#entertainme

Review: Life Proves That Reality Beats CG Every Time

There are many moments in Life, the followup to Planet Earth, that just have to be fake. They look so perfect, so surreal and so crazy that there's no way that they aren't made with computers. But they're all real. More »

LEAK: Xbox 360 to Support Gimped USB Mass Storage

According to what looks like legitimate Microsoft documentation, the Xbox 360 will soon support USB mass storage through an official System Update. There are a few caveats, however. More »

Try to Out-Ridiculous the Official NASA Mission Posters

Have you seen these ludicrous posters that NASA makes for every mission? They are insane. But I think you guys can top them. More »
#memory

This Is Your Faulty Brain, On a Microchip

Take a good look at the downward trend of this graph—it's important. It's the reason why you're only getting worse at first-person shooters and why you never feel as sharp as you were yesterday. It's the human condition. More »

Apple's iGroups Would Instantly Connect You With Nearby iPhone Humans

The Apple patent to actual Apple product ratio is pretty terrible, but sometimes you just want them to follow through. Like with iGroups! It's a location-based social network that instantly puts you in touch with iPhone-having people around you. More »

Windows Phone 7 Series Promo: What Lies Beneath

The first Windows Phone 7 Series ad has debuted! And my goodness, I haven't seen this many attractive, well-adjusted people since Joey got canceled. But let's look a little closer, shall we? Something seems... amiss. More »

Upcoming Lightsaber iPhone App Pairs Via Bluetooth For Dueling Sessions

Have iPhone, download lightsaber app. It's almost a pre-requisite for iPhone owners. From next month you'll need a new saber app though—the Bluetooth-enabled Lightsaber Duel which pairs with other iPhone users for proper dueling sessions. More »

Universal to Cut All CD Prices to Below $10

Is there any doubt that the value of purchased music is plummeting? Universal, one of the big four record labels, is planning to cut the prices of almost all of its CDs to between $6 and $10. More »

Today, Steve Jobs Is Sad: The Passing of Jerome York

Apple Director and IBM ex-CFO Jerome B. York is dead following his hospitalization yesterday, after a burst brain aneurysm. He joined Apple's board when Steve Jobs came back into the company. Needless to say, Steve is very sad: More »

AFOL: A Blocumentary Is Required Viewing For Lego Fans

I've seen some of the brick masterpieces produced by the AFOL (Adult Fans of Lego) community, but never knew the people behind them were so flat-out charming until I watched this documentary. Also: tons of bricky goodness. More »

Electronics Whiz Controls '69 Pontiac GTO With iPod Touch

Dave Phipps has been building remote control systems for his 1969 Pontiac GTO for years. His masterpiece? Using a system called RedEye to remotely control the car's ignition, radio, doors and more with an iPod Touch. [Jalopnik]

Ask Giz: Who Gets Custody of Shared Digital Memories When It's All Over?

When memories can live forever online, there's bound to be relationship issues, so we enlisted our favorite love doctor, Debby Herbenick, to share some advice. The question: When it's all over, who gets custody of those shared digital memories? More »

Sexting Tiger Threatened To "Slap, Spank, Bite and Fuck Till Mercy"

Well these texts from Tiger Woods to porn star Joslyn James are predictably gross: "After i cum you better start sucking my cock to get it hard" etc. See the full transcript after the jump. More »

Wild Arms Creators Make RPG Magic On The iPhone

From Square Enix and the developers Wild Arms comes Chaos Rings, an iPhone game that looks like it could be the first great 3D Japanese RPG on the platform, with production values on par with PlayStation-era Final Fantasy titles.

New Lipstick Changes Colors When Ladies Are Horny

Science! That is what explains how Mood Swing Emotionally Activated Lip Gloss works, I assume. The makers claim that when a lady wearing it is in the mood for carnal pleasures, it turns deep red. More »
#recordplayer

Cardboard Record Sleeve Doubles as Record Player

This is pure genius: Audio engineering company GGRP Sound sent a 45rpm record in a corrugated cardboard sleeve that doubles as a record player. You can put it together one single step. More »
#nasa

NASA Mission Posters Are Hilariously Painful

Sweet. Baby. Jesus. I'm speechless. I love NASA. I love astronauts. They're true heroes, risking their lives in the name of science and progress. But why did they make these posters? WHY? They defy any description, they're pure gold: Updated More »

Is Charter Tricking Customers Into Renting Unnecessary Routers?

One savvy Reddit user seems to think so! Also: hoards of other disgruntled and/or confused customers, according to Google. The scam? Charter's convincing customers that their perfectly good router hardware—including the Linksys WRT54G—just doesn't work with the ISP. More »
#memory

The Right Hard Drive For You

So, all this storage talk has gotten you excited about upgrading your laptop's crappy old 120GB drive? It's about time, dammit. More »

Legendary Microsoft Game SkiFree Now Free for the iPhone

This news would have made my week if not for one little caveat: "Upcoming Features Include: Snow Monster." It's like a Rolling Stones reunion tour without Keith Richards. [iTunes via SAI]

Windows Phone 7 Will Get Copy & Paste...After Launch?

