Apple bars Google Voice app from iTunes store
But on Tuesday, Apple Inc. declined to make the call for its iPhone users. [Read more...]
Product secrecy and a worker's death
When he was offered a job at a sprawling electronics factory in the boomtown of Shenzhen last year, he accepted, figuring the experience would spur him to better opportunities one day back in his home province of Yunnan. [Read more...]
Apple: Jailbreaking Could Knock out Transmission Towers
Apple has told the U.S. Copyright Office that modifying the iPhone's operating system could crash a mobile phone network's transmission towers or allow people to avoid paying for phone calls.
The claims are Apple's contribution to the Copyright Office's regular review of the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), a law that forbids the circumvention of copy control mechanisms. [Read more...]
Iron Man 2 Blasts Into Comic-Con, More Badass Than Ever
How do you top a movie that took a lesser-known character from the Marvel Comics universe and turned him into the most badass big-screen superhero to date? That’s the dilemma faced by Iron Man 2 director Jon Favreau, whose 2008 movie turned Robert Downey Jr. into billionaire playboy Tony Stark, the man inside the Iron Man armor.
Favreau’s strategy: Bring in more top-shelf actors to play a handful of new characters, and bring kick-ass footage to show at Comic-Con International in an attempt to wow the world’s biggest fans for a second time. [Read more...]
An Apple tablet could pit iTunes against Amazon
This illustration imagines what an Apple tablet device might look like.
But what's still unclear is how this gadget will set itself apart from Apple's multimedia-savvy product line, including the iPhone and iPod Touch, as well as the scores of failed tablet PCs that have come and gone. [Read more...]
Niche social sites seek growth under Facebook's shadow
The answer may be to try to carve out a separate path by becoming a niche website for a specific audience base that advertisers, hopefully, want to target.
While this is no easy challenge -- given Facebook's intention to become everything to everyone -- some small social media sites appear to be finding their footing and growing at rapid rates, albeit from a very low base. [Read more...]
Microsoft just a copycat..
ATI FirePro plays leapfrog with Nvidia
On Tuesday, the company announced its ATI FirePro V8750 3D workstation graphics accelerator, designed - as explained by AMD - for "CAD, Digital Content Creation (DCC) and oil and gas professionals." In other words, for deep-pocket corporate installations that require high-end graphic performance. [Read more...]
WhiteKnight Two makes its first public appearance
The aircraft is part of a collaboration between engineer Burt Rutan, who made it into space back in 2004, winning the $10 million Ansari X prize, and the British billionaire, who started his fortune flogging music to limeys back in the Seventies. The twin-fuselage plane doesn't actually make it into space, however. Instead, she climbs to around 50,000 feet before blasting the project's spaceship, the adventurously-named SpaceShipTwo, into space at four times the speed of sound. [Read more...]
When archaeologists dig up the current layer of civilization a million years from now, they'll stumble upon anvil-heavy discs of silver and gold, delicate Lucite sculptures, strange materials juxtaposed with delicate arm-like tendrils — all sporting a wheel-like centerpiece. Were these intricately crafted edifices part of a temple honoring the invention of the wheel? No, dear archaeologist: they were turntables, altars to those deities with the most golden of ears, platforms upon which huge piles of currency were burned.
This was done all in the name of worshiping not the glorious music these contraptions were capable of reproducing, but the precision and regularity with which these wheels could spin, and the accuracy of the sound that can be picked up by their precious tonearms dragged across disks of vinyl. As a preview, today we dug up the seven most outlandish examples, discovering for ourselves the lengths to which audiophiles will go in pursuit of The Perfect Sound. [Read more...]
Most people have MP3s on their computer, compressed audio files that don't sound as good as records or CDs, but don't take up much space. But audiophiles, if they use their computer for music, are more likely to have uncompressed files such as FLACs that don't leave any audio quality out. For them, there's the Neuhaus T-2 Amplifier.
This $800 amp takes the music playing from your computer, converts the sound to analog and then amplifies it using vacuum tubes, making the sound warmer and richer. Think of it as a way to make your music sound like it's being played from a record player when it's really being played from your laptop. Just don't waste its power on MP3s.
Hacking terrorists could trigger Armageddon
If terrorists can get in touch with the right hackers, they could start a gigantic nuclear war, and the chances of this happening are growing more likely every day. At least that's what the International Commission on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament (ICNND) asserts in its latest research, saying that if terrorists could just break into some key computer systems, worldwide nuclear conflagration could result. [Read more...]
