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Maybe the best front-end feature from Snow Leopard yet: HFS+ drivers will let you access your Mac’s files from Windows in Boot Camp, making running multiple OSes on one machine more seamless. https://gizmodo.com/how-to-install-windows-7-on-your-mac-using-boot-camp-5132325 One other bit Ars rounds up: The Grand Central APIs—Apple’s built-in multi-core mojo—are finalized, meaning that the OS is likely feature-complete as…
Time rendered in machined metal: The largest gear in “Time in Six Parts” takes 100 years to complete one revolution—when it’ll crash to the ground, waking up the giants that’ve conquered the earth. [Che-Wei Wang at ITP]
This Wii Fit Balance Board offered by Chinavasion is just $65—not a bad price as the Balance Board is only offered in a Wii Fit bundle for $90. But we wouldn’t recommend the purchase. A quick look at the measurements reveals that this generic board is roughly 2 1/2 inches narrower than Nintendo’s board and…
Raise your hand if you’re surprised—especially after RC1—but Microsoft’s finally confirming that Windows 7 will launch this year, “in time for the holiday shopping season.” Vague, but it’s something. Still, what about back to school? https://gizmodo.com/windows-7-rc1-10-things-you-need-to-know-5241882 Microsoft Delivers New Wave of Technologies to Help Businesses Thrive in Today’s Economy Company announces Windows 7 on track…
Everything you need to know about electornics recycling gathered in one place, a solar-powered bench for ever-ready wifi, a cool solar array shows off new tech, and energy efficiency overlaps with virtual gaming. Every gadget lover needs to know how to send a device off to a happy hunting ground. Find out the best buy-back…
Adding to their anti-boobies policy—which apparently may disappear with the new application parental controls in 3.0, Apple has rejected a BitTorrent application for the iPhone stating that it may be used for piracy: https://gizmodo.com/why-iphone-3-0s-parental-controls-could-secretly-be-its-5239720 This category of applications is often used for the purpose of infringing third party rights. We have chosen to not publish…
What happens when you trap Jackson Pollock’s soul inside of arduino-powered robots? What the robot’s doing only looks random—it’s actually based on a reference image or video. Sadly, Jackoon was the only ArtBot of Oscar’s on display when we dropped by, not his almost-creepy Theo Jansen-inspired designs. [ITP, ArtBots]
You’ll need a laser cutter to do it right, but otherwise, these keyboard pants are easy enough to make yourself. Inspired by this keyboard pants concept, modder Zach Hoeken scanned a silicone keyboard, programmed key holes to be laser-cut from the pant material and then sewed the keyboard directly into his jean shorts. Since he…
If you were in NYC on April 27 you probably saw the 747 fly-by that scared Manhattan. This is the result: Air Force One flying over the Statue of Liberty, photographed from an F-16. http://gawker.com/5229556/airplane-flies-around-manhattan-scares-everyone
Researchers from the University of Tokyo have created OLED displays that have all the durability of a super ball. Suspended in a flexible matrix of carbon nanotubes and rubber, the new OLED displays can be stretched an additional 50% of their normal size and wrapped around complex, 3D surfaces. No, they aren’t paper-thin like other…
ColorWare will take your Kindle 2 from B&W to color* for the modest price of $199, or they’ll sell you a pre-colorized model for $599. (*Note: Colorization process does not include the E-Ink screen.) [ColorWare]
As the name suggests, Motorola’s new w7 Active Edition slider is targeted at sporty types, but the physical effort does not stop with the built-in pedometer and personal trainer application. It appears that Moto is jumping on the accelerometer bandwagon big time with this one—users can control functions on the phone with simple hand gestures:…
According to a report by the Center for Disease Control (no, this has nothing to do with swine flu), one out of every five families has ditched landlines entirely for cellphones. I find that number a bit low, but what do I know? I’m deranged from swine flu because the CDC decided to tell me…
I wish I knew about this 80s video before I visited Lego to show you how it’s made. But then, I would have missed the secret Lego vault and the cathedral-sized storage buildings. [Thanks Kooberz]
As the WSJ reports on “darker times” for the solar-power industry, the NYT reports venture capitalists are shifting their dollars from bright-eyed alternative energy startups to ones focused on good ol’ efficiency. We’re doomed. [NYT]
I thought this temperature warning screen—which says “iPhone needs to cool down before you can use it”—was a funny fake. Turns out it’s completely real: This message appears when the operating temperature has become too hot. This is a safety mechanism that protects the components of your iPhone 3G. If this message appears, you should…
What happens when you put a hacker in camouflage? He only grows more deadly. The NYT published an interesting piece categorizing the new role of cadets from West Point as digital information sabotage—scenarios like mailbombs flooding email servers in hot zones —becomes a worrisome daily hurdle in a war. During a senior elective class at…
The complicated tango between the iPhone and AT&T’s network isn’t a new story, but the latest stats—web browsing eats 69 percent of phone bandwidth—highlight the fragility of networks, allowing fresh portents of doom. https://gizmodo.com/at-t-iphone-3g-internet-use-below-expectations-us-gu-5051910 The WSJ’s math runs like this: AT&T charges iPhone 3G customers the same $30 a month it charges every other smartphone…
A desktop grass garden is tragic. A desktop artificial grass garden is tragic and pointless. A desktop artificial grass garden that charges phones is the last thing you buy before an office shooting rampage. [RedFerret]
Cheap, multifunctional arduino boards work brilliantly for DIY projects. Now this cheaper, semi-printable version makes the platform even more DIY. PAPERduino is essentially a template for an Arduino board that, when mounted to cardboard, replaces your typical PCB. (It’s sort of like a printed circuit board, home edition.) Also, if you’re not interested in Arduino…