At Ceatec Japan, TDK highlighted a 1TB capacity optical disc—enough to hold a sizeable Blu-ray collection in the palm of your hand. More »

You can see their inspiration for this table monitor, can't you? I do prefer Hyundai's stand to the box that Microsoft used on its Surface, though. And there's no denying what they were thinking of when designing the touch-surface, either. More »

The second Korean company to succumb to the early cat-unbagging today, Samsung's leaked Omnia 7 has foregone the Hummingbird processor for one of Qualcomm's 1Ghz Snapdragons, like we've seen in the Nexus One and countless other phones now. More »

It's not like Toshiba doesn't know how to make "normal" 3D laptops. They've already released several with active shutter glasses, but a glasses-less 3D laptop to match one of their hugely-pricey TVs? Sure. More »

Admittedly it's not like we didn't know LG was going to announce the Optimus 7, considering they've already shown it off several times themselves. However, their blog went live with the details today, showing off the panorama photo-shooting phone. More »

Over the weekend, older versions of Android started receiving automatic updates for Market, bringing it into line with the Froyo look and feel of it. If you haven't already, fire up the Market and take a look, as chances are you haven't spotted it yet. (There was no alert to this update due to its automatic nature). You can now add a widget to your homescreen for the Market, and browse apps via the new tabs. [Phandroid] More »

When does a Slanket stop being a wearable-blanket, and start being a bed? I'd say right about now, when it's attached to an armchair. Shame it's not electric for added warmth. [Super-ette via The Design Blog] More »

They've now removed the Angry Birds icon and passed it off as a mistake, but for a while yesterday Microsoft must've been quaking at the thought of Rovio dispatching the Angry Birds flock their way. More »

This ersatz lung, no bigger than a multivitamin, could represent a new pharmaceutical testing method. More »

Just when I thought The Simpsons couldn't surprise me anymore, yesterday's 10/10/10 episode had the most acidic, in-your-face title scene I've ever seen on TV. Not surprisingly, it was storyboarded and directed by legendary graffiti artist Banksy. More »

The 23-foot-long Lego USS Intrepid aircraft carrier should be renamed the USS Insane. It's the largest Lego ship ever built. Ed Diment made it to minifig scale, complete with Wildcat and Corsair airplanes built by Ralph Savelsberg. Watch the video: More »

Isn't she a beauty, Captain? Update: Watch the video just released by Virgin Galactic. More »

This is a scratch and sniff print that resembles the smell of the moon. So what does it smell like? According to Apollo 16 astronaut Charlie Duke, like gunpowder. More »

That long piece in Tetris is so unreliable, I can never count on it to show up when I need it the most. [Optipess via thedailywh.at] More »

Ford recently overhauled their car dashboards to make car interfaces less sucky and more like cellphones. They focused on better usability and teamed up with design firm Ideo to create a consistent UI for all their cars. More »

When an Earthquake hits, what do you do? Typical Earthquake 101 tells you to run to the nearest doorway to protect yourself under the "strongest frame in the house". This bendable door is supposed to improve on that thinking. More »

Bunker-42 was built during the Cold War and was a classified bunker equipped with everything necessary in case of a nuclear attack. After the end of the Cold War, it's been transformed into Russia's Cold War Museum. More »

After the drill reached the trapped Chilean miners, work began on fortifying the rescue shaft with steel. With that almost done, officials are now saying that the miners will be pulled out on Wednesday in a 48-hour effort. More »

Here's an awesomely creative example of being resourceful: a Star Wars fan built a Stormtrooper helmet out of two milk jugs. Yes, that helmet in the picture was made with those plastic milk gallons in your fridge right now. More »

As a successor to the tragedy that was the HTC HD2, the HTC HD7 actually has a chance to be the awesome. It packs updated hardware in a more gorgeous body while running Windows Phone 7. More »