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That’s One Weird—and Huge—Motorhome

Actually, it’s a Boeing C-17 fuselage on its way to Seal Beach, California, where it will be used for loading and unloading training. But I would definitely want that as my movable home, even while it’ll be slow. [Jalopnik] https://jalopnik.com/boeing-c-17-fuselage-trucked-through-long-beach-streets-5320227

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Windows Mobile’s Biggest Booster HTC Going to Android for Half Their Phones Next Year

Nearly a third of HTC’s phones this year run Android—more than I thought—but by next year, half of HTC’s will be Android. Exciting, since it makes us dream of a next-gen Hero running something like a 1GHz Snapdragon processor, which would be magical. (See what I did there?) Which is not a great sign for…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Duros 8404 Tablet Upgraded With Atom, Daylight-Viewable LCD

If your business has you doing a lot of computing outdoors, a rugged tablet PC might make some sense. The upgraded Duros 8404 even brings an 8.4-inch sunlight-viewable SVGA touchscreen to the mix. The display achieves a brightness of 1,100 nit with a 120-degree viewing angle, meaning that it should be clear even under direct…

Tech News Sean Fallon

SPOT GPS Tracking Device Now a Smaller, More Powerful Lifesaver

The Survivorman approved SPOT GPS tracking device is now 30% smaller and lighter than the much beloved original version. More importantly, the chipset and the antenna have been upgraded to improve performance. https://gizmodo.com/spot-gps-tracking-device-is-perfect-for-remote-climbers-350480 Other improvements include an LED light that indicates the status of your sent message, a separate tracking button, an extra message button,…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Falling In Love Online

Feeling irresistibly attracted to someone online? Flirting incessantly through Twitter, Facebook, chat, and video? It’s all good. Or at least, that’s what our friend and sexual health expert Dr. Debby Herbenick says in her latest column: In a recent New York Times article, and in light of Gov. Sanford’s email exchanges with his Argentine lover,…

Tech News debby herbenick

The App Store Is Just Like the Civil Rights Movement, and Other Lessons We Can Learn From iFart

The Daily Show tells the harrowing tale of iFart vs Pull My Finger, showing us the faces behind the farts. It’s predictable stuff until about 3:00, when Pull My Finger guy compares himself to Jackie Robinson. Then, it’s pure art. https://gizmodo.com/ifart-vs-pull-my-finger-the-battle-for-iphone-fart-ap-5153778 I can’t tell what’s worse: the sleazy app developers’ blithe comparison of one of…

Tech News John Herrman

Coca-Cola’s 100-Flavor Soda Fountain of the Future

Originally codenamed “Jet,” Coca Cola’s top secret flavor bomb now known as “FreeStyle” is poised to give adventurous palettes 100 different beverage options in a single machine. The machine is more technologically complex than you’d imagine. The “PurePour” technology was originally developed to measure extremely precise amounts of dialysis and cancer drugs. Beyond that, RFID…

Tech News Sean Fallon

WiMax Mac Drivers Come August 17

The Dual WiMax/Sprint 3G dongle is going to get its Mac drivers on August 17, which will let users in those three cities get online without rebooting to Windows. [Yahoo] https://gizmodo.com/clearwire-opens-4g-wireless-in-three-new-cities-only-7-5319930

Tech News Jason Chen

Olive Opus N4, Melody N2 Music Players (For Rich People) Become Slightly Better Music Players (For Rich People)

We haven’t heard much from Olive since they released the pretty-but-pricey Opus and Melody music wedges last year, but that kind of cautious pace is to be expected in the high-end A/V world. Today, they’ve given their line a refresh. https://gizmodo.com/olive-opus-n-4-melody-n-2-music-streaming-combo-pack-s-375497 The Opus 4, which previously maxed out at 1TB of storage in a $1799…

Tech News John Herrman

Robotic Bride Combines My Fears of Robots and Commitment

Here’s something I hoped I’d never see: a freakish, slack-jawed humanoid robot marching down the aisle in a wedding dress. But that’s just what happened in Japan today. The HRP-4C humanoid robot showed up at a fashion show in Osaka, walking down the runway in a wedding dress, “casting casual sidelong glances at the delighted…

Tech News Adam Frucci

Navigon MobileNavigator for North America Hits the App Store, $70 For Now

There were shades of greatness in Navigon’s crippled free MobileNavigator trial, and high expectations for the full version. Now it’s here, and for the first couple weeks, priced at a reasonable (no, really) $70. https://gizmodo.com/the-week-in-iphone-apps-navigation-inebriation-multi-5312021 Even at the eventual full price of $100 it’s still a solid deal, since most big-name navigation apps charge a…

Tech News John Herrman

Ultimate Peeping Tom Device Disguises Itself as Digital Camera, Media Player

21-friggin’-times optical zoom, MPEG4 video recording, digital camera, night mode, and digital music player to play the James Bond theme on repeat. That’s what the Avatar Digital Binocular Sports and Spy Camera will get you for just $129. The Avatar Digital Binocular Sports and Spy Camera has a 2.5 LCD screen, USB connectivity, video out,…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Memo Clock Has a Built-In Re-Writable Surface

