Wednesday, January 13, 2010 - Page 2

Samsung’s 64GB Chip Means Serious Storage For iPhones, PMPs

Samsung’s new 64GB flash NAND and 32GB microSD card may be the first of each to market, bringing lots more storage space to phones like the iPhone, Droid and Nexus One as well as other handheld devices. Big win!

India Developing ‘Kill Vehicle’ To Knock Out Enemy Satellites

With perennial foe Pakistan always teetering on the brink of political collapse and neighbouring superpower China taking strides into space technology, India has announced that it is developing an exo-atmospheric “kill vehicle” that will knock enemy satellites out of orbit.

Cars

This Is How They Built Zeppelins In The 1930s

Ever wondered how the heck the Hindenburg zeppelin – a beast that was 245m in length and 40m in diameter – was built in the 1930s? With huge ladders, that’s how.

Entertainment

Next Bond Film Delayed Because Of 3D?

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The current obsession with 3D movies is doing my head in. The Sun reported yesterday that the next Bond film has delayed shooting because they’re going to film it in 3D. I suppose there’s probably a market for a three-dimensional Daniel Craig (or random Bond girl, I guess), but personally I’d rather they spent the extra months fine-tuning the script. [The Sun]

Entertainment

All R-Rated Films To Be Treated Like Porn In South Australia

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Maybe all lazy parents should move to South Australia, because everyone’s favourite state government seems to want to do all your parenting for you. The South Australian government is now enforcing a law that requires all R-rated films for sale or hire to be segregated from all other movies of a lower rating. Not only that, but advertising R-rated films will also be illegal.

Geek Out

There’s A Reason We Moderate Our Comments So Carefully

Because if we didn’t, we’d be overrun with dudes like this. And nobody wants that.

Science

Stanford Hospital Shoots Human Tissue Around In Pneumatic Tubes

Seven thousand times a day, the staff at Stanford Hospital launch a sample or some other vital object through their 6.4km of pneumatic tubing. Because the internet is good at sending emails, but not chunks of stomach lining.

Cameras

The Amazing Macro Shots Of BBC’s Life

We’ve covered Life, BBC’s just-as-jaw-dropping follow-up to Planet Earth, a few times before. Mike Gunton, the program’s executive producer, offers more detail on how they made nature look so incredible.

Computing

How Will We Type On The Apple Tablet?

Speculation about the Apple Tablet mostly focuses on what the device is, not how it works. Text input, more than anything else, is the problem Apple needs to solve to make this work. So how will they do it?

Entertainment

We’re On Team Conan, But Does A TV Show’s Timeslot Still Matter?

Conan O’Brien just released a statement saying he will not host The Tonight Show if it’s pushed away from the local news. He says the show’s historic timeslot is essential to its integrity, despite DVRs and streaming video.

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