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Apple Shuts Down PhotoFast’s MacBook Air 256GB SSD Upgrade Kit Production

As if the new MacBook Air wasn’t sweet enough, you could also—until now—trick it out with a speedy SSD upgrade from PhotoFast. But Apple’s put an end to that. https://gizmodo.com/13-inch-macbook-air-review-so-long-fatty-5676186 What made the PhotoFast SSD so great in the first place? Read/write times of 250MB/s, compared to the MacBook Air’s 160MB/s max transfer rate. As…

Tech News Brian Barrett

If Megatron Iced Everything He Touched

Poor Optimus Prime. He was just cleaning up the streets, saving the planet… and then got iced by a Swissman for the Dutch Roermond Ice Festival. Autobots, hairdryers at the ready! [Atti via NerdCore via Neatorama]

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Build a Lego Death Star Ornament With Powerpig

Our friend Powerpig hadn’t meant to do any more Lego Christmas tree ornaments, but apparently he couldn’t resist this slightly-evil bauble: A DEATH STAR tree garnish. His website shows you how to make your very own. [Powerpig via Brothers-Brick]

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Below Sea Wine Cellar Matures Wine As Fast As You Can Drink It

Well, *almost* as fast. 600 bottles of the $139 Poseidon sparkling wine were stored 30m deep, quickening the maturing period to just six months. I’ve no idea how Slovenian wine tastes, but I’m willing to play guineapig. [SMH via BornRich]

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Download Richard Branson’s iPad Magazine Project For $3 Now

Virgin boss Richard Branson‘s iPad magazine Project has hit the App Store today with an “electrified” Tron cover (promising videos and an audio interview inside), plus heaps more. It’s a free download, with issue one costing $3. [iTunes] https://gizmodo.com/richard-bransons-ipad-only-mag-may-launch-tomorrow-with-5701553

Tech News Kat Hannaford

LG’s Star Has HDMI Port and Tegra 2 Chip, Plus Froyo (For Now)

Some more photos of LG’s Tegra 2-powered Star phone have surfaced, showing an HDMI-out port, and Froyo Android. The leaker, over at AndroidForums, claims it’s got a 480×800 resolution screen and forward-facing camera. [AndroidForums via Phandroid] https://gizmodo.com/first-dual-core-phone-leaks-from-lg-with-android-and-10-5691114

Tech News Kat Hannaford

These Three Watches From Tokyo Flash Are Some of Their Cheapest Yet

You lucky things, Tokyo Flash has released three new watches today. And they’re dirt cheap! That’s because they’re made from plastic, as opposed to the aluminum/stainless steel/leather they’re usually created from. The LightSpeed is space-themed, with orange and blue asteroid LEDs in a black or white strap, and costs $81.92. Transit, on the other hand…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Panasonic’s Jungle Has Entered its Public Testing Period

Hey, remember Panasonic’s portable online gaming console, the Jungle? It’s inching closer to retail, after an email was sent out today to US customers who’d registered interest, offering them a test-run. “We’re doing something very different,” Panasonic wrote. [Bloomberg] https://gizmodo.com/exclusive-first-photo-of-jungle-panasonics-portable-o-5655371

Tech News Kat Hannaford

The Intricate Choreography of Flight

Click to view5,000 airplanes are in the United States skies alone every hour. 63 such planes were filmed for this time-lapse video showing the intricate and beautiful choreography of take-offs and landings. Watch it. It’s worth two minutes. If you want to see how the video was created and get more information on aviation, planes,…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

How To Properly Raise An Apple Fanboy (Or Girl)

You’ve gotta get them hooked while they’re young, so you can’t just slack off until your Apple-fanboys-in-training are old enough to appreciate iPad books. Instead, you’ve gotta get out the sewing kit and make a custom iPhone quilt. https://gizmodo.com/the-cleverest-ipad-book-yet-5515612 Now which of those app icons do I set the kid on for automatic diaper changes?…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Watch This Steam-Powered Vinyl Play Doubly Retro Rock and Roll

It doesn’t get much more raw than the Sex Pistols. Unless it’s the Sex Pistols on vinyl. Or rather, the Sex Pistols on a record player powered by a homemade steam engine. Yeah, that’s raw. And surprisingly squeaky! From creator Asciimation: The engine speed is controlled by a throttle being driven from a servo controlled…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Idiots Try to Sell $33 Arctic Ice Cubes to Other Idiots

