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Sony Motion Controller is Called PlayStation Move, Launches Fall 2010 (Hands On!) [Playstation Move]

Jason Chen — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:23:57 EST

Sony's finally put a name to their motion controller, and it's called PlayStation Move. Updated with hands on. More »

Sex, Blood, and Post-Its: A Short Film Shot Entirely On a Scanner [Film]

Brian Barrett — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:00:00 EST

It's one thing to shoot an entire short film on a Canon flatbed computer scanner. It's another to do it well. With Memoirs of a Scanner, Mindfruit Films pretty much nailed it. More »

This Fuel-Injection System Might Increase Fuel Efficiency By Up To 50% [Cars]

Rosa Golijan — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:20:00 EST

The most fuel efficient hybrid for sale in the US gets 51 MPG, but a startup called Transonic Combustion claims they can improve that. They claim their fuel-injection system will get 64 MPG. More »

Irresistible iPhone Apps Fridge Magnets [IPhone]

Jesus Diaz — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:00:00 EST

$13 dollars. Whole package. Must. Resist. More »

Complain About Cellphone Use During A Movie And Get Stabbed With A Meat Thermometer [Wtf]

Rosa Golijan — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:40:00 EST

Next time someone complains about your habit of using a cellphone in the movie theater, just casually tell him this story of a man who got stabbed with a meat thermometer after making a similar complaint. More »

Absurdly Simple Ocean Pumps Could Thwart Hurricanes [Science]

Mark Wilson — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:00:00 EST

In yet more research funded by Bill and Melinda Gates (and Intellectual Ventures), Stanford University's Ken Caldeira explores a mechanically simple ocean pump that could significantly diminish the power of a hurricane. More »

Google Prettifies RSS With Tablet-Ready Google Reader Play [Google]

Brian Barrett — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:53:00 EST

The mad scientists at Google Labs have unleashed their latest concoction: Google Reader Play, a new way to look at your feeds one Google-suggested site at a time. It's actually pretty neat! And would be perfect for the iPad. More »

Brizzly: The iPhone New Best (Free) Twitter App [IPhone Apps]

John Herrman — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:38:54 EST

It's not that Brizzly's perfect, or that it does justice to its source material (the unassailably pretty, wonderfully lean Birdfeed)—it's that it comes close enough, and it's free. More »

ASUS Cine5 Crams Five Channels Into Slender PC Speaker [Asus]

Rosa Golijan — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:20:38 EST

ASUS calls the Cine5 "the world's most compact five-channel speaker," but who cares about that when the thing actually looks good and supposedly provides ultra-realistic surround sound? Sadly we don't know when it'll be available or for how much. [Asus] More »

It's Time to Declare War Against Apple's Censorship [Rant]

Jesus Diaz — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:40:00 EST

The App Store censorship horse may have been beaten to death, but mainstream German media—whose iPhone applications have been censored by Apple because of its content—are not surrendering. I'm glad. In fact, I hope they win this war. More »

Remainders - The Things We Didn't Post: Two Birds With One Stone Edition [Remainders]

Kyle VanHemert — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:38:40 EST

In today's Remainders: Efficiency. Get out of your house and watch the Final Four basketball games in 3-D; treat yourself to some Chilean wine while supporting their relief effort; start choosing the color for your Dell Mini 5, and more. More »

DIY Cleanroom [Projects]

Mark Wilson — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:00:00 EST

A few pieces of shelving. A PC fan. An air filter. A shower curtain. Some lighting. Combine, and you have a budget space fit for swapping lenses and analyzing moon rocks. [I Heart Robotics via MAKE] More »

You Will Have the Power of a PS3 In Your Pocket In 3 Years [Powervr]

Jason Chen — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:38:40 EST

I spoke to Imagination Technologies—maker of the PowerVR chip that powers smartphones like the iPhone, Droid and many others—and they said, definitively, that you'll have graphics comparable to the PlayStation 3 in 3 years. More »

Shooting Challenge: Monotone [Photography]