Scientists create ultraviolet-transparent aluminum
Oxford scientists say they've created transparent aluminum, but is it similar to what we saw in Star Trek IV? Well, not really. Using a powerful FLASH laser that produces brief pulses of "soft x-ray light," they knocked out an electron from every aluminum atom in a lab sample. Because this process didn't disrupt the metallic lattice structure of the metal, it magically turned the aluminum into a ultraviolet-transparent substance. [Read more...]
6 real robots that are Terminators in the making
If you're reading this then you're the resistance. Well, you will be, anyway. That's because every Terminator you'll see in Terminator Salvation already exists in some form. It's just a matter of time before a high-tech company called Cyberdyne emerges and turns them into weapons for our destruction.
Oh wait, Cyberdyne exists, and they make exoskeletons. The moment that prefix turns into "endo-" we're screwed. [Read more...]
Due to its height and unique eye catching appearance, Alpine Village/
will be a prominent "landmark" building offering a ski chalet experience visible from all major roadways in the surrounding areas.Groundbreaking will be timed around that of the World Villages of Grapevine with the facility open on or before completion of Phase I. Alpine Village will be operational within 28 to 36 months bringing a real snow Santa's Village to Texas on or before Christmas 2012. [Link]
Steampunk masterpiece: 5-foot RC Nautilus sub
When Bob Martin builds a radio-controlled replica of the Nautilus submarine from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, he's not messing around. He starts with a 1/32 scale Disney Nautilus kit from Custom Replicas, a 66.5 inch steampunk monster that's intricately detailed down to the stainless steel grating of its wheelhouse floor. [Read more...]
Fujifilm Real 3D W1 camera shoots 3D pix and video, no glasses required
Why does this camera have two lenses? Simple: Because you do, and Fujifilm's FinePix Real 3D W1 camera aims to take a photo "just as your eyes see it." [Read more...]
Intel's 34nm SSD Preview: Cheaper and Faster?
The rumors are true, Intel’s 2nd generation SSDs are available starting today. [Read more...]
Foxconn employee committed suicide over iPhone leak interrogations?
HornetTek Lycan - A wolf in sheep's clothing...
With a name that inspires movies with supernatural werewolves on the hunt, we hope for something not as scary for our wallets. As a USB 2.0 only device this unit cruises along the path to data storage and retrieval at an expected leisurely pace. We will of course look at the quality, cost, and performance with an eye on the advertised one touch backup function. [Read more...]
EBay Live! now dead
EBay Inc is pulling the plug on its annual eBay Live! event, eschewing the large networking affair for a series of more intimate gatherings to connect sellers.
The company notified sellers on its internal blog on Monday that it would no longer hold its planned August 2010 event in Orlando, Florida. Instead, eBay will host "more local events that don't require costly travel" for attendees, said president of eBay Marketplaces Lorrie Norrington. [Read more...]
iPhone users monitoring speed traps
Area drivers looking to outwit police speed traps and traffic cameras are using an iPhone application and other global positioning system devices that pinpoint the location of the cameras.
That has irked D.C. police chief Cathy Lanier, who promised her officers would pick up their game to counteract the devices, which can also help drivers dodge sobriety checkpoints. [Read more...]
Ebay Falling
Apple iPhone OS 3.0 Ninja Tips & Tricks
Delicious Library iPhone app yanked from App Store
Got a DSLR? Turn your iPhone into a remote control for your camera
The DSLR Camera Remote by onOne lets you do more than just trigger pictures — you can also adjust your shutter speed, aperture and other settings, and stream the camera's view right to your phone. onOne just released a new version of the software that updates it look and adds supported Nikon cameras to the Canons it already accommodated. If you've got any other kind of DSLR, you're probably going to have to wait a bit.
Here's a video of the iPhone DSLR Remote in action:
DIY magnetized keyboard and mouse sticks to the wall (or fridge)
Jeff "Just Jeff" Gizmo, a DIY enthusiast with a sweet workshop that still makes me jealous, found that he often tossed his keyboard and mouse on a nearby shelf to make room for other projects. As that solution is neither techy nor elegant, he found himself drawn to another idea: installing magnets on the keyboard, mouse and in the wall to store the peripherals neatly.
As you can see pictured above, the result is nice and tidy. You can do it, too, as Jeff has a full walkthrough posted. He even cut the Logitech wireless receiver down to size, as he "didn't care for the way it was made."
