Wired: Gadget Lab
- Macworld Expo 2010 Caters to Apple Fans — Without Apple
Like a Star Trek convention minus Leonard Nimoy, Macworld Conference and Expo 2010 kicks off Tuesday at San Francisco’s Moscone Center with no official presence from Apple. Though the event will lack a Steve Jobs keynote and won’t have an Apple product introduction to generate buzz, 250 vendors will be showcasing Apple-related products at the convention, [...]… - JooJoo Tablet Faces Uphill Battle Against iPad
When Apple’s iPad tablet debuts next month on retail shelves, it could sound the death knell for JooJoo, a tablet from an unknown Singapore-based startup that was once the talk of gadget blogs. The $500 JooJoo is on target to ship at the end of February, a full month before Apple’s scheduled release date of the [...]… - Canon Announces New HD-Shooting Cameras
Still pictures? That’s so 20th century. Camera makers must figure by now that if they don’t have high-definition video, they don’t have squat, and Canon’s latest models are no exception. Canon added to the pile of pre-PMA 2010 announcements on Monday with its newest low-end SLR, the EOS Rebel T2i. This camera has a new 18-megapixel sensor, [...]… - Apple Might Slash iPad Prices If Initial Sales Are Slow
The iPad’s $500 starting price was lower than people expected, but Apple could still make price cuts if the device fails to gain traction among consumers, says an analyst. Recounting his meeting with Apple executives, Bill Shope of Credit Suisse said Apple indicated it would consider lowering prices if initial demand appears to be slow. “While it [...]… - Artist Conjures Paintings Out of Floppy Disks
Artists frequently turn to technology for inspiration or commentary, utilizing components such as chips, ink cartridges and disk drives to make their art. Remember the Mona Lisa created from motherboard bits or the motorcycle from old hard drives? Now, London artist Nick Gentry has turned forgotten floppy disk drives into art by using them as a [...]… - Clues Hint at Possible MacBook Pro With Core i7 Chip
Computer geeks over the weekend had a dorkgasm at the sight of a report hinting at an upcoming MacBook Pro equipped with Intel’s latest mobile processor. Readers of MacRumors.com spotted Geekbench benchmark results for what appears to be a MacBook Pro featuring a 2.66GHz Core i7 M620, a high-end dual core processor featuring Intel’s Hyperthreading and [...]… - Gesture Cube Responds To Waving Your Hand
Could gesture recognition become the successor to touchscreen? And if it does, what would it be like to use it to interact with our gadgets. A prototype design shows a cube-shaped device that can be used to access music, look up recipes and flick through photos. The idea called Gesture Cube senses hand movements made close to [...]… - UK Company Launches iTablet
Now that Apple has chosen the famously awkward name “iPad” for its tablet, the most obvious candidate “iTablet” is up for grabs. Sure enough, a UK company is leaping at the opportunity. X2 is happy to announce it’s “hot on the heels of Apple’s latest product launch” with the iTablet, which will run Windows 7 and [...]… - Robotic Spider Melds Legos and 3-D Printing
Lego’s programmable robotics set Mindstorms is a fun toy for computing enthusiasts but if you really want to take it to the next level, check out Mark Weller’s project. Weller, a machinist and technician at the McCoy School of Engineering at Midwestern State University, combined milled plastic pieces with the basic Lego Mindstorms set to create [...]… - iPhone App Devs Not Allowed to Use Geolocation Just for Ads
Apple has posted a news bulletin for iPhone developers, informing them they may not use the phone’s geolocation features primarily for delivering targeted ads. What that means is if you’re playing a game that doesn’t use geolocation for gameplay, and all it’s doing is tracking your location to serve location-based ads, it’ll get rejected. (Many media [...]…
OhGizmo!
