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Remainders
Remainders - Things We Didn't Post
First Among Equalizers...Some Crap Blog Posts Same BS AT&T/iPhone Rumor Twice...Reason #212 Why America Is Falling Behind...Can a Show Called IT Chicks Be God Awful? More »
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Comment by dingus: I wouldn't have flunked out of college if classes were held in Pee-Wee's Playhouse. 2 Responses | Other threads
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Airplanes
Watch and Learn: F/A-18 F Super Hornet Built From Ground Up
Solid as it looks shown here with all of its precious ordnance, the F/A-18 F Super Hornet strike fighter gets assembled one tiny piece at a time like anything else. See it all happen in glorious time-lapse photography: More »
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Comment by Will Nickelson: And just what exactly is so funny about the lack of women in this field? 5 Responses | Other threads
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Chargers
Messless Charger: The Showoffiest Way to Charge Four Gadgets Simultaneously
Like the Callpod but fancier since it props up your gadgets on a shiny platform, the Messless Charger comes with six connectors for charging up to four gadgets simultaneously. It's about $100 thanks to the gloss factor, though. [pocket-lint]
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Comment by TheSonOfKrypton: Eh....Whatever. I'd be more impressed if they had a setup like this but using electromagnetic induction to charge all... 8 Responses | Other threads
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Apple
Unconfirmed: China Gets iPhones Early, But With Disabled Wi-Fi
Good news and bad news for the Middle Kingdom: China Unicom will likely be selling an iPhone sooner than expected, but it will be one that does not have Wi-Fi functionality. More »
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Comment by GarciaConcern: I didn't know the CEO of Verizon was in charge of the Chinese government. 8 Responses | Other threads
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Video
Gadgets That Wring Amazing Video Out of Cheap Camcorders
Joel mentions a handful of gadgets to squeeze incredible video out of cheap camcorders: the Handy35 custom lens mount for 5D Mark II like depth-of-field, Glidetrack for smooth tracking, and the well-known Poor Man's Steadicam. What're your suggestions? [BBG] -
apollo 11
Louis Vuitton's 40th Anniversary Apollo 11 Buttplug Trunk
This 40th anniversary buttplug from Louis Vuitton commemorates mankind's first lunar landing by giving you a miniature trunk-shaped buttplug that actually opens up and holds stuff. Wait, what do you mean it's not miniature. It's for giants? [Ilvoelv via Hypebeast] More »
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By Jason ChenComment by AlmetaBehemoth: Kanye is going to freakout. Louis Vuitton closet he can fit back in. 10 Responses | Other threads
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time machine
How to Use Time Machine Backups on Windows Home Server (or Any Networked Storage)
One of the lame things about Time Machine is that backups over the network are only officially supported on Time Capsule. Luckily, even if you don't have one of HP's Time Machine-compatible Home Servers, you can make it work. More »
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Comment by MacBandit: Actually you don't have to have a Time Machine you can do it with an Airport Extreme with an external... 2 Responses | Other threads
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USB
Calvin Klein USB Sunglasses Upgrade Your Memory To 4GB
Calvin Klein's new sunglasses offer up a little storage with your UV protection thanks to a 4GB USB flash drive embedded in the right arm. More »
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By Sean FallonComment by Izzy Gardon: These would be great except that Calvin Klein's design team seems to forget that people lose their sunglasses constantly. 3 Responses | Other threads
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iPhone Apps
The Week In iPhone Apps: Navigation, Inebriation, Multiplication
Oh, I can keep going: financial news aggregation, slideshow presentation, carrier lamentation, lyrical collect-ation, and... and... tethering? Seven out of eight ain't bad. Anyway, enough of that—here's your weekly app dump: More » -
Weather
Bill Gates Patent Could Save Us From Another Hurricane Katrina
Not content with being the world's richest man, Bill Gates is planning on extending his power to control the weather. More specifically, he has filed a patent for a system that he hopes will prevent the next Katrina. More »
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By Sean FallonComment by Lite: is on a boat.: Yes, because fucking with an already damaged biosphere in an attempt to lessen hurricane affects is an amazingly great idea. I'm... 9 Responses | Other threads
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Wii
Kit With Wiimote Accesories for 38 Sports You Will Never Practice In Real Life
Just when I thought the whole Wiimote accessories situation couldn't get any more stupid, here comes a plastic crap-o-la vendor with a 38-in-1 Wii Sport Kit to remind me that I am wrong. [Areustech via CrunchGear]
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By Jesus DiazComment by F.D.V: Is that an arrow at the very top? 12 Responses | Other threads