Oh, and if you're curious about that quad-monitor setup: "Just in case you are wondering, the middle two monitors are Windows, the right is Ubuntu, the left OSX. I use Synergy to move between the machines with a single keyboard and mouse. Otherwise I'd have three keyboards and three mice stuck to my wall."
Real-time air traffic sim keeps track of 16,000 flights on a gorgeous 46-foot-wide screen
German airline Lufthansa teamed up with design firm WHITEvoid to create a massive air control tower simulation that can keep track of 16,000 daily Lufthansa and Star Alliance airplanes. The software allows users to move seamlessly between a macro view of the world to a micro view of individual flights, all played out on a 46 feet wide, 180° projection screen.
There's sound, too, according to WHITEvoid: "The visual appearance of the data visualization is complimented by a generative, six channel 3D audio system. All flight patterns are linked to spacial sound element that follow the visual representations through space."
The end result is damn cool, but don't take it from me - check it out for yourself in a video after the jump. Also, don't forget about those pretty pictures in the gallery below.
$2,000 transforming toy may not be suitable for children
If you want a Transformers toy, you can find one at your local toy store for not too much money. ALternately, you can buy this insane Homage toy for $2,000 and have it custom built for you in about 3-4 weeks.
This "toy" turns from a humanoid robot into a plane of some sort, and it looks like it's got a couple of knives on board as well. Nothing says fun for the kids like a $2,000 toy with knives! Who needs plastic toys anyways?
Classy Bugatti Stratos is what mobsters will drive in 2099
The Bugatti Stratos is a slick design by France's Bruno Delussu, who was inspired by classic cars such as the Bugatti Type 57, Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Mille Miglia and locomotive designs by Raymond Loewy. Delussu wasn't so interested in the technical aspects of those vehicles, however. He designed the Stratos to be a purely fantastical car that leans on its looks.
And lean on its looks it can. The end result, as you can see, is pretty impressive, affecting a retro air that's still undoubtedly futuristic. Check out more of the Bugatti Stratos in the gallery below.
Levi-Table hovers in place using the power of magnetism
The Levi-Table by designer Donald Dahl may look like an ordinary, albeit bulky, piece of furniture, but there's a clever little trick to it. The U-shaped head of each leg is actually fitted with powerful magnets, that hold the tables lab in place in midair. Glass inserts at either end of each head keeps the table from levitating to the side and slipping out.
The table isn't in final working order yet. Dahl tells us:
Something I did for a class in college. The physics I believe are sound enough to work, just gotta buy some cow magnets to get it off the ground and make sure the end tables are weighted. There is a test-model I built on page 3 that illustrates the end look it would have without the plastic guards in place.Check out more of Dahl's Levi-Table in the gallery below.
Edelweiss PC: Computer, or 22nd-century coffee maker?
Just look at this magnificent Edelweiss PC, designed by Pius Giger. All its wires and cables are hidden, but its components are suspended out there for all to see. Reminds us of that exquisite BMW Designworks PC.
Peer inside its smoked glass cover, and you'll see its innards, intertwined with tubing for its liquid cooling system. Check out that graduated cylinder on the outside holding some of the coolant. Stunning.
Michael Jackson patented a gadget to perform dance magic
As we mourn the loss of spectacular dancer, frenetic and staccato singer, and professional weirdo Michael Jackson, the gadget world reminisces about a patent Jackson filed in 1993. Remember that supernatural, gravity-defying 45-degree lean Jackson performed with his troupe of dancers on "Smooth Criminal"? Jackson used wires and harnesses in the 1988 music video, but that wasn't possible when he performed the trick live in 1992.
He did it with special shoes that quickly slid into pegs that rise out of the floor at just the right moment. Also helping the effect were rigid anklets that worked like ski boots, supporting Jackson and his entourage of dancers as they leaned forward at that magic angle. Notice the guy on the right having a bit of trouble extricating himself from the paraphernalia in this live concert video:
India working on hot chili grenades
India's Defense Research and Development Organization is working on a new non-lethal weapon using something that some people would actively seek out: the world's hottest chili peppers.
Yes, we're talking about hot chili grenades here. And as anyone who has rubbed their eyes after chopping up peppers can tell you, these things are going to be far from pleasant. Especially when they're using the Bhut Jolokia pepper, which is said to be 1,000 times hotter than your average chili. Yikes.
Vacuum tubes populate unique chessboard
This must be one of the coolest chess sets ever made. Artist Paul Fryer used 32 vacuum tubes to create "Chess Set for Tesla," with each tube sporting an icon up top showing which chess piece it is. Make a move by unplugging the tube, and then plugging it into the destination square.