Mark Wilson — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:20:00 EST

With a single candle, your photos were stupendous. So for this week's Shooting Challenge, we're tying a different hand behind your back: color. More »

Android Surges While the iPhone Stalls Out [Smartphones]

Brian Barrett — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:14:46 EST

The latest smartphone subscriber numbers are out, and the last three months have been kind to Google. Android's still a relatively small player, but its usage base more than doubled since October. The iPhone, meanwhile, keeps on treading water. More »

Gadget Deals of the Day [Dealzmodo]

Kevin Lee — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:00:00 EST

Todays enticing deals are an HP tablet laptop that just begs to be touched all over. Those holding out on buying Uncharted 2, can finally give in with it's irresistible lower price, and snag some free cleaning supplies too. More »

NYC's New Condom Wrapper Lets You Power On When It Counts [Sex]

Adam Frucci — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:40:00 EST

NYC hands out a whopping 40 million condoms every year (although to be fair, 15 million of them were used by Jesus Diaz before he got married). Now, they'll all come stamped with the classic "power on" symbol. More »

OnLive Streaming Game Service Launches June 17 For $15/Month [Onlive]

Jason Chen — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:15:04 EST

The OnLive streaming game service that takes console and PC games, renders them server-side, then streams it to your Mac or PC, will go live on June 17 in the US (lower 48). More »

Giz Explains: How You're Gonna Get Screwed By Ebook Formats [Giz Explains]

matt buchanan — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:00:48 EST

"We use the epub format: It is the most popular open book format in the world." That's how Steve Jobs announced the iPad. And wow, that sounds like all the ebooks you own will just work on anything. Um, no. More »

HTML5 vs. Flash: The Video Benchmark Deathmatch [Online Video]

John Herrman — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:35:52 EST

With the release of the iPad, among other things, HTML5's been pitted against Flash as the savior of web video. It might be! (Or not!) Either way, a crucial arguing point is that it's more efficient. So, uh, is it? More »

Apple Must Feature PixieTea In Their Next iPhone Ad [IPhone]

Mark Wilson — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:20:00 EST

A Chinese artist named PixieTea both recorded this song and shot the accompanying video almost entirely on an iPhone 3GS. The surprise? It's actually pretty decent! See for yourself: More »

Canon Lens Thermos Now Available for Preorder [Awesome Things]

Adam Frucci — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:18:16 EST

Remember this amazing travel mug shaped like a camera lens that Canon handed out to press at the Olympics? Well, now you can pre-order one for yourself for a mere $30 CAD. Sweet! [Vistek via DoobyBrain via The Daily What] More »

Amazon Now Owns the Concept of One-Click Online Checkouts [Patents]

John Herrman — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:41:54 EST

After years of fighting, Amazon's infamous 1-Click patent has been (re)confirmed. In other words, if a site wants to deploy a single-click checkout system for registered customers, it's gotta license the tech from Amazon. Oh, patents! More »

Etirement Lamp Concept Looks Like An Umbrella But I Wouldn't Suggest Using It In A Downpour [Concepts]

Kat Hannaford — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:40:59 EST

If they ever make a 21st century Mary Poppins sequel—and say, Tim Burton directs it—I would like to see her umbrella replaced with this dimmer lamp. Mary could get swept away, up the electrical fuse. Forever. [Yanko Design] More »

Bid For The Oldest "Flying Car" This Weekend [Cars]

Kat Hannaford — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:40:39 EST

This isn't just any old rusty antique of a car. It's the oldest-dated flying car, and comes with the blueprints, 1921 patent and documents charting inventor Frank Skroback's creation. Here's the catch though: it doesn't fly. More »

Rumor: Cisco Prepping New Flip Video Cameras [Cisco]

Adam Frucci — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:20:44 EST

Silicon Alley Insider is reporting that Cisco is prepping a new line of Flip video cameras to be announced next month at the NAB conference in Vegas. Makes sense! No details on the models themselves, unfortunately. [Silicon Alley Insider] More »

Transform Your Hoodie Into a Laptop Bag In Ten Seconds [How To]

