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#chromeos
Google Chrome OS Benchmarked Against Ubuntu and Moblin, Comes Up Slow
Chrome OS dev code only just went public, but Phoronix has already thrown it on a Samsung NC10 netbook to test its performance and battery-life against Ubuntu Netbook Remix 9.10, Moblin 2.1, Fedora 12, and openSUSE 11.2. Interesting results ahead. More » -
#cars
This Car Will Run at 1,000mph
Bloodhound is a car being designed to run at a swooshing one thousand miles-per-hour. That's 1,609 km/h, which is way faster than the speed of sound. As the video shows, it'll have more thrust than the Eurofighter combat jet: More » -
#smartphones
The Best Smartphones on Every Carrier
For the first time ever, every major carrier in the US actually has smartphones worth buying, meaning you don't have to break up to get a good phone. Here's the best phones on each one, along with the best deals. More » -
#smartphones
Swype vs QWERTY: FIGHT!!!!!
QWERTY is pretty much the king of smartphone text input. But there's a new challenger on the horizon. It's called Swype, it works with one-hand input and, yeah, it is pretty fast. More » -
#blockquote
Obama to Robots: I'm Watching You
I don't know about you, but I like a President who can throw a funny, geeky sci-fi reference once in a while. Clearly, el Comandante en Jefe has watched his Terminators and scary Big Dogs a few times. More » -
#googlewave
What if the Declaration of Independence Was Created in Google Wave?
So you've scored an invite and watched the videos, but still confused about Google Wave? Google's latest explanatory tactic: recreate famous documents to showcase Wave's features. Here's the declaration of independence, complete with edits from the founding fathers. More » -
#speakers
BassJump Brings MacBooks a Bit of Bump
BassJump is, quite simply, a dedicated subwoofer to compliment your MacBook—in both aesthetics and sound. More » -
#apple
Jerry Seinfeld Upgrades Classic Mac with iMac
Sadly, obsolete gadgets have to be replaced. Happily, change is good. This is what happened to Jerry Seinfeld's ever-present classic Macintosh which, after all these years, has been replaced by a new iMac. More » -
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#usb30
Buffalo's USB 3.0 External Drive Arrives in the U.S
As expected, the DriveStation HD-HXU3 is the first external USB 3.0 drive in the U.S. It promises transfers up to 4.8Gbps (compared to USB 2.0's 480Mbps) and Buffalo has a two-port USB 3.0 PCI Express card to get you started. More » -
#peripherals
Elecom 'Spoon' Mouse For Bite-Sized Travel
If you're going to buy a travel mouse, it might as well, in some small way (possibly entirely induced by marketing), resemble a spoon. Right? More » -
#nintendodsixl
Inside Nintendo's DSi LL
Yesterday we saw how the DSi LL (or XL, as it will be known in the US) compares to the Sony PSP-3000. Yeah that 4.2-inch screen is freakin' huge. Now here's a look under the hood. Controller board porn! More » -
#obama
Obama's Plan to Help Next Generation Science Geeks
Wow, this is great. The "Educate to Innovate" campaign will aim to improve U.S students' grounding in science, technology, engineering, and math education through $260 million in public-private partnerships, plus the first "National Lab Day" to update school science labs. More » -
#tasers
Lobster Taser: Now We've Tasered Everything
The lobster taser, which looks to me mostly like a lobster photocopier, is supposedly a more humane way of dispatching the delicious bottomfeeders than the normal "stab in the brain" or "boil alive" methods. Also, tasers. More » -
#crime
Facebook Linked to Middle School Redhead Beating
The beating of a 12-year-old redheaded boy this past Friday is linked to two of the favorite punching bags of those unwilling to directly blame the jerk kids responsible: Facebook and South Park. More » -
#cameras
Avatar: The Result of a Quest for the Holy Grail of Cameras
The recent embrace of digital 3D film is largely due to the efforts of an unexpected figure: James Cameron. Cameron both helped create the modern 3D camera and masterminded the spread of 3D, all so Avatar could blow your mind. More » -
#apple
Some Core i7 iMacs Showing Up Dead
There's some grumbling going on in forums and other blogs about Core i7 iMacs showing up DOA much more often than you'd expect from a brand-new computer. More » -
#ed
Shockwaves to the Crotch Treat Erectile Dysfunction
We've heard that just about anything could give you ED, so what to do when things down below just aren't working? You could pop lil' blue pills or you could go with something more reliable: Shockwaves to the crotch. More » -
#imagecache
What Are These Guys Looking At?
