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Even Knitting Needles Are Awesome In Space
By Engadget at 7 February, 2012, 10:30 am
Even the most mundane objects and experiences seem to become totally amazing up in space. Like, say, this knitting needle that’s been charged with static electricity interacting with tiny droplets of water. Combine the electric charge with the velocity of the droplet, and the result is a gravity-like orbit of the water around the needle. Neato! Here’s to even more ISS astronauts bored …
Read More >>Shooting Challenge: 30 Icky Insects
By admin at 7 February, 2012, 10:00 am
Love ‘em or hate ‘em, insects make for fascinating photography subjects. We received a huge number of entries for this week’s shooting challenge, with many of you braving the rain and fear of spiders to snap an awesome shot. Take a closer look at the entries after the jump. Don’t forget to click on each image to see the full-size version. James Munro Click on image …
Read More >>Apple’s New Cursors May Signal Retina Display Macs
By yanko at 7 February, 2012, 9:45 am
Cheerful Apple spokesman aficionado John Gruber talks about four tweets that, according to him, “may” indicate an incoming Apple hardware upgrade, perhaps the introduction of new Retina Display-level Macs or displays. Given his intimately wet relationship with Apple, you better listen up to his “wishful thinking” . The latest update — which was pulled …
Read More >>Scammers Use Impostor Apps To Flood Android Market With Malware
By yanko at 7 February, 2012, 9:30 am
Android apps such as Jetpack Joyride , Madden NFL 12 , Pinterest and Batman Arkham City Lockdown are rife with malware. But these aren’t the official apps. No, they’re merely impostor apps that have snuck past the security gates of the Android Market. According to Android Police, a scam outfit calling itself Rovio Mobile Ltd. (yes, it’s even ripping off t …
Read More >>Brazil Is Suing Twitter For Tweeting DUI Checkpoints
By Hong Kiat at 7 February, 2012, 9:15 am
Twitter has caught some flack in other countries for giving accounts free reign on what they can tweet. Twitter responded that it’ll adjust its policy to include the ability to censor tweets if a country demands it to. We just might see Twitter’s first high profile case sooner than later because Brazil just sued Twitter for allowing accounts to tweet where DUI checkpoints are. The rami …
Read More >>Lunchtime Deal: Nikon S5100 12MP Camera $127
By yanko at 7 February, 2012, 9:00 am
There’s many that think that the compact point and shoot camera’s days are numbered, thanks to the improvements in sensors in smartphones and the encroachment of entry level DLSRs and mirrorless cameras. The one way that compacts could survive is by being cheap; today’s deal is from JB HiFi, where you can score the bright red Nikon S5100 for a relatively modest $127. [JB HiFi] …
Read More >>Nooka: The Not So Intuitive But Still Cool-Looking Clock
By AutoBlog at 7 February, 2012, 9:00 am
Clocks that tell time in fascinating new ways are everywhere. I saw a clock that lit up the quarter hour the other day. It was beautiful. The Nooka app based upon their watches falls into the beautiful timepiece category. It won’t replace your regular clock, but it will make checking the time a more invigorating experience. What’s it do? The Nooka app tells time using four different f …
Read More >>Purify Your Water With A Burnt Stick
By AutoBlog at 7 February, 2012, 8:30 am
It uses the same principle as your Brita filter to purify water, but Black+Blum’s Eau Good bottle does it with way more style using a stick of charcoal that’s always visible through the bottle’s lovely curves. Known as Binchotan, the black stick is a type of carbon made from tree branches, which the Japanese have been using to soften and purify water for centuries. It can even re …
Read More >>I Want These Rave Gloves So I Can Blow My Kid’s Mind
By admin at 7 February, 2012, 8:30 am
OK, my rave days are long, long over. But I still want some of these EmazingLights gloves that the dude in this video has (who is apparently and unfortunately named Skidz) because I’m sure they would blow my one-year-old’s mind. When I was going to raves people wore white gloves, without the lit-up fingertips. Even those were cool! And, I know I’m showing my age here, but do peop …
Read More >>Firefighter Rescues Man From Stuck Lift, Both Get Trapped In Another Lift
By Hong Kiat at 7 February, 2012, 8:00 am
Getting stuck in a lift is rare, but you assume the experience would fall somewhere between the opening of Speed and a late-night Cinemax flick. A Chicago man turned it into Groundhog Day when, after being rescued from one lift, he promptly got stuck in another on the way back down to safety. Firefighters initially rescued a man between the 21st and 22nd floors of his 49-storey a …
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