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It's Late And You're Bored? Come Chat In #whitenoise! [Community]

Rosa Golijan — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:20:00 EST

You've learned all you need to know about commenting and our tagpages, so it's time to have some fun. Come join the conversations in #whitenoise. More »

Infographic: The Power of the Death Star vs. Power of the Force [Infographics]

Jesus Diaz — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:00:00 EST

I was talking with Matt and he wanted to know the exact meaning of Darth Vader's famous words: "The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant next to the power of the Force." That's why I made this chart. More »

One Day, Robots Will Build Sturdy Skyscrapers For Us [Architecture]

Rosa Golijan — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:20:00 EST

Dubbed a "nested skyscraper," this building is a concept design which is intended to be particularly good at resisting the effects of earthquakes and other natural disasters. What really gets my attention though is that robots are required for construction. More »

The Hifiman HM-801 Music Player Will Satisfy The Pickiest Audiophiles [Audio]

Rosa Golijan — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:40:00 EST

The Hifiman HM-801 looks like an old portable cassette player, but apparently it might just beat out most music players in sound quality. At least that's what CNET though when they had a listen. They even found it worth $790. More »

Even Dr. Dre Is In HP's $40 Million "Let's Do Amazing" Ad Campaign [Hp]

Rosa Golijan — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:20:00 EST

HP spent $40 million on their new "Let's Do Amazing" ad campaign. For those big bucks they managed to get Rhys Darby of Flight of the Conchords and Dr. Dre. And an odd sense of humor. More »

Mario's Still Fun, Even Ultra-Simplified, Extra-Pixilated 8x8 Form [DIY]

Rosa Golijan — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:40:00 EST

Before listening to the explanation for this project, I couldn't figure out what was going on, but once I realized that the 64 flashing squares on the Arduino-powered display would let me play Mario, it was time to get supplies. More »

iPad Buyer's Guide: Super Simplified Edition (Some Jest Implied) [Ipad]

Rosa Golijan and Wilson Rothman — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:20:00 EST

There are six iPad configurations to choose from and some helpful guides explaining which you should get. We thought we'd keep it simple and explain our feelings in nearly decent haiku. More »

Form 2 Sex Toy vs. Millennium Falcon [Nsfw]

Jesus Diaz — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:00:00 EST

When it was announced, I said that the Form 2 sex toy looks like a Millennium Falcon. Manufacturer JimmyJane wrote saying that they agree, which is why they created this side-to-side comparison between the Form 2 and Han Solo's ship. More »

Sony's Ultra Compact DSLR Camera Concept May Have Powerful Touchscreen Menus [Sony]

Rosa Golijan — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:20:00 EST

Sony's been pretty tight-lipped about its ultra compact DSLR camera concept, but someone did share screenshots of what appears to be a rather nice menu system designed for a touchscreen. It looks like it'll gives almost complete control to fingers. More »

The Wii Balance Board Push Up Bar [Wii]

Kyle VanHemert — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:00:00 EST

If you partake in Wii fitness regularly, you probably know that there is only one thing keeping you from having a full-fledged, muscle-building, vein-popping work-out experience: limited range of push-up motion. Thankfully, this push-up bar attachment lets you dig deep. More »

The iDongle Makes iPhone Jailbreaking Child's Play [Hacking]

Brian Barrett — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:40:00 EST

It used to be that jailbreaking your iPhone was a long, involved process, but worth it for the freedom. We've reached a new age, though, where emancipating your phone is as simple as plugging in an iDongle. Liberty! More »

When iPhone Games Approach Art, and When They Don't [IPhone Apps]

John Herrman — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:20:04 EST

There are a lot of iPhone games. Most of them are crap. A significant fraction are good. Few are great. Even fewer are great and original. Like this one might be! More »

United Airlines Claims In-Flight Videochat to Be Illegal [Travel]

Adam Frucci — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:20:00 EST

John Battelle was on a Wi-Fi-enabled fight with United Airlines last night, and he decided to use videochat to say goodnight to his kids. Unfortunately, a flight attendant told him it was illegal. More »

iPad Pre-Orders Start Friday Morning at 8:30 Eastern [Ipad]