Only seven of these unique chessboards were created, but the idea is good enough to be mass-produced — if they could find enough tubes. Kinda reminds us of those gorgeous nixie clocks.
Elevating Wheelchair concept
Unlike Dean Kamen's ultra-mobile iBot, the design of the Elevating Wheelchair is meant to restore a measure of equality when it comes to looking other people in the eye. Designed by Melbourne student Jake Eadie, the concept design hopes to change the way we see wheelchair-bound people by giving them a kind of equal footing in day-to-day body language situations.
The Elevating Wheelchair would have two modes, sitting and standing, and employ durable shock absorbers for rough urban terrain. You can check out more takes on the concept device here.
Mili Pro projector turns your iPhone into a 40 inch TV
Any iPhone can play video, but that little 3.5 inch screen just isn't going to cut it if more than a couple of people want to watch your latest magnum opus. By plugging your iPhone into this Mili Pro LED projector, you can create a picture as big as 70 inches across. Although as with most of these tiny projectors, the limited light output means 30-40 inches is probably a better size if you want a reasonably bright picture.
The clamshell design folds open to reveal a built in dock for an iPhone or iPod Touch, or you can use its VGA and AV ports to connect external sources such as a DVD player or computer. There's even a tiny pair of built in speakers to give you some audio. Resolution is 640x480, so don't expect this to magically become some kind of spectacular home theater in your pocket.
The Mili Pro should sell for a little under $300 when it arrives in September.
Altec Lansing is one of the greatest names in American audio history, so it has pained me to see this once mighty brand sinking down to making mostly cheap Chinese multimedia speakers. But if it ever gets into production, this new concept from designer Nuno Teixeira could put Altec back on the cutting edge.
The Omni is a three way design with upward firing drivers intended to deliver an even 360 degree sound radiation, giving it the type of openness and huge sound stage you can't normally achieve with a conventional forward radiating design. The result is a stunning design, that looks like it might cause an International weapons scare, if US satellite imagery spotted North Korea's Kim Jong-Il setting up a pair in one of his palaces.
No word yet on pricing or availability.
There are motorcycle sidecars, and then there are motorcycle sidecars. This particular mash-up is dubbed the "Snaefell" and is the work of Francois Knorreck. It took him a whopping 10 years and over $20,000 to complete. The motorcycle is a Laverda, and the car itself is actually cannibalized from several different vehicles.
Hey, if you're going to end up riding in a sidecar, why not make it a full-sized one?
Understanding the iPhone 3GS
From a distance you can’t tell it apart from the iPhone 3G, which itself was arguably a step back in design from the original aluminum iPhone. But Apple products only sell because they look pretty right? How on earth would Apple ever justify selling an iPhone 3GS whose fundamental improvement is inside its pretty plastic? [Read more...]
MAXX Series 3 speakers look crazy, cost $68,000
Is there a correlation between speakers looking crazy, costing an exorbitant amount and sounding great? If so, the Maxx Series 3 speakers must sounds absolutely unbelievable. Because these things not only look absolutely ridiculous, but they cost $68,000. How can they not sound great?
Sure, they were built with all sorts of crazy audiophile jargon like "Aspherical Propagation Delay" that probably doesn't mean anything, but hey, let's give them the benefit of the doubt. I mean, no company would make up wacky terms and use out-there design to justify overcharging for speakers to take advantage of monied audiophiles, would they? Would they??
Audio-Technica intros improved noise-canceling headphones
Phelps-beating swimsuits proliferating, but are they legal?
There's a techno-storm brewing in the swimming world. After Michael Phelps smacked down seven world records at the Olympics last summer, attention focused on his Speedo LZR Racer swimsuit. Rival technology has surfaced, including the Jaked 01 swimsuit you see here, worn by French swimmer Frederic Bousquet when he beat out Phelps in a 100m freestyle event in Charlotte two months ago. [Read more...]
Robot rat could save you from a burning building — but would it want to?
Bow down, people, and worship your new leader, the SCRATCHbot. Cute little critter, isn't he? This biomimetic rodent robot has been developed by the Bristol Robotics Lab and the University of Sheffield and could be used to rescue people from disaster zones. And it's all got something to do with the bot's whiskers.
SCRATCHbot, which stands for Spatial Cognition and Representation through Active Touch, uses a technique called active touch sensing. The "rat"'s plastic whiskers sweep the area in front of its nose to work out the size and shape of the object in front of it — useful in places where there is low visibility, such as smoke- and dust-filled rooms.
