Saturday, December 20, 2008
Science
Can Young Kirk Really Survive the Car Jump In the New Star Trek?
11:40AM Jesus Diaz | PopSci’s Adam Weiner did some calculations to see if young Kirk could survive the car jump in the new Star Trek trailer. Adam’s wrong. We have the real answer in our own video. More »
Software
Flash For iPhone Comes Via Jailbroken iMobileCinema App
11:39AM Jason Chen | iMobileCinema is a currently buggy app for jailbroken iPhones that works “most of the time” on 2.x iPhone firmware, giving you flash support in sites like YouTube. It kinda works. More »
Computers
Capacitative-Touch HP tx2 Tablet ‘Needs Work’ Says Laptop Mag
11:35AM Wilson Rothman | It was supposed to be this wondertablet, a breakthrough device with iPhone-like capacitative touch screen, plus innovative software like its TouchSmart all-in-one siblings. But Laptop’s testing shows the touch features aren’t nearly good enough. More »
Design
Buildings That Could Be Mistaken For Famous Spaceships
11:20AM Sean Fallon | What happens when architects are also major sci-fi nerds? The massive gallery complied by io9 might give you an idea. It features buildings that resemble the Death Star, Enterprise and the Borg Cube. [io9] More »
Hardware
World’s First Single-Sided Blu-ray/DVD Hybrid Disc Unveiled
11:00AM Gizmodo US Edition | Infinity Storage Media has a hybrid disc with both Blu-ray and DVD data layers. This means that it’ll play on your ancient budget DVD player but it’ll also play in high-def in a Blu-ray player. More »
Weapons
Stabbin’ Cane Provides Two Functions: Walking Support and Stabbin’
10:50AM Adam Frucci | If you aren’t strong enough to walk without a cane yet still want to be able to stab people who mess with you, this Stabbin’ Cane is for you. More »
Computers
Hands On With The Intel Convertible Classmate
10:40AM Adrian Covert | After playing with a prototype of Intel’s Convertible Classmate, it more or less confirmed what I had suspected: there are some neat ideas at play, but there’s a reason why it’s aimed at schools. galleryPost('intelclasstabhands', 3, ''); More »
Phones
Motorola Prizm Gives Diet Advice
10:20AM Sean Fallon | Motorola’s new touchscreen Motoprizm in Korea that appears to be a takeoff on the Krave—albeit with a few tweaks. Oddly enough, word is that the device also gives daily diet and lifestyle suggestions. More »
Home
The Stone Grill Concept: Foodie Addiction Taken Just Far Enough
10:00AM Mark Wilson | While there’s nothing inherently flawed with grills as they are now, if you’ve ever seared meat on a hot stone, you’ve discovered there’s more to meat than charcoal and propane. More »
Gadgets
