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A Flash Drive So Small You Can Leave It In [Flashdrive]

Sam Biddle — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:40:00 EDT

Need some extra storage? Sounding like something out of a TV infomercial, LaCie's new MosKeyto (Get it? Geeeet it?) is so tiny, you won't even know it's there! But really, this thing is clever—stick it in and forget. More »

How To Pick the Right Android Keyboard For YOU [Input]

Kyle VanHemert — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:00:00 EDT

There are tons of ways to tap text into your Android (y'know, when you're not just talking to it). CareAce looked at the stock 2.1 keyboard, Better, Swype Beta, TouchPal, SwiftKey Beta, and ThickButtons and sorted out what's what. More »

Don't Just Dump Electronics and Cables Into Your Suitcase [Organizers]

Jason Chen — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:20:00 EDT

Like me, you're probably making a collection of devices and cables that you need to pack with you when you go places. And, like me, you probably just shove them all into your travel bag. No more! More »

Perhaps Fangirlsm Should Stop at the Nails [Nerds]

Jesus Diaz — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:00:00 EDT

I never liked nails painted with any motif—I personally use plain hot rod metallic red nail polish for mine—but I have to admit that these tech icons, from iPhone apps to Mario to Domo-Kun, look preeeeetty nice. More »

It's Time To Say Goodbye to Guest Illustrator Chuck "No Pattern" Anderson [Illustrator]

Rosa Golijan — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:40:00 EDT

Barely a month has passed since we welcomed our latest guest illustrator, Chuck Anderson, and now it's already time to say goodbye. We definitely enjoyed having Chuck join us for a while and hope you did as well. More »

Now Available [Now Available]

Christina Bonnington — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:20:00 EDT

Several handy hand-held devices have become available for your purchasing pleasure. The Nykos Wand Wii remote, the Zoom H1 recorder, and the ErgoMotion mouse will all fit snugly in your palm to satisfy your various gadgetry needs. More »

Dress Your Kindle Up In One of Several New Outfits [Kindle]

Kyle VanHemert — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:00:00 EDT

Amazon is offering a whole slew of cases, covers, sleeves and skins for the new Kindle, including nice looking stuff from Diane von Furstenberg, Timbuk2, Belkin, BUILT, and, my favorite, LeSportsac. Who said ebooks couldn't be beautiful? [Amazon] More »

Logitech's New Long and Skinny Z305 and Wireless Z515 USB Laptop Speakers [Speakers]

Kyle VanHemert — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:20:00 EDT

A boombox your laptop is not, and speakers that are both portable and powerful are hard to come by. Depending on your needs, Logitech's Z305, a 360 degree sound bar, and Z515, a 50' wireless speaker, might do the trick. More »

A Chrome Marble Floating In Deep Space [Astronomy]

Jesus Diaz — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:40:00 EDT

It looks like a metal marble floating in space. Or the palantír of Orthanc, magically teleported from Middle Earth to 11,000 light years away, in the Cassiopeia constellation. But it's just a visual effect. This is the Bubble Nebula. More »

A Simple Way to Attach Your iPad to Your Walls [Ipad]

Rosa Golijan — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:00:00 EDT

The PadTab iPad wall mounting system is great. It's easy to set up, simple to remove, doesn't require much room, and lets you mount your iPad next to your toilet. No, really. That's what some of the promotional photos suggest: More »

What Happened To Wicked Lasers' Spyder III Pro Arctic Laser? [Lasers]

Kyle VanHemert — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:42:57 EDT

When we heard about Wicked Lasers' Spyder III Pro Arctic laser, an ultra powerful portable laser with a lightsaberesque design selling for only $200, it almost seemed too good to be true. Turns out it might have been. More »

Facebook Blocked Ping's API Access Because Apple Didn't Have Authorization To Use It [Unconfirmed]

Rosa Golijan — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:41:07 EDT

We've heard that Apple launched Ping without Facebook support because the two companies couldn't agree on some terms, but today AllThingsD explains that Apple actually ignored the fact that negotiations failed and incorporated Facebook's API—until Facebook blocked things. More »

The Ugly Carpets of Vegas are Hideously Clever Social Engineering at Work [Imagecache]