Jesus Diaz — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:00:00 EST

The winter is almost over. Maybe it's time to transform one of your hoodies into a laptop sleeve/bag following these easy steps. It just takes a few seconds. [Likecool] More »

Case-mate Hug Review: A Wireless iPhone Charging Pad That Actually Works Well [Review]

Jason Chen — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:20:00 EST

Wireless charging has been around—even for the iPhone—for years, but it wasn't until the last 12 months that it's been refined to be as good as standard wired charging. Case-mate's Hug is our favorite iPhone charging pad. More »

Dress Yourself, Linux Users [Linux]

Mark Wilson — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:40:00 EST

A t-shirt-stuffed Linux store has opened for business, the proceeds from which support the Linux Foundation. But since Linux users are such penny-pinchers, $18 is probably more than they'll pay for a single garment of clothing. [LinuxStore via CrunchGear] More »

Microsoft SideWinder X4 Review: Step Up, Son [Review]

matt buchanan — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:00:00 EST

First law of gadget recessionomics: Take something you make, which is great, make it ever so less great, and sell it for ever so less money. That's how you end up with products like Microsoft's SideWinder X4 keyboard. More »

Google Maps Gets Bike Lanes/Directions Just In Time for Spring [Biking]

Adam Frucci — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:59:25 EST

Google added bike lanes and bicycle directions to Google Maps today, allowing you to find routes that aren't too hilly or congested. It's pretty awesome! More »

Blocks of Life Bubbling in the Orion Nebula [Science]

Jesus Diaz — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:40:00 EST

It's confirmed: Space is bubbling with the potential for life. The Heterodyne Instrument for the Far Infrared—on board the Herschel Space Observatory—has sent a high resolution analysis of the Orion Nebula's chemistry. It has scientists very excited. More »

Paper Calendar Tears Off Its Pages Automagically [Gadgets]

Jesus Diaz — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:20:00 EST

This daily calendar mixes analog, digital, nature, and poetry all in one: Every autumn day, each of its pages will fall off automatically, torn by a clever mechanism at its top. As this video shows, it works great. But why? More »

Leave No Trace: How to Completely Erase Your Hard Drives, SSDs and Thumb Drives [Security]

MaximumPC — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:58:10 EST

With stories abounding of identity theft aided by information lifted from discarded storage devices, you want devices you no longer plan to use to have no usable information when they head out the door. Here's how to wipe them clean. More »

iKat Augmented Reality App Works Without Real-World Prompt [Apps]

Kat Hannaford — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:40:02 EST

Apart from the name—which I personally approve of very much—Zenitum's iKat app has another cool edge to it. It's (we think) the first augmented reality phone app to work without a marker, or real-world prompt. More »

Japanese Otaku Update: Now They're Indulging In "Factory Night Jungle Cruises" [Japan]

Kat Hannaford — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:00:39 EST

When planning your next Japan visit, better put aside a night for a "factory night jungle cruise" if you want to be right up there with the latest Japanese otaku craze. They literally visit factories, at night. More »

South Korea Testing "Recharging Roads" For Its Public Transport [Transport]

Kat Hannaford — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:41:15 EST

South Korea has overhauled its public transport network with recharging roads, where the vehicles use power from buried electric strips in the road. It was invented at the University of California, before South Korea adopted it for an amusement park. More »

40MP Pentax 645D Camera Will Be Japan's In May, And Ours Soon After [Cameras]

Kat Hannaford — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:03:23 EST

It's not a micro four thirds, but Pentax has lifted the lid on the 645D medium format camera, which will be available this May for close to $10,000. Why so expensive, you ask? There's that 40MP Kodak sensor for starters. More »

Underwear Made From Bananas Hits Australian Shops [Science]

Kat Hannaford — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:31:25 EST

We often speak of material being used to conduct electricity, but what if underwear makers AussieBum—who've created underpants made from banana fiber—used carbon nanotubes as well? Think of the possibilities banana-derived electricity-conducting pants could bring you. [KoreaHerald] More »