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Science

Smithsonian’s Spacesuits: Number One On The Runway

12:00AM July 17, 2010 | Amanda Young and Mark Avino

The iconic NASA spacesuit didn’t show up in astronauts’ closets fully formed. Here, a small sampling of the many precursors held with reverence at the Smithsonian Museum. More »


Science

The Best And Strangest Views Of Solar Eclipses From Space

2:20AM July 10, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

This Sunday there will be a total solar eclipse over the south Pacific Ocean, Chile and Argentina. Watching solar eclipses from Earth is a rare occurrence. Watching them from space is extraordinarily rare. Here are the best photos and videos. More »


Science

The First Photo Of A Planet Outside Our Solar System

1:00AM July 1, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

This isn’t our Sun. This other sun is 470 light-years away from our home. Its name is 1RXS J160929.1-210524, and the orange sphere near it has been confirmed today as an orbiting planet. The first photo of an extra-solar planet. More »


Computing

ICD Gemini Comes With Loaded Feature List

12:44AM April 7, 2010 | Adam Frucci

There are plenty of people out there who are interested in a tablet computer, but refuse to buy the iPad on principle. Well, take a gander at ICD’s Gemini, an 11.2-inch tablet that’s got a damned impressive spec list. More »


Mobile

First Live Shot of BlackBerry Gemini With Optical Mouse

6:59AM May 2, 2009 | Matt Buchanan

CrackBerry has the first real pictures of the BlackBerry Curve 8520, aka Gemini. It’s the first BlackBerry with an optical mouse, RIM’s next-gen solution to gunk-loving trackballs. No, there’s no 3G. [CrackBerry]

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Mobile

BlackBerry Gemini 8325 Spotted, Already Looks Outdated

8:15PM March 17, 2009 | John Herrman

The saga of the BlackBerry Gemini has been been a sad one. At first we thought it was a brilliant, 3G evolution of the 8900. It wasn’t. Now, this dreary spy pic doesn’t exactly spice things up.

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Mobile

BlackBerry Gemini 9300: The Curve-y 3G BlackBerry We Really Want

6:20AM February 10, 2009 | Matt Buchanan

A fresh dump from Boy Genius’s RIM spy reveals this perfect-through-evolution BlackBerry: The Gemini 9300 is about the size of the svelte BlackBerry Curve 8900, but with 3G and a bigger, higher resolution screen. Want.

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Gadgets

23 NASA Missions Omega Watches for Just $US125,000

9:00AM November 8, 2008 | Jesus Diaz

Absolute. Spacenerdgasm. 23 Omega Speedmaster Watches. In a cool space suitcase. The first is a replica of the original 1957 Speedmaster Broad Arrow, while the next 22 of them are the NASA missions ones, with patches on the 9 O’Clock position from the coolest NASA missions ever. From the 1965 Gemini V launch to the November 1973 Skylab SL-4 mission, and going through the Apollo 11 watch, you have them all:

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