Sam Biddle — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:20:00 EDT

Something this horrific can't possibly be an accident. I mean, it takes genius to come up with something so offensive to the eye. Sure enough, the crazily appalling carpets that adorn Vegas casinos are designed to keep you gambling. More »

Ringtone Creation Stripped From iTunes 10 [ITunes]

Sam Biddle — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:12:02 EDT

For reasons unknown, it appears Apple has removed from iTunes 10 the ability to create ringtones out of your songs for $0.99. The feature is still intact in previous versions of iTunes. [Mac Life] More »

Skype 5.0 Windows Beta Has 10-Way Video Calling! [Skype]

Jason Chen — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:49:18 EDT

Skype's latest Windows-only 5.0 beta 2 doubles their five-way video calling to ten. TEN. How does ten-way video calling look? Like this. If you add two. We could only get eight, and four of them was me. More »

MIT's Self-Assembling Solar Cells Recycle Themselves Repeatedly, Just Like Plant Cells [Republished]

Clay Dillow - PopSci — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:40:00 EDT

Plants are extremely efficient converters of light into energy, setting the bar for researchers creating photovoltaic cells. A team of MIT scientists believe they've created a synthetic chloroplast that can be broken down and reassembled repeatedly, restoring sun-damaged solar cells. More »

A Heat-Seeking, Automated Nerf Sentry Gun [Nerf]

Kyle VanHemert — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:00:00 EDT

Nerf guns these days are very scary. They have reloadable magazines and fire automatically and look like they could provide a suitable defense during an alien invasion. But how to render one even scarier? Make it heat-seeking. Video, please: More »

Canon 4K Concept Camera: Please Be Real One Day [Canon]

matt buchanan — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:39:14 EDT

I really hope Canon makes this concept compact 4k camera one day, even if Canon says it'll never come out just like this. It's like the looming future of cameras sculpted in black plastic, a photon blaster-cum-camera. More »

A Story About Woz and Jobs, Actual Partners in Crime [TrueCrime]

Kyle VanHemert — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:20:00 EDT

When Steve Jobs singled out Steve Wozniak as his "partner in crime" at yesterday's event, he wasn't just speaking figuratively. Here's Woz recounting the time he, Jobs, and the infamous Captain Crunch got picked up by the police for phreaking. More »

Gadget Deals of the Day [Dealzmodo]

Adam Harris — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:00:00 EDT

Can you smell what #dealz is cookin'? We've got some great bargains on a 13.3" Core i3 HP Laptop, a nice 14MP Samsung HZ30W, and we're storing that food in a free Ziploc Container. Mmmm, tasty.
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Canon's Omnidirectional Camera Is a 50 Megapixel Eye That Looks Everywhere at Once [Canon]

Sam Biddle — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:40:00 EDT

Panoramic photography can be tricky. What's better? Canon's camera that shoots a single, 360° image. The tech uses a giant, 50 megapixel CMOS sensor and aspheric mirror to capture a sharp, sweeping photo, exceeding the human eye's measly 120° view. More »

Unlimited and 25MB Data Plans Available at Verizon Wireless Now [Verizon Wireless]

Kat Hannaford — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:21:21 EDT

This is great news for pre-paid Verizon Wireless customers, with the carrier introducing unlimited and 25MB data options for their SIMs. Available from today in-store (or online on September 28th), the plans will only work with (most of their) 3G smartphones—which makes sense, really. The unlimited plan comes in at $30 per month, and for the 25MB plan, it's a tenner a month. [MobileBurn via MobileCrunch] More »

The Nintendo Famicom All Pulled Apart [Teardowns]

Kyle VanHemert — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:00:00 EDT

Before there was the NES, there was the Nintendo Family Computer AKA Famicom, an early version of the ultra-popular console sold in Asian markets starting in 1983. So, wanna see what the guts of a video game revolution look like? More »

Canon's Ungodlynormous Image Sensor Sees London, France and Underpants in the Dark [Digital Cameras]

matt buchanan — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:59:00 EDT

A full-frame image sensor, like in the 5D Mark II or Nikon D3s, is the equivalent of 35 millimeters. This image sensor is 300 millimeters. This is how well it can see in the dark: More »

