#globes

An RFID Globe That Controls a Google Earth Tablet

Google Earth's an incredible (and incredibly useful) piece of software, but there's still something to be said for the good old, three-dimensional globe. This one not only celebrates the brass-detailed spheres of yore but controls Google Earth for good measure. More »
07/31/10
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By Kyle VanHemert
#concepts

This Guy and His Partner Play Good Cop, Super Terrifying Robot Bad Cop

This is artist Jamie Martin's Cybernetic Autonomous Remote Barricade police robot, equipped with armor, impulse cannons, and smoke screens. If that sounds like a bad idea, Martin's one step ahead of you; he made this video of it going rogue: More »
07/31/10
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By Kyle VanHemert
#apps

This Week's Best Apps

In this week's multitouch empire-expanding app round-up: images, kaleidoscope'd on the iPad; news, given the Pulse treatment on Android; iPhone cameras, Photo Booth'd; alarm clocks, beautified; Scrabble, made hexagonal; and helicopters, steered into battle on the iPhone, and much more! More »
07/30/10
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By Kyle VanHemert and Casey Chan
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iPad Apps July 30th 2010

ZumoCast: A new service entering private beta, ZumoCast turns your computer into a personal cloud for streaming video to your iPad on the fly. It's not quite as polished as StreamToMe or AirVideo yet, but it has an online interface for streaming over 3G and has some features in the works—like offline caching—that will make it a serious contender. Free to try, too. Read about it in more detail here. More »
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07/30/10
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By Kyle VanHemert
#cloning Click here to read Europe Could Be Eating Cloned Meat and Dairy Right Now

Europe Could Be Eating Cloned Meat and Dairy Right Now

Whether you think it's cool and futuristic or gross and immoral, cloning can yield leaner, healthier livestock. And the Times reports that some cloned meat and dairy products are already thought to be lining Old World supermarket shelves. More »
07/30/10
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By Kyle VanHemert
# Click here to read iPhone App Roundup Gallery July 30

iPhone App Roundup Gallery July 30

Radio Alarm: The not-very-creatively-named but exceptionally well-designed Radio Alarm is the only thing keeping Sam from sleeping for the rest of his life. He says: More »
07/30/10
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By Kyle VanHemert
#fiberoptics Click here to read How To Splice a Fiber Optic Cable

How To Splice a Fiber Optic Cable

It's 2010, which means it's almost the future, which means pretty soon your speaker wire-stripping and Cat 5 cable-crimping skills will about as useful as knowing how to cobble a pair of shoes. Here's how you splice fiber optics. [TWUntangled] More »
07/30/10
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By Kyle VanHemert
#drama Click here to read The Young and the Restless and the Tech Support Guy Who Wanted Nude Photos

The Young and the Restless and the Tech Support Guy Who Wanted Nude Photos

Oh what a tangled web we weave. The local ABC affiliate in San Francisco is reporting a scandalous tale of misplaced nude photos, fraudulent laptop purchases, pornographic websites, and a Dell tech support guy—basically an internet soap opera. More »
07/30/10
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By Kyle VanHemert
#badideas Click here to read Our Worst Nightmare Realized: Subway Stations and Tracks To Have Cell Service, Wi-Fi

Our Worst Nightmare Realized: Subway Stations and Tracks To Have Cell Service, Wi-Fi

Not only will the city's subway stations be rigged to support your handheld electronic devices, but chatty citizens will be allowed to make calls in between stops, too. Is there anything worse than this? More »
07/30/10
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By Brian Moylan
#science

IBM Creates the Most Detailed Map of the Brain To Date

In a paper published earlier this week, IBM researchers made huge strides in mapping the architecture of the brain, charting three times as many connections as any previous study. Where does such a map lead? The future of cognitive computing. More »
07/30/10
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By Kyle VanHemert
#android Click here to read Enviable Android Live Wallpaper #55: aSpiritBomb

Enviable Android Live Wallpaper #55: aSpiritBomb

As a recent iPhone convert, things are going well. But one feature that keeps me glancing over in Android's direction is those damn live wallpapers. ASpiritBomb, from the maker of aCircuitBoard, is yet another pang in my heart. [Thanks Smith!] More »
07/29/10
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By Kyle VanHemert
#architecture Click here to read Full-Size Man Gives Tour of His Absurdly Tiny House

Full-Size Man Gives Tour of His Absurdly Tiny House

This impossibly tiny, 100 square foot house contains tiny chairs, a tiny fireplace, and a tiny loft with a tiny window which serves as a tiny bedroom. But of course its owner couldn't help springing for the 15" MacBook. More »
07/29/10
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By Kyle VanHemert
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Tiny House Gallery

07/29/10
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#accessories

Wear Your iPod Shuffle and Nothing Else

What to make of the diminutive iPod Shuffle? It's handy for working out, but immediately less handy if you don't have a sporty top to clip it to. That leaves you with two options: your earlobe or the Pod-à-porter neckband. More »
07/29/10
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By Kyle VanHemert
#xprize Click here to read X Prize Offers $1 Million For Oil Clean Up Solutions

X Prize Offers $1 Million For Oil Clean Up Solutions

The X Prize Foundation, which spurs scientific and technological innovation with the greatest of incentives, a big pile of money, hopes we'll have a significantly improved method for cleaning oil by this time next year. The carrot: a cool million. More »
07/29/10
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By Kyle VanHemert
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AMNH Gal

07/29/10
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#apps

American Museum of Natural History's Explorer App Makes Paper Museum Maps Ancient Artifacts

The American Museum of Natural History is dedicated to preserving our planet's past. But its new app, which offers turn by turn directions to exhibits, customizable museum tours, and exhibit information, is nothing less than state of the art. More »
07/29/10
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By Kyle VanHemert
#sports Click here to read At This NFL Stadium You Can Watch Replays On Your Phone

At This NFL Stadium You Can Watch Replays On Your Phone

When it opens this fall, the New Meadowlands Stadium will be the NFL's most state of the art facility. That means queuing up replays on demand on your smartphone (or just checking how long the concession lines are). More »
07/29/10
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By Kyle VanHemert
#obsessions

A Humble Russian Man Presents His CPU Collection

This Russian man has a tattoo, some nice Persian rugs, and a modest television set. He also has hundreds upon hundreds of processors. Peruse his absurdly long (though very well organized) list and see if he has your favorite. More »
07/28/10
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By Kyle VanHemert
#forcefields Click here to read How a Tiny Magnet Could Produce a Force Field Big Enough To Protect a Space Ship

How a Tiny Magnet Could Produce a Force Field Big Enough To Protect a Space Ship

While many hurdles are keeping us stuck here on Earth, our solar system's deadly radiation is chief among them. But scientists now think that a thumb-sized magnet could produce a force field big enough to shield an entire spaceship. More »
07/28/10
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By Kyle VanHemert
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