This memo clock has a re-writable ceramic surface, allowing you to leave notes on it. It doesn’t have an alarm function, however, but maybe you can just leave a note for yourself to wake up by 8. [TheHaki via DesignBoom]

Tech News Adam Frucci

Canon Hybrid Stabilization Technology Corrects Bad Photography On More Axes

Canon will include a new Hybrid Image Stabilizer in a forthcoming mystery (!) lens, which corrects both rotational and shift movement. I’ve always been partial to the elegant in-body, floating-sensor stabilization systems like those in the Sony Alpha line, but this tech, like all of Canon’s IS, will be in-lens, and therefore based, at least…

Tech News John Herrman

EcoModo – The Best of Treehugger

GE is envisioning gadget-covered, net-zero energy homes. A battery rechargeable via shaking might fit in there, but a cigarette lighter cell phone won’t. Chuck it, though, and MIT will track it with trashy new devices. If you’re off grid but still needing to use AA-style batteries, wouldn’t it be great to be able to add…

Tech News Jason Chen

Inline Skater Races Down 2,800-Foot Roller Coaster in 60 Seconds

Leave it to crazy German sportsman Dirk Auer to race down a huge roller coaster at a Stuttgart theme park. 2,821 feet in just 60 seconds. Doesn’t sound impressive enough? He was using inline skates, as the video shows. Only armed with retrofitted inline skates—especially developed for the stunt—and a helmet, the 36-year-old man reached…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Report: Project Natal Coming In 2010, Just Like Ballmer Said

In case early rumors, Ballmer’s indications, and Microsoft’s subsequent non-denial didn’t turn you into a believer, Digitimes has called upon their component supply industry muckraking militia to tell us again that Project Natal will land in H2, 2010. [Digitimes] https://gizmodo.com/rumor-microsoft-to-release-new-project-natal-centric-5289378

Tech News John Herrman

Synaptics ClearPad 3000 Means 10 Fingers Multitouching Your Phone, Crazy New Gestures

The iPhone probably doesn’t use Synaptics’ original ClearPad capacitive screen multitouch technology, but maybe Apple will use the ClearPad 3000, since it registers ten fingers simultaneously. I hope they steal this three-finger crumple gesture at least, it’s so cool: The ClearPad 3000 is Synaptics’ new top-of-the-line capacitive touchscreen, designed for high-end phones, gaming systems (PSP…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

HTC Firestone Has Snapdragon and a Capacitive Screen, Prefers to Go by “Leo”

It’s easy to forget nowadays, but Android is only a small part of HTC’s product line, and the much larger Windows Mobile portion could be about to get a new flagship device: the 4.3-inch, capacitive-screened, Snapdragon-powered Leo. A new spec list has been passed down from Ai.rs, and subjected to piecemeal corroboration down the blog…

Tech News John Herrman

Prankster Gets Verizon’s CEO Private Address, Visits Him to Discuss Privacy

John Hargrave tracked down Verizon CEO’s private address and cellphone number. Then he went to his home—megaphone in hand—to ask him to stop Verizon’s lousy privacy policies. The video is quite funny and his message is clear: When we don’t have privacy, then freaks with bullhorns start showing up. Keep our phone numbers unlisted. Keep…

Privacy & Security Jesus Diaz

That’s One Weird—and Huge—Motorhome

Windows Mobile’s Biggest Booster HTC Going to Android for Half Their Phones Next Year

Duros 8404 Tablet Upgraded With Atom, Daylight-Viewable LCD

SPOT GPS Tracking Device Now a Smaller, More Powerful Lifesaver

Falling In Love Online

The App Store Is Just Like the Civil Rights Movement, and Other Lessons We Can Learn From iFart

Coca-Cola’s 100-Flavor Soda Fountain of the Future

WiMax Mac Drivers Come August 17

Olive Opus N4, Melody N2 Music Players (For Rich People) Become Slightly Better Music Players (For Rich People)

Robotic Bride Combines My Fears of Robots and Commitment

Navigon MobileNavigator for North America Hits the App Store, $70 For Now

Ultimate Peeping Tom Device Disguises Itself as Digital Camera, Media Player

Memo Clock Has a Built-In Re-Writable Surface

Canon Hybrid Stabilization Technology Corrects Bad Photography On More Axes

EcoModo – The Best of Treehugger

Inline Skater Races Down 2,800-Foot Roller Coaster in 60 Seconds

Report: Project Natal Coming In 2010, Just Like Ballmer Said

Synaptics ClearPad 3000 Means 10 Fingers Multitouching Your Phone, Crazy New Gestures

HTC Firestone Has Snapdragon and a Capacitive Screen, Prefers to Go by “Leo”

Prankster Gets Verizon’s CEO Private Address, Visits Him to Discuss Privacy

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