Imagine vacuuming in one area of your living room when realizing that you missed a spot near the kitchen. You could walk all the way over there. Or you could launch a little robot to deal with it for you. More »
The battle between Apple and Google is heating up! It's safe to say that the dueling CEOs of Jobs and Schmidt aren't on the closest of terms right now. But why all the negative energy? Let's show them making nice. More »
What if forensics experts could use a microscopic sample of DNA to figure out what a criminal suspect looks like? No, it's not science fiction. In just a few years, investigators may be reconstructing suspects' faces from DNA. [io9] More »
DNA - Science in Society - Forensic Science - Testing Services - United States
Microsoft has an incredible Star Trek sculpture in the lobby of their Studio D office, an installation that continually gives the appearance that Kirk, Spock and the rest are just on the verge of materializing. But how's it done? More »
Star Trek - Games - Video Games - Star Trek Games - Television and Movies
15 years ago Bill Gates published The Road Ahead, a book in which he laid out his vision for the future of personal computing. The Atlantic took a look at his predictions and how they're holding up IN THE FUTURE. More »
Bill Gates - Microsoft - Road Ahead - Atlantic - Future
A user at HowardForums posted this shot of the set-up guide for a new, unidentified Motorola Droid in a Motorola Shadow pre-release thread. Is this our first look at the upcoming Motorola Droid Shadow? More »
Motorola - Droid - Smartphone - Handhelds - Motorola Shadow
With all of the high-profile privacy lapses we've been seeing lately, no one would blame you for wanting to keep your Google searches, well, your Google searches. Google's new beta service does just that, protecting your queries with SSL encryption. More »
Google - search - Search Engines - Encryption - Security
Having once been an oil skimmer himself, Bill Nye knows just as much about oil spills as he does about every other scientific topic. So leave it to him to succinctly and simply explain the challenges of cleaning one up. More »
Oil spill - Environment - Energy - Petroleum in the Environment - Spill Containment and Remediation
The Mercedes-Benz Hexawheel concept is perfect if you need to do some serious off-roading and want to stay classy while doing so. Also, two Benzes are better than one and six wheels are better than four. That's just math. More »
Mercedes-Benz - Makes and Models - Recreation - Autos - Automobile
Many people living in Bangladesh's impoverished villages haven't yet been reached by technology. But a determined band of InfoLadies—young women equipped with netbooks, phones, and medical equipment—are delivering technology's benefits to those people, one village at a time. More »
Bangladesh - Asia - Government - History - Education
What a pleasant surprise. While Google initially suggested it'd be a few weeks before the Nexus One was graced with Android 2.2, TechCrunch's MG Siegler went to plug in his handset last night and, lo and behold, he found an unexpected Froyo treat waiting for him. Not all Nexus One users are seeing the bump yet, but it does seem that Google's starting to roll out the Android 2.2 update on its own phone first. Figures. More »
Google - Nexus One - Android - MG Siegler - Handhelds
Researchers trying to determine the age of deceased individuals are finding success with a new method: looking in people's mouths. Nuclear bomb testing in the 1950s, it turns out, turned everyone's teeth into radioactive clocks. More »
Nuclear weapon - Nuclear - Warfare and Conflict - Weapons - Proliferation
Holding up an iPad while snuggling in bed can become tiring pretty quickly, but there's a simple solution: Get a cheap TV mount, an iPad case, some epoxy glue, and make your own swivel mount. It'll even look surprisingly good. More »
Home & Garden - Business - Recreation and Sports - Television - Flat panel display
Last night, a thief walked out of the Paris Museum of Modern Art with some $127 million in paintings by Picasso, Matisse, and Braque. There were no lasers and no temperature-sensitive security systems. Hell, there wasn't even an alarm. More »
Pablo Picasso - Henri Matisse - Paris - Museum - Amedeo Modigliani
LOST may be full of insanely twisted plots, crazy tech, and supernatural mystery, but an exhibition of some props from the show appears to be full of simple, low-tech goodies—the important bits. More »
Games - Business - Tools and Equipment - Image Cache - Art
