Friday, December 17, 2010 - Page 2
Cars

When Planes Collide…

This photo was taken in Brooklyn 50 years ago (to the day), when two airliners crashed above the New York borough. Bodies, debris and wreckage remained. In honour, Life released a full gallery of shots from the scene.


Entertainment

28 Days Later: Blockbuster Now Waits With Netflix

You know Blockbuster’s incredibly smug ad campaign about how they get new releases 28 days before Netflix? NOT ANYMORE! You see, in a cost-cutting move, they just agreed to deals with Warners, Fox and Universal to delay new release offerings.


Gadgets

The Gizmodo 12 Days Of Christmas Gift Guide

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On the fifth day of Christmas, Gizmodo gave to me…


Software

Word Lens Is The Most Amazing Translation App Ever Made

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Our first reaction on seeing this video of an app that translates printed words using your iPhone’s camera? Fake! But then we downloaded the app itself and were blown away – it actually works!


Mobile

HP/Palm Trademark Three New Names

Three new product names—Myte, Gyst and Veer—have popped up in the FCC trademark database for HP/Palm, which could very well correlate to their upcoming announcements early next year. I assume this means new smartphones and tablets are on the way that aren’t Pre/Pixi derivatives, because after the lackluster year Palm had, they need all the help they can get (and this comes from someone who still uses their WebOS smartphone). [PocketNow via PreCentral]


Lego Terminator: Because Hyperalloy Just Won’t Do

Discuss the merits of hyperalloy endoskeletons all you want, but I’ll take a Lego Terminator any day. After all, it’s probably invincible, being powered by the imaginations of children and all. [The Brothers Brick via Make]


Entertainment

Tron Plus Skateboarding Plus Lightshow Plus Melbourne Equals Awesome

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To celebrate the Melbourne premiere of Tron: Legacy, the guys from ENESS thought it would be a good idea to bring Tron to the world of skateboarding with a funky blue lightshow.


T-Mobile Thinks It Can Push 3G Mobile Broadband Speeds Into 4G Territory

T-Mobile’s not quite ready to put it’s full support behind the 4G mobile broadband infrastructure. Instead, they want to take the current 3G HSPA standard they’re using, and make it as fast as 4G, reaching speeds of 650Mbps.


Computing

Most Popular Linux Downloads And Posts Of 2010

Republished from Lifehacker. It may not be the most popular operating system around, but we still love Linux around these parts (and we know you do too). Here are some of our favourite Linux downloads and posts from the past year.