Eclipse

Gadgets

A Curvy, Modern Landline Phone No One Is Ever Going To Want

1:00PM November 20, 2011 | Andrew Liszewski

Designer Sebastien Sauvage’s Eclipse phone is certainly a sight to behold with its handset and base unit flowing into each other as a single elliptical sculpture. It’s just too bad most of us don’t have a use for it anymore. More »

Science

The Sun Eclipsed By Earth And The International Space Station

10:20AM January 5, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

There was a partial solar eclipse today. The Moon partly obscured the Sun, but photographer Thierry Legault found something else blocking a tiny bit of our home star’s light: The International Space Station. More »

Science

A Solar Eclipse Gets Its Close Up

1:00AM October 21, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

The moon passed between NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory and the sun for the first time last week, yielding this incredible eclipse photograph. Sorry, awesome solar flare in the bottom left corner, you’ll have to share the spotlight this time. More »

Cars

How Big Is The Biggest Yacht In The World?

1:20PM July 23, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

You remember the Eclipse, the 170m long yacht by Russian gazillionaire Roman Abramovich. It is the largest private yacht in the world. But maybe that claim is hard to visualise… until you see it compared to a 747. More »

Cars

Anti-Paparazzi Yacht No Match For Video Camera

9:17PM April 21, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

It must be superyachting season, with Russian billionaires fighting for column inches about their most expensive/lavish/largest/laser-equipped yachts. Roman Abramovich’s $US1.2billion, 170m Eclipse has appeared on film, as it sets sail from Germany this week. More »

Geek Out

Total Solar Eclipses, 2001-2025

4:30AM March 15, 2010 | Dan Nosowitz

Want to know where you can get a glimpse of the ultra-rare total solar eclipse? This map shows exactly when and where every eclipse in the next fifteen years will be visible—and why you should move to Memphis. More »

Science

A Rarely Unobstructed View Of A Solar Eclipse

8:40AM March 10, 2010 | Mark Wilson

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From the new BBC program Wonders of The Solar System, this clip of a solar eclipse over Varanasi is something you really must watch. The view sure beats staring through a pinhole reflection in a cardboard box. [BBC]

Transforming Nissyoku Solar Eclipse Lamp Powered By LED, Not Fusion

7:30AM March 8, 2010 | Jack Loftus

Things I thought of while viewing the solar eclipse-inspired Nissyoku lamp: GLaDOS, a glowing tennis ball and, oh yeah, a solar eclipse: More »

Mad Catz Eclipse Keyboard, Mouse Join The Touch-Sensitive Party

12:00PM January 8, 2010 | Adrian Covert

These new Eclipse keyboards and mice from Mad Catz are pretty standard fare, except for one key feature – touch sensitivity. The keyboard has a 3-in-1 touchpanel keypad, and the mouse is able to understand finger gestures. More »

Cars

$US1.2 Billion Yacht Comes With Anti-Paparazzi Shield

11:00AM September 22, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

Famed Russian yacht-fanatic Roman Abramovich added a new feature to his 170-metre, $US1.2 billion monstrosity, Eclipse: A laser shield that sweeps the boat’s surroundings for paparazzi and then fires a bolt of light at the camera to destroy any photo. More »