First an original series. Then Mad Men. Now Netflix has release dates for its promised delivery of every episode of all five live-action Star Trek TV series. More »
All Those Star Trek Episodes Are Coming to Netflix in July [Television]
Top Stories: Friday, April 8, 2011 [Total Recap]
Is This the Real Reason Apple Is Stiffing Best Buy on iPad 2s? [Blip]
Hearsay about Apple putting the kibosh on Best Buy's iPad 2 sales remains hearsay—but if it is true, Gear Live thinks they know why: Best Buy employees (and friends) abusing their sweet trade-in program. More »
Verizon Axes One-Year Plan, Set to Add $50 Unlimited Talk/Text Plan [Blip]
The Network giveth and The Network hath taken away. Verizon has announced that it is eliminating its semi-popular one-year contract option, explaining that most customers sign two-year contracts and the options for month-to-month and prepaid accounts remain. More »
John Muir: Writer, Environmentalist, Gadget Junkie? [Genius]
When John Muir's name comes up, technologically progressive inventor is not the first thing that comes to mind. But as The Atlantic points out, the author and lover of nature dreamed up a few ingenious inventions in his time. More »
Navy Successfully Pew Pews Little Boat with Solid-State Laser Gun [Video]
It's only taken a few years and a hundred million tax bucks, but the Navy is a step closer to what Rear Admiral Nevin Carr wet-dreamingly describes as his "Megawatt death ray." The experimental Maritime Laser Demonstrator lit shit up. More »
Federal Employees Could Face Jail Time for Using BlackBerrys [Oops]
An antiquated law is adding to confusion surrounding tonight's potential government shutdown. Under the 1884 Antideficiency Act, furloughed federal employees could face two years in prison just for using their office BlackBerrys or checking their work email from home. More »
You Owe MIT More Thanks than You Think You Do [Mit]
Your iPad Can Survive a Bowling Ball With the G-Form Sleeve [Video]
The makers of the G-Form iPad Sleeve claim you can drop an eight pound bowling ball on the sleeve (with iPad inserted) from a height of three feet, and the iPad will still work afterwards. And assuming all is honest in this video clip, the proof is in the pudding. The sleeve will cost $60 when it's available on May 1. [G-Form via 9to5Mac] More »
How the Government Shutdown Would Screw the Top Ten Science Operations Vital for the Country [Science]
That's Endeavour on the launch pad, waiting for the start of mission STS-134. But, like the United States Government and most of its vital science operations, it may shut down tonight. If that happens, that's very bad news. More »
9 Ventriloquist Dummies Capable of Devouring Your Soul [Nightmare Fuel]
Just look at them - with their beady little eyes and flapping heads. And don't bother going to sleep tonight, that's just the opportunity these crafty bastards are waiting for. You can thank our friends at Oobject.com for the nightmare fuel. More »
This mold-covered Audi is why you don’t ignore water damage [LOLCars]
A New Jersey detailer got a call from the owner of a 2002 Audi AllRoad, saying he needed some cleanup done after the car was parked for four months. Inside, the detailer found the Taj Mahal of mold. More »
Woz Speaks of Hypothetical Return to Apple, BUT WHAT WOULD HE DO THERE?! [Apple]
In talking to Reuters, Steve Wozniak mentioned that he'd be up for a return to Apple, the company he famously helped start in 1976 with Steve Jobs. While Woz didn't elaborate on what he'd like to do there, he didn't shy away from questions regarding a possible return. More »
Score a Motorola Atrix for $49.99 This Weekend on AmazonWireless [Dealzmodo]
AT&T's 4G network hasn't gotten the best coverage lately, but all that is scheduled to change any day now, so you may as well jump on board! AmazonWireless is offering the soon-to-be-maybe-we-hope-fully-4G Motorola Atrix—which we liked a lot as a phone, not so much as a netbook—for $49.99 this weekend with a new contract, a full 50% off its already-affordable price of $99.99. More »
Evil Knock-Off External Hard Drive is Far From 500GB [Ha Ha]
We shouldn't laugh—I mean, think of all that lost data!—but there is something so comical about thinking you're backing up those precious files to a 500GB Samsung hard drive...only to discover it's a knock-off, weighed down with nuts. More »
A*STAR Offers PJI Contract Innovative, Eco-Friendly Nanocoating Technology
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and PJI Contract Pte Ltd announced today the opening of a production facility to manufacture Titanium Dioxide solution, an eco-friendly nano-coating material.
Atomic-level crystal gazing
Revelation of the crystallization mechanism that enables fast writing of data to DVDs shows potential for quicker data storage in the future.
NanoVation New York
The German Center for Research and Innovation (GCRI), in cooperation with the Consortium of the Ruhr Universities (ConRuhr) and the Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany, will host a discussion on nanotechnology and its applications in the fields of energy, electronics, medicine, and science.
Nanoparticles increase biofuel performance
How to put more bang in your biofuels? Nanoparticles! A new study shows that the addition of alumina nanoparticles can improve the performance and combustion of biodiesel, while producing fewer emissions.
Center to revolutionize chemical manufacture is open for business
The collaborative initiative involving leading academics and industrialists, led by the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, is seeking quicker, more effective and more sustainable methods of manufacturing products such as medicines, foodstuffs, dyes, pigments and nanomaterials.