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Foxconn Closing China Factories?

According to a Chinese news site, electronics manufacturer Foxconn is closing its China-based factories—including the Shenzhen location which has been scrutinized over rampant employee suicides. This could mean that up to 800,000 workers would lose their jobs According to the yet-to-be-confirmed report by ON.CC, Foxconn is withdrawing from China because it intends to shift its…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

How BP Deals With Office Coffee Spills

For God’s sake get these people some tippy cups! Then get them to engineer the oil rig equivalent of a tippy cup, and the world will be saved. [UCB via Cajun Boy]

Tech News John Herrman

Hydropolis: A Hotel At the Bottom of the Ocean

The vision: a 220-suite hotel, off the coast of Dubai, totally submerged in the Persian Gulf. This was Hydropolis, a project conceived in 2006, delayed in 2008, and today nothing more than a pile of blueprints. Here’s what could’ve been: The plan was always to let humans experience the sea in a totally new way.…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Motorola Droid 2 Photos and Specs Leaked

The folks at Droid Life have gotten their hands onto pictures of the Motorola Droid 2 along with some specs. Don’t get too excited though, because appearance-wise the device is rather similar to the original Droid. According to Droid Life, these are some of the Droid 2’s guts: -Android 2.1 (unless Verizon pumps out a…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

You Should Probably Avoid the Iron Man 2 T-Shirt

Unless you go to the gym regularly, and can defend yourself against wannabe supervillains wanting to kick your ass for wearing an Iron Man t-shirt. [Likecool]

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Question of the Day: Are You Concerned About the AT&T Security Breach?

The AT&T/iPad security breach seems to be a pretty big deal, but on the other hand, not really. I mean, no really compromising info was leaked. So are you concerned? Are you concerned about the AT&T data breach?online survey

Tech News Adam Frucci

Come On, Nerds! Your iPad Shouldn’t Be the Focus of Your Wedding

You like your iPad. I get it. But if you’re getting married, under no circumstances should you carry the damned thing down the aisle and pose with it in your wedding photos. What’s wrong with you? I mean, watch this video. I guess it could be justifiable to read your vows off it. Probably not,…

Tech News Adam Frucci

Student Made Robotic Desk Lamp Is The First Step To Tony Stark’s Computer

This LuminAR robotic lamp combines the cute personality of Pixar’s Luxo with the futuristic ability of the robotic arms in Iron Man. We’ll all use one of these in 10 years. Nathan Linder, a MIT student, turned a lamp, pico projector, webcam, and computer into a full blown robotic personal assistant that will change the…

Tech News Casey Chan

FBI Begins Investigating AT&T iPad 3G Security Breach

The WSJ is reporting that the FBI has opened up an investigation into the AT&T security breach that revealed the ICC-IDs and email addresses of many iPad 3G owners. According to an FBI spokesperson “the FBI opened the investigation today but it will not comment on what it is looking at” just yet: The FBI…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

16-Year-Old World-Circling Solo Sailor Lost at Sea

Even for sailors with decades of experience, the ocean can be daunting. Abby Sunderland, a 16-year-old Californian attempting to circle the globe by herself, took the challenge head-on, but as of this morning she’s missing in the Indian Ocean. UPDATE. Abby set off from California in her 40-foot boat on January 23 with the aim…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Get 25 Percent Off GoGo In-Flight Wi-Fi With This Promo Code

Now here’s a great deal if you’re traveling: Until July 10, 2010, you can use the promo code SAVE25 to get 25% off your GoGo Internet in-flight Wi-Fi session. Here’s what you need to do. [Updated: One more code!] Look for the ‘gogoinflight’ Wi-Fi signal at 10,000 ft. Open your browser Enter promo code SAVE25…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Dark Lasers Fire Dark Pulses of Light, Presumably For EVIL

Here you were, thinking it was an average Thursday. Then BOOM! You read that lasers have completely inverted, becoming “non-light” as opposed to piercing bolts of laser-light. These dark pulse lasers are formed of minuscule quantum dot crystals, with the crystals turning into light once an electrical current hits them. Each crystal dot thinks it’s…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Time Reinvents the iPad Magazine (Again)

Time’s original iPad magazine was not overly ambitious. But like I’ve said, just give it some time—a new “future of magazines” will show itself every week. And the new Time? Well, more impressive than the old Time. It might be a little too zippy, maybe. Whatever happened to leisurely reading a magazine? I kind of…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Is This the Craziest Bridge Ever Designed?

