"Fifty percent of kills happen on the corners," according to SmartSight inventor Matthew Hagerty. And his creation—a rifle sight camera that wirelessly transmits real-time video back to its soldier—will help ensure that our soldiers win those battles. More »
Category Archives: Futurist
R.I.P. Martin Gardner, "Mathemagician", Writer. [In Memoriam]
Sadly I wasn't familiar with mathematician and science writer Martin Gardner's work. Fortunately, although he passed away this weekend at age 95, he's left a huge body of work to absorb; this show is a fine place to start. [Vimeo] More »
The Large Hadron Collider Makes Beautiful Terrifying Music [Lhc]
When we're not using the Large Hadron Collider to smash particle beams together or daydream about time travel, we might as well turn it into a musical instrument right? Great! Except that its tunes are purely hellspawn. More »
22 Nostalgic Photos, And the Pinhole Cameras Behind Them [Photography]
Digital photography is clear, convenient and remarkably predictable. But film, particularly loaded into a pinhole camera, can be rough, murky and inherently retrospective. The 22 results of this Shooting Challenge are an excellent homage to the quirks of the medium. More »
Speed Tests Show Flash 10.1 Slowing Down Android 2.2 Significantly [Flash]
Here's the bottom line on the first speed tests of Android 2.2: without Flash 10.1, its browser handily beats all comers. But with Flash? It drops to the bottom of the heap. Ruh roh. More »
Phoenix Wright Comes to the iPhone [IPhone Apps]
The Phoenix Wright franchise deserves a lot of credit for sticking to one of the least appealing-sounding concepts in game history. So anyway, here goes: Phoenix Wright, the comedic litigation game, is in the App Store for $5. Oh dear. More »
Finally, an Officially-Licensed Street Fighter IV HDTV [HDTV]
Sony Doesn’t Want Another Wiimote Situation [Blockquote]
You Need a USB Port Cleaner as Much as You Need a Colonics Session [Accessories]
Join Gizmodo, Lifehacker, and Jezebel for Drinks Tonight in NYC [Announcements]
If you live in the area and can carve a little extra time into your calendar, join Gizmodo, Lifehacker, and Jezebel at Sweet and Vicious in New York City (on Spring Street between Elizabeth and Bowery) later tonight. We'll be heading that way after 6 (and will stick around until at least 7:30), and look forward to seeing you there! Photo by Stewart. More »
Google: The Next 6 Months of Android Will "Blow Your Mind" [Interview]
Android 2.2 is out, and it's pretty nice! But what's next for Android? A better keyboard? More sexy? And how exactly does Google decide what goes into each version of Android anyway? Let's ask Lead Android Andy Rubin. More »
Android - Google - Apple - Handhelds - IPhone
Twitter Bans Third-Party Ad Platforms [Twitter]
It was only today at TechCrunch's Disrupt event that Tweetup (the "AdSense for Twitter") was announced, so Twitter's blog post spelling the end of third party advertising platforms will be very badly-timed news for a lot of developers. More »
Twitter - Online Communities - Social Networking - Trending and Popularity - Browser Plugins
I’ve Got the World On a String [Astronomy]
GPS Signals Will Improve Thanks To Massive $8bn Overhaul [GPS]
Despite fears last year that the Air Force wouldn't be able to afford many more GPS satellites, a massive $8bn upgrade is being planned for overhauling the satellites, replacing each of the 24 satellites over the next decade. More »
Global Positioning System - Air Force - United States - Geomatics - Earth Sciences
Intel Shrinks Core i7 CPUs For Ultrathin Laptops [Intel]
Intel expanded its processor family today with six new chips, each designed to make ultraportable notebooks thinner, lighter, and with 32% better performance. We're talking laptops less than an inch thick with ULV Core i7 inside. We're talking MacBook Air. More »
Ultra low voltage - Hardware - Intel - Intel Core - Components
Elgato EyeTV HD DVR Leans On Macs (and Plays Nice With iPads) [DVR]
How to Watch Hulu In Android In 3 Easy Steps [UPDATED] [Hulu]
Best Buy’s Anti-Sales Trick People Into Overpaying for Computers [Ripoffs]
DVDs Could Hold 1,000x Capacity of Blu-rays With New Japanese Research [DVDs]
While we're waiting for the Blu-ray Disc Association to upgrade discs to 128GB capacity, Japanese scientists have found a way to increase DVD capacity by 1,000 times—using just a slick of metal material over each disc. More »
DVD - Movies - Home Video - Arts - Blu-ray Disc
HP Slate to Run Palm WebOS, Says HP Taiwan Official [Tablets]
As expected and wished for, HP won't use Windows 7 in their incoming HP Slate, but their newly acquired Palm WebOS. At least, that's what Monty Wong—vice-president of personal computing systems at HP Taiwan—said to Digitimes. More »
Window 7 - Hewlett-Packard - hpslate - Slate - HP