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How News of bin Laden’s Death Spread on Twitter

The fact that the death of Osama bin Laden rocked the Twitterverse is very much common knowledge. Here, though, is a visualization showing just how far and fast the news spread in those first moments after the news leaked. SocialFlow, a social media platform, did their analysis of the announcement that presents the major players,…

Tech News Kwame Opam

Artist Turned Typewriter Into This Sculpture of Your Grandpa

What with all the recent buzz about the death of the typewriter — that turned out to be super false — artist Jeremy Mayer went ahead and created this piece, Bust V (Grandfather), to comment on the hullabaloo. http://gawker.com/5795649/relax-theyre-still-making-typewriters Mayer is no stranger to repurposing typewriters for his decidedly badass sculptures. However, this piece in…

Tech News Kwame Opam

Eton Soulra XL: The iPod Speaker Dock for Sun-Worshipping Audiophiles

Know why I love living in California? The. Beach. However! There aren’t many plugs out there. That’s where the Eton Soulra XL iPhone/iPod speaker dock can come in. Big brother to Eton’s Soulra Solar Powered Sound System from last year, the XL version uses a retractable 72 square-inch enhanced monocrystal solar panel to charge its…

Tech News Davey Alba

PQI’s USB 3.0 Flashdrive Is the World’s Smallest—But Should We Care?

We love superlatives—and right now USB 3.0’s super speed is a great one. Also nice? Anything world’s smallest. That’s what PQI is claiming of their newest flashdrive. But is this thing even relevant anymore? We’re living in the Dropbox era-I can beam an album, text, or naked pictures to anyone in the world without the…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Scientists Build World’s First Schizophrenic Computer

In an obvious attempt to hasten the destruction of mankind, a team of scientists at the University of Texas at Austin built a neural network and promptly induced in the system a state of digital Schizophrenia. The DISCERN neural network was created, in part, to test a hypothesis that schizophrenic symptoms are a byproduct of…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

This Week’s Top Web Comedy Video: Will Ferrell’s George W. Bush Reprise

Sure, Osama bin Laden was finally taken down under President Obama’s watch. But that doesn’t mean former President George W. Bush didn’t have his own accomplishments to celebrate this week, too! And honestly, anything that gets Will Ferrell back doing his Bush impersonation is all right by me. Full video—and the promise of Sizzler jokes—below:…

Tech News Splitsider

TV in a Card: For All Those Times You Wish Your Card Had a TV in It

TV in a Card is a very literal business. Although not exactly what I’d consider “card” sized, it is a card-shaped document with an embedded video screen that automatically plays when you open it. Does society need this? Maybe! The company oddly sees their product as being business-geared—dazzle your clients with a tiny surprise video…

Tech News Sam Biddle

A Nuclear Explosion, As Seen From Space

One of the many, many amazing bits of photo and video being run in The Atlantic’s powerful package on nuclear testing in the US is this shot. It’s a space view of a 400-kiloton bomb detonated in the atmosphere, 30 miles above the Pacific, during Fishbowl Bluegill in Oct. 1962. [The Atlantic]

Tech News Matt Buchanan

A Weather-Proof Sneaker for the Discerning Bike Commuter

These are the Outlier Feit Supermarines. They cost $260. Wait! Before you finish that spit-take, let me explain. The outer layer is hand-crafted using an updated form of Ventile, a densely-knit cotton fabric invented by the British Navy to protect pilots shot down in the North Sea during WWII. That, along with a construction process…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

I Can’t Stop Laughing Because HTC Is Charging $80 for Its Tablet Stylus

That HTC is touting the stylus for its Flyer tablet as a wonderful feature is risible on its own—outside of those with very specific uses, nobody should ever need a stylus in 2011. But the price is insane. The stylus won’t be included with the Flyer—instead, it’ll be an $80 add-on. Eighty dollars. That’s almost…

