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Entertainment
Flash 10.1 Tests: Hardware Accelerated HD Video? Yes Please
12:07AM Danny Allen | The first Flash 10.1 desktop player beta has arrived, and AnandTech has put the new GPU-accelerated video playback to the test. And while the OS X version currently lacks graphics acceleration, Flash 10.1 still serves up improvements on the Mac. More »
Design
7:25AM Brian Lam | The Living Light Sculpture looks like a giant metal flower, or a man-made approximation of a jungle canopy with artificial sunlight coming down through its branches. It’s actually a digital map sculpture reporting air quality in Seoul, Korea. More »
The Living Light Sculpture
7:25AM Brian Lam | The Living Light Sculpture looks like a giant metal flower, or a man-made approximation of a jungle canopy with artificial sunlight coming down through its branches. It’s actually a digital map sculpture reporting air quality in Seoul, Korea. More »
Software
Air iPhone App ‘Like Music For Airports Made Endless’
12:30AM Adam Frucci | Bloom, Brian Eno’s first iPhone App, is still one of the best and most inventive apps in the store, so I’m pretty excited about Air, the followup. More »
Computers
Is The New Macbook Air Actually Slower Than The Last One?
1:40AM John Herrman | Sluggishness was a consistent gripe with two prior versions of the MacBook Air, especially compared to the rest of the MacBook line. The latest version has speedier processor options, but according to recent benchmarks, might have gotten slower. Huh? More »
Science
Air-Fueled Battery Holds 10x More Charge than Current Tech
2:40AM Mark Wilson | A new battery technology called STAIR (St Andrews Air) promises to be lighter than your typical lithium ion battery while holding 5-10x the power. More »
Gadgets
Neuma Hybrid Tattoo Machine: Even Tattoos Are Going Hybrid
2:40AM Mark Wilson | We don’t write about many tattoo machines here on Giz, preferring to keep our gelatinous arms free from skin-breaching contraptions. But the Neuma Hybrid has an interesting pitch. More »
Peripherals
Mophie Juicepack Air Is Thinnest iPhone Battery Extender Yet
9:30AM Mark Wilson | We’ve seen several iPhone battery cases/extenders—and we’ve liked what we’ve seen. But offerings like the Fastmac iV have been a bit on the pudgy side. More »
Science
Dutch Town to Be Paved With Air Pollution-Sucking Bricks
7:39PM Kit Eaton | The small Dutch town of Hengelo is about to test out a new kind of concrete paving slab that actually grabs onto the car-exhaust pollutant nitrogen oxide (a key smog and acid rain ingredient) sucking it out of the air and rendering it harmless. The special bricks contain a component based on titanium dioxide that acts to “fix” the pollutant with the aid of sunlight. The best bit is that the resulting nitrates just wash away with the next rain. Clever stuff: and if the trial results next summer show improved air quality, I’m sure we’ll see environmentalists dancing along singing “Follow the green concrete road!” Or something. [Physorg] More »
Gadgets
Cool Concept: Handheld Electric Pneumatic Gun
12:59AM Brian Lam | Here’s a great idea that DeWalt should get their asses on: A handheld 18-volt air gun that can be used to dust, airbrush, or fill up basketballs or bike tires. I’d get one if it meant less time on the bike pump, and it could start a new genre of krylon-free, duel-wielding graf artists. Found this cool gem of a fantasy gadget over at the newly designed and even sexier Core77 website. [Core77] More »
Computers
