Friday, August 7, 2009

Pixel Light Adds Bloom Lighting To The Drab, Analog World

11:40PM August 7, 2009 | Mark Wilson

There comes a time in every geek’s life when he must unplug. While ingenuity, like carrying a laptop to the bathroom, can often stall such inevitability, it cannot thwart all of the social pressures of friends and loved ones. More »


Geek Out

Epic Water Slide Video Is Fake And Promoting Microsoft Office

11:20PM August 7, 2009 | Adam Frucci

Remember that insane water slide jump video? Unsurprisingly, it was a fake viral video. Surprisingly, it was made to promote…Microsoft Office? More »


Mobile

Garmin’s Tardy Nuvifone G60 Finally Coming In Q4

11:05PM August 7, 2009 | John Herrman

Fun fact: A healthy couple could’ve produced two children in the time it’ll take Garmin to bring the Nuvifone from the press office to customers’ hands, in Q4 of this year. By then, the oldest would be learning to walk. More »


iStubz iPhone/iPod Cables Can’t See Over The Bank Counter

10:44PM August 7, 2009 | Mark Wilson

iStubz might sound like a stupid idea, but practically speaking, my iPhone charge/sync cable is a bit annoyingly long when charging over USB. More »


Gadgets

Metal Detecting Sandal Lightning Review: No

8:00PM August 7, 2009 | Brian Lam

These sandals use a copper coil in the right foot, connected by USB port to a base unit strapped to your leg, to find metal objects in the sand up to 0.6 metres away. In theory. More »


Entertainment

RIP John Hughes: Thanks For Making Geeky Cool

7:00PM August 7, 2009 | Danny Allen

Sadly, the writer/director of such ’80s teenage angst classics as Weird Science, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and The BreakFast Club, has died of a heart attack aged 59. More »


Aquos DX2 Blu-ray TVs Improve Image Quality, Record Times

5:30PM August 7, 2009 | Danny Allen

Sharp claims the new 7x mode in its 2nd-gen DX Series LCD TVs further extends built-in Blu-ray recording times, and that it has boosted the image quality for its 40-inch+ models. More »


Gadgets

Build Your Own Battlestar Galactica Viper Rocket!

4:30PM August 7, 2009 | Danny Allen

Estes may have discontinued its wicked Battlestar and Star Trek replica rockets almost 20 years ago, but some clever hobbyists have info on how you can still build one today. More »


The Creepy Anatomy Of A Lego Minifig: Now In 3D

3:45PM August 7, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

Remember the fascinating and spooky anatomy of the Lego Minifig? Well, it gets even more fascinating and spookier when it’s animated in 3D, which is precisely what the original designer — Jason Freeny — did. [Moist Production via The Brothers Brick] More »


Science

Study Says We Miss 15 Minutes Of A Movie Just By Blinking

3:30PM August 7, 2009 | Danny Allen

We say: Four times that if it’s Sex and the City and you’re male. More »