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Football - Real Kick iPhone Game Actually Plays Meatspace Soccer [IPhone Apps]

Jason Chen — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:20:00 EDT

Some app developer was smart enough to realize that the iPhone's speaker pushes air around, and thus, can be used to move a little styrofoam ball around a fake soccer field. More »

This Week's Best iPhone Apps [IPhone Apps]

John Herrman — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:00:25 EDT

In this week's reminiscent app roundup: Music, comprehended! Transformers, done justice to! Zombie defense, executed within the bounds of Newton's laws! Images, kaleidoscoped! Premium navigation, sold piecemeal! iPhones, blown upon! And more... More »

Tendril Vision Clock Helps You Save in Electricity Bills [Energy]

Jesus Diaz — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:50:00 EDT

I like the Tendril Vision's looks. And I like it even more because it's real, even while it feels like a spare part for the Enterprise's bridge. The clock connects to the electric grid, giving you real time consumption information. More »

DIY Alien Race Invades Earth [Google Street View]

Jesus Diaz — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:40:00 EDT

After birds and firetrucks and scuba divers and branches and the devil and burgers and God and teddy bears and drunks and noses invaded Earth, now it's the turn of crafty DIY aliens. Here's their mothership. [Google - Thanks oakleytimebomb!] More »

The Five Stages of Data Loss Grief [Tgif]

Adam Frucci — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:00:00 EDT

So your hard drive just died, and you didn't back it up. I'm so, so sorry. You can expect to go through the following five stages once you discover that all of your photos, files and music are gone forever. More »

Steve Jobs on Organ Transplant Lists: "I Almost Died" Waiting [Health]

Rosa Golijan — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:44:19 EDT

When Steve Jobs received his liver transplant, he was considered "the sickest person on the waiting list." Now he's speaking out about the faults in California's current organ donor system which left 400 people dying in wait last year alone: More »

Now Available [Now Available]

David Chaid — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:00:00 EDT

Pony up that cash, it's payday! This is what you should be blowing your kids' college fund on, unless you already blew it on St. Patrick's Day—here's what's Now Available. More »

Best Buy Now Completely Full of Crap in 3D [Broken]

Mark Wilson — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:40:00 EDT

If you drop a few grand on a 3DTV package, the Geek Squad will "sync" those 3D glasses for you free—part of a "$149.99 value." The problem? Syncing shutter glasses only requires that you LOOK AT THE SCREEN. More »

The Future of Storage [Memory Forever]

John Herrman & Matt Buchanan — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:00:00 EDT

If you take the guts of a Blu-ray or DVD player, blow it up, and spread it across a work bench, it looks like this. So you might be surprised to know that you're looking at the future of storage. More »

You'd Be Crazy to Buy a Palm Now [Palm]

Brian Barrett — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:40:00 EDT

Palm is dying. They've been hemorrhaging money since late last year, and yesterday's woeful earnings announcement sealed its fate. It didn't have to be this way. But it's been coming for a long time. More »

My Childhood Memories Live In Lego's Underground Secure Vault [Lego]

Jesus Diaz — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:20:00 EDT

Nothing brings up memories as smells do. In my case, it's the smell of plastic. Thousands of little colorful plastic pieces in cardboard boxes. Literally, all those memories live in a secure, temperature- and humidity-controlled, fireproof archival vault in Denmark. More »

Gadget Deals of the Day [Dealzmodo]

Kevin Lee — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:00:00 EDT

Today's deals are loaded with laptop savings like the 17 incher from HP, experience the high octane immersive driving action of Shift, and churn out some more saving by ripping music with the youtube music downloader in today's hobomodo. More »

God of War Smites Human Hand (X-Ray) [Broken]

Mark Wilson — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:40:00 EDT

Generally speaking, videogames don't cause real bodily harm. But this X-ray, sent to us by a physician, proves that God of War III can break actual bones. More »