What Is Canon's Mysterious Ultimate Printer? [Canon]

matt buchanan — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:52:00 EDT

There's not really any info about this printer, but it's apparently so amazing Canon's got a countdown to the announcement—nearly six months away—and they won't let anybody take pictures of it. Updated. More »

Energizer's New Inductive Charger Is the First To Use the Qi Standard [Charging]

Kyle VanHemert — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:36:11 EDT

Inductive chargers have been kicking around for a while now, but Energizer's new charging platter is the first to utilize Qi technology—the new universal standard for inductive charging. That's one small step closer to total freedom from cables. More »

The Best Android Apps for Your Car [Android]

Kevin Purdy — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:20:00 EDT

Having an Android along for your daily commute or occasional car trips can make the ride a lot easier, safer, and simply more fun. Here are our favorite Android apps to have on hand when it's time to hit the road. More »

The Best iPhone Apps for Your Car [IPhone]

Adam Dachis — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:20:00 EDT

Whether it's your daily commute or a random road trip, your iPhone can help you drive, park, and stave off passenger boredom. Here are our picks for the best iPhone apps for when you're on the move. More »

So, No Free National Broadband For Us After All [Broadband]

Kat Hannaford — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:15:24 EDT

We called it months ago, but finally the FCC has seen what everyone else could see back then: providing free national broadband for all would be too costly. So, the project has been dropped like a ton of bricks. More »

This Is What a 120-Megapixel Camera Looks Like [Digital Cameras]

matt buchanan — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:03:32 EDT

This is a camera that shoots 120-megapixel panorama photos. And this is a photo it shot: More »

Oil Platform Explodes in Gulf of Mexico [Oil]

Jesus Diaz — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:57:00 EDT

An oil production platform in the Vermilion Bay exploded today around 9:30am, with 13 people on board. One crew member was injured, and 12 are in the water in immersion suits. As of 10:30am the rig was still on fire. More »

Canon's Single-Shot Multi-Band 50-Megapixel Camera Sees Colors the Human Eye Can't [Canon]

matt buchanan — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:40:08 EDT

You're not seeing the full picture—the picture that the world's first single-shot multi-band camera can see, because it's got six color filters mounted on its 50-megapixel CMOS sensor. Here's what it sees: More »

Apple's New iPod Touch Torn Apart By The FCC [Apple]

Gary Cutlack — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:40:07 EDT

The FCC has set its camera to macro mode and snapped the insides of Apple's new iPod Touch. There's a ruler for scale and it might be possible to tell what camera the FCC uses from the reflections. More »

Brighter Than Before, Philips' 3D 21:9 TV Does Films Justice [3dTv]

Kat Hannaford — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:27:25 EDT

The 21:9 has an advantage with its letterbox aspect ratio. Unlike other TVs, films fit the screen without those annoying black bars. With Toy Story 3D, you're drawn into a more engaging 3D image than the 55-inch 3D sets manage. More »

Old AppleTVs Won't Get Netflix, Or Any of the New Software [Appletv]

Kyle VanHemert — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:00:07 EDT

Ars got the official word from an Apple spokesperson: there will be no new software update for old AppleTVs. That means no sexy Netflix, though you'll be able to keep on buying movies and TV shows instead of renting. [Ars] More »

The Subway Map of Science [Infographics]

Jesus Diaz — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:40:00 EDT

Interconnecting natural philosophy, theoretical physics and quantum mechanics, astronomy and cosmology, natural history, geology and paleontology, genetics, chemistry, microbiology, neurology, medicine, and even the closed Chemistry line, this map of the subway is a fascinating summary of human sciences. More »

Shooting Challenge: R&R [Photography]

Mark Wilson — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:20:00 EDT

Labor Day Weekend is almost upon us, which means that I'm putting you to work. This week's Shooting Challenge is to capture R&R. More »

Quincy Jones' Harman Signature Headphones [Headphones]

Jason Chen — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:13:56 EDT

Dr. Dre has his own Beats line of headphones, in which the name means both beats, like in music, and beats, as in the overly heavy bass beats you in the head. Now Quincy Jones does too, from AKG by Harman. More »

Toshiba Folio Android Tablet Official Details [Ifa2010]

Jesus Diaz — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:09:00 EDT

The Toshiba Folio is now official, following the trail of Samsung Galaxy Tab. Here are the official details: More »