Saturday, May 9, 2009

Science

Sex In Space: When’s Someone Gonna Get Freaky in Zero G?

10:00PM May 9, 2009 | Wilson Rothman

In his final installment as Gizmodo’s cherished Astroblogger, real-life astronaut Leroy Chiao covers the taboo topic of sex in space. Will it happen? Has it happened? Guess you’ll have to read to find out…

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Entertainment

Harman Kardon Jumps on the Blu-ray Player Bandwagon

11:30AM May 9, 2009 | Andi Wang

Known mostly for its lavish—and expensive—home theatre gadgets, Harman Kardon will be releasing its first Blu-ray player, the BDP 10, sometime in May for $US940.

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Why Doesn’t Balancing Barn Home Fall On That Little Girl?

11:00AM May 9, 2009 | Wilson Rothman

I don’t want it to fall on her, but I don’t understand how this Balancing Barn building is gonna work, if 50% of it hangs over a slope, in “free space.”

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SOBEaR Is the Perfect Gift for Sorority Girls Who Don’t Know Their Limits

10:30AM May 9, 2009 | Andi Wang

Touted as a responsible robot bartender, SOBEaR is a DIY teddy bear with a built-in breathalyser that’ll only dispense liquor depending on how drunk you are.

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Software

Google Calendar Nerds Up For Star Trek

9:40AM May 9, 2009 | Jason Chen

If you add “stardate:” to your “Other Calendars” field in your Google cal, you can make all your plans just like Kirk and Picard would. [NYT]

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News

Tip Us, Follow Us on Twitter

9:20AM May 9, 2009 | Andi Wang

Twitter, Twitter, Twitter—we tweet our thoughts all day. And if you love Gizmodo, come follow our tweets today, hey!

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Computer Repairman Steals Hard Drive, Charges Company $US2000 To Fix It

9:00AM May 9, 2009 | Sean Fallon

How does a computer repairman stay afloat in a troubled economy? If your name is Kevin Andrew Lutes, you perpetuate your own business through theft.

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Gadgets

Mutant Thingamakit Has Way Too Many Light Hungry Tentacles

8:40AM May 9, 2009 | Gizmodo US Edition

Thingamakits have been every synth nerd’s DIY light-controlled, analogue noise friend. This abomination grew extra LED and photo-sensor tentacles that produce different tones and pitches, depending on the amount and type of light received. [Make]

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Computing

Handmade Vertex Pyramid Cases Entomb Your PC

8:20AM May 9, 2009 | Sean Fallon

Pyramid-shaped PC cases are nothing new, but these handmade Vertex-cases are a little snazzier than most—and will ensure that your PC successfully completes the transition to the afterlife.

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Software

The Week in iPhone Apps: ONE. LAST. TIME.

7:40AM May 9, 2009 | John Mahoney

Hey guys. So this is my last time doing the iPhone apps column, because it’s my last day at Gizmodo. So it’s only fitting that we enter the DANGER ZONE.