- Openmoko Releases The Spring 2010 Update For The WikiReader – Improving The Touchscreen Keypad, Scrolling And Other Features
By Andrew Liszewski Today Openmoko announced the availability of the Spring 2010 software update for their WikiReader device. In addition to now including math equations which are rendered as crisp bitmap images, and updates to its database of 3+ million Wikipedia articles, the Spring 2010 update also improves the on-screen keyboard with animated key presses similar [...]… - MotKey USB Flash Drive
By Andrew Liszewski The first thing you probably said to yourself after seeing the MotKey was, “Wait a minute, didn’t LaCie already release a key-shaped USB flash drive?” And the answer to that of course would be yes. But LaCie’s keys feature slimmer form factors, stainless steel finishes and larger capacities. But what the MotKey has [...]… - Microsoft Discontinues Xbox Live Service For Original Xbox Titles
By Chris Scott Barr If you’re still rocking an original Xbox, you might want to take note. Starting April 15th, Microsoft will be discontinuing support for all original Xbox games. Yes, that also means that your old copies of Halo 2 won’t work on Live, even if played in your shiny new 360. You’ll need to [...]… - Disposable Sunglasses Also Rid You Of Those Pesky Eyebrows
By Andrew Liszewski In reality, the Cool Shades Tape from Azumi and David is meant to be nothing more than just a stylish alternative to boring, clear packing tape. But there’s nothing stopping you from tearing off a few inches and wearing it as a disposable, yet cool, fashion accessory. They’re available in two different flavors, [...]… - New Lithium Ion Batteries Increase Lifespan To 20 Years
By Evan Ackerman Lithium ion batteries are way, way better than nickel metal hydride batteries or (shudder) nickle cadmium batteries. But still, batteries are batteries, and they have a way of going from cool to sucks in a matter of only a few hundred charging cycles, whatever their supposed lifetimes are purported to be. The six [...]… - Chatman Is The Only Friend You’ll Ever Need
By Evan Ackerman The internet can be a lonely place. You have no idea who you’re really talking to, whether they claim to be a 48 year old guy in his mom’s basement or a hot lonely teenage girl (like me), which is why instead of real people, you need Chatman. Chatman is a friendly yellow [...]… - Augmented Reality Cosmetic Mirror
By Gaurav Kheterpal The Beauty and Cosmetics Industry is going through a serious transformation and Shiseido is amongst the leading companies driving this change to make you look better. Shiseido has just launched a Digital Cosmetic Mirror which allows you to test your make-up without even having to pick up a Mascara brush. The in-built camera [...]… - Google Tablet – The iPad Killer?
By Gaurav Kheterpal Even before the buzz around the release of Apple iPad could settle down, Google has set the alarm bells ringing for Apple by releasing the first images of its much anticipated concept – The Google Tablet. Much like the iPad, the Google Tablet will have a sleek and stylish design. The device will offer [...]… - Sportpong
By Andrew Liszewski I don’t think anyone’s ever lamented the lack of physical activity required for playing a game of Pong, that’s what tennis is for, but someone, somewhere, felt that the classic video game could use a bit more physical interaction, and hence Sportpong was born. Setup appears to be a little complicated since the [...]… - Darth Vader Shadow Alarm Clock
By Andrew Liszewski The image above is just a prototype, and is subject to change according to StarWarsShop.com, but those of you who don’t spend your time whining about how George Lucas stole your childhood might find this a cool addition to your Star Wars collection. It’s your run-of-the-mill battery-powered alarm clock with snooze function and [...]…
Gadgeteer
- Microsoft Sidewinder Gaming Mouse Review
Microsoft was an early player in PC gaming, both in software and hardware, and lately they’re trying to reassert themselves in the genre by offering up some interesting gaming devices. Let’s see if Microsoft has the goods to keep up with the likes of Razer and Saitek these days. Filed in categories: Desktop Computer [...] Filed in categories: Desktop Computer Gear, GearTagged: Gaming, MouseMicrosoft Sidewinder Gaming Mouse Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on April 3, 2… - Message in a Memory Card and Photochaining
