Friday, January 23, 2009

Friday, January 23, 2009
Vehicles

Giant Antarctic Snowmobile Can Carry Entire Planes, Made to Combat Nazis

11:40PM Jesus Diaz | Not only this Antarctic Snow Cruiser is amazing on its own, with its bigger-than-men wheels and awesome 1939 design but, as you can see, the damn thing carried an entire plane on top. More »
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Games

Vtech V.Motion Is Cheapo Wii Wannabe for Toddlers

11:15PM Jesus Diaz | This is the Vtech V.Motion, a Wii wannabe for 3 to 7 year olds. Toyology says it’s nice, but knowing Vtech’s horribly disgusting educative fake-o-laptops, I have serious doubts. Why not use the Wii? More »
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Phones

Palm Responds to Apple’s Legal Posturing With Even More Posturing

10:57PM John Herrman | You could see some litigious intent in Tim Cook’s recent statements regarding competition, but they weren’t direct threats to Palm, or about the Pre. That didn’t stop Palm from taking them that way. More »
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Cameras

1,474 Megapixel Inauguration Panorama is a Treasure Trove of Candid Captures

8:52PM John Herrman | We’ve all seen the iconic imagery of the day again and again: the nervous smile as the oath went haywire, the rapt crowds, Aretha’s hat. But what about everything else? It’s all in here. More »
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Robots

T-43 Security Robot Bags Intruders, Unsuspecting Coworkers via Mobile Phone

8:04PM John Herrman | Aside from being the first known predecessor to the inevitable T-800, the Alacom/tmsuk T-34 security bot doesn’t seem that formidable. But pay no mind to its Hoover-esque appearance—the T-34 will take you right out. More »
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Science

Scientists Grow Doll Out of Living Cells, Complex Organisms Next

5:30PM Elaine Chow | Researchers at the University of Tokyo created a 5mm tall doll composed of living cells, in an experiment to create 3D living biological structures. It’s cute and kinda gross at the same time. More »
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Games

Japanese Media Vehicle is Virtual Reality in a Capsule

4:30PM Elaine Chow | This “media vehicle,” recently shown at an IT exhibition in Tokyo, looks like something out of Ghost in the Shell and is the coolest thing I’ve seen all day. More »
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Random Stuff

What Are You Doing Over The Long Weekend?

4:00PM Nick Broughall | It’s Friday Afternoon before a long weekend. You shouldn’t be working – you should be letting your mind begin the celebrations your body will enjoy later this evening and over the next few days. But what will those celebrations be? Anyone planning a big tech-themed party? Anyone working on creating the ultimate cyborg warrior to enslave mankind? Me, I’ll be sitting back and rocking on Guitar Hero World Tour. All weekend. I’m planning on taking my drumming skill to the next level (which would be medium. Hey, I only got the game two days ago, give me a break!) Let us know your weekend plans, tech-related or otherwise, in comments… More »
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Press

Chinese Graduate Student Murdered at Virginia Tech

3:15PM Elaine Chow | Just two weeks after arriving at Virginia Tech, a 22-year-old graduate student from China was murdered. The alleged killer, also Chinese, decapitated her with a kitchen knife at a local coffee shop. More »
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Software

Car Alarm Screensaver For Your Mac WillKeep Your Documents (Kind Of) Safe

2:00PM Nick Broughall | If you love cars – in particular the Toyota iQ (which I don’t believe is available over here) – and own a Macbook, this is the perfect screensaver for you. After installing, you can enable the screensaver by holding the Menu button on your Apple remote for two seconds, and the car will appear on screen as it enables the alarm. Then, if anyone tries to pick up your Macbook, or touch the keyboard, the alarm will go off. More »
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