We've lamented WP7's lack of copy & paste (though we haven't missed the irony), but now trusted Windows blogger Long Zheng is reporting that all hope is not lost: More »
#ipad

Rupert Murdoch Says Bigger iPads Are Coming

Rupert Murdoch says "the iPad will be pretty small to start with, but there will be more iPads…" Oh, really? REALLY RUPERT? Who said that? Did Steve tell you that, perchance? Steve... More »

Barnes & Noble Has No Illusions About What It's Becoming

Barnes & Noble's departing CEO, Steve Riggio, has been selling books for 30 years. His replacement, William Lynch, has been selling them (online) for about two, following 10 years in e-commerce—and four with Palm. Nooks all around! [B&N]

Back Up Your Cloud-Stored Memories With These Free Tools

Today I'd like to talk to you about...backing up. I don't just mean connecting an external hard drive to your laptop and transferring all your files over. I'm talking 'bout backing up the cloud. More »
#tablets

Windows Phone 7 Tablet Concept Should Be Real

LG, Samsung and ASUS have all developed hardware for Windows Phone 7, but none tickle my fancy quite as much as this WP7 tablet concept, which has a kickstand that folds into a keypad, and joystick controls on the back. More »

Rumor: HTC Incredible Launching On Verizon In A Fortnight; Supersonic With Sprint Next Week

Depending on who you speak to, the Incredible will be the next HTC phone to launch in the US. Or maybe it's the Supersonic. There was even talk that they may be one and the same. More »
#concepts

Lawnmower Scooter: Vroom Vroom Splutter Splutter

Small garden owners who can't be arsed pushing a conventional lawnmower around in neat lines, nor afford a proper ride-on mower, rejoice: designer Vicky Petihovski has created a (concept) mower just for you. More »

Amazon Threatens to Dump Two Major Publishers (Read: They Just Lost the Price War)

Amazon is getting serious about getting its way with ebook pricing, threatening to do what they did to Macmillan (pull physical and digital books) unless publishers agree to certain demands. More »
#pc

The Return of the Commodore 64

Brace yourself, lovers of all things retro, because the Commodore 64 will rise from the dead in all its keyboard form factor glory. It will probably be based on the Cybernet ZPC-GX31, although I hope it looks like this: More »

Amazon Kindle App for Mac OS X

Oh hey, the Kindle app for OS X is out. It's free, but you have to buy the books, of course. It doesn't have multitouch, like the Windows app, though. [Amazon via TUAW]

HTC: We Disagree With Apple's Actions and Will Fully Defend Ourselves

As if a big, bold "HTC DISAGREES WITH APPLE'S ACTIONS" doesn't sum things up, HTC has taken the chance to remark that they will fully defend themselves and to remind us of their history of innovation. Here's what they wrote: More »
#memoryforever

The Secret to "Ripping" Your Books

It's easy to rip your CDs and turn them into easily stored digital files: You pop in a CD, click a few buttons, done. Now try ripping a book into a digital format. Struggling? Here's setup you'll wish you had. More »
Yesterday - March 17, 2010

Google Maps 4.1 for Android Has Latitude Widget, Better Search Results Pages

Google Maps 4.1 for Android allows for switching of Google accounts, has a Latitude widget, Maps live wallpaper, neater search pages, and the option to swipe for more results. The update is available through the Android Market now. [Google Mobile]

The 20 Cell Phones That Leak the Most Radiation

Cell phone radiation. Some consider it a heath-hazard of paramount importance. Others couldn't care less. Whichever camp you're in, there's some perverse satisfaction in clicking through CNET's countdown to see which is the most mind-melting gadget on the market. [CNET]

Angry Jobless Man Remotely Disables Over 100 Cars

Omar Ramos-Lopez was recently laid off from the Texas Auto Center and he was angry about it. So he used a former coworker's password to log into software allowing him to remotely disable cars and got his revenge. More »

Watch a Neuron Go Bad

Just like hard drive sectors can fail, neurons can go bad as data processing, memory-storing units in your brain. In this video, a neuron lacks the protein needed to make connections with other cells, essentially becoming a bad sector. More »

Magnets and Metal Nano-Particles Can Build You a New Liver

Between alcohol-fueled holidays and everyday health issues, some of us might eventually wind up needing new livers or some other organs. Turns out scientists could build us those new organs using metal nano-particles suspended in a magnetic field. More »
#memory

What Happens (Online) When We Die: Twitter

One day, you're going to die. And when you do, your online presence—like your social network profiles, your blog comments, and your web services—will serve as your very first memorial. Here's how it'll play out. More »

Sony Gets Catty About the Competition in PlayStation Move Ad

We're used to feeling oddly insulted by Sony ads, but for once it's everyone else who might need a hug. Because in this PlayStation Move ad, the competition gets named, shamed, and leaves crying for mommy. [Ars Technica via Kotaku]
Things made of carbon fiber tend to be appealing-looking, light-weight, and durable. But sometimes we just plain wonder how on earth someone decided to choose the often pricey material for a particular piece of gear. More »
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