I don’t know if the Pearl River Necklace bridge is the craziest bridge ever designed, but it sure looks like the most twisted one. It’s a clever solution to a very real and obvious problem, however. The bridge is part of a proposal by NL Architects to connect Hong Kong with mainland China. To do…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Inventor of Photosynthesis-Based Solar Cells Wins Millennium Tech Prize

A Switzerland-based chemist who invented solar cells that mimic photosynthesis is the winner of a million-dollar technology prize announced Wednesday. Michael Gratzel invented low-cost solar cells that can be turned into electricity-generating windows, mobile solar panels and other devices. He won the $960,000 (€800,000) Millennium Technology Prize, awarded every other year by Finland’s Technology Academy.…

Tech News By Popular Science

Adobe Flash Player 10.1 Finalized, You Can Download Now

Adobe Flash Player 10.1 just got finalized so if you want silky smooth HD video, go download it now. Now everyone who’s afraid of beta versions and release candidates can enjoy 10.1’s full GPU acceleration of H.264 content. Well, almost everyone. Graphics acceleration is still limited to Windows PCs, you Mac and Linux folks have…

Tech News Casey Chan

Just How Deep is the Deepwater Horizon Gusher?

The ocean is a deep, deep place. And the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe, it turns out, its pretty damn deep as well. Just check out this great infographic from Our Amazing Planet. [Our Amazing Planet via The Daily What]

Tech News Adam Frucci

Gadget Deals of the Day

Today is a happy day for space lovers everywhere. Japan successfully unfurled the world’s first solar sail, you can send your face to space, and perhaps most importantly, free copies of Journey to the Stars are now available! Top Deals: • Nintendo Wii Family Bundle: Wii console (black or white) + 3-in-1 sport kit +…

Tech News Ryan F. Salerno

Magellan’s Indestructible, Waterproof iPhone/iPod ToughCase For Outdoorsmen

Packing a battery pack, a GPS receiver, IPX-7 waterproofability into a single case to protect the otherwise svelte iPhone sounds like overkill, but if you’re going to put a case on a phone, you should do it right. How it works First off, yes, this case is really big. After you insert your iPhone (or…

Tech News Jason Chen

Google Background Images Are Officially DOA (UPDATED)

Well, that wasn’t fun while it lasted. Google’s Bing-like default background images that were first introduced in the wee hours of the morning have already been taken down. You’ll still be able to add a custom background if you really, really want to (check the lower left-hand corner of the page) but the rest of…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Foxconn Closing China Factories?

How BP Deals With Office Coffee Spills

Hydropolis: A Hotel At the Bottom of the Ocean

Motorola Droid 2 Photos and Specs Leaked

You Should Probably Avoid the Iron Man 2 T-Shirt

Question of the Day: Are You Concerned About the AT&T Security Breach?

Come On, Nerds! Your iPad Shouldn’t Be the Focus of Your Wedding

Student Made Robotic Desk Lamp Is The First Step To Tony Stark’s Computer

FBI Begins Investigating AT&T iPad 3G Security Breach

16-Year-Old World-Circling Solo Sailor Lost at Sea

Get 25 Percent Off GoGo In-Flight Wi-Fi With This Promo Code

Dark Lasers Fire Dark Pulses of Light, Presumably For EVIL

Time Reinvents the iPad Magazine (Again)

Is This the Craziest Bridge Ever Designed?

Inventor of Photosynthesis-Based Solar Cells Wins Millennium Tech Prize

Adobe Flash Player 10.1 Finalized, You Can Download Now

Just How Deep is the Deepwater Horizon Gusher?

Gadget Deals of the Day

Magellan’s Indestructible, Waterproof iPhone/iPod ToughCase For Outdoorsmen

Google Background Images Are Officially DOA (UPDATED)

Trump Posts Concept Art of His Presidential Library, and It’s AI Slop

Forget Tower Desktop, GMKtec Mini PC Drops to a Record Low as Amazon Clears Out Final Spring Sale Stock

‘Fallout’ Season 2 Was a Hit Despite That Unsatisfying Release Strategy Change

JBL Authentics 500 Retro-Style Home Speaker Hits 40% Off, Now at Its Lowest Price as Amazon’s Spring Sale Clearance Begins

ExpressVPN Spring Sale Special: Up to 73% Off + Free eSIM and Password Manager

You Too Will Learn to Fear the XenoFrog

Amazon Echo Dot Sees Its Last Price Drop in the Spring Sale, Final Hours Tick Down Ahead of an Uncertain Prime Day

Artemis 2 by the Numbers: Breaking Down NASA’s Big Return to the Moon

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

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MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

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