Google Wants 3D Graphics Acceleration Directly In Chrome [Chrome]

Jason Chen — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:39:50 EDT

Google's ANGLE project, launched today, will allow their Chrome OS to be able to access graphics hardware using the OpenGL ES 2.0 API. What this means to you: 3D graphics in your browser! More »

A War Photographer's Storage Casualties [Blockquote]

matt buchanan — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:00:00 EDT

The size and quality of digital photographs has exploded over the last 10 years. So, we asked our friend and war photographer, Teru Kuwayama, how his storage and backup system has changed to accommodate the data boom. More »

Would the iPad Take Over Casual Home Gaming? [Chart]

Jesus Diaz — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:40:00 EDT

Get ready, because this one may get big: 44% of all iPad applications being tested on the actual device are games. Hey Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft, the iPhone/iPod titan is getting its tentacles all over the living room. More »

Windows Phone Office Screenshots [Windows Phone]

Jason Chen — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:31:21 EDT

Microsoft has decided to not show screenshots of the mobile Office suite for Windows Phone 7—possibly because they're not final, possibly because they just don't want to focus on Office as part of their new "consumer" oriented strategy. Either way, here's what mobile Office looks like. It's really streamlined and simple. [Techau via Engadget] More »

Nostalgia vs. Digital Reality: The Perils of Permanent Perfect Memory [Memory Forever]

Adam Frucci — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:00:00 EDT

It's easy to claim that the stuff you liked as a kid was way better than the crap kids watch today, because you haven't seen it in years. But now you can, in better quality, even. Does it hold up? More »

Windows Phone 7 Emulator Shots Show Inconsistent Vision [Windows Phone 7]

Jason Chen — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:59:00 EDT

It's unclear whether the task manager and file explorer found in these Windows Phone 7 emulator screens will make it to the final release, or if it will live only in emulators and debug versions of Windows Phone. Here's why we're wondering. More »

How Apple Keeps iPad Developers on Extreme Lockdown [Apple]

Brian Barrett — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:51:12 EDT

If you're a software developer lucky enough to get a look at the iPad before its release, you'd better be ready to submit to some of the toughest security measures this side of Super Max. More »

Like a Surgical Mask...But Even Creepier! [Concepts]

Mark Wilson — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:20:00 EDT

It's always nerve-wracking when the person beside you on a plane is coughing, but I'd imagine that them wearing this mask would only heighten the effect. More »

Macs vs. PCs on Operating System Security [Blockquote]

Mark Wilson — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:13:43 EDT

Security expert Charlie Miller on the record-breaking 20 zero day security holes soon to be announced in OS X. [H-Online] More »

Watch Robot Boy Meet Robot Girl in Spike Jonze's I'm Here [Robots]

Brian Barrett — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:40:00 EDT

I've been excited for Spike Jonze's I'm Here ever since the trailer hit, and today the beautifully produced, 30-minute film is finally available for viewing online. But you're gonna need to hurry if you want to watch it today. More »

Bill Nye the Science Guy: Don't Worry, Your Phone Isn't Making You Dumb [Brains]

Wilson Rothman — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:00:00 EDT

Talking with Bill Nye the Science Guy is like meeting your favorite HS science teacher in a bar—the conversation might flail wildly, but you learn something at every twist. This week, I picked his brain about, well, brains. More »

Paladin XLC Gaming PC: Six-Core CPU, Liquid Cooling, and Looks from Hell [PCs]

Jesus Diaz — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:30:00 EDT

The new liquid-cooled Paladin XLC gaming PCs from iBuypower come loaded with Intel Core i7 980X Extreme Edition processors, 12GB of DD3 memory, a maximum of 1 terabyte of storage, and Blu-ray. They start at $2,159. [iBuypower via Slashgear] More »

The Camera-man Is Real, And He's From Pentax [Photography]