Have you guys heard of Photochaining or the Message in a Memory Card project? Both are similiar in that people save pictures to a memory card and then leave the cards in public places for people to find and view. The Photochaining concept is more along the lines of geocaching, in that people describe where [...] Filed in categories: Gear DiaryTagged: PhotographyMessage in a Memory Card and Photochaining originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on April 2, 2009 at 8:15 pm.… - Follow me on Twitter to win an Epson Artisan 800 All-in-One Printer
I reviewed the Epson Artisan 800 All-in-One printer a couple of weeks ago and really liked it. It’s fast and very easy to use. I like being able to scan, fax and print with one device that also happens to be wireless. I asked the folks at Epson if they would let me give away [...] Filed in categories: Gear DiaryTagged: Follow me on Twitter to win an Epson Artisan 800 All-in-One Printer originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on April 2, 2009 at 4:27 pm.… - AutoSport HG400 Heads-Up Display
This heads-up display unit from AutoSport uses GPS technology to project your current speed and direction onto your windshield. It can be set to alert you when you are driving faster than a defined speed limit and it even has Bluetooth to display incoming calls from your mobile phone. Filed in categories: Spotlight GadgetsTagged: [...] Filed in categories: Spotlight GadgetsTagged: Bluetooth, Car, GPSAutoSport HG400 Heads-Up Display originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on April 2, 2009 at 12:27… - Sony PS3 Firmware Update Released
Sony announced today the release of Firmware Update v2.70 for the PS3. This update includes a new text chat feature that allows users to chat with networked friends in game or in chat rooms. The friends list will appear on the XMB (XcrossMediaBar). The new update also allows for external backup of purchased media, a [...] Filed in categories: Portable and Console GamingTagged: Playstation, PS3, SonySony PS3 Firmware Update Released originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on April 2, 2009 at 11:38 … - iPod Shuffle 4GB Review
Whenever Apple updates one of their products, it always seems to create a lot of buzz. When the third generation iPod Shuffle was announced a couple of weeks ago, the buzz was almost as audible as a hive of bees. Why so much attention for a sub $100 MP3 player that doesn’t even have a [...] Filed in categories: Audio / Video GearTagged: iPod, MP3, ShuffleiPod Shuffle 4GB Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on April 2, 2009 at 8:37 am.… - MSI Announces GX733 Gaming Notebook
Microstar International, famous lately for their Wind series netbooks, announced today they would be pushing further into the mobile gaming fray with the latest in their GX series of gamer targeted notebooks. Filed in categories: Spotlight GadgetsTagged: Gaming, MSI, notebookMSI Announces GX733 Gaming Notebook originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on April 2, 2009 at [...] Filed in categories: Spotlight GadgetsTagged: Gaming, MSI, notebookMSI Announces GX733 Gaming Notebook originally appeared… - SISO Tablo Turns A Laptop Into a Tablet Computer
Brando brings us a sub $100 solution for adding tablet-like functionality to non-touch laptops. The $99 SISO Tablo is a USB powered clip that attaches to the top of your Windows XP or Vista laptop’s display. Then using the special stylus, you can input info by writing in the air or on the display itself. [...] Filed in categories: Spotlight GadgetsTagged: SISO Tablo Turns A Laptop Into a Tablet Computer originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on April 2, 2009 at 5:14 am.… - HTC announces the Snap QWERTY smartphone
Today HTC has announced the Snap Windows Mobile 6.1 GSM smartphone. This is a successor to the HTC Dash and includes an interesting new feature called Inner Circle. With Inner Circle, emails that are most important to you (from a pre-selected group of people), can be accessed with a click of a button, so that [...] Filed in categories: Spotlight GadgetsTagged: HTC, Smartphone, Windows MobileHTC announces the Snap QWERTY smartphone originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on April 1, 2009 at 9:00 am… - Core Cases Customer Appreciation Day Tomorrow
Tomorrow is the annual customer appreciation sale at Core Cases. It might be April Fools day tomorrow, but it’s not a joke that everything on their site will be priced at $5. The site is currently on countdwon while they switch it for the sale. It will be back at midnight EST to start the [...] Filed in categories: Gear DiaryTagged: Core CasesCore Cases Customer Appreciation Day Tomorrow originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on March 31, 2009 at 3:45 pm.…