While not quite as real as this guy, the SCRATCHbot will be able to do one thing that its real-life counterpart can't, and that's clean up after itself. So, the closest ordinary citizens like you or me will come to this technology (unless we're being rescued from a towering inferno) will be when our robot slaves are pushing around the vacuum cleaners of the future, while we while away our time watching bad disaster movies.
North Korea suspected in U.S., South Korea Web attack
More than two dozen Internet sites in South Korea and the United States including the White House were attacked and some disabled by hackers possibly linked to North Korea, South Korea's spy agency said on Wednesday.
The National Intelligence Service (NIS) said in a statement an organization and possibly a state were behind the attacks on Tuesday in South Korea, the world's most wired nation, and there were signs of "meticulous preparations" for the act. [Read more...]
In a recent foray into the deep South, we spotted a plethora of Ford F-150 trucks, but none like this. Chris Lentz of Michigan strapped an M-701 turbojet to his pickup, and the result? A 2,700hp jet truck, even crazier than that jet cycle we showed you last month.
Fed by a 20-gallon kerosene tank, the $10,000 jet engine develops that impressive 2,700hp only when it's going 516mph. Because of the vehicle's 6,600-pound weight, it takes a while to get going, but we can imagine it might be able to go plenty fast given the right conditions.
Never mind those pesky details of 0-60 acceleration and weight — the guy is driving a jet truck! Is this street legal? Hardly. It might be a bit problematic if you follow too closely.
Best Buy to start selling electric vehicles
As the only big electronics store left standing, Best Buy is looking for ways to keep moving forward. Enter the electric vehicle. In 21 select locations throughout California, Oregon and Washington, shoppers can check out scooters, Segways, electric bicycles, and now, the Brammo Enertia electric motorcycle.
The Enertia is capable of reaching 50 miles per hour, and can go 45 miles on a single charge. It uses a standard wall outlet to juice up completely in just over three hours. The Enertia has a built-in Web connection to interface with future accessories like an onboard camera. It retails for $11,995 and is made with recycled materials.
It's nice that Best Buy is looking to stay current on new technologies, but seriously, would you buy your car from a kid in a blue polo shirt?
Photovoltaic fabric: Your jacket becomes a solar panel
Can you imagine never having to recharge your cellphone again? That's the promise of this solar-fabric concept from Konarka, a U.S. solar tech company. Instead of plugging your phone into an outlet, you'd stick it in the pocket of a special jacket woven with fibers that are ultra-thin photovoltaic cells.
Each thread contains a stainless-steel wire the thickness of a human hair, covered with several layers of organic photovoltaic material. The wire is paired with another, thinner one that functions as a secondary electrode. Once the wires are coated with a protective, transparent polymer, they're ready to be woven into wearable solar clothing — shirts, hoodies, full-body Game Boy costumes — whatever you like.
One downside is the woeful efficiency — just 3% — but when you consider the entire surface area of your clothing becomes a solar collector, it would probably still soak up enough rays to keep that iPhone in your pocket juiced. While it's years away from becoming a real product, we'd much rather hang a jacket made of solar fabric in our closet than that silly solar vest from last week.
Nintendo DS/Sony PSP arcade cabinet removes portability from the equation
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Nintendo DS/Sony PSP arcade cabinet removes portability from the equation
Call me crazy, but the best thing about handheld game consoles like the Nintendo DS and the Sony PSP is that they're portable. The graphics aren't as great because they had to cram all the hardware into such small packages, but hey, you can bring them with you on road trips.
This gigantic Nintendo DS/Sony PSP arcade cabinet, then, really confuses me. I mean, it's neat that someone was able to run those handhelds into this machine, but why? Why not a full console like an Xbox 360 or PS3? I guess the world will never know.
Handheld fusion reactor on the way?
If Pentagon whiz kid researchers at DARPA have anything to do with it, handheld fusion reactors could be more than just the stuff of science fiction. Controlling a fusion reaction, the same energy source that powers the sun, is a longtime dream of ambitious scientists. Fusion holds the key to nearly limitless energy.
Someone at DARPA must think a handheld fusion device is possible, because DARPA indicates that its Chip-Scale High Energy Atomic Beams could lead to "handheld power sources." Only problem is, the project doesn't appear in the 2010 budget, but that doesn't necessarily mean the researchers have given up on the idea.
