Friday, September 7, 2007
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LEGO Stephen Hawking Takes Flight
11:30PM Mark Wilson | In tribute to Hawking’s recent trip: “Space, here I come.” [brickshelf via boingboing] More »
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Mobiles Aren’t Killing the Bees (A Deadly Virus Is)
11:13PM Wilson Rothman | No need to jump off of your phone call the next time you see a bee buzzing by. Phone use, or more specifically, cell towers are not what is decimating the US bee population. According to a new study, the cause is a disease called Israeli acute paralysis virus. The bug bug didn’t come from Israel though—and its cause is pretty damn ironic. The virus is believed to have come from US agricultural firms importing bees from Australia to beef up pollination efforts in America. According to Canada’s Globe & Mail: The discovery of the virus has raised speculation that the United States inadvertently allowed it into the country through the import of Australian bees. This was allowed in 2004, at the urging of the agricultural industry, to boost the number of hives available for pollinating high-value crops such as almonds…The import of the bees coincided with the first reports of unusual problems in bee colonies. It is clear that the bee importers never saw the Australian vacation episode of The Simpsons. As tragic as the problem is, it’s good news for gadget lovers: our beloved phones are, well, off the hook. [Globe & Mail] More »
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Apple Cupcakes, Not Made of Apples (Still Good)
11:00PM Mark Wilson | We’ve posted a lot of gadget cakes in these parts, which is precisely why we’re so excited when someone takes it “to the next level.” In avant garde fashion, the likes of which we will not wrap our head around for years (possibly decades), Cakes By 2 Moms has created Apple-themed cupcakes—cakes that fit in a cup—cake nanos, if you will. In full disclosure, writing this post prompted me to make eggs for breakfast (a rarity in these parts). And for those who may not already know, eggs do little to counteract the craving of a shiny, sloppy chocolate cupcake along with a frosty glass of milk. [geeksugar via shinyshiny] More »
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Korean Air Shows off its A380 Cockpit and Interiors After its Maiden Voyage
10:38PM Addy Dugdale | Korean Air is also the proud owner of a A380 and has released these pictures, following its inaugural flight. [Aving USA] More »
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Autopsies of the New Nano and iPod Classic Show Glue, Plates
9:03PM Addy Dugdale | There’s nothing geeks like more than undressing stuff &mdash especially new Apple gear. Barely 24 hours after El Jobso unveiled his new iPod babies, iFixit got motherboard-deep into the new nano and classic versions. And this is what they found: More »
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World’s Biggest Fake Fish Tank
8:58PM Gizmodo US Edition | A 250m by 30m LED screen has been installed in the ceiling of a new mall in Beijing. That’s an impressive 7,500 square meters of viewable area, and comes with an impressive $32 million price tag to match. It hangs 80 feet in the air, and is actually five screens combined. Check out a video after the jump. More »
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USB Penguin Mouse is Sadly Not a Genetic Experiment
8:33PM Addy Dugdale | It’s a mouse. It’s $15. It’s not really geeky, but I guess Linux fanatics might want to gift it to their kids. Stats below. More »
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Show off your Fancy Fretwork with the Air Musician Game
7:42PM Addy Dugdale | Air Musician is some sort of Air Guitar toy, courtesy of those nice people at Sega. Not quite sure how it works, but who cares when it plays Deep Purple, Lenny Kravitz and (sic) AaroSmith? Fun, 15 bucks and three colorways *twiddles left-hand fingers in air and makes O-face*. [Megahouse via TokyoMango] More »
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Twisted ReadyBoost Drives From Apacer
6:29PM Gizmodo US Edition | Vista’s ReadyBoost feature is a great way to cheaply upgrade your computer, but for laptop users it’s not so convenient. Having a flash drive constantly plugged in is awkward because they stick out at a right angle to the case. These new drives from Apacer can twist to lay flat against the laptop, which is far tidier. They come in different sizes, but the 4GB model will cost you $84. [SciFi.com] More »
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