Monday, December 27, 2010 - Page 2
News

The Top US Posts Of 2010 – Number 5

Gizmodo AU

It’s been a huge year for Gizmodo. And as we wind down for the final week of 2010, it’s time to sit back in our bright red Hefner bathrobe, swirl our snifter of brandy and reflect on the biggest US and Australian stories of the year.

Entertainment

Tying The Knot

Marriage, huh? Maybe some day. In the mean time I’ll just sit here and chuckle about the manner in which Chris Trivizas chose to deliver his wedding invitations:

Science

Second Time Is Not The Charm For India’s ISRO Rocket Program

For the second time this year an Indian Space Research Organizations (ISRO) rocket has failed spectacularly mere moments after launch. This most recent failure, captured for all time in the image above, occurred 47 seconds after liftoff on Christmas Day.

Science

MIT’s Micron-Sized Quest For The Ice-Proof Airplane

Deicing. It’s more than just something that delays your flight as the airport searches for that missing truck—it keeps your plane from falling like a stone too! MIT scientists want to help with the delay part. Enter ice-proof planes.

Gadgets

Malaysia Defeats Indonesia Thanks To Laser-Shooting Soccer Fans

As soon as the team took to the pitch, they were bombarded with lasers to the point where they literally walked off in the 54th minute. No, this wasn’t Tron, dear readers, it was a soccer match. With laser pens!

Cameras

Nikon Patent Could Lead To DSLR Moviemaking Dream Lens

So you got a nice new DSLR for Christmas, and it can take impressive HD video too! That said, you’ll probably notice that simultaneous zooming and refocusing is less than ideal. A new Nikon lens patent aims to fix that.

Software

Redsn0w 0.9.7 Untethered Jailbreak For IOS 4.2.1 Beta Available For Your Testing Pleasure

Want to test out the brand spankin’ new Redsn0w 0.9.7 Untethered Jailbreak for iOS 4.2.1 beta that just arrived this wintery weekend? Here’s how:

Geek Out

Autonomous "Raider" Combat Vehicle Takes Design Cues From The Batmobile

Those cheeky gents across the pond are taking design elements from the current incarnation of Batman and putting them into an autonomous assault vehicle called the Tumbler. Sorry, the Raider. You understand why there’s confusion—they look very similar!

Geek Out

Encoded Civil War Distress Call Arrives 147 Years Late

Pity the doomed Confederate leader Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton. Nearly a century and a half ago he and his embattled men waited for an encoded message to arrive detailing their reinforcements. Unfortunately for him, the message arrived in 2010.

November 27, 2010
Science

A Card Trick Leads To A New Mathematical Bound On Data Compression

A complicated card trick that deals with the colours of the cards and a binary De Bruijn cycle has helped a mathematician reach a new bound on data compression. Magic and math, more friendly than you’d think!

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