Gizmodo
- An HD Video Tour of the International Space Station [Space]
newVideoPlayer(...… - Apple Job Posting Suggests Cameras in Future iPads [Rumors]
Apple's hiring again and this time they're looking for "Performance QA Engineers" in their "iPad Media" department. Based on the description for the job, we might be seeing an increase in iPad camera...… - It May Be Creepy, But This Case's Ad Is Popcorn-Worthy [Wtf]
newVideoPlayer(...… - Prepaid Cellphone Users Less Likely to Return Calls [Data]
Some folks decided to study the calling habits of 5.3 million people over an 18-month period. 350 million phone calls later, they came to an almost obvious conclusion: Prepaid cellphone users make...… - Best Buy's MacBook Pro SKUs Go Missing, Might Mean Core i5 Refresh Soon [Rumor]
The upcoming i5 MacBook Pro refresh might be closer than we thought, with TUAW discovering that Best Buy emptied their systems of the current version. Since they're not likely to go MacBook-less for...… - The Scale That Thinks It's a Rug [Concepts]
This concept scale that doubles as a decorative rug might—might—be the thing to finally get me taking better care of myself. Designer Kwan Sunman's Rug With Scale project does away with...… - Google Wants To Control All Communication [Google]
Google's two new announcements: integrating a Twitter-like service into Gmail and a goal of a real-time speech translation service shows what direction they're taking the company: Into the space...… - Why Paint Your Room When You Can Get a Color-Changing Wall Instead [Concept]
See this wall of colorful squares? It's actually a concept design consisting of a bunch of small triangular panels which can be spun 'round on whim to change the way your room looks. Or to spell out...… - Microsoft Blames Your Laptop—Not Windows 7—For Battery Issues [Microsoft]
After upgrading to Windows 7, some users saw a new warning message suggesting that they need to replace their laptops' batteries. Some screamed "bug," some shouted "conspiracy,' but Microsoft denies...… - Our Price of TV Loyalty: 20% Off the Top [Cable]
For a 20% savings, more than 50% cable and satellite subscribers are likely to jump ship to save money. But Telco TV (services like AT&T U-verse) have a much, much more loyal following. Anecdotally,...…
Engadget
- HTC Dragon and friends turn up on Dopod roadmap
The HTC Dragon may not be quite the same mythical beast it once was now that the Nexus One has stolen some of its thunder, but it is still an actual device and, according to a recently leaked Dopod roadmap, it's headed for China in the second quarter of this year. Details are otherwise a bit light, but it is apparently an Android device (as expected) and packs a 3.6-inch WVGA display. Joining it over the course of the year are the 3.4-inch, Android-based A6388, the 4.3-inch Huashan (apparently … - Nokia Nuron spotted again, connection to 5230 cemented?
Dear Nokia fan clinging on to all hope that the 5230 and Nuron were two separate entities, whereby you'd have even more Espoo devices to look forward to: you're wrong. TmoNews has picked up what's purported to be another internal T-Mobile documentation for the 5230 Nuron. Like the previously-rumored leak, it's said to be going on sale on March 17 with a 3.2-inch touchscreen, on-screen keyboard, and Ovi Store. Oh, and just in case you weren't sure if you fit the target audience, see if you quali… - Current MacBook Pro SKU given mark of death in Best Buy database?
We'll admit to not being leading the field of study in Best Buy-ology, but here comes a new quiz for us care of a tipster who sent TUAW a screenshot of the inventory screen that shows what looks to be the current MacBook Pro SKU with status: deleted. What that means is no new orders can be made for that unit, at least for that particular store. Sign of impending MBP refresh? Intel certainly had us riled up last month with that Core i5-infused flier, but we won't get fooled again. Don't hold you… - JXD V3 handheld is confused, confusing and altogether interesting
We won't front -- there's little chance we'd actually use JXD's V3 handheld, but it's not for lack of interest. This here PMP / game player hybrid isn't apt to leave the shores of Asia, but for those in that neck of the woods, this unit offers up emulators for a slew of game consoles, a 4.3-inch display, a 5 megapixel camera and plenty of file format support to handle your favorite music and video. Reportedly, the device even features an FM radio tuner, and in case you're curious as to why there… - NVIDIA pursuing external graphics accelerators for laptops?