These aren't teens crowded around a laptop in a dorm room. These are the President of the United States and his staffers crowded around a laptop on board the Air Force One. We don't know what's on the screen. Guesses? More » -
#starwars
Elephant-Subduing Device Appears Inspired by Star Wars
Angry elephants are a big issue. That's why someone invented a remote-controlled device that shoots out nylon rope and binds rampaging elephants' legs. Sounds familiar somehow. How'd those snow speeders in Star Wars subdue the ATATs again? More » - Yesterday - November 23, 2009
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#monitors
Ostendo's Crazy Curved Monitor Can Finally Be Yours For $6,500
Ostendo's super curvy CRVD monitor wasn't actually for sale when we first saw it, but it looked damn good. Judging by this video which uses three of the monitors, it still looks incredible. And now you can actually buy it. More » -
#games
Zombie Outbreak Simulator: Sim City Plus Google Maps Plus the Undead
The RTS web game Zombie Outbreak Simulator plops you down into a Google Maps-provided area of DC swarming with zombies. The outbreak's details are up to you: How many civilians? Are they armed? It's a killer timewaster (GET IT?). More » -
#neuroscience
Brain Scan Finds Man Was Not in a Coma—23 Years Later
Rom Houben has been trapped in a series of worst nightmares, including trying for 23 years to alert those around him that he was not in a coma. A new report suggests he's not alone in his experience. More » -
#badideas
Girl Smashes Her Boyfriend's Xbox 360, Clearly in a Great Relationship
Nothing says "functional relationship" like destroying someone's property rather than talking things out. I'd like to think this is fake, but this girl has a whole bunch of other videos where she's equally horrible. She's not worth it, buddy. -
#diy
DIY Laptop Etch-A-Sketch is Almost Worth Destroying a Hard Drive
I think my hard drive flinched in fear when I pulled up these instructions for turning a laptop into an Etch-A-Sketch. How could it not when the project is a freakin' awesome Arduino-powered Hack-A-Sketch that you actually shake to erase. More » -
#blackfriday
NewEgg Black Friday Deal Update
We've had a sneak peak at NewEgg's Black Friday deals and now we've got more on the offers along with a listing of the pre-Black Friday specials (which you can get right now). More » -
#blockquote
According to Apple It's Your Own Fault if You Catch an iPhone Worm
We've told you over and over again that you need to secure your jailbroken iPhone. If you still haven't listened and were affected by the latest iPhone worm then it is kinda your own fault. Even Apple thinks so. More » -
#imagecache
Ride The Subway Towards The Light
Next stop heaven? Actually, it's the Bund in Shanghai. On the short trip between Pudong and the Bund, commuters are treated to one hell of a underground light show. More » -
#giftguide
Travel Gifts For People Who Sleep On Airplanes More Than In Beds
There's a certain type of person for whom airports and airplanes cease to be novel, and start to feel like home. This is depressing, on many levels! Which is why these people need gifts. Lots and lots of gifts. More »
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#showers
Motion-Sensing Transtube 360 Shower Puts You On Display
The Transtube 360 isn't as packed with features as the Aquapeutics shower, but it does have one thing that's impressive: a motion-sensing door. More » -
#pranks
The "Super Glue an iPhone to the Sidewalk" Prank
Oh check it out guys! A brand new iPhone 3G just laying on the sidewalk in New York City! It must be your lucky day. Watch what happens when want quickly turns to fail. [Gawker.TV] -
#btw
This Is How Multitasking Should Work On the iPhone
In 2009, iPhone multitasking is a bit like apps were in the early jailbreak days. That is to say painfully, clearly possible, but simply not allowed. These jailbreak apps show how it could—and should—be done. More »
