Friday, August 7, 2009 - Page 2
Cars

This Is How It Feels To Be A U2 Spy Plane Pilot

I love Top Gear, but when James May gets the opportunity to fly to the edge of space on board a U2 spy plane, my love turns to plain absolute, complete, overwhelming hate. Bloody good video indeed.

Think Apple’s Secretive? Wait Until You Learn About Netflix

In the tech world, we usually see Apple as the most secretive company around. But it turns out Netflix might be just as paranoid, and just as fascinating. This expose will make you see DVD-rental-by-mail in a totally new light.

Software

Competitive Poop App Looks Kinda Nutty

Holy crap, how did I miss this? Poop The World uses your iPhone’s GPS to track and share your dumps with the world, plus compete for trophies and achievements.

Gadgets

Remainders – Things We Didn’t Post

Sarah Palin’s autographed gadgetry…A DJ Mixer for dual iPhones…New York City coffeeshops crack down on WiFi leechers (like me, whoops)…Fully robotic kitchen is so pretty you’ll barely care when it kills you…

Cameras

NY Through The Lens Of A Tachyon XC

We’ve talked about Tachyon’s 3D camera technology, but how does the video actually look? I didn’t have a pair of 3D glasses on hand when I watched this video, so trippy was an understatement.

This 9th Century Stepwell Gives Vertigo, Urge To Dive In

Those are 3500 steps, spread over 13 stories, with one vertigo inducing view. At 100 feet deep, Chand Baori in Abhaneri, India is the world’s deepest stepwell. No railings and a 30-metre plunge into water? Sign me up! [Smoont]

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Online

DDOS Attack Was Because Of One Guy’s Livejournal

According to a Facebook executive, the target of today’s DDOS attacks on Twitter, Facebook, Livejournal, YouTube and other social media sites was one pro-Georgian blogger going by the username of “Cyxym.” No word as to who was behind the attack.

$US2m Ultimate Speaker Set Is Bigger Than Its Price Tag

$US1 million gets you: a complete original Transformers boxed collection, a speedy car or…one. single. speaker. At a mil per channel, these speakers are almost as big as Transformers, but I’d still rather have Soundwave in my living room.

Gadgets

Accidentally Take Your Gadget Swimming? Rice Is Your Friend

Who hasn’t accidentally left a phone, camera or MP3 player in a swimsuit pocket and gone swimming? It’s a harrowing experience, but there’s hope: Dunking the gadget in rice is a somewhat surprising yet very effective drying method.

Computing

GadgetTrak Security System Nabs iMac Thief With Startling Precision

GadgetTrak, an anti-theft tracking system, claimed its first victory, and we’re pretty impressed. An iMac was stolen two weeks ago, and the thief wasn’t clever enough to reformat. Big mistake: GadgetTrak managed to find his location and took his photo.

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