October 2011
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GoPro releases HD HERO2 actioncam →
Watch the video at the link full screen. Just WOW. Caution: CRAZY people in action! Seriously, though, what this camera can capture is amazing. The slow-motion base jumping is awesome.
[via gizmag]
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Go-Pano Micro attaches to your iPhone 4 or 4S and makes 360 degree panoramic videos. Click on the video above with your mouse and move left or right. You get a 360 degree view! Only $79 US. Looks like fun.
[via GoPano]
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True3D Head Up Display keeps drivers focused on... →
In development but can’t come too soon: a heads up display for your car. Military pilots have had this forever, it’s about time we get it.
[via gizmag]
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Logic gates created from DNA and bacteria could... →
This is the stuff of science fiction. ‘Biological computers’ could roam your body cleaning arteries and killing viruses. Wow.
[via gizmag]
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Vertical bed supports street sleeping →
Fits in a briefcase. Perfect for ‘Occupiers,’ folks stranded in airports, waiting in line overnight for a new iPhone…
[via gizmag]
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Cell Phone Jammer →
Wouldn’t it be great to silence all cell phones around you in a restaurant, movie theater, classroom? Here’s your solution. One problem: it’s illegal in the U.S.
[via yapperzapper.com]
Former Apple exec markets a thermostat for the... →
It’s slick-looking, but is it worth US $250??
[via LA Times]
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Spectacular Northern Lights Display Leaves... →
Spectacular, all right. Photo by: Shawn Malone
[via space.com]
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Daylight Saving Time Explained →
I’ve always hated daylight savings time. My grandfather called it ‘Johnson time’ because LBJ signed universal DS into law.
The huge country of China has but a single time zone. If you’re Chinese and want daylight saving time? TOUGH!
Anyway, check out the cool historical video at the link.
[via Grey’s Blog]
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Japanese engineers develop flying robotic orb →
This is very cool. Check out the video at the link.
[via LA Times]
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Germiest place in America? The Gas Pump! →
A new study reveals the filthiest public object—the gas pump. The UC Davis Medical School announced similar findings ten years ago. After reading that, I began wiping my hands with anti-bacterial cloths right after filling up. People might think I’m a clean freak but I don’t get sick.
[via LA Times]
Lytro’s Light Field Camera Creates ‘Living’... →
Something revolutionary?
[via wired.com]
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DeLorean to be resurrected with US$100,000 EV →
Same design as the original only all electric…but…can it get up to 88 miles per hour?
[via Gizmag]
Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. Demands Obama Suspend... →
WTF??????
[via Yahoo News]
One-Eyed Cyclops Shark →
Creepy…
[via Yahoo News]
‘Holy Smokes’ Loads Cremation Ashes Into Shotgun... →
What a blast!
[via Wired]
Damn You Auto Correct! - Funny iPhone Fails and... →
Japanese company offers disturbingly-lifelike... →
Price: $3,900
[via Gizmag]
Genome of 'Black Death' Bacterium Sequenced from... →
What science can do today is astounding.
[via Yahoo News]
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RoChair offers a unique form of wheelchair... →
This design seems so obvious yet brilliantly simple, we’re led to ask, “Why did it take so long?!”
[via Gizmag]
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Verizon will unlock iPhone 4S Micro SIM for... →
I’m moving to Verizon when my AT&T contract expires.
[via Engadget]
Upgrades to extend B-52 Bomber's lifespan until... →
The B-52 lives on. As a kid, I remember seeing them on the tarmac at a local AFB. They looked like vultures.
[via Gizmag]
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California and Bust (Vanity Fair) →
latimes:
Michael Lewis paints a bleak picture of California’s economy over at Vanity Fair.
Synopsis: “The smart money says the U.S. economy will splinter, with some states thriving, some states not, and all eyes are on California as the nightmare scenario. After a hair-raising visit with former governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who explains why the Golden State has cratered, Michael Lewis goes...
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Top ways to punk Siri →
Siri is the iPhone 4S app that obeys voice commands.
[via TUAW]
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Scientists wake up 114-year-old bacteria →
Glass vial time capsule buried in 1897 at medical college opened. What could possibly go wrong?
[via Yahoo News]
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The Internet Pays Tribute to Steve Jobs: The man... →
[via Tecca]
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Steve Jobs, Apple chairman and co-founder, dies →
Thank you, Steve, for your vision…
[via LA Times]
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Oktoberfest 2011 →
Party time in Munich!
[via TheBigPicture]
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How the iPhone changed my photography →
[via dpreview.com]
Obama Fried Chicken Pops Up in Beijing →
The Chinese are upset that Obama filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization over China’s high tariffs on imported chicken.
[via DailyMail]
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Fire Scout UAV makes first biofuel-powered flight →
Mixture of jet fuel and biofuel results in a 75% drop in carbon emissions. Cool.
[via gizmag]