Double uh oh. That Justice Department investigation into Apple's music practices? It got a bit broader, with word out this weekend that the DOJ is concerned about more than just digital music. Film too? Sure, why not. More »
Apple - Macintosh - iTunes - Companies - Apple II
The K Cooling Tower at the Savannah River Site sat unused for nearly 20 years thanks to the end of the Cold War, yet it still required maintenance and upkeep (read: taxpayer money). So they blew it up. More »
Cooling tower - Cold War - History - Twentieth Century - Business
Even though the HTC EVO 4G has not been officially released to the public just yet, the exhaustively covered Android 2.2 "Froyo" OS has already been ported to it thanks to efforts by the folks at XDA. Plus, video! More »
HTC Corporation - Android - Handhelds - Google - Operating system
A concept from designer Frederik Podzuweit could deliver music to the deaf using synesthesia, aka perceiving one of the five senses, like hearing, via a different sense, like touch. Or, as the Beach Boys might call it, Good Vibrations. More »
Headphones - Hearing - Health - Conditions and Diseases - Communication Disorders
It's been an amazing couple of weeks for amateur astronomers. Last Sunday, one of their ilk spied the super-secret X37-B space shuttle making the rounds, and this Sunday another has imaged the ISS crossing paths with Jupiter—during the daytime! More »
Astronomy - Amateur astronomy - Amateur - Space Shuttle - Technology
From price to power consumption to available tracking channels to, well, just about everything, the PhotoTracker Plus is a step ahead of the GP-1 when it comes to geotagging your photos on a Nikon DSLR. More »
Nikon - Photography - camera - Arts - Equipment and Services
Top kill has failed. As BP moves on to whatever it is they plan to do next, we're learning executives knew there were "serious problems and safety concerns" with the rig as early as 11 months ago, and did nothing. More »
BP - Oil spill - Gulf of Mexico - Deepwater Horizon - United States
You want to read all our best stories in one place? And you want to show us how much you adore us? Well, then you need to click that "like" button on our Facebook page. More »
Facebook - Social network - Online Communities - Privacy - Twitter
I know this will come as a shock, but as admittedly awesome as this armadillo-inspired concept may be, nobody wants to steal your moped. [themarkswork via INewIdea via OhGizmo!] More »
Recreation - Scooters - Motorcycles - Business - Automotive
Sure, you could take the DIY route to turn your SIM card into a MicroSIM and vice versa or you could simply purchase Cut My SIM, a clever, glorified hole-punch. More »
microSIM - IPad - Apple - IPhone - Games
Steve Jobs dreams about "freedom from porn," but there are some who actually enjoy naughty content. A few of them even decided to demonstrate their disagreement with Jobs' squeaky clean vision by dirtying up iPad ads in Berlin, Germany. More »
Steve Jobs - History - Germany - Berlin - Pioneers
That white thing on the wall is the Splash radiator, by Italian company Runtal. But who cares. I just want to go live there and enjoy the view. [Runtal via Trendir via unplggd] More »
Architecture - Arts - Education - History - Magazines and E-zines
As if the extra monthly charge for 4G service isn't enough, folks wanting to use Qik video chat on their Sprint EVO 4G devices will be stuck paying an additional $5 each month. More »
4G - Chat - Video - Sprint EVO - Sprint Nextel
"BabyBerry, the baby-shaped phone that lets you frantically answer your calls and emails while appearing to spend quality time with a cherished infant." A hilarious but practical proposal by Mitchell & Webb. [BBC] More »
Recreation - Humor - BBC - Magazines and E-zines - Job-Related
Here are our colleagues from Gizmodo.jp who just waited in line all night to be some of the first in Japan to get the iPad. And to celebrate, of course, they made these iPad hats. Amazing. Keep it up, guys! More »
Japan - Asia - IPhone - Expatriate Life - Online Media
Uh oh. There's talk that Microsoft Bing will be replacing Google as the default search engine on the iPhone. There's certainly no confirmation, but this speculation does fit with prior reports of talks between Apple and Microsoft. Update: Maybe not? More »
Google - Microsoft - iPhone - Apple - Search
We've heard that a Wi-Fi-only Nook "Lite" would come at the end of this year's second quarter. Now the FCC just approved a mysterious Barnes & Noble device labeled "EBOOK, WLAN, AND USB PORTS WITHOUT WWAN." Nice timing. More »
Barnes & Noble - nook - E-book - Business - BestBuy
It's Memorial Day weekend! It's a long weekend with great weather marking the beginning of summer, and it's awesome. What do you have lined up? More »
United States - Arts - Recreation - Arts and Entertainment - Android
