Sunday, December 6, 2009 - Page 2
Gadgets

How To Clean Your Filthy Gadgets

Hey, you, your gadgets are disgusting. And wiping them with your greasy shirt sleeve isn’t making things any better. Here’s how to clean your gadgets, the right way.


SWAT Team Called In Over A Lego Gun

A normal night at the office got interesting when neighbours spotted a man with what appeared to be a pistol. The SWAT team was called in, only to find out it was a pistol built from Lego bricks.


Gadgets

Finally, Someone’s Putting A HUD In Ski Goggles

These goggles pack a display that projects info like jump hang-time, vertical gain/loss, and speed. Perfect, I’ve been looking for a way to tell how much faster that little kid who just shot by was going.


Science

Place Your Bets On The LHC

Particle colliding is the new dog racing. Stephen Hawking bet against the LHC discovering the Higgs-Boson, and now you can get in on the action too.


Gadgets

Japan Gadget Gifts For The Geek Who Wishes He Was Lost In Translation

Japan is a land of gadgets that are both marvelous and mystifying. If you can’t go to the home of weird gadgets, why not bring some of the weird gadgets home to you? Here is a list of Japanese gadget gifts that will give you culture shock worse than Bill Murray in a Tokyo karaoke bar.


Science

In Case Of Asteroid, Use Lasso

Everyone is aware that the asteroids are determined to kill us all. But did you know our most foolproof defense? Why, just grab the nearest 60,000 miles of rope, dummy.


Giz Explains: The Ultimate HDTV Cheat Sheet

It’s truly the best time of year to buy an HDTV, and well, here’s every confusing TV term you might encounter, explained in one place.


Science

Death Of The Biggest Star Ever Reads Like A Comic Book

This ain’t your standard supernova. A while ago, astronomers noticed an exploding star that was about 50 to 100 times brighter than normal. Here’s why: It was freakin’ huge.


Geek Out

Be On The Lookout For Giant Red Balloons

Remember that DARPA balloon challenge, where the first team to find eight weather balloons wins $US40,000? Well, the balloons are now officially at large. If you don’t have a team yet, here are some places to report a sighting.


It’s So Big

A comment on graphics cards and overcompensating: ATI’s new Radeon 5970 HD is a staggering 13.3 inches long. [Anandtech]