John Herrman — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:11:05 EST

If you just can't wait to buy an iPad, or rather, can't wait to reserve your slot to buy an iPad, you may be getting up early tomorrow: Pre-orders start at 8:30am EST Friday. That's 5:30am, Pacific. More »

PlayStation Move Gimps 4-Player Support [Playstation]

Mark Wilson — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:55:02 EST

Sony has just confirmed with us that PlayStation Move cannot support 4 players in its full configuration. More »

ModulR Case Liberates Your iPad From Your Lap [Cases]

Kyle VanHemert — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:40:00 EST

I like my gadgets how I like my twilight swimming: naked. Cases, like bathing suits, usually just get in the way. But the ModulR case is a little different, letting you mount, strap, or kickstand your iPad in different positions. More »

Springpad Turns Your iPhone Into a Scrapbook for Everything [IPhone Apps]

John Herrman — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:26:58 EST

Are you one of those people who collects stuff? Not material items, but little tiny scraps of information, be they photos, places, products, text snippets, ideas, or plans? Then maybe, maybe, you should try Springpad. More »

Remainders - The Things We Didn't Post: Best and Brightest Edition [Remainders]

Kyle VanHemert — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:17:39 EST

In today's Remainders: excellence. Carlos Slim overtakes Bill Gates as the world's richest man; Battlestar Galactica and the Beastie Boys get mashed-up real good; Everquest data is a motherlode for behavior scientists, and more! More »

The Inventor of the Cellphone Is an Android Man [Android]

Brian Barrett — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:00:00 EST

Martin Cooper knows a thing or two about cellphones, having invented them and all. And while he's owned an iPhone before, he revealed in a recent interview that his current handset of choice runs Android. Guess which! More »

Mental Math: The PlayStation Move Experience Is Going to Be Expensive [Playstation Move]

Jason Chen — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:28:52 EST

Sony barely mentioned pricing with their PlayStation Move motion controller, only noting that the combo pricing with PlayStation Eye and a game will cost less than $100. But by our back-of-the-envelope calculations, the experience is going to be really expensive. More »

Casio G'zOne Brigade: The Toughest Messaging Phone In the US of A [Phones]

Brian Barrett — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:00:00 EST

The Casio G'zOne Brigade is not a messaging phone you'd want to meet in a dark alley. It's shock resistant. It's water resistant. And like a great kung fu master, its outer strength is matched only by its inner fortitude. More »

Scosche reviveLITE II Charges iPods, Lights Nights [Chargers]

Kyle VanHemert — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:53:36 EST

If you were comforted by the first revieLITE, an iPod charger/nightlight combo from 2008, you'll be even more thankful for the sequel: the ReviveLite II has a slimmer footprint, an additional USB port and still protects you from night terrors. More »

Passat Monster Truck, Ready for The Fast and the Furious: Warsaw Drift [Cars]

Brian Barrett — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:20:00 EST

Usually it's frustrating to see a kickass video with no background info. This time, I don't care. I don't even want to know how or why someone made a Passat 4x4. I just want to watch that sucker churn. More »

First Peek at the JooJoo Tablet's Guts [Guts]

John Herrman — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:56:51 EST

When Jason first played with JooJoo's tablet, he caught a fleeting glimpse of a 1.6GHz Intel Atom in the device's BIOS. Via the FCC, now we know for sure: It's based on the Atom processor, and as predicted, Nvidia's Ion. More »

Inflatable Bike Case Protects Your Wheels When Traveling [Travel]

Kat Hannaford — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:40:00 EST

A niche market, yes, but when you reach a certain age and the idea of going on a cycling-and-camping holiday in a foreign country appeals, you've got to consider how to transport your bike over. More »

Cities Go Gaga for Google Fiber [Google]

Fast Company — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:20:00 EST

No one knows exactly how much Google plans to invest in its ISP business, but its reputation as cash giant alone has cities from Anchorage, Alaska, to Sarasota, Florida battling to become the search giant's new test market. More »

