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By Your Accelerometers Combined, I Am Quake Catcher!

admin — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:20:00 +0000

What if computers could be turned into a worldwide earthquake detecting network? With the Quake Catcher software and your laptop’s built-in accelerometer, that might just be possible. (more…)

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Friday Night Funnies: Eight Images To Close Out The Week

Gizmodo — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:40:00 +0000

It’s been a long week and we could use a laugh. We’ve already started worrying about taxes and pre-ordering iPads, among other stresses. To sum it all up, here are some illustrations from a cartoon maestro called Lunchbreath. (more…)

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R/C Helicopters + Petri Dish + Flying Whale Snot = Science

AutoBlog — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:39:57 +0000

Instead of harpooning a whale for samples, wouldn’t it be easier to just collect their snot using an R/C helicopter? (more…)

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The Whole Cosmos Seems To Live In This Furry, Glowy Pillow

Hong Kiat — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:40:00 +0000

Maybe the whole cosmos isn’t in this pillow, but the LEDs hidden in a zippered compartment and causing these glowing, swirling patterns sure do give the illusion that it is. (more…)

Cash-and-Stock Bonus For Babysitting Apple While Steve Jobs Was Sick? $US22m

Engadget — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:26:16 +0000

First Apple COO Tim Cook received $US12.3 million in stock for watching the company while Steve Jobs was on sick leave and now he’s receiving an additional cash-and-stock bonus worth $US22 million. (more…)

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Oh MGD 64 iPhone App, Guide Me To A Healthier Lifestyle!

Hong Kiat — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:00:00 +0000

I don’t know about you, but I used to be the case a day type. You know, pick up a 24-pack in the morning, sort my cardboard and aluminium recycling in the evening. Then, one app changed my life. (more…)

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Non-Enclosed 3D Printer Can Build Houses

Engadget — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:20:00 +0000

Normally they’re contained in a box, so the fact that this 3D printer isn’t confined means it’s theoretically capable of building much larger objects that most. In fact, the owner wants to build a cathedral with it. (more…)

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Slacker Radio Planning On-Demand Music Service

Hong Kiat — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:55:04 +0000

Wired is reporting that Slacker Radio has secretly been prepping an on-demand music subscription service that will give users unprecedented control over streaming radio. (more…)

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GuitarBud Plugs A Guitar Directly Into An iPhone

Engadget — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:40:00 +0000

GuitarBud is a $US29 adaptor that allows you to plug a guitar right into an iPhone. How is that useful? Well if I ever learned to play that guitar in my closet, I could: (more…)

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Say Goodbye To Unlimited Wireless Data Plans

Gizmodo — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:20:00 +0000

You know how you pay a fixed monthly fee for your phone, and can check email and Twitter, surf the web and the Yelp app anytime you like without counting minutes or megabytes? Yeah, well that’s all gonna end. (more…)

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