Thursday, November 12, 2009 - Page 2

This Is Simply The Coolest Pop-Up Book Ever

It may not overheat in the presence of bread, but this pop-up book has the most accurate paper Large Hadron Collider ever. Figures that a book would make ending of the world by firing that bad boy up look fun.


Online

Facebook Status Update Clears Teen From Criminal Charges

This is Rodney Bradford. A few days ago, Facebook saved his 19-year-old life. Facebook and his status plea demanding the immediate consumption of the very basic food groups every human being needs to properly function in the morning: Pancakes.


Gaming

Xbox 360 Wireless N Adaptor Announced For AU

Gizmodo AU

We’ve been waiting for an Australian announcement for the Xbox 360 Wireless N adaptor, and Microsoft have obliged: Launching on November 26, the adaptor will be available for $150.


I Don’t Want To Come In, I Just Want To Ring This Doorbell

*Ring* *Ring* *Ring* *Ring* “What?!” “Oh sorry, I can’t stop pushing your Spore doorbell.” *Ring* “I’m calling the cops.” *Ring*


Software

Microsoft Disowns Manager Who Said Win7 Was Inspired By Mac OS

Poor Microsoft Partner Group Manager Simon Aldous. His Microsoft brethren are calling him uninformed and practically disowning him for the quotes he threw out earlier about Windows 7 basing its UI on the Mac OS.


Gadgets

Remainders — Stuff We Didn’t Post (And Why)

Google Cuts Price of Online Storage by 800%…Apple Updates Genius Bar Reservation System…Gold-Dipped PS3 Slim: The Hot Holiday Gift (in Donald Trump’s House)…Sanyo’s “Stick Booster” Looks and Sounds Far Dirtier Than It Is…


Science

Most Electronics, DVDs And Waterbottles Could Give You ED

A five-year study shows that exposure to bisphenol A, a commonly used plastics additive, increases the risk of erectile dysfunction and other sexual problems. This study surveyed factory workers who face high levels of exposure, but further research is coming.


Mobile

Creepiness Strangely Absent From New Palm Pixi Commercial

She was shot in a movie, but apparently the creepy Pre girl died Palm’s world, too. This new Pixi ad is full of fun, happy people using the phone while “Sleepyhead” by Passion Pit plays in the background. Huge improvement.


Science

If 1950s Men Redesigned The Human Form, We’d Be Horrors

“While the human body has never been equalled [in]all-around master engineering, a number of glaring weaknesses do exist in man’s basic equipment,” stated a Mechanix Illustrated article from August 1956, which enlisted experts to suggest upgrades.


Cameras

Lightning Review: JVC PICSIO Video Camera

Gizmodo AU

Compact HD video cameras are all the rage at the moment, and JVC’s entry, the PICSIO GC-FM1, promises 1080p recording, image stabilisation and 8MP still photos from a small, shiny device.