Tech News Sam Biddle

The Burger So Insane It Might As Well Be Science Fiction

Dave Arnold is the Director of Technology for the French Culinary Institute—basically, he develops the gear that makes the craziest chefs’ most ridiculous dreams come true. And this is his burger of the future. The Soup Dumpling Burger involves a boneless beef short rib/chuck patty with a veal stock gelatin, bacon that’s been “glued” together,…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

The Best Gadgets of the Day

Looking for a DSLR? Buy These Film Cameras Instead https://gizmodo.com/looking-for-a-dslr-buy-these-film-cameras-instead-5799324 Sure, the immediate impetus of Pop Photo’s list of 12 film cameras to buy is the creeping price of DSLRs in the wake of Japan’s giant mess, but really, summer is the perfect time to get into film, the perfect time to make seriously artsy…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

The Last Vending Machine You’ll Ever Need

Quite possibly mankind’s greatest achievement since the advent of the Automat, this vending machine carries everything the DIYer could dream of. It’s located in the Metrix Create:Space, a hacker hangout in the Seattle area, and sells everything from Nutterbutters to Arduino kits. Need a servo or DC motor for your project? How about an MRE…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

Creative ZEN M300: A Non-iPod Nano

Secretly want an iPod nano, but loathe Apple/iTunes/iPods/yourself? Creative’s ZEN M300 is like a slightly jumbo-er nano—but it plays video, has a microSD card slot, is Bluetooth-y and doesn’t force you to use a thumbnail-sized touchscreen. What matters most, though, is that it isn’t made by Apple, right? Out in June, it starts at $50…

Tech News Max Behrman

Tiny Touchscreen-Controlled Drone Makes Spying on Bad Guys a Cinch

Predator Drones are nifty, but all that hassle of private contractors and CIA control room is kind of a hassle! The Aeryon Scout Quadrotor makes aerial surveillance a breeze—snap it together, let it fly, and start peeking. The drone, packing a camera that can ID a human from almost two miles away (using a standard…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Take iPhone Photos, Get Paid

That’s what Gigwalk promises at least, providing you the chance to make some money for snapping some street shots with your phone if you’re in the right place. It’s simple: you sign up, enter your PayPal info, and look on the map to pick up a nearby “gig.” TechCrunch uses Gigwalk’s client TomTom as an…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Wired, GQ and New Yorker Subscriptions Are Coming to the iPad

One year, 20 bucks. That’s what subscriptions to Wired, Vogue, GQ, Vanity Fair and the New Yorker will likely cost when Conde Nast confirms their subscription pact with Apple in the near future. Single issues will probably cost $2. It’s expected that, as in the deal Time Inc. reportedly struck, current dead-tree subscribers will have…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Google’s New Quiz Site Challenges Your Google Powers and Paradoxically Destroys Itself (Updated)

It’s 2011 and none of us have to go to college, or even high school, or really pass beyond a 5th grade reading level, because Google is a terrific brain-crutch. But how well can you crutch along the knowledge trail? A Google a Day is Google’s Googly attempt to test your Google prowess. Google. It…

Tech News Sam Biddle

How News of bin Laden’s Death Spread on Twitter

Artist Turned Typewriter Into This Sculpture of Your Grandpa

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Eton Soulra XL: The iPod Speaker Dock for Sun-Worshipping Audiophiles

PQI’s USB 3.0 Flashdrive Is the World’s Smallest—But Should We Care?

Scientists Build World’s First Schizophrenic Computer

This Week’s Top Web Comedy Video: Will Ferrell’s George W. Bush Reprise

TV in a Card: For All Those Times You Wish Your Card Had a TV in It

A Nuclear Explosion, As Seen From Space

A Weather-Proof Sneaker for the Discerning Bike Commuter

I Can’t Stop Laughing Because HTC Is Charging $80 for Its Tablet Stylus

The Burger So Insane It Might As Well Be Science Fiction

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Take iPhone Photos, Get Paid

Wired, GQ and New Yorker Subscriptions Are Coming to the iPad

Google’s New Quiz Site Challenges Your Google Powers and Paradoxically Destroys Itself (Updated)

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