Two Dutch artists think that they can convince you to pay $33 for a tiny ice capsule extracted from a large ice chunk stolen from Greenland. Because you must preserve the melting ice caps in your fridge. Really. This is what they want: To sell the pieces to people throughout the country that cherish and…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Man Steals $4.5 Million From Columbia University Using Simple Accounting Tweak

George Castro claims he doesn’t know how $4.5 million of Columbia University’s money wound up in his bank account, but an investigation is showing that he may have funneled the funds there with a simple little accounting tweak. While it’s unclear if Castro was at any point employed by Columbia University, he was apparently “familiar…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Matthias Heiderich Turns Ordinary Buildings Into Dream Worlds

The architectural photography of Matthias Heiderich is transformative. Many of the buildings he captures are not particularly striking in their features—simple boxes, primary colors. Plain backgrounds. But his eye turns them into gorgeously haunting visions. [via Ernesto Lago]

Tech News Sam Biddle

“Does Madame Approve of Her 3D Plastic Surgery?”

Plastic surgery has edged a little closer to the nerd closet, with a Beverly Hills plastic surgeon now offering 3D previews of what they can expect after their procedures. Simoni Plastic Surgery is taking bookings now (not suggesting you should book in, dear readers) for the new technology, which “starts with a three-dimensional photograph of…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Silicone Steamer Bowls Might Be The Perfect Bachelor Kitchenware

It’s rare to find a kitchen concept that looks truly innovative, but these silicone steam roasting bowls look ace: use them to mix; use them to bake or steam; use them to serve. Will Lékué actually make them? [via Dezeen]

Tech News Joel Johnson

Comcast Is Bullying Netflix Partners Into Paying a Toll to Deliver Streaming Video

Level 3 Communications, the networking company that delivers streaming video to Netflix users, says that Comcast is demanding a “recurring fee” for the transmission of such videos to its subscribers. This, it goes without saying, is very shitty news. Updated. Level 3, who recently signed a deal to become the primary provider for streaming Netflix…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Congressman Wants WikiLeaks Classified as a Terrorist Organization

That enormous leak of pretty-much-kinda-mostly secret diplomatic wires? A lot of people in the government are quite pissed! Perhaps chiefly among them is New York Congressman Peter King, who’s demanding that WikiLeaks be officially deemed a terrorist group. https://gizmodo.com/how-a-burnt-lady-gaga-cd-helped-leak-thousands-of-intel-5701089 King, a Republican Rep who will soon chair the House Homeland Security Committee, wants WikiLeaks placed…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Are Humans Turning Into Gods?

Our friend Jason Silva—writer, filmmaker and founding host/producer of Current TV—is making a new documentary celebrating humans reaching their ultimate potential, the inexorable evolution that is turning us into gods. He’s quite optimistic about it. I’m not so sure-JD “First we build the tools, then they build us” – Marshall McLuhan Turning Into Gods is,…

Tech News Jason Silva

Google Earth Now Has 80 Million Beautiful Trees

Say Hello to Google Earth 6, complete with 80 million freshly planted 3D-modeled trees. I never really pay much attention to real life trees, but for some reason this strikes me as indescribably awesome. I really can’t put my finger on it, why exactly I’m so impressed by all the new plant life in Google…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Apple Shuts Down PhotoFast’s MacBook Air 256GB SSD Upgrade Kit Production

If Megatron Iced Everything He Touched

Build a Lego Death Star Ornament With Powerpig

Below Sea Wine Cellar Matures Wine As Fast As You Can Drink It

Download Richard Branson’s iPad Magazine Project For $3 Now

LG’s Star Has HDMI Port and Tegra 2 Chip, Plus Froyo (For Now)

These Three Watches From Tokyo Flash Are Some of Their Cheapest Yet

Panasonic’s Jungle Has Entered its Public Testing Period

The Intricate Choreography of Flight

How To Properly Raise An Apple Fanboy (Or Girl)

Watch This Steam-Powered Vinyl Play Doubly Retro Rock and Roll

Idiots Try to Sell $33 Arctic Ice Cubes to Other Idiots

Man Steals $4.5 Million From Columbia University Using Simple Accounting Tweak

Matthias Heiderich Turns Ordinary Buildings Into Dream Worlds

“Does Madame Approve of Her 3D Plastic Surgery?”

Silicone Steamer Bowls Might Be The Perfect Bachelor Kitchenware

Comcast Is Bullying Netflix Partners Into Paying a Toll to Deliver Streaming Video

Congressman Wants WikiLeaks Classified as a Terrorist Organization

Are Humans Turning Into Gods?

Google Earth Now Has 80 Million Beautiful Trees

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