It's not everyday that we can say there's external laptop GPU love in the air, but right on the heels the appearance of the Gigabyte M1405 with its GeForce GT220 dock, NVIDIA is expressing interest in external laptop GPUs as well. Manager of notebook GPUs Rene Haas told X-bit Labs that he thinks external graphics adapters for laptops are a "big opportunity" for NVIDIA, though he noted the drawback of their high price tags. We assume he is referring to AMD's ATI XGP box (or Fujitsu Siemens's Las… - 1080p, 5.1 surround sound coming to Netflix Watch Instantly in 2010? Update: No, yes (and closed captioning)
Netflix Watch Instantly fans could be due for a big upgrade, as CNET has heard the company will roll out 1080p and 5.1 surround sound later this year. No word on timing or any other details, but this could mean its moving to version 3 of Microsoft's Silverlight streaming platform with its additional tweaks for adaptive streaming and hardware graphics acceleration. Also unknown is how much bandwidth would be necessary, but considering Microsoft already uses very similar technology for its 1080p … - Microsoft says Windows 7 battery 'issue' isn't one
After Microsoft stated a week ago that it would look into reports of Windows 7 causing premature battery degradation, we've been staying up late at night with our frazzled lithium ion cells, reading them stories about Battery Heaven and generally trying to keep an upbeat tone around the Engadget HQ. Well, it turns out not everything is rosy in batteryville, but Microsoft says Windows 7 isn't the one to blame. According to the company's testing, the new tool, which reports when a battery is down … - Motorola: Droid update to Android 2.1 'will start to roll out this week'
We knew Android 2.1 was coming for the Droid, but we'll confess -- we didn't expect it to come this soon. Motorola is now reporting via its official Facebook page that it's "happy to relay the 2.1 upgrade to Droid will start to roll out this week," going on to tease that it "will have more information to share on other device upgrades later." There's no detail on what the Droid update will entail or whether it'll roll out to every user this week (we doubt it), but by all indications, this is a p… - Google's Nexus One 'equipment recovery fee' slashed to $150, still a pain
So the good news here is that Google appears to have heard the cries for help, having taken a chainsaw to its brutal $350 "equipment recovery fee" that had been lumped on top of T-Mobile's $200 ETF for subsidized Nexus One contracts canceled in the first 120 days. The bad news, though, is that it still exists at all -- a hairy precedent for an industry being watched with eagle eyes by the FCC right now. The company has knocked $200 off the fee, bringing it down to $150; in other words, if you br… - DIY photog creates laser trigger for remote DSLR snapping
There's just no two ways about it: the integrated self-timer is easily one of the most amazing technologies to ever be invented. Yeah, we said it. Unfortunately, beeping for ten seconds while a shooter races to get in position isn't always ideal or fun, and that's where isharq comes in. His Arduino-based mod is amongst the most flexible out there for DSLRs, enabling it to morph from a basic laser trigger hack to something that senses heat, movement or sound (just to name a few) and then makes y…
ThinkGeek
- Exploded Settings icon
http://www.buyolympia.com/q/Item=settings-app-shirt… - The Days of Miracles and Wonder
http://www.eod.com/blog/2010/02/the-days-of-miracles-and-wonde/… - Events in 2010
This year will be a busy one in terms of speaking events. I’m currently crafting a brand new talk titled, “The CSS3 Experience”. It’ll focus on enriching the experience layer with advanced CSS and CSS3. Everyone can easily add enhancements to to their designs when focusing on the interactions and events that happen on the [...]… - FF Nuvo
http://fontfeed.com/archives/firefox-36-released-first-web-fontfont-is-free/… - 300&65 Ampersands
http://ampersandampersand.tumblr.com/… - American Pixels
http://www.jmcolberg.com/pixels/index.html… - Espresso, Intelligentsia
http://vimeo.com/8709313… - Alphabet City prints
http://x-ingbooks.com/alphabetcity.html… - Blogotheque’s Take Away Shows
http://vimeo.com/takeawayshows… - Letterpressed by steamroller
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Ubergizmo
- Analyst: Apple Might Lower Price Of iPad
If you’re the type of person who likes a bargain, and are thinking of picking up Apple’s iPad, you might want to take note of this. According to Credit Suisse analyst Bill Shope, Apple executives have said that the pricing will be “nimble”, hinting that the pricing could change if needed. Of course, that’s not an official confirmation that there will be a price drop, but considering that Apple has lowered the asking price of the iPhone by $200 in the past after jus… - Nexus One Equipment Recovery Fee Reduced To $150
If you’ve been keeping up with the Nexus One news, you’ll most certainly have read about Google’s Equipment Recovery Fee, which is essentially an ETF (early termination fee) imposed by Google if you get out of your contract early, on top of T-Mobile’s ETF. When it was reported and brought to light a while back most people didn’t like it, and fortunately, it seems that Google has decided to look into the issue. The Equipment Recovery Fee is still there, but it&rsquo… - MacBook Pro Deleted From Best Buy Inventory
