Saturday, January 10, 2009

Science

NASA Detects Mystery Booming Sound In Deep Space, Origin Unknown

10:00PM January 10, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

Call Dr Arroway, because NASA has detected a deep space sound that defies belief or any explanation. They don’t have a single clue about its origin, according to Alan Kogut from the Goddard Space Center:

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Software

Nature Defeats Technology, Again

9:50PM January 10, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

Master buys dog training software. Dog finds training software. Dog decides he needs no bloody training. Dog acts accordingly, destroys it, then goes after master and bites his or her ass.

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Seen at CES: Panasonic’s Wall of HDTVs is the Most Beautiful

3:54PM January 10, 2009 | Brian Lam

There are plenty of HDTV walls at CES, but the most beautiful, by far, is Panasonic’s staggered arrangement of TVs ranging from the monster 150-inch plasma to its offspring of lesser size. Gorgeous.

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Gadgets

CES Day Two: The Best of the Rest

1:35PM January 10, 2009 | John Mahoney

After the majors loosed their loads on press day, what new discoveries remained? Here we bring you today’s more under-the-radar highlights.

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What the Hell Happened to OLED TV in 2009?

12:40PM January 10, 2009 | Matt Buchanan

2009 was supposed to be the year of OLED TVs. Sony dazzled us with actually watchable sizes and Samsung flat out said so. So, uh, what the hell happened to OLED at CES 2009?

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Seriously Guys, This Time, We’re Getting Closer To The Minority Report Screen

12:20PM January 10, 2009 | John Mahoney

newVideoPlayer("/intel_minority.flv", 800, 470,""); Intel squeezed a capacitive touchscreen sensor between two giant pieces of translucent glass and stuck a projector behind it, taking another step closer to one of tech’s most long-standing clichés–the Minority Report screen–in 3D!

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Geek Out

Overseen at CES: Green Wizard/Waiter Needs Food

12:14PM January 10, 2009 | Brian Lam

When replenishing hit points on level 99 of CES, a cookie can either restore 10 HP or revive fallen workers.

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Gadgets

Hands-In the Virtual Hole: Sex Gets Even More Awkward (NSFW)

12:00PM January 10, 2009 | Mark Wilson

In the rapidly developing area of teledildonics, a variety of Japanese electronics companies are stepping forward to make sure your sex life remains a source of shame and humiliation.

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Entertainment

Hava’s Sociable TV Shares Live TV With Everybody

11:54AM January 10, 2009 | Jason Chen

Hava, the lesser-known video streaming system, is going to be doing some crazy social TV sharing called Sociable TV.

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Geek Out

FCC Chairman Watches Grandma Parody the Digital Transition, Mouth Agape

11:51AM January 10, 2009 | Mark Wilson

At the Panasonic’s booth, Kevin Martin (right) watches the ‘Cable PSA’ DTV parody for two minutes without speaking. We’re guessing that he hadn’t seen the sketch before and won’t be viewing it again.

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