Friday, January 21, 2011 - Page 2
Science

Infrared Look At 123 Tons Of Nuclear Waste Reveals Hot Mess

This infrared image shows railroad cars carrying 123 tons of nuclear waste. Don’t worry about all that heat though, because according to nuclear energy and proliferation expert Matthew Bunn, it “doesn’t mean anything in particular in terms of how dangerous [the waste]is”.


Software

How To Install XBMC On Your Apple TV 2

Great news for anyone looking for a tiny, cheap standalone XBMC box: You can now install XBMC on an Apple TV 2. Here’s how it works.


Entertainment

Beem Is An Online PVR With Social Network Connections

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Remember last year when we told you about Juno interactive, the IPTV company launched by former NineMSN and former Yahoo!7 media kingpins Jimmy Storrier and David Morrison? Well their project Juno has had a name change and gone into a limited Beta for Sydneysiders. Now called Beem, it’s an online DVR for FTA TV with an emphasis on social networking.


Mobile

Stop Panicking, You Can Still Open Up Your iPhone

Earlier, there was worry that Apple’s freaky “pentalobe security screws” would prevent us from opening up our iPhones. Turns out that we’re only $US2.35 (plus shipping!) away from tampering with our gadgets again, thanks to a wholesaler.


Computing

Your Next Magic Mouse Could Have A Built-In Display

A patent application doesn’t guarantee that an idea will turn into reality, but a recently published Apple patent application definitely has everyone daydreaming anyway. It suggests that Apple’s exploring the concept of a Magic Mouse with a built-in display.


Geek Out

This Stunning Yacht Can Actually Fly

Yes, it’s a concept. No, it’s not that crazy. This 36m flying yacht could work. After all, it’s just a very pretty ekranoplane, aircraft-ship hybrids that can float like a sea vessel and fly a few metres over the water surface.


Mobile

I May Cry Because This Concept Phone Will Probably Never Be Real

Beautiful design, a touch-sensitive frame, the ability to combine with other phones and turn into a full-fledged tablet – just watch the video demonstration for this ridiculous concept phone and tell me that you wouldn’t want one.


Entertainment

Foxtel Offering Despicable Me In 3D This Month

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The 3D hype train keeps thundering along, but the number of content passengers riding it can still be counted on a single hand. But there’s good news for anyone looking for more 3D to watch on their new TVs, with Foxtel today announcing that the Universal animated hit Despicable Me will be available in 3D On Demand from January 27.


Computing

How To Create A Portable Hackintosh On A USB Thumb Drive

There are tons of awesome live, bootable Linux systems, but what if you need to run OS X? Reader Will shows us how to put a portable version of OS X on a thumb drive and boot it on (most) Intel computers.


Gaming

Where Oregon Trail Forged Its First River

In a small apartment in Crystal, Minnesota, a history teacher spent his nights dreaming up ways to bring his subjects to life. It wasn’t until his two maths teacher roommates helped turn his ideas into code that Oregon Trail was born.