With the recent Core i7 MacBook Pro Geekbench scores being leaked, it certainly seems like we’ll be getting an update to Apple’s line of MacBook Pros. Now reports are going around that Best Buy’s inventory system is showing current MacBook Pros in its system as “deleted”, so does it mean that stock is unavailable for the moment, or are they just gearing up for a new version of the MacBook Pro? Hopefully an update is just around the corner, after all, who wouldn&rsq… - NVIDIA considers external graphics accelerators
For years, NVIDIA has kept eye on the potential of external graphics accelerators, although nothing concrete is mentioned just yet. Many questions still need to be answered including whether the size of its target market is large enough to make such a venture feasible. While there are many scenarios to be considered, we think that the market is effectively very small. The Future of portable computing is definitely not adding stuff via an external PCI-E bus. If NVIDIA sees an market opportunity,… - Thermaltake Toughpower XT line of power supply units
The power supply unit (PSU) of any computer is an essential part since it provides all the juice required to run your rig, so for those who intend to cram in high performance parts alongside a couple of video cards, a high voltage PSU is of utmost importance. Thermaltake understands this and has offered its new Toughpower XT line that boasts 25 more watts compared to other brands in the market, bnring special features including DC-DC Converter Module, Double Forward technology and the new Activ… - Corsair Nova and Reactor SSDs
Corsair enhances its computer memory portfolio with a couple of new SSDs in the form of the Nova and Reactor, where the former will come in 64GB and 128GB capacities, while the Reactor series comprises of 60GB and 120GB capacities. The Nova is a 2.5" SSD which will rely on MLC NAND chips and 64MB of cache to get the job done, hitting read speeds of up to 215MB/s on both the V128 and V64, whereas writing speeds are 130MB/s for the V64 drive and 195MB/s for the larger V128. As for the Reactor ser… - Canon unveils new PowerShots at PMA 2010
Just as you will see plenty of cellphone announcements at Mobile World Congress, PMA 2010 is the place to be if you fancy digital cameras. Canon has unveiled a quartet of new PowerShots there, where two of those are highly advanced models which we'll look at. The SX210 IS will target advanced users as it boasts an extremely long-range 14X (28-392mm equivalent) lens and a 14-megapixel sensor. You can also record 720p videos on it, while storage shouldn't be a problem with it playing nice with th… - Scale Rug offers (un)friendly welcome
It is safe to assume that most, if not all, of us would like to feel welcome wherever we go, but the Scale Rug that you see here might not offer the same emotional comfort especially when it deals with folks who are overweight. After all, it shows your previous weight, present weight and goal weight each time you step on it, constantly prodding your conscience to do something about the ballooning waistline of yours. On the bright side of this concept, the rug itself can be removed and sent for … - 3M Littmann Bluetooth Stethoscope
We are pretty surprised that it took this long for a stethoscope to go the way of hands-free headsets, picking up Bluetooth technology in the process. 3M ensures this happens by working with Zargis Medical, where their partnership resulted in the 3M Littmann Bluetooth Stethoscope. As the name implies, it increases the physician's ability to get more out of an exam, boasting the capability of transfering recordings to a computer so that one can have a historical set of audio playback for future … - Inbrics MID M1 to be announced at MWC 2010
Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2010 which will be held at Barcelona, Spain, next week is the platform where Inbrics announces its new Android-powered MID M1 which will come with a 3.7" AMOLED touchscreen display alongside a slide-out QWERTY keyboard just in case dealing with a virtual keyboard is just not your cup of tea. Of course, you get the entire range of connectivity options that most of us take for granted these days, including Wi-Fi, GPS support, Bluetooth, 3G or WiMAX. Apart from that, th…
CrunchGear
- Pandora open-source handheld is go
For quite a while now, I’ve been following the progress of the Pandora, an open-source handheld for music, movies, and games. It’s hard to stay excited, though, when there’s the constant threat of the thing ceasing to exist. That seemed to be a risk for a while, but now we’re being told that all the [...]… - British Library to give away thousands of classics away as e-books
Got a Kindle? Get thee to the British Library! Not only are they giving away a ton of old 19th-century literature in e-book form, but they're a special "first edition" e-book with the original typeface and illustrations baked in. The 1800s encompass nearly all of my favorite literature, so this is actually making me want a Kindle pretty bad right now. Original typefaces! O lawd!… - The ISS gets its own HD video tour
Sit back, relax, and enjoy this extensive HD video tour of International Space Station. You better enjoy the ISS while you can. There’s a good chance it’s going to crash into Planet Earth within the next couple of years because of budget issues unless the ESA can save it.… - Lian Li “spider” case seen creeping around Taiwan
