First, scientists developed a clock that was also a radio. Then, they gave us mobile phones that could also send email. Now, one solitary invention will put decades of accomplishments to shame.
Major Tom to ground control: I took my protein pills, I’m floating the most peculiar way, and the stars look very different today. I’m past 100,000 miles, but Saturn still looks so beautiful, anyway.
Stephen Trimble—master of all things flying—has found this video that apparently shows a T-38 training fighter shooting down the theoretically invincible F-22 Raptor in a combat training exercise—first kill documented on video ever.
By artist Greg Brotherton, the same guy who gave us the vacuum-inspired minotaur robot, The Migraine Machine spins around its doomed pilot, who spins the opposite direction in dizzy delirium. [Brotron via Super Punch]
Using facial recognition technology, the SmartFaucet is able to identify incoming hand-washers and adjust the temperature and rate of flow to their specific preferences. It’s also networked, and has a touchscreen. Really!
If you’ve ever noticed that your vintage games look horrible on your top-of-the-line 1080p LCD TV, you aren’t hallucinating. An NFG forums member has assembled a fantastic, in-depth explanation for this ugly phenomenon.
On paper, the Mebius NJ70A looks just about the same as every other Atom netbook, except for one glaring, 854×480, 4-inch, multitouch LCD difference.
You can blame it on the grim economy, or you can blame it on the fact that Ugobe’s entire business depended on plush robotic dinosaurs. Either way, the Pleo has antagonised its last Labrador.
`Foxtel today have completely revamped their online presence, giving subscribers the ability to remotely manage their account online, as well as sample clips from selected Foxtel programming in full screen. More »
We don’t know much about this odd German I-Buddie netbook, but this video shows a prototype in action, which presumably means this Atom-driven gadget will actually be sold at some point. [Netbook News via Engadget]
