Wednesday, March 3, 2010 - Page 2

Nvidia Optimus Switched This GPU Off! I’ll Yank It Out To Prove It!

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The Nvidia Optimus seamlessly switches between GPUs based on need. And based on this fellow being able to yank out a GPU while the rest of a system is running, it works rather well too.


Science

600 Million Metric Tons Of Ice Found On Moon’s North Pole

Around 600 million metric tons of water ice were discovered in shadowy craters at the moon’s north pole. How much is that, in terms that mean something to you? Possibly enough to sustain a mother-F-ing moon base, that’s how much.


Mobile

Recycle Your Old Mobile For Youth Cancer

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I reckon I’ve probably got about 5 old mobile phones lying about the place. Some have sentimental value (like the N-Gage, although it’s more to laugh about it than that I liked it), while others I just outgrew. But I’ll probably recycle most of them in CanTeen and The Sony Foundation’s latest charity drive to raise money for Youth Cancer centres across the country.


Guy Tries To Destroy Evidence – A Flash Drive – By Swallowing It

You’ve been skimming credit cards and the cops found out – they’ve already executed a search warrant and found a flash drive full of evidence against you. If you’re Florin Necula, this means that it’s time to swallow.


Sharp Launching 3D Projectors In May

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So remember last week when I was telling you about the new Sharp TVs that didn’t mention 3D at all? Well, the reason for that is that they’re apparently pushing 3D through their home theatre projector products.


Cars

The Indoor Bike That’s More Dangerous Than Its Outdoor Alternative

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So you want to get some cycling practice but you’re worried about all of the reckless drivers out there. But you don’t want to resort to one of those lame stationary bikes, either. The solution? Free motion bicycle rollers.


Mobile

How Will Apple And HTC’s Spat Affect The Mobile Phone Market?

Apple’s suing HTC for infringing on 20 iPhone patents, but what will this mean to the mobile phone market?


Mobile

Is This Seriously The BlackBerry Storm 3 AKA Slider?

It’s not pretty, but according to BBLeaks this is the Storm 3, also known as “Slider”. Supposedly there’s some video coming, so maybe we’ll get a better idea of what might be RIM’s newest offering soon.


Software

The Month’s Best iPhone Apps

Each month, the best new iPhone apps-and some older ones-are considered for Gizmodo’s Essential iPhone Apps Directory. Who will join? Who will live? Who will die? Here’s the best of the best from February.


Science

Backpack Power Plant: You ARE The Grid

Bourne Energy’s BPP-2 puts a 13.6kg, 500-watt generating hydroelectric plant on your back. That’s like being able to walk around with 60 solar panels. And when civilisation finally collapses, I’ll be dragging mine to an as yet undisclosed location.