Saturday, May 2, 2009 - Page 2

The Art Of Crash Landing On a Terminator’s Head

In the book The Art of Terminator Salvation, fans can find hundreds of examples of concept art, storyboards and illustrations from the film.


Software

Wolfram Alpha Search Engine On Video

Wolfram—the magical search engine that will channel all kinds of data to give you coherent answers—is almost here. You can’t access it yet, but you can see it working in this video. [NYT and Lifehacker]


Geek Out

Google Harnessing the Power of Goats to Mow the Lawn

Even Google is forced to mow the lawn once in a while. But instead of burning diesel to get the job done, they’ve enlisted the power of goats. Yes, goats. From their blog:


Gadgets

ZipIt Effortlessly Opens Those Annoying Blister Packs

Wrap rage—one minute your trying to open a new gadget and the next someone is in the ER with a pair of scissors in their chest. I’ve seen it countless times. ZipIt can help.


Software

The Week in iPhone Apps: Rained Out Beach Bum

I’m stuck indoors. First it was the Swine Flu, and now it’s raining. Oh well, I’m still going to equip my iPhone with apps that’ll be perfect for when the world is safer and warmer.


Has Piracy Made You More or Less Interested In The Wolverine Movie?

As you know, a rough version of X-Men Origins: Wolverine leaked online. Starting today, we will learn if it


Science

Today Is Space Day

Today’s not just the day Wolverine slashes through theatres and our souls, the day we can drink bacon martinis since it’s the weekend and we don’t have swine flu yet: It’s Space Day.


Virgin Mary USB Stick Will Keep Your Soul and Data Safe

Repent, because the end is near! For only $US78, however, you can buy redemption for your data and soul thanks to the Maria USB Stick, which has engraved a special prayer on her halo:


There’s a Dead Xbox 360 On My Chest

If you were envious of Nintendo fanboys’ WiiXploded t-shirt, here you have the Exploded 360 t-shirt. Garry Booth designed it after taking apart a real Xbox 360, which is now dismembered in a bag.


Mobile

First Live Shot of BlackBerry Gemini With Optical Mouse

CrackBerry has the first real pictures of the BlackBerry Curve 8520, aka Gemini. It’s the first BlackBerry with an optical mouse, RIM’s next-gen solution to gunk-loving trackballs. No, there’s no 3G. [CrackBerry]