There's little info about this mind-blowing project, but it certainly changes our assumptions about nuclear fusion. We were thinking you'd need a gigantic facility, lots of high-powered lasers, and zillions of dollars to control a fusion reaction. To hold this sort of thing in your hand? The fact that scientists are even talking about this possibility, and pursuing it with multimillion-dollar budgets, is astonishing.
Shoot spectacular time lapse footage with iPhone 3GS
Time lapse photography, once the bastion of well-heeled and equipment-laden photographers, can now be executed for a couple of bucks. Well, if you have an iPhone 3GS, that is. Apparently that 3-megapixel camera on board Apple's latest iPhone gives you good enough resolution for some respectable time-lapse work. This one shows what the camera can do when you use a $2 application available via the App Store called TimeLapse, and set it to take one photo every 30 seconds — 1400 photos and 11 hours later, look at the glorious result. [Read more...]
Evergreen folding electric motorcycle
UK-based designer Nick Fisher has dreamed up a folding electric motorcycle called Evergreen that may be too simple or just right depending on how you look at it. You probably wouldn't want to take this thing on the highway, but then again you really don't need to drive an SUV to a grocery store, do you?
Other than the vehicle's skeletal structure, the rear wheel houses both an electric motor and a small storage area. The movement of the forward wheels as well as regenerative braking would help keep the Evergreen going. And, when you're not riding, it collapses down into an easy-to-pull form much like a wheeled suitcase.
Sharp Aquos LED TVs: More picture, less power
One of the more confusing developments in LCD TVs in the past few years has been the introduction of LED backlights to many models. LEDs are brighter and consume less power than other lamps, but the basic display tech is the same as any other LCD, which generally have a harder time rendering deep blacks than, say, plasma sets. [Read more...]
Google announces Chrome OS; Windows and Mac OS shiver in their boots
Now it's Google's turn to create an operating system. The company announced Chrome OS, "an open source, lightweight operating system that will initially be targeted at netbooks." Expect to see those netbooks running the Google OS in the second half of 2010, and all kinds of PCs running it shortly thereafter.
Like its 9-month-old browser brother Chrome, the Chrome OS will be speedy. It'll be designed to start up in a few seconds and get you to the web in no time flat, and all applications written for it will also run on Windows, Mac, and Linux. And, it's all separate from Android, Google's successful cellphone operating system.
This is going to be big. Really big. Google says we'll hear more about this world-changing project this fall. Meanwhile, get used to apps like Gmail, Google Apps and Google Calendar, because they're only the beginning of a lightweight, instant-on, partially cloud-based, secure computing world.
Canon launches virtual reality dinosaur exhibit in Japan
Canon plans to give us all a taste of the future of museums with its new "Dinosaurs-Miracle of the Desert" exhibit in Chiba, Japan. Visitors will be allowed to don a pair of virtual reality glasses that will display nearly life-sized three-dimensional images of various dinosaurs right there on the museum floor.
Displaying over 260 dinosaur specimens, some of the virtual creatures in the exhibit will also move, adding to their realistic effect. If you plan to travel to Tokyo sometime soon, the exhibit will run from July 18 to August 1st, 2009
Pocket Rocket: World's fastest R/C car goes 161mph
Is 161mph not fast enough for you? This pint-sized speedster is 30mph faster than the previous world record holder. Nic says his next trick will be to boost his Pocket Rocket to speeds in excess of 200mph. [Read more...]
Judge Approves GM Breakup
Mobile Computer Serves Military Apps
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NSA's power- and money-sucking datacenter buildout continues
Child Porn Is Apple’s Latest iPhone Headache (Updated)
A photo ostensibly showing a 15-year-old nude girl has turned up in an iPhone app, highlighting Apple’s inability to safeguard its application store from prohibited content.
The image appears in the free app BeautyMeter, which enables people to upload photos that are then rated by others, who assign a star-rating to members’ body parts and clothing. It’s much like an iPhone version of Hot or Not and many similar sites. [Read more...]
Apple iPod Touch vs. Samsung P3
To determine which of these touch-screen, music- and video-playing portable beauties is really worth your time and money, we've subjected each device to five rounds of criticism from three of our toughest judges. So let's stretch those fingers, and break out the good headphones, because the battle of CNET's top touch screen media players is about to begin. [Read more...]
Sears Tower unveils 103rd floor glass balconies
CHICAGO – Visitors to the Sears Tower's new glass balconies all seem to agree: The first step is the hardest.
The balconies are suspended 1,353 feet in the air and jut out four feet from the building's 103rd floor Skydeck. Their transparent walls, floor and ceiling leave visitors with the impression they're floating over the city. [Read more...]
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