Saturday, October 17, 2009
Software
OS X 10.6.2 Beta Addresses Hard Drive Killing Bug
11:31PM Chris Jacob | We know that Apple is aware of the data-annihilating Guest Account bug in Snow Leopard, and it looks like a fix is on the way. The latest 10.6.2 beta seeded to developers specifically addresses the issue, and throws in a few other tweaks for good measure. If you’re staring at that Guest Account on the login screen with fear and loathing, sit tight. Hopefully this will all be resolved soon. [9to5 Mac]
Design
Everyone Gets A Room With A View In Europe’s First Rotating Hotel
4:00PM Rosa Golijan | How annoying is it to get to a hotel and find that you’re facing land instead having an ocean view? At the Šolta Island Resort that won’t be an issue, because it rotates to give everyone a nice sight. More »
Design
Trash Cans Get Pimped Out For Charity
3:20PM Rosa Golijan | My trashcan is a metal, woven-looking thing filled with crumpled up ideas and 48 gum wrappers. Makes me wish I had one of theses 35 customised, artist-designed trashcans being put into auction for charity instead. (Particularly the cactus one.) More »
Science
2:40PM Rosa Golijan | Sometimes it’s the unseen that’s the most terrifying. In the case of RFID we think there’s plenty to dread, but never actually looked at those scary, scary waves. Thankfully someone at the Oslo School of Architecture and Design did. More »
LED Wand + RFID Waves = Beautiful
2:40PM Rosa Golijan | Sometimes it’s the unseen that’s the most terrifying. In the case of RFID we think there’s plenty to dread, but never actually looked at those scary, scary waves. Thankfully someone at the Oslo School of Architecture and Design did. More »
Science
An Asteroid Could Have Killed Us Tonight
2:27PM Jesus Diaz | Rejoice, because you are alive: An asteroid named 2009 TM8 just passed only 347,500km from Earth, racing at 29,230kph. That’s closer than the moon. But don’t worry, there’ll be plenty of opportunities to panic, says the JPL: More »
Gadgets
Remainders – Things We Didn’t Post
2:00PM Wilson Rothman | Baby Gets Hit By Train, Strolls Away…There’s a Hole In My Heart That Can Only Be Filled By—Stem Cells?…Beware Bobbies Bearing BlackBerries…Science Figures Out Why We Break Out Bubbly More »
Science
This Is What Your Spine Looks Like When The Placebo Effect Kicks In
1:20PM Rosa Golijan | Neuroscientists have conducted a study showing spinal-cord neural activity when individuals were convinced that their pain would be alleviated by a cream treatment. This activity shows where the Placebo Effect occurs and how gullible volunteer test subjects can be. More »
Software
EyeTV iPhone App Allows For Streaming Over 3G Through Built-In Backdoor
1:15PM Rosa Golijan | The EyeTV iPhone app is supposed to allow you to stream media from a computer to an iPhone over a Wi-Fi connection, but it comes with a little bonus that must’ve slipped past Apple’s approval process: streaming over 3G. More »
Robots
MIT’s Autonomous Helicopter: What If Big Dog Could Fly?
12:40PM Chris Jacob | The latest Micro Air Vehicle from MIT does an incredible job of balancing itself in-air. Not to mention that the helicopter models its surroundings so well it could probably fly over to the fridge and make you a sandwich. More »
Software
