certified home theater. Movies look beautiful; the sound is amazing. But every time you step out to refill the popcorn bucket, you risk knocking over those damn stands jammed in the back of the room, holding your rear-channel speakers. Time to get those suckers off the floor and…

Tech News Stuart Deutsch Apr 30

How To Set Up a Wireless Home Theater System

Lost deposits, shattered drywall, gaping holes vomiting forth a jungle of cables. Home theater installation is not the most viable option for most folks living in rental units. Even if you own a home, unless you’re both tech and construction savvy, you will probably have to deal with home theater professionals trying to up-sell you…

Tech News Ryan O'Connor Apr 7

Set Up Your Home Theater Like a THX Master

Building a killer home theater involves more than just throwing a big wad of cash at your local electronics dealer. It requires planning, finesse, and scientific acoustic manipulation. The engineers at THX pioneered a lot of the methods and technologies used in today’s top systems. So we took a trip to their San Rafael, California,…

Television Roberto Baldwin Mar 14

Aluminum Speaker Dock Looks Right At Home Under Your iMac

Another day, another iOS device dock designed to compensate for their unimpressive built-in speakers. Today it’s Philips with its elongated DS6100 featuring an aluminum housing that’s designed to perfectly complement your iMac. A pair of neodymium speakers with 20 watts of total power should considerably outperform the speaker on your iPhone or iPod, or you…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Feb 9

Awesome NASA Video Captures What Looks Like an Alien Spaceship (Updated)

A camera on board NASA’s STEREO A satellite seems to have captured video of an unknown thing that looks like an actual spaceship. The blip appeared when a Sun’s coronal mass ejection (CME) reached planet Mercury. Watch the video and judge by yourself. Update: whatever it is, it appears on the images taken by STEREO…

Sploid Jesus Diaz Dec 7

If You Stole a Car Stereo, Please Don’t Ask the People You Stole It from to Install It For You

Anthony Trang is probably one of the unluckiest thieves you’ll find. He stole about $2,300 worth of car audio equipment from a girls car and a few hours later, brought it to a car audio equipment store to get it installed to his car. The problem? The guy he brought it to, Eric Ford, was…

Tech News Casey Chan Apr 28

For the First Time In Human History We Have a View of the Entire Sun

Until today, NASA was only able to directly view the Earth-facing side of the Sun. We could see solar storms as they happened, but not necessarily as they developed. Now, thanks to STEREO, we can see all sides simultaneously. Our limited view was due to the fact that the Sun’s roughly 27-day rotation hid the…

Space & Spaceflight Jack Loftus Feb 6

TDK 3-Speaker Boombox: Oh. Hell. Yes.

Rememeber TDK? They made the blank tapes you used for those mix tapes that creeped out all the ladies in highschool. Well they’re getting the brand back together, baby! With gear hot enough that it might even help you score. The appropriately named 3-Speaker Boombox is a tasteful blend of early-80’s swagger and new-school ass-kickery.…

Tech News Joe Brown Jan 5

TSX-140 Desktop Audio System Gently Awakens Owner with Their iPod Tunes

Yamaha’s new TSX-140 desktop audio player has a simple, soothing schtick: If you use it as a musical alarm, it will gradually awaken you with a host of audio options. Let’s explore! As the image betrays, the unit is obviously compatible with the iPod touch and iPhone 3g/3GS/4, as well as MP3s played from a…

Tech News Jack Loftus Nov 28

Watch the Sun’s Epic Cosmic Belch in HD

That 12-hour geomagnetic storm the other night that made the sky look all funky for some Northerners? Here it is in breathtaking HD. And NASA says that this just marks the start of a long, crazy solar storm season. http://gizmodo.com/5603184/want-to-see-the-sun-burp Man, the sun really does look pretty hot, doesn’t it? And it certainly looks feisty…

Space & Spaceflight Kyle VanHemert Aug 7

Try to Do This In Guitar Hero, You Punks

Not only a guitar with two opposed bodies exist, but there’s a guy who can actually play it, as this video shows. [Thanks Paquito!]

Gadgets Jesus Diaz Jul 21

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NASA Spacecraft Will Reunite With Earth After 17 Years of Studying the Sun

New Views From Space Show Comet Leonard Zooming Toward the Sun

This Incredible Collection of 400 Vintage Boomboxes Is Up For Sale

A Realistic Guide To Using Gadgets On The Beach

The Far Side of the Sun Gets Its Moment to Shine

This Unusually Dusty Comet is Spewing Mysterious Chunks of Debris

Boomboxes Are Expensive When They’re Big Enough To Need Wheels

This Concrete Media Console Is Real Heavy, Man

This Rustic Milk Crate Stereo Goes Hammer

The Best Way to Mount Rear Surround Sound Speakers

How To Set Up a Wireless Home Theater System

Set Up Your Home Theater Like a THX Master

Aluminum Speaker Dock Looks Right At Home Under Your iMac

Awesome NASA Video Captures What Looks Like an Alien Spaceship (Updated)

If You Stole a Car Stereo, Please Don’t Ask the People You Stole It from to Install It For You

For the First Time In Human History We Have a View of the Entire Sun

TDK 3-Speaker Boombox: Oh. Hell. Yes.

TSX-140 Desktop Audio System Gently Awakens Owner with Their iPod Tunes

Watch the Sun’s Epic Cosmic Belch in HD

Try to Do This In Guitar Hero, You Punks

This 5-Star Ryzen 5500U Mini PC Is Now 44% Off While Apple’s Mac mini Stays at Full Price on Amazon

This 4-in-1 Ergonomic Laptop Sleeve Hits a Record Low With $53 Worth of Free Extras Included

Samsung Clears Out Galaxy SmartTag2 at 42% Off, Now Nearly Half the Price of Apple’s AirTag

‘Daemons of the Shadow Realm’ Has Four Banger Songs For the Price of Two

JBL Boombox 3 Portable Speaker Drops to 40% Off, Though This All-Time Low Price May Not Stick Around for Long

Apple’s M5 13-inch MacBook Air Hits Record Low With Its Biggest Discount Yet Since Launch, Cheaper Than 2025 Model on Amazon

‘Chucky’ Is Finally Returning to the Big Screen

Used Electric Vehicles Are Having A Resurgence

Anker’s EufyMake E1 Finally Brings Printers Out of the Dark Ages

This Loud-Ass Party Speaker Almost Got Me High AF

Asus Zenbook A16 Review: Start Considering Snapdragon on PC, for Real

Aqara Thermostat Hub W200 Review: Almost Better than My Ecobee

HP Omen Max 45L Review: 4K60 Gaming Has Never Been So Easy

Ecovacs Winbot W3 Omni Review: Window Cleaning Robots Have a Long Way to Go

AirPods Max 2 vs. Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen): Which ANC Headphones Win?

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