Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Online

Take the Geek Social Aptitude Test (GSAT) With a Handy Web App

11:20PM February 4, 2009 | John Herrman

51. I sometimes create interactive online tests inspired by recent Gizmodo posts. —Thanks, Jason!

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Geek Out

Death Star Costs $US15.6 Septillion, 1.4 Trillion Times the US Debt

10:53PM February 4, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

If you had $US15.6 septillion and 94 cents in your account, would you save the world from the economic crisis or build a Death Star, destroy the world, and move on to invade the galaxy?

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Cameras

Hidden Nametag Camera Looks Slick, Will Probably Get You Caught

10:45PM February 4, 2009 | John Herrman

Hidden camera rule #17: try not to put them in things that people intently stare at as soon as they meet you.

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Mobile

Acer’s First Smartphone Has Awkward Style, Solid Potential

9:49PM February 4, 2009 | John Herrman

As Acer’s entry into the smartphone market approaches, details of handsets are beginning to leak. BGR has pictures of one: a touchscreen QWERTY phone with a decidedly novel approach to pop-out keyboarding.

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Entertainment

Android G1 Finally Makes It and Appears On First TV Role

9:46PM February 4, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

Yes my friends, finally–and with everyone probably sick of so many iPhone guest star appearances–the T-Mobile G1 Android mobile phone has made it to the TV screen. And in 90210, no less. Whatever that is.

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Computing

India’s $10 ‘Laptop’ Basically a Big, Dumb Joke

8:08PM February 4, 2009 | John Herrman

After the aggressively lame “unveiling” we were all subjected to yesterday, details have finally emerged about the $US10 Sakshat “laptop.” It’s not a laptop! Or much of anything, really.

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Gadgets

Danish Students Invent Auto-Lowering Toilet Seat. Ha. Ha.

7:00PM February 4, 2009 | Elaine Chow

Some students in Denmark have invented a toilet that functions like a punchline in some god awful 90s sitcom. The seat automatically lowers itself after you flush. LOL GENDER WARS OMG.

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News

Lightning Comp: Win One Of Two Copies Of Step-Brothers On Blu-Ray

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5:00PM February 4, 2009 | Nick Broughall

Roll up! Roll up! Roll up! Today and today only we’re giving you the chance to win one of two copies of Step-Brothers, the film starring Will Ferrell and John C Reilly. Sure, the movie has next to nothing to do with gadgets, but the prize is on Blu-ray, which is definitely one of those techy kind of things you guys love. More »


Mobile

Garmin-Asus Nuvifones Coming: First G60, Then WM, Then Android

4:30PM February 4, 2009 | Wilson Rothman

Forget Eee Phones: Garmin and Asus have created a strategic alliance to design, build and sell co-branded Nuvifones, starting with the original one—now called G60—and probably moving towards Windows Mobile and Android.


Geek Out

U.S. Flew to the Top in Wind Power Production Last Year

4:00PM February 4, 2009 | Elaine Chow

The U.S. surpassed Germany as the biggest producer of wind power in 2008, I guess proving that its alternative energy efforts haven’t just been a load of hot air.

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