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Sun Powered Fun
Zubbles Are World's First Stainless Colored Bubbles
Scientists believe that bubbles are made of sugar, spice, and everything nice. Or maybe they don't, but I do. These are called Zubbles, and they are the world's first stainless color bubbles. Summer blowin' on the beach, here I come. More »
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By Jesus DiazComment by Skeetz: This reminds me of a homeless lady I recently saw smoking and blowing bubbles. She was hopelessly trying to get... 4 Responses | Other threads
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iPhone Apps
The First Real Push Twitter Apps for iPhone: iTweetReply and Boxcar
iTwitter had push notifications for mentions and direct messages, but only from other iTwitter users. You've now got two options for real Twitter push notifications if you're dying for them: iTweetReply and Boxcar. Updated. More » -
tgif
10 Gadgets For Instant Game Rooms
Have you always wanted a game room but lacked the space? These gadgets will give you all of the fun without using up all of the real estate. More » -
Rumor
Sony Ericsson's More-Camera-Than-Phone C905 AT&T's First 8MP Cameraphone
A whole year after it was announced, it looks like Sony Ericsson's C905 is coming stateside by way of AT&T July 19, making it AT&T's first 8-megapixel cameraphone. I'm sure Jesus would hate it. [BGR] -
Microsoft
Windows 7 Touch Pack: Surface Interface Without the Big-Ass Table
I scored one of the only copies of Windows 7 Touch Pack out in the wild, and it really blew my mind, bringing the full power of Microsoft Surface to touch-enabled Win 7 PCs. Have a look: More » -
Ouch
Best Buy CMO Barry Judge Responds with 'The One Type of Gizmodo Blogger'
Yesterday, I did a fun post describing the Seven Types of Employees You Meet at Best Buy, complete with illustrations by Dan Meth. And now, Best Buy has responded. And they've been spying on me. More »
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By Adam FrucciComment by psychiccheese: The Two Types of Gizmodo Commenters Type 1: You'll find this guy at work, but he won't be working. Instead... 18 Responses | Other threads
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Dealzmodo
Gadget Deals Of The Day
For those in the market for an ultra-portable, be sure to check out the awesome deal on the Lenovo x301. To make sure everyone has an awesome weekend— there's free chocolate, condoms, body lotion, depends, and slurpees. Have fun! More » -
Science
Happy Birthday, Nikola Tesla!
Nikola Tesla, the granddaddy of electricity, was born on this day way back in 1856. If only he were alive to see what kind of goofy crap we were doing with his namesake coils! More »
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By Adam FrucciComment by nutbastard: too bad his wireless power tech got canned because nobody could figure out how to charge money for it. had... 2 Responses | Other threads
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Dealzmodo
Walmart Rolls Back Blu-ray Player To $98
It appears that Walmart brick and mortar stores have rolled back the price of their Magnavox NB530MGX from $128 around Father's Day to a new low of $98. More » -
Digital Cameras
Cameras for Mac Makes Connecting Digital Cameras Way Easier
If you have more than one camera (and a Mac), you need Cameras, a free preference pane app. It tracks all the cameras you plug into your Mac and lets you assign a custom behavior for each one. More » -
Sports
Nike's T90 Ascente Football Ball Has More Engineering Than Most Cars
I would have thought that there is a finite amount of engineering that could go into a football / soccer ball, but the Nike T90 has proven me wrong. More »
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By Sean FallonComment by TheSonOfKrypton: Soccer = best sport in the world. End of discussion. Just thought I'd throw that in there... ;) 62 Responses | Other threads
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Medicine
"You Can Call Me Ripley"
This is Sarah May Scott. She got a grave spinal cord injury in 2005. And if everything goes well, she may start walking again: More »
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By Jesus DiazComment by OMG! Ponies!: I was a cyborg once. But the doctors were able to dislodge the vibrator from my rectum. 14 Responses | Other threads
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Photoshop Contest
Create Retro Versions of Modern Gadgets
For this week's Photoshop Contest, I want you to take modern day gadgets and bring them back to the swinging 70s. Create retro versions of gadgets or retro ads for gadgets that didn't exist back then. More »
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By Adam FrucciComment by tok3ninja; is the best non-star commenter: I've always wanted to submit my sick, twisted takes on your Photoshop contests Adam. Now might be a good time... 8 Responses | Other threads
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Sun Powered Fun
Pegasus Open 50 Raceboat Log: Day 5/6 and the Moon
July 9, 5:30 PM PST Today we are living within the realm of Squalls. Squalls in the the Northeast sub-tropical Pacific are different. They are small, concentrated and powerful. The rain lasts ~20 minutes under them if you're stationary. We're not. More » -
Robots
DARPA Stops Trying Not to Be Terrifying, Funds Chainsaw-Wielding, Flesh-Eating Robot
