#audio

Sonos Home Music Systems Getting Spotify Service

09/01/10
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#leonardodavinci

Leonardo's Notebooks

Here's a sampling of the most fascinating of Leonardo da Vinci's notebooks, culled from 7000 pages of original sketches and text, by H. Anna Suh. She'll be answering reader questions in the comments for the next hour. UPDATED. More »
Eureka
08/31/10
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By Leonardo da Vinci, Edited by Anna Suh
#downloads Click here to read WiFi File Explorer Manages Your Android SD Card from a Web Browser

WiFi File Explorer Manages Your Android SD Card from a Web Browser

Android only: Missing your USB cord, or just too lazy to grab it? WiFi File Explorer turns your Android SD card into a small web server, so you can transfer files, stream media, and otherwise control your content across a Wi-Fi network.
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08/31/10
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By Kevin Purdy
#homemod

The 21st Century Clapper

The original clapper launched in 1986. It was a disaster. Because of shoddy engineering, it started blowing up TVs, and Joseph Pedott ended up having the whole thing re-designed. The rest is history. And a jingle! More »
Eureka
08/30/10
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By Brian Lam
#hacking Click here to read What is that police box doing on top of a building at MIT?

What is that police box doing on top of a building at MIT?

What the heck is that blue box on top of the Small Dome at MIT? Students starting school this week at the venerable geek institution were wondering that themselves. Let's take a closer look . . . More »
08/28/10
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By Annalee Newitz
#scary Click here to read This Is What It Looks Like Inside the Collapsed Chilean Mine

This Is What It Looks Like Inside the Collapsed Chilean Mine

The 33 Chilean miners trapped a half-mile underground have made a video of themselves and the place they may be staying for months using a camera handed down to them through a bore hole. They even sing a little bit! More »
08/28/10
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By Max Read
#nyc Click here to read World's Most Annoying Videographer Defends Right to Tape Girl's Ass

World's Most Annoying Videographer Defends Right to Tape Girl's Ass

Here's a video of New York's single most annoying individual 1) taping a teenage girl's ass as she poses in Times Square, and 2) proclaiming obnoxiously his right to do so. He's right, though. [Gothamist has the crotch shots. Classy.] More »
08/28/10
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By Hamilton Nolan
#architecture Click here to read Inside the Secret Underwater Lake Fort

Inside the Secret Underwater Lake Fort

A Nevada family of scuba divers has prototyped an underwater fort—an anchored air pocket in a net—at the secret location at the bottom of a lake in the Sierras. And it's been there for three years! More »
Eureka
08/26/10
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By Brian Lam
#hdtvs Click here to read Sony's New 3D LED LCD Wi-Fi Televisions Best 'Til the New Flagships Come

Sony's New 3D LED LCD Wi-Fi Televisions Best 'Til the New Flagships Come

Sony's just-released TVs are well rounded, even if the KDL-60NX810, KDL-55NX810 and KDL-46NX810 are typically named like droids. But they're not breaking any ground on anything. They're just below flagship XBR lines. More »
08/25/10
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By Brian Lam
#homemod

The Faucet Gets Smart

Alex Shane lives on a sailboat. One night he noticed his faucet running. No big deal for landlubbers. But boaters have to pump in every gallon of fresh H20 themselves, so wasting water is unacceptable. More »
08/23/10
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By Brian Lam
#lifefindsaway Click here to read A portrait of the bizarre future of marine life

A portrait of the bizarre future of marine life

This picture shows the hybridization of plastic garbage with marine life - algae and tiny invertebrates have made a home on plastic that has been floating in the North Atlantic for decades. Now scientists say the plastic is disappearing. More »
08/20/10
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By Annalee Newitz
#madscience Click here to read Ultraviolet light reveals how ancient Greek statues really looked

Ultraviolet light reveals how ancient Greek statues really looked

Original Greek statues were brightly painted, but after thousands of years, those paints have worn away. Find out how shining a light on the statues can be all that's required to see them as they were thousands of years ago. More »
08/20/10
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By Esther Inglis-Arkell
#people

Bucky's Car and Dome

Our old hero, futurist, architect and inventor Buckminster Fuller is the subject of an exhibition that starts in Madrid in two weeks. More »
08/17/10
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By Brian Lam
#allgizwants Click here to read All Giz Wants: A Camera App That Makes Everything Look Like <i>Kings Quest</i>

All Giz Wants: A Camera App That Makes Everything Look Like Kings Quest

I'd love it if someone built an app that makes everything look like 1984. I'm not asking for what hipstamatic does. I want an app that makes everything I shoot to look like a 1984 PC game. Specifically, Kings Quest. More »
08/17/10
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By Brian Lam
#whoa Click here to read How to Make Justin Bieber Sound Incredible: Slow Him Down 800 Percent

How to Make Justin Bieber Sound Incredible: Slow Him Down 800 Percent

You totally hate Justin Bieber, right, because you're a rebel, or whatever? That's just because you haven't listened to Bieber slowed down 800 percent. Now his new single "U Smile" is a 30-minute epic. And it sounds awesome. No, really. More »
08/17/10
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By Max Read
#cameras

A Surfboard Mount for the ContourHD Camera

ContourHD, one of the better HD sports cams, just got a surfboard mount. More »
08/17/10
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By Brian Lam
#miracles Click here to read How Did Only One Person Die in This Insane Plane Crash?

How Did Only One Person Die in This Insane Plane Crash?

This plane crashed in the Caribbean on Monday. It broke into three pieces. Of the 125 passengers, only one died. How is that possible? (If you say "Jacob" I will kill you.) More »
08/17/10
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By Max Read
#messes Click here to read On Hoarding

On Hoarding

Anti-hoarding may be the most underrated bonus of gadgets, ever. Not that my dad would know anything about that. (That's his desk!) More »
08/16/10
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By Brian Lam
#jobs Click here to read Gizmodo Looking For Star Tech Writer In NYC

Gizmodo Looking For Star Tech Writer In NYC

Hey guy/gal reading Gizmodo instead of working: We're hiring a tech writer in NYC. You need between 1-5 years experience, but more importantly you should be able to write like mad and know and love/hate/understand technology. More »
08/16/10
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By Brian Lam
#videuhoh Click here to read Don't Make Phone Calls While Your Friend is Being Arrested

Don't Make Phone Calls While Your Friend is Being Arrested

Last year a Denver cop was videotaped manhandling Shawn Johnson after he used a women's restroom in a nightclub. Johnson's pal, Michael DeHerrera was talking on his phone nearby, which angered the arresting officer. So he beat DeHerrera's ass. More »
08/16/10
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By Jeff Neumann
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