Look close. You may be staring at the end of cancer. Those tiny black dots are nanobots delivering a lethal blow to a cancerous cell, effectively killing it. The first trial on humans have been a success, with no side-effects: More »
A touchscreen iMac definitely makes sense when Lenovo, HP and the like are doing similar all-in-one touchscreens, so it's of note that Apple's re-filed a patent for the "shape detecting input device." More »
Retired Air Force major-general Robert M. White, the first human to break Mach 6 and the test pilot who took the X-15 into space, has died at 85. The LA Times remembers him. More »
Gizmodo and actually respectable news program PBS Newshour, together—yes, it's true. Just look at this fancy logo they made, complete with drop shadow. Anyways, I was there to talk about the iPad and where Bing really lives (it's a scary place) as part of a new series they're doing, NewsHour Plus, that's all about science and tech. I was very tired, so pardon the droopiness. But we're pretty excited to be working with NewsHour! More »
When you look at the photo of the Korg Monotron analog synthesizer you think it's like any other regular synth. Then you watch the video and realize is so tiny it can actually fit in your jeans. More »
Japan invented the LCD TV (well, Sharp to be exact), so if anyone was going to decrease the weight of them by half, it'd be their countrymen. A light layer of heat-resistant silicon dioxide on plastic replacing the heavier glass substrates does just the trick according to Japanese chemical company Teijin, who's working with the Yamaguchi University on developing it for commercial use. [The Nikkei via CrunchGear] More »
AT&T just announced a partnership with Apisphere to sell a dog collar with a SIM card inside so you can wirelessly track your pooch. But really, are you willing to put your dog's fate in the hands of AT&T's network? More »
Have you seen NASA's crazy mission posters? Well, these aren't them. But you know what? They aren't all that far off. More »
Instead of having to click on different mailboxes for each account, a future version of the iPhone OS will allow you to read all your mail from one single screen. The source: Steve Jobs himself. [Julio Manuel - Thanks Oscar!] More »
Norwegian browser makers Opera Software have submitted Opera Mini to Apple's App Store. And because Apple hasn't let any third-party browsers on iPhone, Opera is calling them out with a timer to measure how long approval takes. Waiting's fun! [via] More »
After our We Miss Sony series ran, I got a call from Sony's head of corporate communications. "You made my weekend very busy," he said. More »
I can imagine him relaxing on his original Eames Lounge Chair, the warm colorful light of a Tiffany Lamp, green tea on a side table, the iPad on his lap, listening to some Bob Dylan vinyl on his record player. More »
At last, the iTunes App Store is complete. All thanks to Andreas Moller and his Trololo app, which is available free today. What is Trololo, you ask? More »
Moving ahead with their ambitious plan to bring WiMax to 120 million Americans by the end of the year, Sprint added seven new cities to their list: Cincinnati, Cleveland, Los Angeles, Miami, Pittsburgh, Salt Lake City and St. Louis. More »
I've heard the one about vegetables growing bigger if you play classical music at them, but cows that watch TV (of the Swiss Alps, no less) makes them "more happy and productive"? More »
Japan has been selling the 250GB Xbox 360 HDD for a couple of weeks now, but there's no word on when it's coming here. A new dashboard ad hints that we might be getting it soon. Updated More »
Hands up who uses Cover Flow? A quick vox pop amongst Giz staff reveals only once in a blue moon do we use it. Yet a patent for a Cover Flow-like integration of social-networking profiles has surfaced. More »
The latest Arduino surface mount board is now available, with double the memory, but lacking a power jack. It's got two layers, and as the name suggests it's much smaller than other Arduinos we've seen before. More »