You don't have to be tinfoil underwear type to get uneasy about some of the bizarre projects that DARPA throws its weight behind. But the organic matter-consuming EATR robot? Oh. God. More »
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By John HerrmanComment by KeepingTheForeName_GitEmSteveDave: While I have a picture of my lovely assistant wearing a Velo-stat hat, sadly I don't have any in velo-stat... 6 Responses | Other threads
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pre
Palm Pre Successfully Hacked to Run on Verizon, Mostly
Cleanser here got the Palm Pre to run on Verizon's network. Impressive! Except that data doesn't work. Guess you'll have to wait 6 more months (or more) after all. [Pre Central] More »
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Comment by tande04: Eh... My understand is that this wouldn't be super hard to do on a CDMA phone, just that its super... 3 Responses | Other threads
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Laptops
This Laptop Thief Has Balls Of Steel
According to a police report, 19-year old Jesse Phoutthaphaphone...pppppthft was sitting by a cracked window in his home, typing on MySpace when a thief suddenly popped in the window and stole the laptop right out of his hands. More » -
Kindle
Sheet Music for Amazon Kindle DX Gets Rid of the, Um, Sheet
Good idea or terrible idea? Sheet music on the Kindle. The catalog has 20,000 titles and they're cheap, about $3. Or you can always read a bunch of law textbooks. Fun! [Amazon via Gadget Lab] More »
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Comment by Margatron: This is only good if your sheet music is one sheet long. But as any other classical musicians know,... 14 Responses | Other threads
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Science
The Solution to the Energy Crisis: Urine
Did you know that urine has properties that make it a great source of energy? That's right: peeing in your gas tank might actually do something in the not too distant future. More »
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By Adam FrucciComment by OMG! Ponies!: Yet another reason why we should harvest the homeless to accommodate our modern lives... 6 Responses | Other threads
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Gaming
$300 Virtual On Joysticks Are Faithful to the Original
You could buy the $15 Xbox Live Arcade game Virtual On: Oratorio Tangram and play it with a regular controller. Or you could cowboy the fuck up and buy Hori's $323 dual joystick controller designed specifically for Virtual On. More »
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By Adam FrucciComment by Skeetz: For 323 bucks I don't want to see mounting screws on TOP on the damn thing. What the eff? 3 Responses | Other threads
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Space
The Max Launch Abort System Launch Makes Me Want to Be an Astronaut Again
Looks like Flash Gordon came to Virginia this Wednesday. Here you have images and video of the spectacular Max Launch Abort System in action. Sadly, the spiffy spacecraft won't be in Orion. Maybe they can send me one to test. More »
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By Jesus DiazComment by KeepingTheForeName_GitEmSteveDave: JINX no like. Can not cause thermal curtain failure and send Max to space! JINX and Max, friends forever! But seriously, was anyone... 6 Responses | Other threads
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Rumor
BlackBerry Onyx Loses a Trackball, Gains a Trackpad
The leaked-to-all-hell BlackBerry Onyx may have undergone one last change before heading to manufacture: judging by this shot nabbed by BlackBerry Underground, it'll have a Curve 8520-esque optical trackpad—not a trackball. More » -
Google
Android, Chrome OS Relationship Confusing Everyone, Including Google
Just as companies were starting to get serious about installing Android, a mobile Linux OS, on netbooks, Google announces Chrome, a netbook Linux OS. The relationship between the two OSes is already getting tense, or at the very least, awkward. More »
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By John HerrmanComment by OMG! Ponies!: How about they come up with a separate name? How about they come up with a name that is... 18 Responses | Other threads
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Nintendo
Nintendo on the Wii Vitality Sensor: You Just Don't Understand
The Wii Vitality Sensor was met with a very harsh, possibly unfair reception when it was announced at E3. Now, Nintendo is getting a little defensive about their upcomingmedical instrumentgame peripheral. More »
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By John HerrmanComment by 32ndnote: If you want to use the sniper rifle, you must calm down and slow your heartbeat. Other wise your shot... 7 Responses | Other threads
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Advertising
Olympus Stop Motion E-P1 Ad Concept Is Clever (Also, Stolen)
The Olympus Pen E-P1 is a beautiful Micro Four Thirds tribute the famous Pen half-frame SLR of the 1960s, so it's only appropriate that the most distinctive part of their advertising campaign is, well, inspired by a previous work. More »
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By John HerrmanComment by Sticks Calhoun: Sooooo...what, the guy left his wife and kid and never saw them again after about age 30? Jerk! He probably... 9 Responses | Other threads
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