Saturday, December 20, 2008

Science

Can Young Kirk Really Survive the Car Jump In the New Star Trek?

11:40AM December 20, 2008 | Jesus Diaz

newVideoPlayer("/deadkirk3_gizmodo.flv", 640, 292,""); 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.

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Software

Flash For iPhone Comes Via Jailbroken iMobileCinema App

11:39AM December 20, 2008 | 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.

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Computing

Capacitative-Touch HP tx2 Tablet ‘Needs Work’ Says Laptop Mag

11:35AM December 20, 2008 | 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.

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Buildings That Could Be Mistaken For Famous Spaceships

11:20AM December 20, 2008 | 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]

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World’s First Single-Sided Blu-ray/DVD Hybrid Disc Unveiled

11:00AM December 20, 2008 | 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.

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Stabbin’ Cane Provides Two Functions: Walking Support and Stabbin’

10:50AM December 20, 2008 | 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.

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Computing

Hands On With The Intel Convertible Classmate

10:40AM December 20, 2008 | 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, '');

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Mobile

Motorola Prizm Gives Diet Advice

10:20AM December 20, 2008 | 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.

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The Stone Grill Concept: Foodie Addiction Taken Just Far Enough

10:00AM December 20, 2008 | 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.

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Gadgets

Gas Gripper Rests Your Forearm Muscles At the Pump

9:45AM December 20, 2008 | Jason Chen

It’s rare to find a pump that doesn’t have a latch to lock into the “on” position, but if you find one, the Gas Gripper will keep you from overexerting your forearms while filling up.

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