Mark Wilson — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:13:41 EDT

New from Pentax—a smiley faced 52mm lens cap attached to a rag doll! Take a moment to process the true scope of such an idea, then realize that this flower print person is just one of 100 designs: More »

The Windows Web Browser Choice Screen Works [Web]

Jesus Diaz — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:04:28 EDT

According to the latest data from Opera, the Windows Web Browser Choice Screen—a browser download and activation pop-up mandated by the European Union in all versions of Windows—is working. There has been a "dramatic uptake on downloads." More »

Old Websites Sure Are Embarrassing [Retromodo]

Mark Wilson — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:34:39 EDT

The Wayback Machine offers an incredible catalog of what the web once was. But unlike that beloved Polaroid of your dad donning tweed and an afro, anyone can access the skeletons in your digital closet, anytime. Here's our peek wayback. More »

Leaked BlackBerry OS 6.0 Screenshots Show Widgets Aplenty [BlackBerry]

Kat Hannaford — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:27:53 EDT

This is it. This is the moment us BlackBerry users have been waiting for. After countless Android, Symbian and Windows Phone 7 OS leaks, our time has come. This could be the turning point—BlackBerry OS 6.0. More »

HP Slate Priced At $540 With June Launch Date According To Leaks [Hp Slate]

Kat Hannaford — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:41:07 EDT

Well, they've succeeded in coming in at under $630, but even so the €400 ($542) price rumored for the Slate is still too much when it's coming up against the $499 iPad. More »

Sony Aibo's Pre-Death CAT Scans and X-Rays Emerge [Robots]

Kat Hannaford — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:57:34 EDT

Four years after the Aibo puppy was discontinued, some CAT scans and X-rays have emerged showing two of the models' inner parts. The CT scans don't appear to show any abnormalities, but then I'm no doctor. Or roboticist. More »

If Everyone Watches This Google Japan Street View Video... [Street View]

Kat Hannaford — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:10:12 EDT

...World peace would likely reign—or at the very least, privacy watchdog hissers would slink back to their fluoro strip-lit offices. More »

Invisibility Cloak Project Becomes More Realistic [Science]

Kat Hannaford — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:51:57 EDT

Invisibility cloak project is back on! It's from a different team of scientists that were using silver-plated nanoparticles in water though, with these latest Harry Potter enthusiasts using photonic metamaterials to change light rays. More »

Laptop Concept Folds Into Briefcase For Ultra Portability [Concepts]

Kat Hannaford — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:06:00 EDT

Cut out the laptop bag middleman with a laptop that transforms into a briefcase. Ok, so there's no room to stash the power cord, but this concept is like a grown-up Fisher Price laptop I had as a kid. More »

Google Rumored To Shut Down Chinese Arm In April [Google]

Kat Hannaford — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:49:07 EDT

We've already explored some of the repercussions that could come if Google exits China, but that's looking all the more likely now that an actual date has been pointed at by one of their Chinese employees. More »

"Last summer, I forgot my friend Norman’s birthday." [Memoryforever]

matt buchanan — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:49:25 EDT

Dave Pell, on what it means to have our heads in the cloud, as he puts it: More »

How Grenades Work [Grenades]

Brian Barrett — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EDT

Oh, man. Not only does this infographic show how modern time-delay grenades work, it actually walks you through a bit of the history of the handheld explosive. All while setting a new standard for stick figure abuse! More »

Google Street View, Meet Your Avian Nemesis [Image Cache]

John Herrman — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:40:44 EDT

Now leading the privacy crusade against Google: birds! Spotted in the English beachside town of Brighton, where even the gulls are nervous about the Big G. [Google Maps] More »

A Blind Soldier's Sight Restored Through His Tongue [Sight]

Brian Barrett — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:20:00 EDT

Lance Corporal Craig Lundberg lost his sight to a rocket-propelled grenade in 2007. Now, thanks to a fascinating technology, he can read words and make out shapes using his tongue. It's truly incredible. More »