Beware the coming of the spider! This strange creature was seen in a back alley, eating cats, small dogs, and any memory chips it happens to find. It has the capability to disguise itself as the Lian Li T1 Pitstop, which is a Mini-atx case with room for a full size power supply. Of course, [...]… - Amazon is ready to take your Olympus E-PL1 pre-orders
The Olympus E-PL1 budget micro four thirds camera launched last week but Amazon already has it available for pre-order. On one hand this pre-order will ensure you’re one of the first kids at school with the new toy, but that’s not going to be until next month away so you may wanna hold on to [...]… - Review: G Drive mobile USB hard drive
Short Version: It’s an external USB hard drive for your Mac. It’s white. Features Pre-formatted in HFS+ for OS X Time Machine compatible Bus-powered Color matches MacBooks $139 MSRP Pros It’s white like your MacBook Cons Bigger and heavier than most other bus-powered 500GB external hard drives Questionable build quality Review So this is just another external hard drive. Yeah, there isn’t anything special about it besides the white [...]… - “This Is It” commemorative hard drive
Nothing like a commemorative hard disk to remember one of the greatest pop stars of all time. At least, that’s exactly what Samsung was thinking when they thought up this one. Now when people ask you what that gaudy gold contraption on your desk is, you’ll have an answer other than censored from last night. Under [...]… - CrunchDeals: Buy two, get one free Xbox 360 Platinum hits
Oh, winter snowstorms. Your lion’s roar is but a cat’s meow provided you don’t knock out the power or prevent the UPS or FedEx trucks from completing their routes.… - Capitol Hill gets a big iPad
...vending machine. And you thought our government was low-tech. Capital Hill staffers now have a huge iPad-like vending machine featuring a large touchscreen system that lets you choose your poison and then watch a little animation as it is vended. It's kind of dopey but I guess its better than the big open spring system they use currently. After all, who wants to see a bunch of ugly candy in a machine when you can watch a little video when you buy. The system comes from the National Automat… - China shuts down pretty darn big hacking Web site
Much has been written about China and "hackers" in recent weeks, probably because it contains two items that sound mysterious and scary: China and its rise, which unsettles people who believe the U.S. should run the planet, full stop, and "hacking." Oh, scary hackers! Anyhow, here's another story! A rather large Web site, one allegedly offering software for hacking, has been shut down. The site, Black Hawk Safety Net, was once located at 3800cc.com, but all you get now a bad request.…
Lifehacker: Gadgets
- From the Tips Box: Backyard Igloos, Sink Mats, and Taskbar Arrangement [From The Tips Box]
Readers offer their best tips for making effective sink mats, rearranging your Windows taskbar for quick program switching, and writing important information on dried foot containers. Don't like the...… - Remains of the Day: Netflix Streaming's 1080p Upgrade Edition [For What It's Worth]
A 1080p streaming upgrade is on its way for Netflix users later this year, Adobe is promising faster Flash for Macs, and boredom can kill you. ANI 'Boredom can kill you' According to a study at...… - TweetDeck Updates with YouTube and Flickr Support, Improved Column Navigation [Updates]
newVideoPlayer(...… - Today Is National PC Cleanup Day, So Let's Tidy Up Your System [Computers]
The Web Worker Daily blog reminds us that today is National Clean Out Your Computer Day. Want to do some serious PC cleaning but not sure where to start? We've got your back, so let's get with the...… - The Majority of You Aren't Interested in Paying More than $10 for an E-Book [What You Said]
Last week we asked you how much you would pay for an e-book, and just shy of 10,000 votes later, it looks like most of you (70%) aren't interested in paying any more than $10 for an e-book. The basic...… - AudioBox Puts Your Music Library in the Cloud So It's Accessible Anywhere [Media Players]
When you bop between your work and home computers all the time, it's tough keeping your favorite music at your fingertips ("Which computer has my Once More, With Feeling soundtrack on it?") AudioBox...… - UltraDefrag Is a Portable and Open-Source Disk Defragmenter [Downloads]
Windows: If you like your software open-source you'll definitely want to check out UltraDefrag a snappy open-source Windows disk defragmenter. UltraDefrag is available as a portable application and...… - Quickly Backup Your Firefox Profile with about:support [Firefox Tip]
Navigating to the directory where Firefox stores your profile has always been a bit of a pain, but the recent release of Firefox 3.6 makes finding that folder—and from there backing up your...… - Google Wave in Action: Real-World Use Case Studies [Use Cases]
A week ago we asked readers to tell us how they're using Google Wave in their daily lives, and despite a bit of "ha! no one's using Wave!" snarking on the Twitter, we got lots of interesting...… - StorageFront Catalogs and Compares Self-Storage Facilities [Storage]
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