Saturday, November 21, 2009 - Page 2
Science

Spectacular Meteor Lights Up The Utah Skies

If you were hanging out outside in Utah on Wednesday night, chances are good that you witnessed a pretty rare astronomic event: a friggin’ huge meteor that lit up the entire sky.


Cameras

Gifts For Science Nerds Who Love To Tinker

Meteorites, microscopes or mixing things to go boom. Your science nerd loves it all. Here are a couple of gift ideas for that space explorer, mad scientist or engineer in your life.


Software

Windows 8 Expected In 2012 According To Roadmap

Apparently we won’t have to deal with upgrading our Microsoft-driven computers for another three years. According to a tentative roadmap, the next version of the OS, Windows 8, won’t be arriving until 2012.


Adidas Imperial Stormtrooper Sneakers

Adidas Imperial Stormtropper sneakers. You know, so you can run faster when random people start chasing you down the street to beat the crap out of you. Or ask you where you bought them. It can go either way.


Science

Large Hadron Collider Circulating Particle Beams Again

No, it’s not going to destroy the world, but the collection of photos of the LHC at the Big Picture is a great reminder that this might be the most impressive piece of machinery humanity has ever built.


Bitch-Busting, Ammo-Counting Aliens Gun Is Real, Scary

At Milipol, I was walking around FN Herstal’s booth, playing with futuristic-looking P90s, Five-Sevens and F2000s when I noticed a camera-toting tourist pretend-blasting with something very very cool: The Armatronics “Black Box” suite with Moving Red Dot Fire Control.


Geek Out

Creating A Tornado Inside A Soap Bubble

I’m not quite sure what exactly is going on here, me being somewhat of a dullard and all, but I do know one thing: this there is one neat video.


Software

There Can Only Be One: Part Duex

App developers have it hard enough on the iPhone; on Android, they’ve got to keep prices just as low, and sell to a much smaller audience. So how are some of them coping? By packing up and leaving, like Gameloft.


Gadgets

Examples Of How NOT To Fix Your Gadget Problems

Our weekend lists are all about gadgety fun and leisure, but sometimes technology can be frustrating — and there is definitely a right way and a wrong way to handle it. This is definitely the wrong way.


The Five Best TVs You Can Buy

We’ve teamed up with the HD Guru himself, Gary Merson, to publish the absolute best five TVs you can buy right now. As you’ll see (and might already notice above), there are some surprises on the list.