Gadget Deals of the Day [Dealzmodo]

Kevin Lee — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:00:00 EST

We're bringing some super cost cutting deals today. Pick up a Samsung bluetooth headset for only a buck, net a portable Sackboy for your PSP with Little Big Planet, and windows users who missed Macheist can pickup the free Winutilities More »

The Future Of Camera-Based Input [IPhone Apps]

Kat Hannaford — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:40:26 EST

Not entirely dissimilar to the 2008 patent which showed an iPhone being controlled by camera-based input, is this German student's app, which controls the Maps app being controlled by the camera tracking hand movements through the app. More »

Unreal Engine 3 Got Ported to Palm's webOS Too [WebOS]

Jason Chen — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:15:32 EST

Unreal Engine 3? The graphics engine that powers many, many games (Gears of War, Mass Effect, Arkham Asylum) on consoles today? Ported on to Palm's webOS? Neat, but not as neat as you'd think. More »

Record Labels: Change or Die [Music]

Adam Frucci — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:00:00 EST

It's a lousy time to be a record label. Profits are tanking, bands are angry—OK Go just ditched EMI—and YouTube and BitTorrent changed the game. Still, some labels are transforming themselves to help musicians in the digital age. More »

Google Mobile Search Reveals What's In Stock Nearby [Google]

Brian Barrett — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:59:00 EST

Google Product Search was already a handy shopping aid, but today's addition of local inventory info makes it essential. And like most great ideas, it's only going to get better with time. More »

JooJoo Tablet Gets New Home Screen and Controls [Jooojoo]

Kyle VanHemert — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:33:53 EST

Though the shipping date for JooJoo, the underdog tablet, was recently pushed back to March 25, Fusion Garage isn't letting that time go to waste. They've overhauled the JooJoo's interface, expanded local video playback, and given its backplate a makeover. More »

Intel's 6-Core Gulftown Gets Tested, Blows Us Away [CPUs]

MaximumPC — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:20:00 EST

Six cores. That's how many are in Intel's ridiculous new Core i7-980x. MaximumPC takes us deep inside the world's fastest CPU, with full, mind-searing benchmarks. More »

Apple iBooks' Many Ebook Categories Include "Erotica" [Unconfirmed]

matt buchanan — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:53:07 EST

Uncovered by research firm Busted Loop, via Forbes, among other data—like 16,700 iPhone apps have been iPad-certified—is a list of possible ebook categories for the iBooks store: More »

I Would Be Happy With Just Half an Infinity Bath [Bath]

Jesus Diaz — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:40:00 EST

Having just a shower in NYC, I miss my large Spanish bath and the tsunamis that sometimes ensued inside. Maybe that's why I got all glassy-eyed when I saw this beautiful Infinity Bath and its custom water-proof touchscreen. More »

Heavy Rain: A Peek Into the Future of Movies and Games [Entertain Me]

Mark Wilson — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:02:01 EST

Even if you don't own a PlayStation 3, Heavy Rain is a game you should know because it re-imagines both videogames and movies, combining them into a new genre of Choose Your Own Adventure digital narrative. (Very minor spoilers ahead.) More »

Emergency Vehicle Gadget Overload Will Kill/Save Us All [Trends]

John Herrman — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:00:04 EST

Cops got laptops, ambu-lance drivers got cellphones, and now look, they're all running us over and making us dead. This is a concern right now! So should you be outraged and/or scared? Probably not. More »

The Barnes & Noble eReader iPad App Is On the Way (But Will Apple Maim It?) [Apple]

matt buchanan — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:22:30 EST

As specumalated in yesterday's Giz Explains, Barnes & Noble is coming out with an iPad version of their ebook app, which will, interestingly, include B&N's bookstore. Really? More »

Chatroulette Map Shows You Where These Creeps Live [Chatroulette]

Adam Frucci — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:20:00 EST

Ever wanted to know exactly where that disembodied penis you just met on Chatroulette is located? Good news! Now you can. More »