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These Tools Help Firefighters Start Fires

1:20PM June 1, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

Firefighters have the coolest job. They get to play with fire each day and don’t get in any trouble for doing so. Of all the firefighting jobs out there, the position of burn boss is by far the best. More »


Geek Out

There’s A Giant Blue Dragon Hidden Somewhere In Europe

7:00AM May 19, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

Steve Richards claims that he took this impressive photo on his way from Cardiff, Wales, to Faro, Portugal. Somewhere in Europe, hidden in the landscape, there’s a giant blue dragon. Apparently, many people think it is a trick. More »


Entertainment

The Best Of The Year In Space

8:20AM December 28, 2010 | Gizmodo Staff

It’s been a big year for the space sciences. The first privately-held spacecraft orbited our world, the blackest material in history was created, researchers expanded the list of possible sources of life threefold; and that was just in December. More »


Science

What Was The Secret Payload Inside SpaceX’s Dragon Spacecraft?

8:46AM December 10, 2010 | Casey Chan

Did you know there was a very secret payload on board the Dragon spacecraft, the first private spaceship to reach orbit and return safely to Earth? SpaceX didn’t reveal what it was until today. The answer is deliciously funny. More »


Science

Why The Dragon Spacecraft Success Opens A New Era In Space Exploration

6:13AM December 9, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

The Dragon spacecraft is now the first private spaceship to reach orbit and return safely to Earth. It just splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, after a perfect mission. This is a huge milestone in the history of space exploration. More »


Science

The First Private Orbital Spacecraft Launch

12:57AM December 9, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

The SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket has launched successfully, carrying the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. Dragon is the first private spaceship in history. It would be able to carry seven astronauts to orbit. Watch the launch and the separation videos here. More »


Software

Speech Recognition Isn’t Dead

6:40AM May 4, 2010 | John Herrman

Robert Fortner’s penned a fascinating post-mortem on speech recognition software. That’s right, post-mortem. Because it’s apparently very, very dead! Except that it’s not. More »


Software

World’s Most Popular Dictation Software Comes To App Store

4:00PM December 8, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

There’ve been some dictation apps before now, but now Nuance, makers of Dragon, the world’s most popular desktop dictation software, is invading the App Store with their own. Plus, it’s free (for a limited time)! More »


Mobile

20 Upcoming HTC Android Devices Mentioned In Leaked ROM

1:50AM December 4, 2009 | Kat Hannaford

Nestled in the leaked Android 2.1 ROM, 20 new devices are mentioned by name—including those we knew of already (Dragon, Dream, Hero and Passion) but some new friends too, Bahamas, Bravo, DesireC, Espresso, Halo, HeroCT, HeroC, Huangshan, Incredible, Legend, Liberty, Memphis, Paradise, PassionC, Sapphire and Supersonic. Phew. [AndroidSpin via BGR] More »


Callpod’s Multi-Plex Connects Any Bluetooth Dragon Headset to Any Other Headset

5:45AM January 8, 2009 | Jason Chen

The Callpod Dragon Bluetooth headset already has the ability to create a walkie-talkie hands-free connection with any other Callpod headset, but now it can connect with any headset.

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